Fisheries (Beach Cast Seaweed Area Prohibition) Notice, 2002

Fisheries (Beach Cast Seaweed Area Prohibition) Notice 2002 (SR 2002/15) Note This notice is administered in the Ministry of Fisheries. Pursuant to section 11(4)(b)(i) of the Fisheries Act 1996, the Minister of Fisheries gives the following notice. Contents 1 Title 2 Commencement 3 Interpretation 4 Prohibition on taking beach cast seaweed from coastal areas 1 Title • This notice may be cited as the Fisheries (Beach Cast Seaweed Area Prohibition) Notice 2002. 2 Commencement • This notice comes into force on the day after the date of its notification in the Gazette. 3 Interpretation • (1) In this notice, coastal area includes, but is not confined to, the littoral and intertidal zone. (2) Terms used in these regulations have, unless the context otherwise requires, the same meaning as defined in the Fisheries (Commercial Fishing) Regulations 2001 (SR 2001/253). 4 Prohibition on taking beach cast seaweed from coastal areas • No commercial fisher may take beach cast seaweed from the following areas: FMA Area prohibited Exceptions 1 All areas except— (1) the coastal area between Blackney Point, Rangaunu Bay (approximately 34°52.8'S and 173°17.7'E) and the eastern end of Coopers Beach, Doubtless Bay (approximately 34°59.2'S and 173°31.0'E): (2) the coastal area between Marsden Point (approximately 35°50.8'S and 174°29'.8'E) and Pakiri River, north of Leigh (approximately 36°15.6'S and 174°43.3'E): (3) the coastal area between Orere Point (approximately 36°57.7'S and 175°15'.0'E) and Kaiaua (approximately 37°06.8'S and 175°18.1'E), on the western side of the Firth of Thames: (4) the coastal area between Tararu (approximately 37°06.8′S and 175°30.9′E) and Cape Runaway (approximately 37°32.3′S and 177°59.0′E), excluding Colville Bay, Coromandel Harbour, Manaia Harbour, Te Kouma Harbour, Ohiwa Harbour, Maketu Estuary, Waihi Estuary, and also excluding any areas within 1 km of the Whakatane River, the Waiotahi River, or the Waioeka River. FMA Area prohibited Exceptions 2 All areas except— (1) the coastal area between Cape Runaway (approximately 37°32.3′S and 177°59.0′E) and Tuaheni Point (approximately 38°42.5′S and 178°04.15′E: (2) the coastal area between Mataikona River (approximately 40°47.1′S and 176°16.1′E) and Turakirae Head (approximately 41°26.27′S and 174°55.09′E), excluding the area within 1 km of Onoke Spit, Cape Palliser, Castle Point, and Te Aro Huruhuru. 3 All areas except— (1) the coastal area between Haumuri Bluffs (approximately 42°33.9'S and 173°30.3'E) and the Waipara River (approximately 43°09.2'S and 172°48.1'E): (2) the coastal area between Akaroa Head (approximately 43°53.52′S and 172°53.52′E) and the Waitaki River (approximately 44°56.3′S and 171°08.9′E, excluding the area within 1 km of Ashburton River, Rangitata River, Washdyke Lagoon, and Wainono Lagoon: (3) the coastal area between Cape Wanbrow (approximately 45°07.7'S and 170°58.8'E) and Shag Point (approximately 45°27.9'S and 170°49.2'E). 4 All areas 5 All areas except— (1) the coastal area between Waimatuku Stream, east of Riverton (approximately 46°22.1'S and 168°09.8'E) and the Waiau River, Te Waewae Bay (approximately 46°11.8'S and 167°37.3'E): (2) the coastal area between Ackers Point, Stewart Island/Rakiura (approximately 46°53.8'S and 168°09.8'E) and Lee Bay, Stewart Island/Rakiura (approximately 46°51.3'S and 168°07.7'E). 6 All areas 7 All areas except— the coastal area between French Pass (approximately 40°55.71′S and 173°50.60′E) and the Clarence River (approximately 42°10.0′S and 173°56.5′E). 8 All areas 9 All areas except— the coastal area between a point located at the northern end of Kahokawa Beach (at 34°31.6'S and 172°43.5'E) and Tirua Point (approximately 38°23.2'S and 174°37.9'E), excluding Whangape Harbour, Herekino Harbour, Hokianga Harbour, Kaipara Harbour, Raglan Harbour, Aotea Harbour, Kawhia Harbour, and the area within 1 km of Waikato River. 10 All areas • The item relating to FMA 1 in the table was amended, as from 12 January 2006, by clause 3(1) Fisheries (Beach Cast Seaweed Area Prohibition) Amendment Notice 2005 (SR 2005/329) by substituting exception 4.. • The item relating to FMA 1 in the table was amended, as from 12 January 2006, by clause 3(1) Fisheries (Beach Cast Seaweed Area Prohibition) Amendment Notice 2005 (SR 2005/329) by revoking exception 5.. • The item relating to FMA 2 in the table was amended, as from 12 January 2006, by clause 3(2) Fisheries (Beach Cast Seaweed Area Prohibition) Amendment Notice 2005 (SR 2005/329) by substituting exceptions (1) and (2) for the exception in the last column of the item.. • The item relating to FMA 3 in the table was amended, as from 12 January 2006, by clause 3(3) Fisheries (Beach Cast Seaweed Area Prohibition) Amendment Notice 2005 (SR 2005/329) by substituting exception 2.. • The items relating to FMA 6, FMA 7, and FMA 8 in the table were substituted, as from 12 January 2006, by clause 3(4) Fisheries (Beach Cast Seaweed Area Prohibition) Amendment Notice 2005 (SR 2005/329). • The item relating to FMA 9 in the table was amended, as from 1 October 2004, by clause 3 Fisheries (Beach Cast Seaweed Area Prohibition) Amendment Notice 2004 (SR 2004/339) by substituting the words “a point located at the northern end of Kahokawa Beach (at 34°31.6'S and 172°43.5'E)” for the words “Tauroa Point (approximately 35°10.0'S and 173°03.7'E)”. Dated at Wellington this 1st day of February 2002. Pete Hodgson, Minister of Fisheries. Issued under the authority of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989. Date of notification in Gazette: 14 February 2002.