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Te Māta closure application

DECISION: APPROVED

Introduction

On 17 December 2019 Fisheries New Zealand advised they were seeking urgent submissions on an application for a 2-year temporary closure along the Thames coastline.

The closure was for a total ban on the taking of mussels (kūtai), pipi, and cockles (tuangi) from Te Māta and Waipatukahu (Tapu) Mahinga Mātaitai, under section 186A of the Fisheries Act 1996.

Submission

On 20 December 2019 the New Zealand Sport Fishing Council-LegaSea and the New Zealand Angling & Casting Association jointly submitted in support of the request for closure.

Decisions

On 6 January 2020 Fisheries New Zealand advised the Minister of Fisheries, Stuart Nash, had approved a 6-month closure of Te Mata and Waipatukahu to the harvesting of pipi, cockles and mussels. The closure is effective from 10 January to 9 July 2020.

On 8 January we requested the Minister’s decision letter. FNZ advised there is no decision letter as these are not required for temporary closure decisions.

On 13 July 2020 Fisheries New Zealand advised the Minister had approved the 2-year temporary closure of Te Mata and Waipatukahu, west Coromandel, to the harvest of pipi, cockles, mussels and oysters. The closure is effective from 10 July 2020 until July 2022.

Relevant information

2020

Approval

Gazette notice. 2 July 2020

Gazette notice confirming a section 186A temporary closure to the harvest of pipi, cockles, mussels and oysters from Te Mata and Waipatukahu area from 10 July 2020 until July 2022. Fisheries New Zealand. 2 July 2020.

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Proposal – 2 year closure

Concern at pillage of kaimoana. Interview. Te Ao Maori news. 5 June 2020

Ngāti Tamaterā spokesperson Koro Ngapo expresses concern about the state of shellfish stocks and the excessive harvest by visitors to the area. Interview and article on Te Ao Maori News. 5 June 2020.

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Section s186A closure application. Ngāti Tamaterā. 19 May 2020

Ngati Tamatera request a renewal of the existing s186A closure for a further two years. The closure would apply to the harvest of oysters as well as pipi, cockles and mussels. Ngāti Tamaterā. 19 May 2020.

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OIA request. Te Mata closure. 8 Jan 2020

Request to Fisheries New Zealand under the Official Information Act, for the advice provided to the Minister on the Te Mata closure application. Request dated 8 January 2020. Request was made to better understand the reasons why the Minister chose to close the applicant area for six months rather than the two years, as per original application. FNZ replied on 13 February 2020.

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2019

Submission

Submission. Joint recreational. 20 Dec 2019

Submission. The New Zealand Sport Fishing Council-LegaSea and the New Zealand Angling & Casting Association jointly support the request for a 2-year closure.

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Proposal

Advice to Minister. FNZ. 19 Dec 2019

Fisheries New Zealand advice to the Minister in regards to the request for a 2-year closure of coastal waters around Te Mata and Waipatukahu, western Coromandel Peninsula, to the harvest of pipi, cockles and mussels. Advice received under the Official Information Act 1982, on 13 February 2020.

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Application for Te Māta closure. 12 Dec 2019

Request for a 2-year closure of the Te Māta and Waipatukahu (Tapu) Mahinga Mātaitai on the Thames coast of the Coromandel Peninsula. The temporary closure means no harvest by any person of mussels, pipe and cockles, for two years.

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2004

Closure extension

Coromandel coast 186A temporary closure. 2004

A record of the 2004 process to extend a temporary closure to the harvest of cockles and pipi under s186A of the Fisheries Act. Closure to apply to the Thames coast between Ngarimu and Wilson’s Bay. The Minister announced approval for the extension in December 2004.

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Legislation

Section 186A Fisheries Act

Section 186A of the Fisheries Act 1996. Temporary closure of fishing area or restriction on fishing methods.

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Proposed closure area – the Te Māta and Waipatukahu (Tapu) Mahinga Mātaitai, on the western side of the Coromandel Peninsula, Hauraki Gulf.
Closure application area marked in black, located on the western side of the Coromandel Peninsula, Hauraki Gulf.

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