Notice 2005
Pursuant to section 186A of the Fisheries Act 1996, the Minister of Fisheries gives the following notice.
N o t i c e
1. Title—This notice is the Fisheries (Hicks Bay Temporary Closure) Notice 2005.
2. Commencement—This notice comes into force on
18 February 2005.
3. Expiry—This notice expires on 17 February 2007.
4. Hicks Bay closed for taking of shellfish for two-year period—(1) No person may, during the period 18 February 2005 to 17 February 2007 (both dates inclusive), take any shellfish from Hicks Bay.
(2) For the purpose of this notice, “shellfish” includes rock lobster and kina.
5. Hicks Bay defined—(1) In this notice, “Hicks Bay” means that area of New Zealand fisheries waters that lies within the area defined by a line beginning at a point on the coastline east of Matakaoa Point (37°33.6'S 178°19.3'E), then due east to a point 200 metres off exposed rocks at the mean low-water mark (37°33.6'S 178°19.5'E), then generally south-west along that 200 metre limit to a point due south
of the western end of the Hicks Bay Wharf (37°34.1'S 178°18.0'E), then due north to the western end of the Hicks Bay Wharf on the coastline (37°34.3'S 178°18.0'E), then proceeding generally north-east following the coastline to the point of commencement at Matakaoa Point.
(2) The geographical co-ordinates set out in subclause (1) are expressed in terms of WGS84 datum.
Dated at Wellington this 10th day of February 2005.
DAVID BENSON-POPE, Minister of Fisheries.
Explanatory Note
This note is not part of the notice, but is intended to indicate its general effect.
This notice, which comes into force on 18 February 2005, imposes a ban on taking shellfish (including rock lobster and kina) from an area at Hicks Bay for a two-year period from 18 February 2005 to 17 February 2007.
It is similar to and takes over from a previous notice that imposed a ban on the taking of shellfish in the same area from 8 February 2003 to 7 February 2005.