Under section 186A of the Fisheries Act 1996, the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries gives the following notice.
Notice
1. Title
This notice is the Fisheries (Waimārama Temporary Closure) Notice 2024.
2. Commencement
This notice comes into force on 23 December 2024.
3. Revocation of this Notice
This notice is revoked on the close of 22 December 2026.
4. Interpretation
In this notice:
Blackfoot pāua means the shellfish of the species Haliotis iris (also known as ordinary pāua).
Waimārama closure area means all that area of New Zealand fisheries waters enclosed by a line—
- starting at a point on the mean high-water mark at Whakapau Point at 39°41.019′S and 177°03.793′E; then
- 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
- 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
- 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
- proceeding in a generally north-north-easterly direction along the mean-high-water mark to the starting point.
5. Waimārama closed in respect of blackfoot pāua
A person must not take blackfoot pāua from the Waimārama closure area while this notice is in force.
Dated this 2nd day of December 2024.
Hon SHANE JONES, Minister for Oceans and Fisheries.