Pursuant to section 297 of the Fisheries Act 1996, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council, makes the following regulations.

Preamble

1 Title

2 Commencement

3 Principal regulations amended

4 Trawling prohibited in certain seamount areas

1 Title

These regulations are the Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations 2007.

2 Commencement

These regulations come into force on 15 November 2007.

3 Principal regulations amended

These regulations amend the Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986.

4 Trawling prohibited in certain seamount areas

(1) Regulation 2B(2) is amended by revoking paragraph (a) and substituting the following paragraph:
- “(a) the area located in fisheries management area 1 that is bounded by—
  
  “(i) the latitudes 31°50′S and 32°08′S; and
  
  “(ii) the longitudes 174°05′E and 174°30′E:”.
(2) Regulation 2B(2) is amended by revoking paragraph (e) and substituting the following paragraph:
- “(e) the area located in fisheries management area 9 that is bounded by—
  
  “(i) the latitudes 36°52′S and 37°02′S; and
  
  “(ii) the longitudes 170°33′E and 170°46′E:”.

Diane Morcom,

Clerk of the Executive Council.

Explanatory note

This note is not part of the regulations, but is intended to indicate their general effect.

These regulations, which come into force on 15 November 2007, amend the Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 by revoking and substituting regulation 2B(2)(a) and (e).

The new regulation 2B(2)(a) and (e) contain new co-ordinates, in response to the collection of more accurate bathymetric information, that allow the area closures to better encompass and protect the underlying features.

Issued under the authority of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989.

Date of notification in Gazette: 18 October 2007.

Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations 2007