Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations, 2007

Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations 2007 Anand Satyanand, Governor-General Order in Council At Wellington this 15th day of October 2007 Present: His Excellency the Governor-General in Council Pursuant to section 297 of the Fisheries Act 1996, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council, makes the following regulations. Contents 1 Title 2 Commencement 3 Principal regulations amended 4 Trawling prohibited in certain seamount areas Regulations 1 Title These regulations are the Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations 2007. 2 Commencement These regulations come into force on 15 November 2007. 3 Principal regulations amended These regulations amend the Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986. 4 Trawling prohibited in certain seamount areas (1) Regulation 2B(2) is amended by revoking paragraph (a) and substituting the following paragraph: "(a) the area located in fisheries management area 1 that is bounded by "(i) the latitudes 31o50'S and 32o08'S; and "(ii) the longitudes 174o05'E and 174o30'E:". (2) Regulation 2B(2) is amended by revoking paragraph (e) and substituting the following paragraph: "(e) the area located in fisheries management area 9 that is bounded by "(i) the latitudes 36o52'S and 37o02'S; and "(ii) the longitudes 170o33'E and 170o46'E:". Diane Morcom, Clerk of the Executive Council. Issued under the authority of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989. Date of notification in Gazette: 18 October 2007. These regulations are administered by the Ministry of Fisheries.