Pursuant to sections 13 and 20 of the Fisheries Act 1996, the Minister for Primary Industries, after complying with sections
11, 12, 13 and 21 of that Act, gives the following notice.
N o t i c e
1. Title-This notice is the Fisheries (Surf Clam Total Allowable Catch and Total Allowable Commercial Catch) Notice 2013.
2. Commencement-This notice comes into force on 31 March 2013.
3. Application-This notice applies on and from the first day of the fishing year starting on 1 April 2013.
4. Total allowable catch-(1) The Schedule of the Fisheries (Total Allowable Catch) Notice (No. 4) 2003 (No. F275),
(New Zealand Gazette, 4 December 2003, No. 166, page 4609 - go8019), is varied by replacing the total allowable catch figures of the quota management stocks described in the Schedule below (Columns 1, 2 and 3) by the respective figures set out in Column 4 below.
5. Total allowable commercial catch-The Schedule of the Fisheries (Total Allowable Commercial Catch) Notice (No. 3) 2003 (No. F276), (New Zealand Gazette, 4 December 2003, No. 166, page 4609 - go8018), is varied by replacing the total allowable commercial catch figures of the quota management stocks described in the Schedule below (Columns 1, 2 and 3) by the respective figures set out in Column 5 below.
Schedule
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5
Species Quota
Management
Area Quota
Management System Fishstock Code Total Allowable Catch
(greenweight tonnes) Total Allowable Commercial Catch (greenweight tonnes)
Surf clams 8 DAN8 236 214
8 MM18 631 589
8 SAE8 1821 1720
8 PDO8 296 262
Dated at Wellington this 17th day of March 2013.
HON NATHAN GUY, Minister for Primary Industries.
Explanatory Note
This note is not part of the notice, but is intended to indicate its general effect.
This notice comes into force on 31 March 2013. It sets the total allowable catch (TAC) and total allowable commercial catch (TACC) figures that apply from 1 April 2013 as follows:
- DAN8-TAC increased to 236 tonnes; TACC increased to 214 tonnes
- MMI8-TAC increased to 631 tonnes; TACC increased to 589 tonnes
- SAE8-TAC increased to 1821 tonnes; TACC increased to 1720 tonnes
- PDO8-TAC increased to 296 tonnes; TACC increased to 262 tonnes.