NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 76 — 28 JULY 2017

Subject to the restrictions set out in 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 9.1 and 9.2 above, no person shall on any 1 day take or kill or be in possession of more than 6 sports fish per day from any waters except Lake Onslow (refer to 2.3).

9.4 A licence holder may continue to fish for a particular species of sports fish on any day on which he or she has already killed the bag limits for that species as long as any fish taken are immediately returned with as little injury as possible into the water from which it was taken.

10. Fish Length

10.1 No person shall take or be in possession of any salmon less than 450mm taken from the Clutha River or its tributaries downstream of Roxburgh Dam and all other waters running into the sea.

10.2 No person shall take or be in possession of any fish greater than 400mm taken from the Nevis River.

10.3 In all other waters there shall be no minimum length.

11. Otago Backcountry Fisheries

Backcountry fishery

11.1 Definition:

backcountry fishery in this Region is defined as:

(a) the Greenstone River backcountry fishery, which means the Greenstone River catchment, namely:

(i) the Greenstone River upstream of the swing bridge at the car park end of Greenstone Station Road; and

(ii) all tributary streams flowing into the Greenstone River, including the Caples River.

(b) the Dingle Burn backcountry fishery, which means the Dingle Burn upstream of the bridge on the Dingle Burn Station access road.

(c) the Lochy River backcountry fishery, which means the Lochy River catchment upstream of the confluence with Disputed Creek.

(d) the Nevis River backcountry fishery, which means the Nevis River catchment upstream of the confluence with the Kawarau River.

(e) the Hunter River backcountry fishery, which means the Hunter River catchment upstream of the river’s mouth where the river enters Lake Hawea.

(f) the Young River backcountry fishery, which means the Young River catchment upstream of the confluence with the Makarora River.

(g) the Wilkin River backcountry fishery, which means the Wilkin River catchment upstream of the confluence with the Makarora River.

11.2 All anglers who fish in the backcountry fishery (as defined by the Sports Fish Licences, Fees, and Forms Notice 2017) must first obtain a backcountry licence (as defined in the Sports Fish Licences, Fees, and Forms Notice 2017) and the provisions of that notice apply to this notice:

Controlled area

11.3 Definitions:

controlled area means the Greenstone River (and its tributary streams) between the river’s source and its confluence with the Sly Burn.

controlled period means the period beginning on 1 February 2018 and ending on 31 March 2018.

controlled-period licence means a licence that entitles the following persons to fish for sports fish in the controlled area during the controlled period, but only during the day, and on the reach, specified in the licence:

(a) the holder of the controlled-period licence;

(b) if the holder also holds a backcountry licence that is endorsed on a family licence, the holder’s spouse or partner and, if accompanied by the holder or the holder’s spouse or partner, any member of the holder’s family; and

(c) any 1 or more companion anglers named in the controlled-period licence who hold backcountry licences.

11.4 In the controlled area, a controlled period applies. All anglers who fish in the controlled area must first obtain a controlled-period licence (as defined by the Sports Fish Licences, Fees, and Forms Notice 2017).

12. Waters Restricted to Persons Under the Age of 18 Years

12.1 No person shall fish in waters designated as a "junior fishery" in clause 2.3 for this region unless they are a child or junior licence holder under the age of 18 years on 1 October 2017.

12.2 The Waters this clause applies to is:

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