Source: Ministry for Primary Industries
Have your say
Fisheries New Zealand invites written submissions in response to the request from anyone who has an interest in the species concerned or in the effects of fishing in the area concerned.
About this consultation
We are seeking feedback on a request from Ngāti Hei for a temporary fishery closure in East Coromandel to prohibit the harvest of tipa (scallops).
The requested closure would not apply to the taking of scallops that have washed shore (‘beachcast scallops’).
Download a copy of the closure request [PDF, 704 KB]
Ngāti Pāoa, Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki, Ngāti Tamaterā and Ngāti Rehua Ngātiwai ki Aotea support the request as part of the Pou rāhui, pou tikanga, pou oranga: reigniting the mauri of Tīkapa moana and Te Moananui-ā-Toi project.
Proposed temporary fishery closures in the Hauraki Gulf
The temporary fishery closure has been requested under section 186A of the Fisheries Act 1996. While the Pou rāhui request is for a period of 6 years, the Act limits temporary closures to up to 2 years.
Area boundaries of the proposed closures
Map of the proposed East Coromandel temporary closure [PDF, 510 KB]
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
Making your submission
The closing date for submissions is 5pm, on Friday 7 June 2024.
State in your submission which area or areas you are referring to.
Email your submission to FMSubmissions@mpi.govt.nz
While we prefer email, you can post your submission to:
Spatial Allocations
Fisheries Management
Fisheries New Zealand
PO Box 2526
Wellington 6140.
Public notice
A public notice about the call for submissions is scheduled to appear in the following papers:
- Waikato Times on 8 May 2024.
- Coromandel Informer on 14 May 2024.
