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Fisheries (Declaration of Te Ahi Tarakihi Mātaitai Reserve) Notice 2016.

Country/Territory
New Zealand
Document type
Miscellaneous
Date
2016
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Marine fisheries Traditional rights/customary rights Offences/penalties Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Protected fishing area Fishery management and conservation
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Oceania, South Pacific
Entry into force notes
This notice enters into force on the 28th day after the date of its notification in the Gazette.
Abstract

This notice is made under the Fisheries (South Island Customary Fishing) Regulations 1999. This notice declares the area described in clause 3 to be a mātaitai reserve (to be known as Te Ahi Tarakihi Mātaitai Reserve). The reserve is located in South Island fisheries waters to the north of Timaru. The tangata whenua of the area that includes the reserve are represented by Te Rūnanga o Arowhenua. A mātaitai reserve is an identified traditional fishing ground managed by the tangata whenua through Tāngata Tiaki/Kaitiaki. Commercial fishing is generally prohibited in a mātaitai reserve (with exceptions specified in regulation 24 of the regulations).

Full text
English
Website
www.legislation.govt.nz

References - Legislation

Implements

Fisheries (South Island Customary Fishing) Regulations 1999.

Legislation | New Zealand | 1999 (2019)

Keyword: Non-commercial fishing, Traditional rights/customary rights, Fishery management and conservation, Fishing area, Fishing authorization, Fishing gear/fishing method, Fishing vessel, Artisanal fishing, Marine fisheries, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX