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 (Motuoroi Temporary Closure) Notice 2025.

2. Commencement

This notice comes into force on 26 July 2025.

3. Revocation of this Notice

This notice is revoked on the close of 25 July 2027.

4. Motuoroi Closed in respect of all shellfish and finfish

(1) A person must not take shellfish or finfish from the Motuoroi Closure Area while this notice is in force.

(2) In this clause –

Shellfish includes all species of the phylum Echinodermata and phylum Mollusca and all species of the class Crustacea at any stage of their life history, whether living or dead.

Finfish includes all species of finfish of the classes Agnatha, Chondrichthyes, and Osteichthyes, at any stage of their life history, whether living or dead.

Motuoroi Closure Area means all those New Zealand fisheries waters enclosed by a line –

1. starting at a point on the mean high-water mark near the Lockwood Woolshed at 38°15.005′S and 178°19.436′E; then
2. proceeding in a straight line in a north-easterly direction to a point on the mean high-water mark at the northern most point of Motuoroi Island at 38°14.842′S and 178°20.008′E; then
3. proceeding along the western then southern mean high-water mark of Motuoroi Island, in a generally south-easterly direction, to a point on the mean high-water mark at the eastern most point of Motuoroi Island at 38°14.987′S and 178°20.628′E; then
4. proceeding in a straight line in a south-westerly direction to a point on the mean high-water mark near the headland between Anaura Bay and Mārau Beach at 38°15.779′S and 178°20.014′E; then
5. proceeding in a generally north-westerly direction along the mean-high-water mark to the starting point.

Dated this 14th day of July 2025.

Hon SHANE JONES, Minister for Oceans and Fisheries.