Under section 186A of the Fisheries Act 1996, the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries, after complying with the requirements of that section, gives the following notice.

Notice

1 Title

This notice is the Fisheries (Waimārama Temporary Closure) Notice 2022.

2 Commencement

This notice comes into force on 23 December 2022.

3 Revocation of this Notice

This notice is revoked on the close of 22 December 2024.

4 Waimārama Closed in Respect of Blackfoot Pāua

(1) A person must not take blackfoot pāua from the Waimārama closure area while this notice is in force.

(2) In this clause –

pāua - means the shellfish of the species Haliotis iris

Waimārama means all those New Zealand fisheries waters enclosed by a line –

1. starting at a point on the mean high-water mark at Whakapau Point at 39°41.019′S and 177°03.793′E; then
2. proceeding in a straight line in an east-south-easterly direction for two nautical miles to a point offshore at 39°41.542′S and 177°06.296′E; then
3. proceeding along a line in a generally south-south-westerly direction, every point of which is two nautical miles from the mean high-water mark, to a point offshore at 39°52.511′S and 177°01.427′E; then
4. proceeding in a straight line in a west-north-westerly direction to a point on the mean high-water mark at Huarau at 39°52.003′S and 176°58.913′E; then
5. proceeding in a generally north-north-easterly direction along the mean-high-water mark to the starting point.

Dated this 22nd day of November 2022.

Hon DAVID PARKER, Minister for Oceans and Fisheries.