Waimarama temporary closure 2020
DECISION: APPROVED
Introduction
On 5 November 2020 Fisheries New Zealand advised they were consulting on a request by Ngāi Hapū o Waimarama for a 2-year closure along the Waimarama coastline, Hawkes Bay.
The 2-year temporary closure was for a total ban on the taking of blackfoot pāua, under section 186A of the Fisheries Act 1996.
On 16 December we were advised by Fisheries New Zealand that David Parker, the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries, had approved the 2-year s186A temporary closure to all non-commercial harvest of blackfoot pāua. Details below.
FNZ also advised that the commercial harvest of pāua within the designated area was already prohibited under Regulation 10 of the Fisheries (Central Area Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986.
Submission
On 2 December 2020 the New Zealand Sport Fishing Council and LegaSea Hawkes Bay submitted in support of the requested temporary closure.
Relevant information
2020
Decision
Gazette notice. 11 Dec 2020
Gazette notice confirming a section 186A 2-year temporary closure to ban all harvest of blackfoot paua from the Waimarama coastline until December 2022. Fisheries New Zealand. 11 December 2020.
Submission
Submission. Waimarama s186A. NZSFC. 2 Dec 2020
Submission in support of the proposed 2-year temporary closure at Waimarama, Hawkes Bay, to the harvest of blackfoot paua. Submission by the New Zealand Sport Fishing Council and LegaSea Hawkes Bay. 2 December 2020.
Proposal
Waimarama s186A closure proposal. FNZ. 5 Nov 2020
Letter advising of a request for a 2-year temporary fishing closure at Waimarama, Hawkes Bay, to the harvest of blackfoot paua. Fisheries New Zealand. 5 November 2020.
