Source: Ministry for Primary Industries
Have your say
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Awa has requested a 2-year closure over an area within Ōhiwa Harbour to the harvest of mussels, under section 186A of the Fisheries Act 1996.
The request follows a mussel rejuvenation research project. Closing the proposed area will allow the mussel population the opportunity to recover free from harvesting.
Fisheries New Zealand invites written submissions from anyone who has an interest in the species concerned, or in the effects of fishing in the area concerned.
Closure request form
Request from Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Awa for the Ōhiwa Harbour temporary closure [PDF, 577 KB]
Area boundary of the proposed closure
The proposed area is about 0.1 square kilometres, along about 650 metres of coastline.
Map of the proposed closure area within Ōhiwa Harbour [PDF, 1 MB]
Making your submission
Submissions close at 5pm on Monday 29 July 2024.
Email your submission to FMSubmissions@mpi.govt.nz
While we prefer email, you can post your submission to:
Fisheries Management – Spatial Allocations
Fisheries New Zealand
PO Box 2526
Wellington 6140.
Public notices
Public notices about the call for submissions are scheduled to appear in the Bay of Plenty Times and Whakatāne Beacon on Wednesday 12 June 2024.
Related information
Section 186A of the Fisheries Act 1996 allows the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries to temporarily close an area, or temporarily restrict or prohibit the use of any fishing method in respect of an area, if satisfied that the closure, restriction, or prohibition will recognise and provide for the use and management practices of tangata whenua in the exercise of non-commercial fishing rights.
Find out more about temporary closures
A temporary closure in this area will apply to recreation, commercial, and customary fishing.
