Pursuant to section 5(5) of the Marine Mammals Protection Act 1978, the Minister of Conservation notifies that she has received a permit application from
Steve Hathaway of ARDS Limited
to film whales and dolphins over a five-year period commencing August 2010 to March 2015 above and underwater in Northland, Auckland, Waikato and East Coast/Bay of Plenty fisheries waters.
A copy of the application can be obtained from the Department of Conservation, Private Bag 68908, Newton, Auckland 1145.
Any person wishing to make a submission on this application can do so by writing to Conservation Support Manager, Auckland Conservancy, Private Bag 68908, Newton, Auckland 1145, within 28 days after publication of this notice.
Unless a person making a submission states to the contrary in the submission, that person will be deemed to give his/her consent to the release under the Official Information Act 1982 of all the information in the submission.
Dated at Auckland this 25th day of June 2010.
MATTHEW WARD, Acting Conservation Support Manager (pursuant to an instrument of delegation dated 29 October 1997 and 11 July 2007 from the Minister of Conservation).