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if he is satisfied that the conditions of catching and processing have been complied with:

(c) Prior to the removal of any container containing rock lobster or rock lobster tails of the size referred to in paragraph (b) above from the authorised fish packing house, the exporter of those rock lobster or rock lobster tails shall, in writing, give the Regional Fishery Officer, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Dunedin, full particulars relating to the transport and storage of the rock lobster or rock lobster tails between the authorised fish packing house and the ship or aircraft on which they are exported from New Zealand:

(d) Rock lobsters for export shall, to the satisfaction of a fishery officer, be alive immediately before tailing or processing is commenced in an authorised fish packing house:

(e) Rock lobster or rock lobster tails for sale in New Zealand shall be packed into consumer packs in an authorised fish packing house.

Fishing Prohibitions

7. All fishing methods prohibited in certain waters—No person shall take any fish by any fishing method in Milford Sound, being the waters of Milford Sound and all those waters in the vicinity of Milford Sound inside a straight line drawn from St. Anne’s Point (at 44° 34.45’ S and 167° 47.1’ E) to Stripe Point (at 44° 32.37’ S and 167° 48.8’ E).

8. Prohibition on fishing around the Auckland Islands—No person shall take, possess or convey any fish or aquatic life from within 12 nautical miles of mean low-water mark of each island and rock of the Auckland Islands.

Oysters

9. Closed areas for dredging oysters—No person shall dredge for oysters in the following areas:

(a) Those waters of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries research area which lie inside a line drawn from North Head on Ruapuke Island (at 46° 44.3’ S and 168° 31.9’ E) to Scal Rock (at 46° 45.2’ S and 168° 35.7’ E); thence by straight line to the westernmost point of Green Island (at 46° 46.2’ S and 168° 34.1’ E); thence by straight line to West Point on Ruapuke Island (at 46° 46.4’ S and 168° 32.8’ E); thence by mean high-water mark to the point of commencement:

(b) Those waters of Patersons Inlet lying inside a straight line drawn from Ackers Point (at 46° 53.8’ S and 168° 09.8’ E) to Sprat Point on Bench Island (at 47° 54.2’ S and 168° 14.4’ E); thence by mean high-water mark to the southwestern most point on Bench Island (at 46° 54.9’ S and 168° 13.9’ E); thence by straight line to East Cape on Stewart Island (at 47° 0.9’ S and 168° 13.8’ E); thence by mean high-water mark to the point of commencement:

(c) Those waters of Port William lying inside a straight line drawn from West Head (at 46° 50.4’ S and 168° 05.6’ E) to Bob’s Point on Stewart Island (at 46° 51.4’ S and 168° 07.7’ E).

10. Prohibition on taking oysters—No person shall take, have on board, or land from any fishing vessel, any oyster from the waters of the Foveaux Strait Dredge Oyster Fishery during the closed season. For the purposes of this clause “Closed season” means the months of October, November, December, January, February, and September in any fishing year.

11. Quotas—(1) There shall be a seasonal quota of 115 000 sacks of oysters to be taken from the Foveaux Strait Dredge Oyster Fishery in any fishing year.

(2) There shall be an individual seasonal fishing vessel quota of 5 000 sacks of oysters to be taken from the Foveaux Strait Dredge Oyster Fishery in the open season of any fishing year.

(3) For the period commencing with the 1st day of March 1984 and ending with the 30th day of April 1984, there shall be a maximum daily fishing vessel quota of 105 sacks.

(4) For the period commencing with the 1st day of May 1984 and ending with the 31st day of August 1984, there shall be a maximum daily fishing vessel quota of 85 sacks.

(5) For the purposes of this clause, a sack of oysters shall not exceed a maximum weight of 79 kg, sack inclusive.

(6) All oysters in sacks found on board or landed from any fishing vessel shall be counted as part of that fishing vessel’s daily quota.

12. Permitted times—No person shall dredge for oysters in the Foveaux Strait Dredge Oyster Fishery within the hours between sunset on any day and sunrise on the following day.

13. Oyster dredges—(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other notice made pursuant to the Fisheries (Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1983, no fishing vessel licensed to fish in the Foveaux Strait Dredge Oyster Fishery shall—

(a) Have on board, or use any dredge which contains any bit or bar which exceeds 3.35 m in length; or

(b) Carry or use more than 2 dredges at any one time.

(2) No dredge shall be carried on board any fishing vessel during the closed season of the Foveaux Strait Dredge Oyster Fishery without the prior approval of a fishery officer.

14. Culching—(1) The culching of oysters must be done at sea in the area from where the oysters were taken.

(2) All oysters which are less than a minimum length of 58 mm are to be returned to the sea as soon as practicable.

15. Opening oysters—Notwithstanding the provisions of any other notice made pursuant to the Fisheries (Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1983 relating to the opening of shellfish, no person on board or engaged on any vessel licensed to take oysters from the Foveaux Strait Dredge Oyster Fishery shall open any oyster while the vessel is at sea.

16. Labelling of oysters—(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other notice made pursuant to the Fisheries (Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1983 relating to the labelling of shellfish containers, all oysters landed from any registered fishing vessel licensed to take oysters from the Foveaux Strait Dredge Oyster Fishery shall be contained in sacks or other containers which are externally and legibly labelled. Such labels must show the name and registered number of the fishing vessel from which the oysters were caught, and the date on which they were caught.

(2) In respect of any sack or container required to be labelled pursuant to subclause (1) of this clause, no person shall—

(a) Possess, convey, or cause to be conveyed, any unlabelled or incorrectly labelled sack or container; or

(b) Receive or accept at any premises any unlabelled or incorrectly labelled sack or container; or

(c) Remove any label from any sack or container before the processing of the shellfish is commenced at any processing premises.

17. Revocation—The Fisheries (Dunedin Commercial Fishing Restrictions) Notice 1983* is hereby revoked.

Dated at Wellington this 28th day of February 1984.

M. J. BELGRAVE,
Assistant Director-General of Agriculture and Fisheries.

*S.R. 1983/316

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This note is not part of the notice but is intended to indicate its general effect.

This notice continues certain restrictions on commercial fishing in the Dunedin district imposed by S.R. 1983/316, but makes some changes to the conditions of the Foveaux Strait Dredge Oyster Fishery.

The Standards Act 1965—Draft Amendments to New Zealand Standard Specifications Available for Comment

PURSUANT to subsection (3) of section 23 of the Standards Act 1965, notice is hereby given that the following draft amendments are being circulated.

Number and Description of Draft

DZ 4510/AI Draft amendment No. 1 to NZS 4510:1978 Code of practice for riser mains for fire service use. Gratis.

This amendment modifies the requirements for water supply and for testing the systems, provides improved access to connections and clarifies the gauging requirements.

DZ 4521/AI Draft amendment No. 1 to NZS 4521:1974 Boxes for fire brigade connections. Gratis.

This amendment aligns NZS 4521 with the proposed amendment to NZS 4510. Provision is made for boxes (or enclosures) for outlets of riser mains (landing valves) and for the use of lighter gauge sheet material for purpose made boxes and the use of alternative types of construction.

All persons who may be affected by these amendments and who desire to comment thereon may obtain copies from the Standards Association of New Zealand, Wellington Trade Centre, 15-23 Sturdee Street (or Private Bag), Wellington.

The closing date for receipt of comment is 31 May 1984.