Pursuant to section 13 of the Fisheries Act 1996, the Minister of Fisheries, after having regard to the matters specified in that section, makes the following notice.
N o t i c e
1. Title This notice may be cited as the Fisheries (Coromandel Scallop Total Allowable Catch) Notice 2009.
2. Commencement This notice shall come into effect
the day after the date of its notification in the New Zealand Gazette.
3. Coromandel Scallop Fishery defined The Coromandel Scallop Fishery quota management area is the area as defined in Schedule 4 of the Fisheries (Declaration of New Stock Subject to Quota Management System) Notice 2001.
4. Total allowable catch for the Coromandel Scallop Fishery increased for 2009-10 fishing year The total allowable catch for the Coromandel Scallop Fishery for the 2009-10 fishing year is increased to 155 tonnes meatweight in accordance with section 13(7) of the Fisheries Act 1996.
5. Total allowable catch for the Coromandel Scallop Fishery reverts From 1 April 2010, the total allowable catch for the Coromandel Scallop Fishery reverts back to
48 tonnes meatweight in accordance with section 13(8) of the Fisheries Act 1996.
Dated at Wellington this 31st day of August 2009.
HON PHIL HEATLEY, Minister of Fisheries.