Pursuant to section 13 of the Fisheries Act 1996, the Minister for Primary Industries, after having regard to the matters specified in that section, gives the following notice.
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1. Title?This notice may be cited as the Fisheries (Coromandel Scallop Total Allowable Catch) Notice 2012.
2. Commencement?This notice shall come into effect the day after the date of its notification in the New Zealand Gazette.
3. Coromandel Scallop Fishery defined?The Coromandel Scallop Fishery quota management area is the area as defined in Schedule 4 of the Fisheries (Declaration of
New Stock Subject to Quota Management System) Notice 2001.
4. Total allowable catch for the Coromandel Scallop Fishery increased for 2012/13 fishing year?The total allowable catch for the Coromandel Scallop Fishery for the 2012/13 fishing year is increased to 370 tonnes meat weight in accordance with section 13(7) of the Fisheries Act 1996.
5. Total allowable catch for the Coromandel Scallop Fishery reverts?From 1 April 2013, the total allowable catch for the Coromandel Scallop Fishery reverts back to
48 tonnes meat weight in accordance with section 13(8) of the Fisheries Act 1996.
Dated at Wellington this 1st day of August 2012.
HON DAVID CARTER, Minister for Primary Industries.