Fisheries (Dunedin Commercial Fishing Restrictions) Notice 1984

Extract from NCI\' /.(,%lld (;o::cl!c, i hmsdav. March 19X4. No. 29. p:1gr 577 Fls!won tt nuudn, ('(lIIII/II'lnll! t-tslun); Rcstrictionx) .\'''11 ... · !'),'{./ Pl'HSI '\N I to section Xl) or the Fisheries .\ct 19XJ and the Fixhcric» ( 'omrucrciul Fishing) Regulations 19XJ, thc Dircctor-: icncral or Agruultur,' and Fisheries hereby give's ihc 1(,lIllwing nonce. NOTICE I. Title and commencemcnt-c-t I) This 110tiCC rnuy be ciu-d as the Fisheries (Dunedin Commercial Fishing Resll'luions) Noticr Il)S·l. 12)This notice shall come into force on the day after the dau- or its noufication in the (;a::l'f{l'. 2, Intcrpretarinn-c-t I) In II1Is notice. lInkss 111<' context othcrwis« rcquires, "Authorised tish packing house" means Fcrons Seafoods (Fish ing Packing l luuxc Licence No.5), (ilob,' l-rshcr«: ... (Fish Packing I lou ... ,' l.iccncc No. 51), Otukou 1'"lwl'll's (Fish Packing House LIlTIll',' No. ') II, and Skcggs i'tshnl"s (I'"h Packing House Licence No. Xl): "Consumer Pack" mcan-, a ,""11ainer whi"h (a) Complies with the I,'qllirCIl1<'nIs or the Food and Drug Rcgulauous 1'173: and (b) Contains only whole rock lobsters or whole rock lobster tails: and (c) Does nOI exceed I kg In net wciglu: and (d) When sold, is scalccl with an unbroken seal: and (e) Is inscribed with the \\lmls "( 'rayfisl' Consumer Pack". "Craytish (Tails) Consumer Pack " "Rock Lobster Consumer Piuk". or "Rod Lobster (Tails) ('on sumcr Pack", as the case mav be, and the name or the proprietor or the packinghouse. the location or that packing house'. and the nct W"lghl or thr ror], lobster or rock lob ... tcr tails therein: and (I) Is packed at an authorised lish packing house' situatcd in Otago: "Culching" means till' proccss or sorting, cithL'l' manually or mcehanically, the "atdl rrom an oystL'l' dlcdgc: "Day" means a pcriod or 24 hours cOlllpuled rrom midnighl to midnight: "Dredge" mcans a dcvice towed on or ovc'r Ihc scahcd ,'apahle of catching sheillish: and indud,'s a bo\ drl'dgc or ring dredgc: "Finlish" indudes thc {'Iassl's Ost"ichtl1\cS (boncY fishcs), ('hondrichthycs (cartIlaginous lishes), a,ld·\gnath:1 (jaw less lishes): "Fishing year" Illeans a period or 12 months ,'nding wilh Ihc JOth day or Scptembcr: "Fovc:aux Strait Dredge Oyster Fishery" means the oyster !ish l'fy in Foveaux Strait within N,·w Zealand lishni,'s wat,'rs, bounded (a) To the west. by a straight line drawn rrolll Orakl Point in Block 2, Longwood Survey [)i~.trict (at 46" 2.\.0' S and 167" 52.52' E) to the easternmost p"int "rCentre Island (at 46" 27.7' Sand 167" 51.3' E): thence b\ mean high-waleI' mark to {','ntre Island Lighthouse (at 46" 27.X' Sand 167" 50.6' f'): thcncc by a straight line to the n"rthernlll"st poinl ol'Codlish Island lal 46" 45.2' S a IIII 1/>:' ,\/>./>' [I: tllcncc by a 'Ir,II~llt line 10 North Red Head on Ihe n"rthwcst c'''ast I" Stewart Island (al 46" 44,X' Sand 167" 42,4' f'): and (h) 1'0 the east. by a straight line drawn, I'rolll Slope P"inl in Block 9, Waikawa Sunev DI,tricl (at 4/> 411.5 S and 169" (J' F.) to thc East <. 'ape on Stcwart Island (at 47" (J,9' Sand 16X'" U.X' E): "I.en~th", unkss oIIH'I'Wis,' sl1l'"ilied, Illca"·· , (a) In rdation to any ruck lobster tail. lis kngtll rrolll thc posterior sid,' of till' calcilied bar on Ihc ul1lkrsi,k of thl' lirst scgment to the lip or tile tclson <ll'tlll' tail hill, Illc'asllled In a middk str;,ig,ht 11Ill' ,t!lln~ tllc under SIde or v"ntral Side \\llh thc lali laid flat using no more pressure applied 10 Ih,' n'c'k lohsll'l' or measuring dey icc tlwn will Iwld Ih,' Ill,'asuring device against till' poslnior Silk olth,' first ,'ak'lli,'d bar and Will ,'ausc the \'l'ntral surl;Il'e III lusl l<llldl the measul'lng d,'\'lce: (b) In relation to any hnlish. its kngth li'tllll 11ll' lip Ill' tlie nose to the r'-,sleriOr cnd Ill' thc mlddl,' ra\ "I Iii,' tali lin: (l') In relation to an\' sh,'lIlisll, tlie ~rcat,'sl dianH'tn Ill' the shl'il: "Open s"ason" means that J1l'riud ul' a ,,';11' Iltll prcsnil1l'd ;IS a dosed season: "Oyster" IIll'ludes Ihl' kinds uf nllllllls,'S knuwn ,Is \,/,'<'1'\11',',1 gll'Jl/t,,.a/u (flHnlcrly klh)\\11 as ('rU\\/I\{(('([ !.!,11!/I!<'I"tIl.l :.11" .\£l.\(I,\lrt'll g!(/J}/{'rUla). dlH.t (·fl/\\r l .\ { 1'1 '(/ t.:l.t:ll\'. conuunnlv known as til,' rock oysu-r and Pa,'ili,' Il;SIt'1' 1'c'Slll·,'liyl'iv: and ltovtn'u lutartu (liH'll1nh known as ()IIU't/ 11II'II'"i), couuuonly known as the drcdgi- ovsicr: "Pia,',' l1I' port or domicile", in rdati;lIl 10 al1\ tishiug vessel. nll'ans the place or port at which the \ l'ssl'l IS basc'd and rrorn which lishing is substanuallv ':"1'1'1",1 out. as specified In till' fishing permit tor the' time hClllg in force in respect <lrtil,' \ "ssl'l: and "domiciled" has a "<lITc,pon,ling mcamng: "Pia"" 1)1' port ul' r'·glstn·", in relation 10 a l'c'gistnl'd fishing \ esse], means the place or port at whuh the' fishing Yessl'l IS rcgisu-rcd under Part IV of the Act: "Rock lobster" means till' fish or which the scicnutic names arl' .1'/.111,1 rdwardsi, (conuuonlv known as Ihc spiny or red rock lobster). and )t/SIIS 1'('I'I'I't/II,\1 (l'olllmonh known as tile packhorse or green rock lobster): . "Ruck lobster pot" means any pot. whether baited or not. which IS capahlc ol'catching or IHlldin~ rock lobsters: and includes al1\ 'Hh,'r d,'vi,'l' vapablc or ,'alching, hulding, or storing ro,'k lobs Ins. (2) WOHIs and expressions in this not icc which arr .lcfincd in the Fishel'lcs·\,·t 1')X.1 shall, unless the conrcxt uthcrwi«: requires. have Ihl' 1ll'';lning,s so defined. H""f.; l .obsu-r-. J. Takin~ Ill' ruck lobster subject to rcstricrlons-i-t I) II shall be lawful 10 jish tor rock lobsters, the uuls of which arc less than 152 rum but greater than 127111111 in length. in that part or the sea lyin]; between a straight line between the Waitaki River South Head '\''1'0 Ikal'nn (at 44" 5()' 7" Sand 171" Ill" E) on a true compass bearing or I 35'. and a straight line Irum Nugget POint Lighthouse (at 4h" 27' Sand IhI)" 4()' E) on a true compass bearing of I J5", and within the New Zealand !ishel'll's waters (the area comrnonlv known as t hv (lla~o l'<lIln'ssion .uva). , (~) No person shall take from that pan or the sea described in sulll'lausl' (I) 01' this clause any rock lobstn the tail of which is less than 152111111 in Ienglh. unkss Ihe l'Oek lohstcr is taken during the pcriod l'<lI11lllencingWith 111<' 21st day or June in any year and end ing "l1h Ih,' 191h da) 01' lkcl'mher in that \car and ItS tail is not Ies... than I ~7 Illlll in length. (,1) \\'itlwullimiting thc pl'\l\isions ol'subdause (2) or this c1ausl, no person Ilpnating I'rolll a lishing Yessl'l shall take I'rulll that par, 01' the' sea described in subclausc (I) or this dause anv rock lobster Ih,' tailor which is kss than 152111111 in Il'ngth unless'thl' lilliowing condillons arc satisfied: la) ,.\ tishing p'Trnit authoriSIng thc taking 01' rm'k lobstl'fS is in I()r,'c In f'l'sPCCI or the tishlfl~ n'ss"': (hI The lishing \l'SS'" is registered at Dunedin and dOllliciled al a pon or place lying betwl'en thc Watlaki Rivcr ~:outh Head \lTO Hl'acon (al 44" 56'7" Sand 171"OX' E) and Nugget Point Lighthouse (at 4h" 27' Sand IIH," 1:): (c)·\11 rock lobst,·!'s with tails kss than 152 111m in Icngth are landcd at th,' said pon ,lr place 01' dOllllcile, (4) No person shall have in posseSSllln lll] board any lishing vessl'i, or use any r"ck lobster pot. within Ihe waters dcseribed in subclause (I) or this dause. "hich docs nol :",ve at least one aperture inc 'I" poratcd 111 any part 01' thc p"t e.\ccpt tl1<' bottom, of a size not It j:: Ihan 3X nll11 in h"lght and 152 mill In width: pl'\l\llkd Ihal nothing 111 Ihis ,ubdausL' shall r"slric'l Ihe use .,1' a I'\ll'k lohsln pot whlcll has spot \Vl'kkd In'tangular Illesh hav; 'g spal"'s not kss than J~ nll11 in height ,1I111 152111111 in width. 4. ()la~u {'Ilnl'l'ssiuu Bulrcr I.unc·-No plTson shall fish [(II' an) rock lohstn during the period l'<lnllll"nung with thc Isl day ol'Junl' in al1\ \ear and "l1lling wilh Ih,' It)th da\ "I' I kccIII ber Ifl the sallle \ear frum ,(ny "atn... withll1 New Zealand lisheri"s watlTS between :1 "tl,light lili,' t'rolll Nugg,·t Point I igltlh'"ISl' (al 4tl' 27' Sand liN 4')' L) on a true l'<lI11paSS hl'aril1g or I \:\ and :1 straight linc I'rolll I"nl.\ POlllt (at 4h".14 X' Sand \(N .1-1' X I:) on a true COIll pas, Itear~ng "I' 1,'\5' S. Tailing at Sl'a ,,"'rrnil!l'd-~( I) It sh,1I1 he' "'wl'ul to tail at sea in llll' unc""kcd stat,' al1\ 1'O,'k l"hsl'T laken rrom IIlc waters or the 'L'a adjaccnt 10 the l'<;aSI or the South Island (including Stewart Isl,lIlt!1 "hidl Ill' \\Ithll\ I~ nautl,'alllllks ,1!'lllean high-water mark ,II ':, It p:111 III till' nlalnland, "I ,i111h , ant! rllcks which ill' bet\\ccn :1 lin,' "'"llpass 11l':lI1ug ot' 1,\5" 1'1'0111 i"n~ POint (al 40" .14' X S :lnd I h'l" .14' X' Ll and aiI'llI' COlli pass h,'al'ln~ or .11:\0 1'1'0111 the SO,llIlh Ill' Brun' !la\ (1Ierel"Il,'wh .. 1'011111 (;11 4,1" .'\4,5' Sand liN 14." Li (al 1\\ :111\ lishing \essl'l wilh Ik p"rt "I' rt'!~istry ,is BlulE or (111!\\ ,111\ 1·".llIn~ \l'ss,'1 \\llit port l'c'gistn :I', I)ullt'dln "I' tir,·, 11"'lIllt Ill' \\"StPlJl·!. i1tll<' m:lstn or pUSOII III ,'harge, hcl(lIT k:1\ illg the pllil ;11 whll'Il the \ "sse'! " rl'gistlTed to lish fi)r ro,'k I"hsll'rs 111 Ih,' ahon' w:llns h:ls n"lilil'd Ihe I"cal IISIIlT\ nl!"','I:l1 Ih"p"n ,,1'll'g"tn nl'llIs II11l'nllon t" rlsh Ii" ro,'k Inhslns III Ih,,·,,' \\allT'. and IIt'llli,'s:l hilt'!') oth,'er immediately nttvr the return "I' thr Vl'ssd t" tlu- port of re~isll'Y lhal the vessd has been l'nga~l'lllll lisillng for rock lobsters in those waters. (:!) No person shall land lrum any vessel the tall nfanv rock lobster unless the tail is 15:! mm or more in kn~th, (,1) N" person shall land ;111\ r"ck 1,,"sILTS t.ikvn lroru Ihl' w.ucr« IYIII~ within I:! nauucal milcs of mean high-wau-r m.uk "rthl'""asl or the South Island lying between I.on~ Point (al .j{, \ iSS and II,')" .14' X' E) and l Icn-t.uu-wlu, I'ouu .u Hrucc lIay (al'.Y' .14,5' S and I (,t)" H,7' I:.) hy a rlwslnl'd lisllln~ 'l'SSl'l to Which subclause (II (h) or this clause applies, cxcvpt at the port or place or domicile or tile vessel or at any port or place lying between Puyscgur Point (at 46" 09.5' Sand 1/>0" .16./>' E) and IInlL'" Bay (at 41" .14.5' Sand II>'!" .14,7' El. (4) Atkr noulving 11lL' lishcrv "lIin'r as required hy subclause (I) ,h) or this clause, the master or person in charge or 11lL' fishing vessel shall not fish till' rock 10bstLTS trom that V't'SSl' I in unv other waters until he has notified the Dircctor-Licnct al "I' ,'\gl'll'lilIUn' and hsh cries or a fishery officer or the port or plan' at which Ihe vessel is domiciled "I' his return 10 Ihl' port or plan', (5) Arter notifying a fishery ollircr as required 11\ subclause (I) (h) or this clause. the master or person in charge "I' the vessel shall ensure that the tails or rock lobsters taken bv the vessel are .u no time aboard the vessel in waters other than ihos,' slwcified in this clause except while in transit between the place at wluch the rock lobsters were taken and till' port Of place or the \essl'l's donllcik at Dunedin, Greymouth, or Westport, as the case may hl', 6, Dircctor-t ;cncralmay 1II11'Iwrisclailinr.: III' ruck lobster in Otar.:o subject to certain cundiliuns-In respect of rock lohsll'l's (not being packhorse lobsters) taken in accordanl'l' with dause .1( I) or this not icc rrom the Otago concession area (a) Rock lobsta tailing and processing shall he carri,:d out in an authorised lish packing house: (b) Rock lobsters or rock lobster tails authorised i\,r l'XPOrt shall be packed in an authonsed fish pal'kin[\ 1l0USL' and till' con lainers containing rock lohstLT or rock lohster tails. the tall ofwllich is less than IS~ mm hut gl'l'ater than I~7 111m in len~th, shall he scaled under Ihe directIon or a lishery olticer, if he is satislied ,ltat Ihe conditions or cltclling and pro cessing have been l'(lmplied wilh: k) Prior to the removal or any container containin[\ rock lobsler or roek lohster tails of the Sill' reli.'ned to in paragraph (h) above frol1l the autllorised lish p~ll'king house, the l'.\llllrter of those rock lohster or rock lohsler tails shall. in writing, give the Regional Fishery Otlker, I'vlinistry or "\grinllturl' and Fisheries, Dunedin, full particulars rl'iating 10 the transport and storage of tile rock lohster or rock lohsln tails between the authorised lish packing house and the ship or aircrali on which they arc explll'ted Irom New Zealand: id) Rock lobsters ti,l' export shall, to thl' satisl:Ktion or a lishel'\ otlicer, be alive immediately belill'l~ tailing or Pl'lll'L'sslng is commenced in an authorised lish pal'king house: (e) Rock lobster or rock ""1sler tails t(lr sale in Nl'w ll~aland shall he packed into l'lHlsumer packs in an authunsed lish pack ing house, Fish/llg l'I't,hih/III'IIS 7, .\11 tishin~ nll't1wds pmhihitl'd in ('L'rtain wall'rs-No person shall take any lish hy any lisllin~ Illethod In Milrord Sound, heing the waters of Millilrd Sound and all those watl'rs in the l'ieinitl' of Milli,nl Sound Insilk a straIght line dr;l\l'n rl'lllll SI. ,\llIll"S P;,int (at 44" .14.45' Sand 167" 47,1' E) to Stripl' !'ollH (at 44" .12..17 S and 167" 4XX F). X, I'mhihiliun un fishin~ amuntl till' ,\uekland Islauds--No pnson shall take, possess or convey any lish or all'u'l hi;' fi'om within I:! naUlical miles of mean low-watn Illark "I l',ldl tsl;IIHI and rOl'k or tile Auckland Islands, ()n(,'/'S 9, Cluscd arcas fur dred~iur.: uyslcrs--N" pns"n shall dn'dg" Ii,r oysters in the filliowin~ areas: (a) rIlllse walL'rs or the Mintstr\ of ,,\grinlliure and I:ishl'rll's research area which lie Insilk a lin" dra\\' n t'r,11ll North Head on Ruapuke Island (at -16 44,,\' S and 1M,' 31,'1' 1.1 to Seal Rock (at 46" 45.~' S and IbS" ,\5,7 l'): Ihelll'e h\ straight line to Ihe westernlllost pOInt of (in'en Island (a't 4b" 46,~' S and Ihl''' ,14.1' Fl: them'l' 1\\ ~>iraigllt lilH' to Wl'SI Poinlon Ruapuke Island (at 4b" 4b.·" Sand 16l''' .12,X I'): Ihel1l'e hy Illl'an hIgh-water mark I" thL' pOIIll or L'ommencel1leli' (h) Those walers or /';II,Tsons Inkt I\ing inside a slrail!-ht line drawn rrLll1l ..\ekers POint ("I 41," 5.1,X S and I(,S" I'I'I,X Li to Sprat POIIH on Ikndl Island (OIl .j'" -;·1 ..' S ;fnd IbX" I, l): thence bv mean higll-watn mark to the sOllth\\'l'stnn most pouu 011 Iknch Island (at 4h" 54.9' S and 16X" 1.1,9' E): thence hy straight line to East Cape on Stl'wart Island (at 47" 0.9' Sand IllX" 13.X' E): thence hy mean hi~h·watn m.uk to the PI 1III I "I' vonuncurcnu-nt: (l'l I'Il"Sl' Il;ltns or Port Wilham hlllg III' ide a straIght line drawn r""n West Head (at 41," Sll4' S allLl IhX" lI5,1) E) to Bob's Pllinl on Stewart Island 1.11 ·11> 51·\ S and IllX"07,7 E), In, Pruhihitiun un laking nyslers-No person shall take, have on hllard, tHO land from any tishing vessel. am 0\ vtcr from the waters or IIll' lovcuux Strait Dredge Oyster Fishl'ry dunng the dosed sea Still. For the purposes or this clause "( 'Iosl'd season" means the months or October, Nov ember, licccmhcr. Januurv. Fcbruarv. and Seplemher in any lisillng year. .. II. <)untas-( I) There shall he a seasonal quota or 115000 sacks or o\'stl'l'S to bl' taken rrom the Fovcuux Strait Drl'dge Oyster Fish ery in any I'lshing year, (2) There shall he an individual seaslln;d lishing ",'sSt'1 quota of 5 IHlll sal'ks or "ysters til I", taken rrOlll thr lovvaux Strait Dredge (lyster lishcrv in thl' open season or any fishing year. (,1) Fill' the pL'l'iod commencing with Ihl' ! st day or March 1984 and ending with lhl' 30th day or April l'IX4, there shall he a maxi 11111111 dail\ I'lshin~ ,'essl'l quota or lOS sacks, (-\) For lllL' perrod commencing with till' Isl day or :\'!ay 19X4 and ending wuh IhL' ,\ Isl day or August l'IX4, there shall hL' a maximum dally fishing \essl'i quota of XS sacks, (5) For till' purposc-, Ill' this clause. a sa,'k Ill' oysters shall not l'~l'el'd ;r ma ximun; \\l'Iglll or 79 kg, sack uu lusivc. (I,) .-\llllysters in sacks Iilund lln hoard or landed from any fishing vessel shall hl' counted as p;" i llrlhat lishing l'essel's daily quota. 12, I'crmillcd limcs-Nll pl'rson shall dredge "'I' oysters in the fllveaux Strall Dredge Oyster FisllL'ry within the hours between sunset lIn al1\ d~ly and sllnrise on thl' lililowing day, D.Oystcr t1rcdr.:cs-( I) Notwithstanding lhe provisions of any other notlel' mad" pursuant 10 the Fisheril's « 'ommercial Fishing) Reglliallons I'IX.;. Illl lishing v,:ssel liccnsed to lish in the Foveaux Strait Dredge Oyster Fishery shall (a) I-Ia\'l' on board, or use any dredge whidl contains any bit or bar which exceeds 3,35 m in length: or (h) ('arry tH' use nl\lre than 2 drl'dges at anyone time, (:!) Nfl dredge' shall be carried on board any fishing vessel during the dosed Sl'ason or the FOVL'aux Strait Dredge Oyster Fishery with llul the prior appnl\'al Lir a lishery ol\icer. 14, Cukhinr.:-( I) Thl' cukhing of Liysters must be done at s,a i' lhl' area rrom where the ol'sters were taken. (:!)·\II llystL'rs which are' less than a miilimum Ien~lh of 58 mOl are to he returned to the sea as soon as practicabiL'. 1:5,Openin~ uyslers-Nolwithstanding the provisions of any other nOlicl' made pursuant to the Fisheries (Commercial Fishing) Re~u­ lalions 198.1 rl'iating to the opl'nlng ofsheillish, no person on board llI' L'ngaged on any \ cssd licenscd to lake oysters from the Foveaux Strait Dredge Oyster f'ishery shall open any oyster while the vessel is at SL'a. 16, I.ahcllill~ 411' Ilyslers-( I) Notwllhstanding lhe provisions of any other lI11tin' mad" pursllant to lhe FishlTlL's (( 'ommerL'lal Fish Ing) Regulations 1')8.1 rL'lating to the lahelling or shelliish con ainers, all oystl'rs landed rrom any l'c'gistered fishing vessel licensed ,0 lake' ll\ stlTS frllin the I:o\'eau~ Strait I)n'dgl' Oy stl'r Fishery sh; II he l'lIlHalned 111 sacks or other contalnl'rs whirh arc externally and Iegihly lahl'lled. Such lahels must show Ihe name and registere' 1lI1111her 01' 11lL' flsillng \'l'ssl,1 rnllll Willdl thL' llyslLTS were caugh l and thl' date ,In which thl'v wL'l'e caught. (211n n'SllL'l't or any sarI. Ill' containl'r rl'qllired to be labellel pursuanl to suhdause (I) or this dausl', no person shall (a) Possess, l'lln\'l'\, fir l'aUSl' to Ill' l'llll\L'yL'll. any unlahelled or Inl'lIlT""tl\' labelkd sal'k or L'ontalner: or (h) Recei\e or a'LTl'll! al any premisl's am unlahl'ikd or incor rl','l" 1;lbl'iled sal'k or l',HHalllL'I': "r !L') I{l'nll,,'e' any label rrom ;111\ sal'k Ill' l'l,ntainL'f berore the pro l'essinl!- or lhe sheillish is l'lHllml'ncl'd at any processing PI\'1l11"\ " 17, R"\'lll'atilln- rill' FishL'l'lL's (Dunedin I 'ommL'rcial Fishing Restl'lClltlllSI NUlIl'l' l'IX.l" ts herL:h\' rl'\ok"d, I)all'll al \\'l'iltnI!-Il1l1 this 2Xth day fir h'hrllary !9X4, :\1. .I, Ill\( iRA VE, \ssistant I lir''L'tor-( il'llL'rallll' ,\gril'lllture and Fisheries. "S,I{, It)~, ,111' 3 LX PLAN\TORY NOTE t lns //(1//' is //(1/ part (Ir /11<' /1(1/1,(' but is /l1//'/III/,tI/(1 indicate us gell('/'t/I/'lli'd lhis notice continues certain rcstrictious on cornmcrcial fishing in the Dunedin dtstrict impo-cd hy S.I{. I I)X.';.I)!). but rnukcs somv <"hangcs til the conditions of thL' ':m'eaux Straight Dredge Oyster Fishny. llll)