Fisheries (Foveaux Strait Dredge Oyster Fishery) Notice, 2007
Made 2007-01-23 · Text as of 2026-10-01
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- Regulation
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- New Zealand
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- Fisheries and aquaculture
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- marine fisheries, marine fishes, seasons, total allowable catch, fishery management and conservation, aquatic animals
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Fisheries (Foveaux Strait Dredge Oyster Fishery) Notice 2007 SR 2007/9 Pursuant to section 368A of the Fisheries Act 1996, the Minister of Fisheries gives the following notice. 1 Title This notice is the Fisheries (Foveaux Strait Dredge Oyster Fishery) Notice 2007. 2 Commencement This notice comes into force on 28 February 2007. 3 Interpretation In this notice, Foveaux Strait dredge oyster fishery means the oyster fishery in Foveaux Strait within New Zealand fisheries waters, bounded— (a)to the west— (i)by a straight line drawn from Oraka Point in Block 2, Longwood Survey District (at 46°23.6'S 167°52.52'E) to the easternmost point of Centre Island (at 46°27.7';S 167°51.3'E); then (ii)by the mean high-water mark to Centre Island Lighthouse (at 46°27.8'S 167°50.6'E); then (iii)by a straight line to the northernmost point of Codfish Island (at 46°45.2'S 167°36.6'E); then (iv)by a straight line to North Red Head on the northwest coast of Stewart Island (at 46°44.8'S 167°42.4'E); and (b)to the east by a straight line drawn from Slope Point in Block 9, Waikawa Survey District (at 46°40.5'S 169°0'E) to the East Cape on Stewart Island (at 47°0.9'S 168°13.8'E). 4 Total allowable catch The total allowable catch for the Foveaux Strait dredge oyster fishery is 20.3 million oysters. 5 Oyster season The Foveaux Strait dredge oyster season for 2007 and every subsequent year begins on 1 March and ends with the close of 31 August. 6 Prohibited area The taking of Foveaux Strait dredge oysters is prohibited from the waters bounded— (a)by a straight line drawn from Saddle Point on Stewart Island (at 46°43.4'S 167°58.7'E) to Garden Point (at 46°46.4'S 168°00.3'E); then (b)by a straight line to Mamaku Point (at 46°51.7'S 168°08.7'E); then (c)by the mean high-water mark to the point of commencement. 7 Revocation The Fisheries (Foveaux Strait Dredge Oyster Fishery) Notice 2001 (SR 2001/12) is revoked. Dated at Wellington this 23rd day of January 2007. Jim Anderton, Minister of Fisheries.