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Reprint as at 20 November 2008 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 (SR 1986/216) PURSUANT to section 89 of the Fisheries Act 1983, His Excellency the Governor­General, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, hereby makes the following regulations.
Contents 1 2 2A 2B 3 4 4A 4B Title and commencement Interpretation Trawling by vessels over 46 m long prohibited in certain waters Trawling prohibited in certain seamount areas Danish seining prohibited within 1 mile of west Auckland coast Trawling and Danish seining prohibited in deﬁned areas Taking of tuatua prohibited in certain areas Taking of green­lipped mussels prohibited in certain areas [Revoked] Page 3 3 22 23 24 25 32 33 Note Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this eprint.
A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this eprint, together with other explanatory material about this eprint.

These regulations are administered in the Ministry of Fisheries.
1 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 4C 4D 4E 4F 4G 5 5A 5B 5C 5E 5F 10A 10B 10C 15A 15B 16 17 18 18A Taking of cockle prohibited in certain areas Taking of pipi prohibited in certain areas Taking of kina prohibited in certain areas Seasonal closure of Inner Hauraki Gulf Restriction on taking shellﬁsh from Karekare Beach Restriction on mesh size of trawl nets Restrictions on use of nets and dredges Restrictions on taking of paddle crabs, octopus, and hagﬁsh [Revoked] Certain species may be taken by use of nets Taking of green­lipped mussel spat prohibited in certain areas [Revoked] Minimum set net mesh size Pair trawling and pair Danish seining prohibitions Fishing from vessels transporting Danish seine nets prohibited Danish seine gear restrictions in Auckland Fisheries Area Provisions as to Danish seining Provisions as to trawling Certain ﬁshing methods prohibited in deﬁned areas Trawl ﬁshing prohibited in deﬁned areas Drift net ﬁshing prohibited in Port Waikato Drag netting prohibited in deﬁned areas Restricted drag netting Drag net mesh size for snapper Stalling permitted in Kaipara Harbour [Revoked] Set netting for snapper, trevally, or rig Set netting prohibited in deﬁned areas Length of set net [Expired] Maximum set net lengths in Kaipara Harbour Seasonal prohibition on taking of ﬁnﬁsh near Motu River Restrictions on ﬁshing in Manukau Harbour Fishing in Kermadec Fisheries Management Area prohibited 18AA
 Restrictions on ﬁshing within 1 nautical mile of Mayor (Tuhua) Island Taking of ﬁnﬁsh prohibited within 3 miles of Poor Knights Islands Marine Reserve Restrictions on ﬁshing in Bay of Islands Taking of spotted black groper prohibited Taking of squid from Kermadec Area prohibited 19 19A 20 20A 20B 20C 20D 20E 21 22 22A 22B 22C 23 24 25 1 (1) (2) 2 (1) Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 Fisheries (Auckland
 and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 Taking of shortbill spearﬁsh and sailﬁsh prohibited in Auckland Fishery Management Area Targeting of certain ﬁsh, aquatic life, and seaweed prohibited, unless specially authorised [Revoked] Fish, aquatic life and seaweed that may be taken subject to competitive or individual quotas, method restrictions, etc [Revoked] Sale of reef ﬁsh Taking of rock lobster prohibited near North Cape light Taking of scallops Restrictions on the taking of shellﬁsh [Revoked] Size limit on scallops taken from Coromandel Scallop Fishery Restriction on taking kina other than by hand­gathering All methods prohibited in certain waters Offences Revocation Schedule 1 Auckland Fisheries area Schedule 2 Schedule 3 Mimiwhangata Peninsula Schedule 4 Motu River catchment r 2 72 73 73 74 74 75 85 86 87 87 88 89 89 91 93 93 Title and commencement These regulations may be cited as the Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986.
These regulations shall come into force on the 14th day after the date of their notiﬁcation in the Gazette.

Interpretation In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires,— Act means the Fisheries Act 1983 or the Fisheries Act 1996 Act: this deﬁnition was amended, 15 July 1999, by regulation 2 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations 1999 (SR 1999/178) by inserting the words “or the Fisheries Act 1996”.
3 r 2 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 Albacore tuna[Revoked] Albacore tuna: this deﬁnition was revoked, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 3(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264).
[Revoked] Anchovy means a ﬁsh of the species Engraulis australis Auckland Fisheries Area means any or all of those waters described as such in the Schedule to these regulations Auckland Fishery Management Area means the ﬁshery management area described as the Auckland Fishery Man­ agement Area in the Schedule to the notice declaring ﬁshery management areas that was published in the Gazette on the 5th day of February 1986 at page 412 Banded wrasse means a ﬁsh of the species Notolabrus fuci­ cola these Banded wrasse, and Black angleﬁsh, Blue moki, and Butterﬂy perch: deﬁnitions were inserted, as from 30 September 1993, by regulation 2(1) Fish­ eries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 7 (SR 1993/279).
Bigeye tuna[Revoked] Bigeye tuna: this deﬁnition was revoked, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 3(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amend­ ment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264).
[Revoked] Billﬁsh means all species of the families Istiophoridae and Xiphiidae, including the following (a) Tetrapturus audax (commonly known as the striped marlin): (b) Makaira nigricans (commonly known as the blue mar­ lin): (e) (c) Makaira indica (commonly known as the black marlin): Xiphias gladius (commonly known as the broadbill (d) swordﬁsh): Tetrapturus augustirostris (commonly known as the shortbill spearﬁsh): Istiophorus platypterus (commonly known as the sail­ ﬁsh): (f) (g) Any other billﬁsh by whatever name it may be locally known: 4 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 r 2 Black angleﬁsh means a ﬁsh of the species Parma alboscapu­ laris Banded wrasse, and Black angleﬁsh, Blue moki, and Butterﬂy perch: these deﬁnitions were inserted, as from 30 September 1993, by regulation 2(1) Fish­ eries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 7 (SR 1993/279).
Black ﬂounder means a ﬁsh of the species Rhombosolea re­ tiaria Black ﬂounder, and Brill: these deﬁnitions were inserted, as from 13 October 1995, by regulation 2 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 11 (SR 1995/214).

Blue mackerel[Revoked] this deﬁnition was revoked, as from 1 October 2001, by Blue mackerel: regulation 3(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264).
[Revoked] Blue maomao[Revoked] Blue maomao: this deﬁnition was revoked, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 3(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264).

[Revoked] Blue moki means a ﬁsh of the species Latridopsis ciliaris Blue moki, and Butterﬂy perch: these deﬁnitions were inserted, as from 30 September 1993, by regulation 2(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 7 (SR 1993/279).
Blue mussel[Revoked] Blue mussel: this deﬁnition was revoked, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 3(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amend­ ment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264).

[Revoked] Brill means a ﬁsh of the species Colistium guntheri Black ﬂounder, and Brill: these deﬁnitions were inserted, as from 13 October 1995, by regulation 2 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 11 (SR 1995/214).
Brown bullhead catﬁsh[Revoked] Brown bullhead catﬁsh: this deﬁnition was revoked, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 3(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264).
[Revoked] 5 r 2 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 Butterﬁsh or Greenbone[Revoked] Butterﬁsh or Greenbone: this deﬁnition was revoked, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 3(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fish­ ing) Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264).
[Revoked] Butterﬂy perch means a ﬁsh of the species Caesioperca lep­ idoptera Blue moki, and Butterﬂy perch: these deﬁnitions were inserted, as from 30 September 1993, by regulation 2(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 7 (SR 1993/279).

Cardinal ﬁsh[Revoked] Cardinal ﬁsh: this deﬁnition was revoked, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 3(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amend­ ment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264).
[Revoked] Catseye[Revoked] Catseye: this deﬁnition was revoked, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 3(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amend­ ment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264).
[Revoked] Cockle means a shellﬁsh of the species Chione stutchburyi (formerly known as Austrovenus stutchburyi) Cod­end means that part of a net which is normally closed during ﬁshing and is capable of holding ﬁsh while in the water; and includes, in respect of a net— (a) Carried on a vessel not exceeding 10m overall length, not less than the last 3m of net: Carried on a vessel 10m or more but less than 20m over­ all length, not less than the last 5m of net: Carried on a vessel 20m or more but less than 30m over­ all length, not less than the last 10m of net: Carried on a vessel 30m or more but less than 40m over­ all length, not less than the last 15m of net: Carried on a vessel 40m or more overall length, not less than the last 20m of net: (b) (c) (d) (e) commercial ﬁsher means— (a) any person who takes any ﬁsh, aquatic life, or seaweed for the purposes of sale: any person who is engaged in any capacity on a New Zealand ﬁshing vessel: (b) 6 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 r 2 (c) any person who has a ﬁshing permit issued under sec­ tion 91 of the Fisheries Act 1996 entitling the person to take any species or class of ﬁsh, aquatic life, or sea­ weed.
Commercial ﬁsher: this deﬁnition replaced the deﬁnition of the term Commer­ cial ﬁsherman, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 3(2) Fisheries (Auck­ land and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264).
Commercial ﬁsherman[Revoked] Commercial ﬁsherman: paragraph (b) of this deﬁnition was amended, as from 26 July 2001, by regulation 3 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Com­ mercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2001 (SR 2001/157) by in­ serting the expression “; and”.

Commercial ﬁsherman: paragraph (c) of this deﬁnition was inserted, as from 26 July 2001, by regulation 3 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Com­ mercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2001 (SR 2001/157).
Commercial ﬁsherman: this deﬁnition was replaced by the deﬁnition of the term Commercial ﬁsher, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 3(2) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264).

[Revoked] Conger eel[Revoked] Conger eel: this deﬁnition was revoked, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 3(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amend­ ment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264).
[Revoked] Conveyance means any vehicle, vessel, aircraft, hovercraft, animal, or other thing of whatever size which is capable of being used to carry or transport any ﬁsh or ﬁshing gear Cooks turban[Revoked] Cooks turban: this deﬁnition was revoked, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 3(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264).
[Revoked] Coromandel Scallop Fishery means the scallop ﬁsheries within Quota Management Area 1, enclosed by a line running due North from Town Point (at 37°44.60′S and 176°28.10′E) in the Bay of Plenty to latitude 36°02.60′S and 176°28.10′E, and thence due West to the northernmost point of Great Barrier Island (at 36°2.60′S and 175°24.10′E) and thence to Cape Rodney (at 36°16.80′S and 174°49.30′E) Coromandel Scallop Fishery: this deﬁnition was amended, as from 30 Septem­ ber 1993, by regulation 2(2) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Com­ 7 r 2 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 mercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 7 (SR 1993/279) by sub­ stituting the words “176°28.10′E, and thence due West … (at 36°16.80′S and 174°49.30′E)” for the words “thence due East to the northernmost point of Great Barrier Island and thence to Cape Rodney”.
Danish seine net means any net or part of a net (including any warp, rope, chain, material, or device used in conjunction with or attached to the net) that— (a) (b) (c) Has a buoyancy system on the top edge; and Is weighted on the bottom edge; and Is operated, without the use of any horizontal net open­ ing device, by surrounding any ﬁsh and being drawn over the bed of any waters, or through any waters, to one or more vessels: Danish seining means using a Danish seine net Dog cockle[Revoked] Dog cockle: this deﬁnition was revoked, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 3(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amend­ ment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264).
[Revoked] Drag net or beach seine net means any net or part of a net (including any warp, rope, chain, material, or device used in conjunction with, or attached to, the net) that— (a) (b) (c) Has a buoyancy system on the top edge; and Is weighted on the bottom edge; and Is operated by surrounding any ﬁsh and being drawn over the bed of any waters or through any waters to the shore: Dredge means a device towed on or over or capable of being towed on or over the seabed primarily for the collection of shellﬁsh; and includes a box dredge or ring dredge Dredge oyster[Revoked] Dredge Oyster: this deﬁnition was amended, as from 1 October 1994, by regulation 2 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 8 (SR 1994/181) by substituting the words “Tiostrea chilensis” for the words “Tiostrea lutaria”.
Dredge oyster: this deﬁnition was revoked, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 3(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264).
[Revoked] 8 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 r 2 drift net means a net that— (a) (b) (c) acts by enmeshing, entrapping, or entangling any ﬁsh or marine life; and acts by drifting in the water or on the surface of the water; and is not attached to— (i) (ii) (iii) a vessel; or any point of land; or the sea bed or river bed Durvillea[Revoked] Durvillea: this deﬁnition was revoked, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 3(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amend­ ment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264).
[Revoked] Ecklonia[Revoked] Ecklonia: this deﬁnition was revoked, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 3(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amend­ ment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264).
[Revoked] Finﬁsh includes the classes Osteichthyes (boney ﬁshes), Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous ﬁshes), and Agnatha (jawless ﬁshes) Flatﬁsh means brill, turbot, lemon sole, New Zealand sole, sand ﬂounder, yellowbelly ﬂounder, black ﬂounder, and green­ back ﬂounder Flatﬁsh: this deﬁnition was inserted, as from 13 October 1995, by regulation 2 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 11 (SR 1995/214).
Flying ﬁsh[Revoked] Flying ﬁsh: this deﬁnition was revoked, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 3(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amend­ ment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264).
[Revoked] Frostﬁsh means a ﬁsh of the species Lepidopus caudatus Garﬁsh means a ﬁsh of the species Euleptorhamphus viridis Giant boarﬁsh means a ﬁsh of the species Paristiopterus labiosus Giant boarﬁsh: this deﬁnition was inserted, as from 30 September 1993, by regulation 2(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 7 (SR 1993/279).
9 r 2 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 Gigartina[Revoked] Gigartina: this deﬁnition was revoked, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 3(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amend­ ment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264).
[Revoked] Gracilaria[Revoked] Gracilaria: this deﬁnition was revoked, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 3(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amend­ ment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264).

[Revoked] Grandfather hapuku[Revoked] Grandfather hapuku: this deﬁnition was revoked, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 3(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264).
[Revoked] Greenback ﬂounder means a ﬁsh of the species Rhombosolea tapirina Greenback ﬂounder: this deﬁnition was inserted, as from 13 October 1995, by regulation 2 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 11 (SR 1995/214).
Green­lipped mussel means a shellﬁsh of the species Perna canaliculus, but excludes green­lipped mussel spat Green­lipped mussel spat[Revoked] Green­lipped mussel spat: this deﬁnition was revoked, as from 1 October 2004, by regulation 3 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations 2004 (SR 2004/280).
[Revoked] Green wrasse means a ﬁsh of the species Notolabrus inscrip­ tus Green wrasse, Grey mullet, and Hapuku bass: these deﬁnitions were inserted, as from 30 September 1993, by regulation 2(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Ker­ madec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 7 (SR 1993/279).
Grey mullet means a ﬁsh of the species Mugil cephalus Green wrasse, Grey mullet, and Hapuku bass: these deﬁnitions were inserted, as from 30 September 1993, by regulation 2(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Ker­ madec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 7 (SR 1993/279).
Hagﬁsh means the ﬁsh Eptatretus cirrhatus (also commonly known as blind eel) 10 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 r 2 Hapuku bass means a ﬁsh of the species Polyprion oxy­ geneios or Polyprion moene Green wrasse, Grey mullet, and Hapuku bass: these deﬁnitions were inserted, as from 30 September 1993, by regulation 2(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Ker­ madec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 7 (SR 1993/279).
Harbour means those waters lying inside the seaward en­ trance to any harbour Horse mussel[Revoked] Horse mussel: this deﬁnition was revoked, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 3(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264).
[Revoked] Inner Hauraki Gulf means all those waters of the Inner Hauraki Gulf bounded by a line commencing at a point on the southern side of Whangaparaoa Peninsula (adjacent to Te Haruhi Bay) (at 36°37.31′S and 174°49.75′E); then by a straight line to the northernmost point of Rakino Island (at 36°42.63′S and 174°56.74′E); then by mean high­water mark to a point on the north­east side of Rakino Island (at 36°42.88′S and 174°57.26′E); then in a straight line to Hakaimango Point (Waiheke Island) (at 36°46.23′S and 175°00.82′E); then by mean high­water mark along the northern and eastern side of Waiheke Island to Kauri Point (at 36°46.0′S and 175°12.15′E); then by a straight line to the easternmost point of Pakatoa Island (at 36°47.95′S and 175°11.9′E); then by a straight line to a point on the eastern side of Rotoroa Island (at 36°48.9′S and 175°12.13′E); then by a straight line to the easternmost point on Ponui Island (at 36°50.15′S and 175°12.8′E); then by mean high­water mark to the southernmost point of Ponui Island (at 36°54.2′S and 175°11.65′E); then by a straight line to Haraki Point (Pakihi Island) (at 36°54.33′S and 175°10.1′E); then by mean high­water mark along the eastern side of Pakihi Island to the southernmost point (at 36°55.22′S and 175°09.35′E); then by a straight line to Koherurahi Point (at 36°55.75′S and 175°08.55′E); then following a line along the mean high­water 11 r 2 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 mark to the
 point of commencement on the southern side of the Whangaparaoa Peninsula (adjacent to Te Haruhi Bay) Inner Hauraki Gulf: this deﬁntion was inserted, as from 13 October 1995, by regulation 2 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 11 (SR 1995/214).
Inner Hauraki Gulf: this deﬁnition was substituted, as from 20 November 1997, by regulation 2 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 1997 (SR 1997/305).

Jack mackerel means the ﬁsh that has the scientiﬁc name Tra­ churus spp.
Kahawai means a ﬁsh of the species Arripis trutta Kelpﬁsh means a ﬁsh of the species Chironemus marmoratus (also known as hiwihiwi) Kelpﬁsh: this deﬁnition was inserted, as from 30 September 1993, by regula­ tion 2(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regu­ lations 1986, Amendment No 7 (SR 1993/279).
Kermadec Fishery Management Area means the ﬁshery management area described as the Kermadec Fishery Man­ agement Area in the Schedule to the notice declaring ﬁshery management areas that was published in the Gazette on the 5th day of February 1986 at page 412 Kina means the shellﬁsh that has the scientiﬁc name Evech­ inus chloroticus, also commonly known as the sea egg; and includes the purple urchin that has the scientiﬁc name Cen­ trostephenas rodgersii King clam[Revoked] King clam: this deﬁnition was revoked, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 3(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amend­ ment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264).
[Revoked] Kingﬁsh[Revoked] Kingﬁsh: this deﬁnition was revoked, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 3(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amend­ ment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264).

[Revoked] Koheru[Revoked] Koheru: this deﬁnition was revoked, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 3(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amend­ ment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264).
[Revoked] 12 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 r 2 Koi[Revoked] Koi: this deﬁnition was revoked, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 3(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amend­ ment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264).
[Revoked] Lampara net means any net that is operated from a vessel to encircle ﬁsh so that when the wings of the net are brought together ﬁsh are enclosed in the central bunt of the net; but does not include a net that has purse lines Lamprey[Revoked] Lamprey: this deﬁnition was revoked, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 3(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amend­ ment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264).
[Revoked] Leatherjacket[Revoked] Leatherjacket: this deﬁnition was revoked, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 3(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264).

[Revoked] Lemon sole means a ﬁsh of the species Pelotretis ﬂavilatus Lemon sole: this deﬁnition was inserted, as from 13 October 1995, by regulation 2 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 11 (SR 1995/214).
Lessonia[Revoked] Lessonia: this deﬁnition was revoked, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 3(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amend­ ment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264).

[Revoked] Limpet[Revoked] Limpet: this deﬁnition was revoked, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 3(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amend­ ment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264).
[Revoked] Long­ﬁnned boarﬁsh means a ﬁsh of the species Zanclistius elevatus these deﬁnitions were inserted, as Long­ﬁnned boarﬁsh, and Marbleﬁsh: from 30 September 1993, by regulation 2(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Ker­ madec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 7 (SR 1993/279).
13 r 2 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 Longﬁnned eel[Revoked] Longﬁnned eel: this deﬁnition was revoked, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 3(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264).
[Revoked] Longline means any line to which a hook or hooks (whether baited or not) are attached Macrocystis[Revoked] Macrocystis: this deﬁnition was revoked, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 3(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amend­ ment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264).
[Revoked] Marbleﬁsh means a ﬁsh of the species Aplodactylus arctidens Long­ﬁnned boarﬁsh, and Marbleﬁsh: these deﬁnitions were inserted, as from 30 September 1993, by regulation 2(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Ker­ madec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 7 (SR 1993/279).

Mud snail[Revoked] Mud snail: this deﬁnition was revoked, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 3(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amend­ ment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264).
[Revoked] Moray eel means a ﬁsh of the species family Muraenidae Net includes any net capable of being used to take ﬁsh; but does not include a whitebait net New Zealand sole (also known as common sole or Euro­ pean sole) means a ﬁsh of the species Peltrohamphus novaeze­ landiae New Zealand sole: this deﬁnition was inserted, as from 13 October 1995, by regulation 2 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 11 (SR 1995/214).
Notch­headed marbleﬁsh means a ﬁsh of the species Aplo­ dactylus etheridgii Notch­headed marbleﬁsh, Painted moki, Red mullet, Red pigﬁsh, Rock cod, Sandager’s wrasse: these deﬁnitions were inserted, as from 30 September 1993, by regulation 2(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fish­ ing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 7 (SR 1993/279).
Octopus means the shellﬁsh Octopus maorum Overall length means the length of a vessel measured by a straight middle line from the extreme forward end to the ex­ treme aft end of the hull of the vessel 14 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 r 2 Paciﬁc Oyster[Revoked] Paciﬁc Oyster: this deﬁnition was revoked, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 3(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264).
[Revoked] Paddle crab means the crab Ovalipes Catharus Painted moki means a ﬁsh of the species Cheliodactylus ephippium Notch­headed marbleﬁsh, Painted moki, Red mullet, Red pigﬁsh, Rock cod, Sandager’s wrasse: these deﬁnitions were inserted, as from 30 September 1993, by regulation 2(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fish­ ing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 7 (SR 1993/279).
Parore means a ﬁsh of the species Girrella tricuspidata Pilchard means a ﬁsh of the species Sardinops neopilchardus Pink maomao[Revoked] this deﬁnition was revoked, as from 1 October 2001, by Pink maomao: regulation 3(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264).
[Revoked] Piper means a ﬁsh of the species Hyporhamphus ihi Pipi means the shellﬁsh Paphies australis Porae[Revoked] Porae: this deﬁnition was revoked, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 3(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amend­ ment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264).
[Revoked] Porphyra[Revoked] Porphyra: this deﬁnition was revoked, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 3(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amend­ ment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264).

[Revoked] Prawn[Revoked] Prawn: this deﬁnition was revoked, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 3(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amend­ ment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264).
[Revoked] Pterocladia[Revoked] Pterocladia: this deﬁnition was revoked, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 3(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amend­ ment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264).
[Revoked] 15 r 2 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 Purse seine net means any net that is operated from a vessel to encircle ﬁsh and is drawn together at the bottom by means of purse lines to enclose the ﬁsh Ray’s bream[Revoked] Ray’s bream: this deﬁnition was revoked, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 3(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amend­ ment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264).
[Revoked] Red moki means a ﬁsh of the species Cheilodactylus speca­ bilis Red mullet means a ﬁsh of the species Upeneichthys lineatus (also known as goatﬁsh) Notch­headed marbleﬁsh, Painted moki, Red mullet, Red pigﬁsh, Rock cod, Sandager’s wrasse: these deﬁnitions were inserted, as from 30 September 1993, by regulation 2(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fish­ ing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 7 (SR 1993/279).
Red pigﬁsh means a ﬁsh of the species Bodianus vulpinus = uninaculatus Notch­headed marbleﬁsh, Painted moki, Red mullet, Red pigﬁsh, Rock cod, Sandager’s wrasse: these deﬁnitions were inserted, as from 30 September 1993, by regulation 2(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fish­ ing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 7 (SR 1993/279).
Red snapper[Revoked] Red snapper: this deﬁnition was revoked, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 3(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amend­ ment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264).
[Revoked] Ribaldo means a ﬁsh of the species Mora moro Rock cod[Revoked] Notch­headed marbleﬁsh, Painted moki, Red mullet, Red pigﬁsh, Rock cod, Sandager’s wrasse: these deﬁnitions were inserted, as from 30 September 1993, by regulation 2(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fish­ ing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 7 (SR 1993/279).
Rock cod: this deﬁnition was revoked, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 3(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amend­ ment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264).
[Revoked] Rock lobster means the ﬁsh that has the scientiﬁc name Ja­ sus edwardsii (commonly known as the spiny or red rock lob­ ster) or Jasus verreauxi (commonly known as the packhorse or green rock lobster) 16 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 r 2 the species Coris Rock lobster pot means any pot, whether baited or not, which is capable of catching or holding rock lobsters; and includes any other device capable of catching, holding, or storing rock lobsters Rock oyster[Revoked] Rock oyster: this deﬁnition was revoked, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 3(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amend­ ment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264).
[Revoked] Rubyﬁsh means a ﬁsh of the species Plagiogeneion rubigi­ nosus Sandager’s wrasse means a ﬁsh of sandageri Notch­headed marbleﬁsh, Painted moki, Red mullet, Red pigﬁsh, Rock cod, Sandager’s wrasse: these deﬁnitions were inserted, as from 30 September 1993, by regulation 2(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fish­ ing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 7 (SR 1993/279).
Sand ﬂounder (also known as dab ﬂounder, white ﬂounder, diamond ﬂounder, or square ﬂounder) means a ﬁsh of the species Rhombosolea plebeia Sand ﬂounder: this deﬁnition was inserted, as from 13 October 1995, by regu­ lation 2 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regu­ lations 1986, Amendment No 11 (SR 1995/214).
Saury means a ﬁsh of the species Scomberesox saurus Scallop means the shellﬁsh Pectin novaezealandiae Scampi[Revoked] Scampi: this deﬁnition was revoked, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 3(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amend­ ment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264).
[Revoked] Scarlet wrasse means a ﬁsh of the species Pseudolabrus miles Scarlet wrasse, and School shark: these deﬁnitions were inserted, as from 30 September 1993, by regulation 2(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 7 (SR 1993/279).
School shark means a ﬁsh of the species Galeorhinus aus­ tralis Scarlet wrasse, and School shark: these deﬁnitions were inserted, as from 30 September 1993, by regulation 2(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 7 (SR 1993/279).
17 r 2 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 Sea cucumber[Revoked] Sea cucumber: this deﬁnition was revoked, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 3(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264).
[Revoked] Sea hare[Revoked] Sea hare: this deﬁnition was revoked, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 3(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amend­ ment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264).

[Revoked] Sea horse[Revoked] Sea horse: this deﬁnition was revoked, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 3(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amend­ ment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264).
[Revoked] Sea tulip[Revoked] Sea tulip: this deﬁnition was revoked, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 3(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amend­ ment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264).
[Revoked] Set net includes a gill net or any other sort of net which acts by enmeshing, entrapping, or entangling any ﬁsh; but does not include a fyke net or a hinaki trap Set net: this deﬁnition was amended by regulation 2(3) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 7 (SR 1993/279) by omitting the words “drift net, trammel net,”.
Set net: this deﬁnition was substituted, as from 30 November 1995, by regula­ tion 2(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regu­ lations 1986, Amendment No 12 (SR 1995/230).

Shortﬁnned eel[Revoked] Shortﬁnned eel: this deﬁnition was revoked, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 3(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264).
[Revoked] Silver dory means a ﬁsh of the species Cyttus novaezelandiae Silver drummer means a ﬁsh of the species Kyphosus syd­ neyanus Skate and ray[Revoked] Skate and ray: this deﬁnition was revoked, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 3(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264).
[Revoked] 18 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 r 2 Skipjack tuna[Revoked] Skipjack tuna: this deﬁnition was revoked, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 3(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264).
[Revoked] Slender tuna[Revoked] Slender tuna: this deﬁnition was revoked, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 3(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amend­ ment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264).

[Revoked] Southern blueﬁn tuna[Revoked] Southern blueﬁn tuna: this deﬁnition was revoked, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 3(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264).
[Revoked] Southern blue whiting means a ﬁsh of the species Microme­ sistius australis Spiny dogﬁsh[Revoked] Spiny dogﬁsh: this deﬁnition was revoked, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 3(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264).
[Revoked] Splendid perch means a ﬁsh of the species Callanthias aus­ tralis Splendid perch, and Toadstool groper: these deﬁnitions were inserted, as from 30 September 1993, by regulation 2(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Ker­ madec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 7 (SR 1993/279).

Sponge[Revoked] Sponge: this deﬁnition was revoked, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 3(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amend­ ment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264).
[Revoked] Spotted black groper means the ﬁsh that has the scientiﬁc name Epinephalus daemelii Spotted stargazer means a ﬁsh of the species Genyagnus monopterygius Squid means— (a) The shellﬁsh, commonly known as arrow squid, that has the scientiﬁc name Nototodarus sp; and 19 r 2 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 (b) The shellﬁsh, commonly known as broad squid, that has the scientiﬁc name Sepioteuthis bilineata: Stalling means the process whereby a net is set in such a manner that any ﬁsh enclosed or entangled by the net is left stranded by the falling tide or is enclosed or entangled in such a manner that at any stage of the tide there is an insufﬁcient depth of water at either end of the net to enable the ﬁsh to pass from the waters above the net to the waters below the net Surf clam[Revoked] Surf clam: this deﬁnition was revoked, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 3(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amend­ ment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264).
[Revoked] Toadstool groper means a ﬁsh of the species Trachypoma macracanthus these deﬁnitions were inserted, as Splendid perch, and Toadstool groper: from 30 September 1993, by regulation 2(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Ker­ madec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 7 (SR 1993/279).
Trawl net means any net or part of a net (including any warp, rope, chain, material, or device used in conjunction with or attached to the net) that— (a) (b) (c) Has a buoyancy system on the top edge; and Is weighted on the bottom edge; and Is operated by being drawn over the bed of any waters or through any waters by one or more vessels underway— but does not include a Danish seine net Tuna means a ﬁsh of the family Scombridae Tuatua means the shellﬁsh Paphies subtriangulata Turbot means a ﬁsh of the species Colistium nudipinnis Turbot, and Yellowbelly ﬂounder: these deﬁnitions were inserted, as from 13 October 1995, by regulation 2 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Com­ mercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 11 (SR 1995/214).
Ulva[Revoked] this deﬁnition was revoked, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation Ulva: 3(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amend­ ment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264).
[Revoked] 20 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 r 2 Undaria[Revoked] Undaria: this deﬁnition was revoked, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 3(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amend­ ment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264).
[Revoked] Whelk[Revoked] Whelk: this deﬁnition was revoked, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 3(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amend­ ment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264).
[Revoked] White warehou means a ﬁsh of the species Seriolella caerulea Whitebait net means any net, contrivance, instrument, or de­ vice used or capable of being used to take the ﬁsh commonly known as whitebait Wrasse means a ﬁsh of the family Labridae Yellowbelly ﬂounder means a ﬁsh of the species Rhom­ bosolea leporina Turbot, and Yellowbelly ﬂounder: these deﬁnitions were inserted, as from 13 October 1995, by regulation 2 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Com­ mercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 11 (SR 1995/214).
Yellow­eyed mullet means a ﬁsh of the species Aldrichetta forsteri Yellowﬁn tuna[Revoked] this deﬁnition was revoked, as from 1 October 2001, by Yellowﬁn tuna: regulation 3(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264).

[Revoked] Zostera[Revoked] Zostera: this deﬁnition was revoked, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 3(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amend­ ment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264).
[Revoked] In these regulations, a reference to a named quota manage­ ment area is a reference to the area of that name as deﬁned in Schedule 2 to the Fisheries (Quota Management Areas, Total Allowable Catches, and Catch Histories) Notice 1986.

Regulation 2 was substituted, as from 1 November 1989, by regulation 2 Fish­ eries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 3 (SR 1989/291).
It was further substituted, as from 26 Sep­ tember 1991, by regulation 2 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Com­ mercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 5 (SR 1991/161).

21 (2) r 2A Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 Regulation 2(1) drift net: inserted, on 1 October 2008, by regulation 4 of the Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2008 (SR 2008/267).
2A Trawling by vessels over 46 m long prohibited in certain waters No commercial ﬁsher shall use any New Zealand ﬁshing ves­ sel over 46 m in overall length for trawling at any time— (a) (b) (c) In those waters of the Auckland Fishery Management Area lying east of a line commencing at North Cape at a point 34°24′S and 173°02.5′E; then proceeding due North to a point on the outer limits of the exclusive economic zone at 30°52.5′S and 173°02.5′E: In those waters enclosed by a line commencing at a point 36°24.1′S and 173°47.40′E; then proceeding di­ rectly in a westerly direction to a point 36°24.1′S and 173°37.15′E; then proceeding in a southerly direction along a line every point of which is 8 nautical miles seawards of the outer limits of the territorial sea to the boundary of the Auckland Fishery Management Area; then proceeding in a generally easterly direction to the boundary of the territorial sea; then proceeding in a northeasterly direction along the outer limits of the ter­ ritorial sea to the point of commencement: In those waters enclosed by a line commencing at a point 35°20′S and 172°52.8′E; then proceeding directly in a northwesterly direction to a point 34°21.4′S and 171°53.8′E; then proceeding in a southeasterly direc­ tion along the outer limits of the territorial sea to a point 34°16.2′S and 172°21.7′E; then proceeding di­ rectly in a southeasterly direction to a point 34°19.4′S and 172°28′E; then proceeding in a southwesterly di­ rection along the outer limits of the territorial sea to the
 point of commencement.
Regulation 2A was inserted by regulation 3 Fisheries (Auckland and Ker­ madec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 1 (SR 1986/251).

Regulation 2A(a) was amended, as from 26 September 1991, by regulation 3(a) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regula­ tions 1986, Amendment No 5 (SR 1991/161) by inserting the words “at a point 34°24′S and 173°02.5′E”.
22 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 r 2B Regulation 2A(b) was amended, as from 26 September 1991, by regulation 3(b) and (c) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regu­ lations 1986, Amendment No 5 (SR 1991/161) by substituting the expression “173°47.40′E” for the expression “173°48′E” and by substituting the expres­ sion “173°37.15′E” for the expression “173°3.9′E”.
Regulation 2A was amended, as from 5 November 1998, by regulation 2 Fish­ eries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regu­ lations 1998 (SR 1998/297) by substituting the expression “46 m” for the ex­ pression “43 m”.

Regulation 2A was further amended, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 4 Fisheries (Auckland And Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264) by substituting the words “commercial ﬁsher” for the words “commercial ﬁsherman”.
Trawling prohibited in certain seamount areas 2B (1) No person may use a trawl net for ﬁshing in any closed (2) seamount area.
In this regulation, closed seamount area means all waters within the following areas: (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) the latitudes 31°50′S and 32°08′S; and the longitudes 174°05′E and 174°30′E: the area located in ﬁsheries management area 1 that is bounded by— (i) (ii) the area located in ﬁsheries management area 1 that is bounded by— the latitudes 33° 55’S and 34° 20’S; and (i) (i) the longitudes 173° 50’E and 174° 15’E: the area located in ﬁsheries management area 9 that is bounded by— the latitudes 31° 35’S and 32° 00’S; and (i) (ii) the longitudes 170° 45’E and 171° 10’E: the area located in ﬁsheries management area 9 that is bounded by— the latitudes 37° 20’S and 37° 45’S; and (i) (ii) the longitudes 171° 50’E and 172° 35’E: the area located in ﬁsheries management area 9 that is bounded by— (i) (ii) the area located in ﬁsheries management area 9 that is bounded by— (i) the latitudes 36°52′S and 37°02′S; and the longitudes 170°33′E and 170°46′E: the latitudes 34° 44’S and 34° 54’S; and 23 r 3 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 (ii) the longitudes 169° 12’E and 169° 30’E.
Regulation 2B was inserted, as from 10 May 2001, by regulation 3 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations 2001 (SR 2001/65).

Regulation 2B(2)(a): substituted, on 15 November 2007, by regulation 4(1) of the Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amend­ ment Regulations 2007 (SR 2007/311).
Regulation 2B(2)(e): substituted, on 15 November 2007, by regulation 4(2) of the Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amend­ ment Regulations 2007 (SR 2007/311).
Danish seining prohibited within 1 mile of west Auckland coast No commercial ﬁsher shall use any Danish seine net within 1 nautical mile to the seaward of a baseline commencing at Scott Point (at 34°31.35′S and 172°42.2′E); then by the mean high­water mark to the north head of Herekino Harbour (at 35°17.7′S and 173°09.9′E); then by a straight line to the south head of Herekino Harbour (at 35°17.95′S and 173°09.5′E); then by the mean high­water mark to the north head of Whangape Harbour at (35°22.5′S and 173°13.1′E); then by a straight line to the south head of Whangape Harbour (at 35°22.75′S and 173°13.25′E); then by the mean high­water mark to the north head of Hokianga Harbour (at 35°31.5′S and 173°21.45′E); then by a straight line to the south head of Hokianga Harbour (at 35°32.2′S and 173°22.3′E); then by the mean high­water mark to the southernmost extremity of the north head of Kaipara Harbour (at 36°24.2′S and 174°03′E); then by a straight line to Pukitu on the south head of Kaipara Harbour (at 36°30′S and 174°12.65′E); then by the mean high­water mark to a point on the easternmost extremity of Paratutai Island (at 37°02.92′S and 174°30.50′E); then by a straight line to the signal staff on the south head of Manukau Harbour (at 37°03.17′S and 174°32.65′E); then by the mean high­water mark to a point north of the Waikato River Mouth (at 37°21.45′S and 174°41.51′E); then by a straight line to the south head of the Waikato River Mouth (at 37°21.85′S and 174°41.70′E); then by the mean high­water mark to
 Rangitoto Point (at 37°48.08′S and 174°50.56′E); then by a straight line to the south head of Raglan Harbour (at 37°48.33′S and 174°50.74′E); then by the mean high­water mark to Potahi 3 24 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 r 4 Point (at 38°00.50′S and 174°47.70′E); then by a straight line to Kahua Point (at 38°02.10′S and 174°47.00′E); then by the mean high­water mark to Tauratahi Point (at 38°05.10′S and 174°46.60′E); then by a straight line to Urawitiki Point (at 38°05.37′S and 174°46.22′E); then by the mean high­water mark to Tirua Point (at 38°23.40′S and 174°38.00′E).
Regulation 3 heading: amended, on 1 October 2008, by regulation 5(1) of the Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2008 (SR 2008/267).

Regulation 3: amended, on 1 October 2008, by regulation 5(2) of the Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2008 (SR 2008/267).
Regulation 3 was amended by regulation 3 Fisheries (Auckland and Ker­ madec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 7 (SR 1993/279) by substituting the words “then by the mean high­water mark to a point on the easternmost extremity of Paratutai Island … to Tirua Point (at 38°23.40′S and 174°38.00′E)” for the words “then by the mean high­water mark to Tirikohua Point (at 36°51.25′S and 174°26.15′E)”.
Regulation 3 was further amended, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 4 Fisheries (Auckland And Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264) by substituting the words “commercial ﬁsher” for the words “commercial ﬁsherman”.
4 Trawling and Danish seining prohibited in deﬁned areas No commercial ﬁsher shall use for taking ﬁsh a trawl net or a Danish seine net within the following waters: (a) Parengarenga Harbour: The waters of Parengarenga Harbour lying inside a straight line drawn from the northeasternmost extremity of the Kokota Peninsula (at 34°32′S and 172°59.4′E) in a northeasterly direction to the easternmost extremity of Ohao Point (otherwise known as Coal Point) (at 34°30.64′S and 173°00.4′E): Rangaunu Bay: The waters of Rangaunu Bay lying in­ side a straight line drawn from the easternmost extrem­ ity of Grenville Point (at 34°46.13′S and 173°09.3′E) to the northernmost end of the northern island of the Mu­ toroa Islands (at 34°46.1′S and 173°20.72′E); then to the northernmost extremity of Cape Karikari (at 34°46.95′S and 173°23.79′E): Doubtless Bay: The waters of Doubtless Bay lying line drawn from the easternmost inside a straight (at 34°51.05′S and extremity of Knuckle Point (b) (c) 25 r 4 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 173°28.2′E) to the northernmost extremity of Flat Head (otherwise known as Bergan Point) (at 34°54.9′S and 173°33.45′E): (d) Whangaroa Harbour: The waters of Whangaroa Harbour and Whangaroa Bay lying inside a straight line commencing at Karaui Point (at 34°57.3′S and 173°42.3′E) and extending to the northwestern­ most point of Stephenson Island (at 34°57.4′S and 173°46.15′E); then along the mean high­water mark of the southern
 shore of Stephenson Island in a gener­ ally south­easterly direction to the easternmost point of Stephenson Island (at 34°58.1′S and 173°47.28′E); then in a straight line to Frenchman Rock (at 34°59.45′S and 173°49.1′E); then in a straight line due south to the point of intersection with the shore at the north­ eastern entrance of Whangaihe Bay (at 34°59.7′S and 173°49.1′ E): Bay of Islands: The waters of the Bay of Islands lying inside a line commencing at the easternmost point of Cape Wiwiki (at 35°09.42′S
 and 174°07.7′E); then in a straight line to the northern extremity of Red Head (at 35°11.9′S and 174°12.44′E); then in a straight line in a north­easterly direction to the northern extremity of Cape Brett (at 35°10.46′S and 174°20.05′E): (e) (f) Whangaruru Harbour: The waters of Whangaruru Harbour lying inside a line commencing at the west­ ernmost extremity of Cape Home (at 35°22.6′S and 174°22.53′E) on the northern side of the entrance of the harbour; then in a straight line in a south­westerly direction to the easternmost extremity of Henry Island then through the (at 35°23.08′S and 174°22.37′E); easternmost extremity of Nops Island (at 35°24.4′S and 174°21.8′E), then in a straight line to the shore on the southern side of the harbour (at 35°24.4′S and 174°21.3′E): Tutukaka Harbour: The waters of Tutukaka Harbour lying inside a straight line drawn from the southern ex­ tremity of Tutukaka Head (at 35°36.9′S and 174°32.4′E) in a south­westerly direction through the Rocky Islets (g) 26 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 r 4 to the headland on the southern side of the entrance (at 35°37.2′S and 174°32.4′E) to the harbour: (i) (j) (h) Whangarei­Bream Bay: The waters of the sea lying inside a straight line drawn from the southernmost ex­ tremity of Busby Head (at 35°51.8′S and 174°31.9′E) to the shore on the southern end of Bream Bay (at 36°02.9′S and 174°33.3′E): North Rodney: The waters of
 the sea lying within 1 nautical mile from the mean high­water mark of the shore that extends from Sentinel Rock (at 36°5.1′S and 174°36.2′E) to the easternmost extremity of Cape Rod­ ney (at 36°16.8′S and 174°49.3′E)— at any time between the 1st day of October in any year and the 1st day of April in the following year (both days inclusive): Hauraki Gulf (including the Firth of Thames): Area 007 of the Auckland Fisheries Area, and that part of area 006 of the Auckland Fisheries Area inside a straight line
 drawn from the easternmost point of Tawharanui Penin­ sula (at 36°22.2′S and 175°52.05′E); then by a straight line to Slater Point on Kawau Island (at 36°24.6′S and 174°52.2′E); then by the mean high­water mark around the eastern side of Kawau Island to Kawau Point (at 36°27.1′S and 174°52.6′E); then by a straight line to the western extremity of Motukahaua Island (at 36°39.57′S and 175°22.2′E); then by a straight line to an unnamed point on the western shore of the Coromandel Peninsula at (36°31.6′S and 175°19.7′E)— except that this prohibition shall not apply to the use of a Danish seine net drawn or hauled by not more than one vessel in all that part of area 006 of the Auckland Fisheries Area lying westward of a straight line drawn from the western extremity of Motukahaua Island (at 36°39.57′S and 175°22.2′E) to an unnamed point on the western shore of the Coromandel Peninsula at (36°31.6′S and 175°19.65′E): Areas 005 and 006 of the Auckland Fisheries Area, where the vessel is of 20m or more overall length: (k) 27 r 4 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 (l) (m) (n) Port Abercrombie and Port Fitzroy: The waters of and adjacent to Port Abercrombie and Port Fitzroy in Great Barrier Island lying inside a line drawn from Wellington Head (at 36°09.78′S and 175°16.91′E) to the northwesternmost point of Okokewa Island (at 36°08.6′S and 175°18.41′E)(Green Isle); then by a straight line to the
 nearest point of the mainland of Great Barrier Island (at 36°08.5′S and 175°18.53′E); and lying inside a line drawn from the northeastern­ most point of Motukaku Island (at 36°09.91′S and 175°17.61′E) to the northwesternmost point of Nelson then from the Island (at 36°10′S and 175°17.8′E); southeasternmost point of Nelson Island (at 36°10.11′S and 175°18.07′E) to the northwesternmost point of Kaikoura Island (at 36°10.14′S and 175°18.18′E); and lying inside a straight line drawn across Man­O­War Passage at its
 narrowest point (from 36°11.35′S and 175°19.51′E to 36°11.42′S and 175°19.51′E): Tryphena Harbour: The waters of Tryphena Harbour on Great Barrier Island lying inside a straight line drawn from Tryphena Point (at 36°19.23′S and 175°28.75′E) and passing through Bird Islet (at 36°18.8′S and 175°28.25′E) to the nearest point of the mainland of Great Barrier Island: Kennedy Bay, Whangapoua Harbour, Opito Bay, and adjacent waters: The waters of Kennedy Bay, Whangapoua Harbour, Opito Bay, and the part of the sea adjacent thereto lying inside straight lines drawn from Te Anaputa Point (at 36°32.7′S and 175°32′E) generally in a south­easterly direction to Tokarahu Point (at 36°41.61′S and 175°47.51′E), then gener­ ally in a south­easterly direction to Opito Point (at 36°43.1′S and 175°49.1′E): (o) Mercury Bay: The waters of Mercury Bay lying in­ side a line commencing at the easternmost headland of Humbug Bay (at 36°44.5′S and 175°49.63′E); then by a straight line to the easternmost extremity of Te Tui Island (otherwise known as Mahurangi Island) (at 36°49.73′S and 175°49.47′E); then by the mean high­ 28 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 r 4 water mark to the southernmost extremity of Te Tui Is­ land (at 36°50.15′S and 175°49′E); then to the eastern­ most extremity of Herehere­Taura Point (at 36°50.6′S and 175°49.17′E); as shown on Chart NZ:5318: (p) Whangamata Harbour and Whangamata River, Bay of
 Plenty: The waters of Whangamata Harbour and the Whangamata River and the part of the adjacent sea lying within a radius of 3 nautical miles from the southern­ most extremity of the northern head at the mouth of the Whangamata Harbour (at 37°12.3′S and 175°53′E): (q) Homunga Bay to Cape Runaway: the waters lying within the area deﬁned by a line beginning at the mean high­water mark at the northernmost extremity of Homunga Bay (at 37° 21.52’S and 175° 56.5’E); then proceeding along a straight line in an easterly
 direction to a position 2 nautical miles from the point of commencement; then following a line every point of which is 2 nautical miles from the mean high­water mark of the shoreline extending generally south­east­ ward to a point 2 nautical miles to the north of Cape Runaway; then proceeding in a straight line southwards to the mean high­water mark at Cape Runaway (at 37° 32.3’S and 177° 59’E); and then proceeding along the mean high water mark to the point of commencement at Homunga Bay: (r) Kawhia Harbour: The waters of Kawhia Harbour and the adjacent sea lying within a radius of 2 nautical miles from Urawitiki Point (at 38°05.37′S and 174°46.22′E): Aotea Harbour: The waters of Aotea Harbour and the adjacent sea lying within a radius of 2 nautical miles from Potahi Point (at 38°00.50′S and 174°47.70′E): Raglan Harbour: The waters of Raglan Harbour and the adjacent sea lying within a radius of 2 nautical miles from Rangitoto Point (at 37°48.10′S and 174°50.57′E): (v) Manukau Harbour: The waters of Manukau Harbour and the adjacent sea lying within a radius of 2 nau­ tical miles from the Ninepin Rock (at 37°03.14′S and 174°30.19′E): (u) (s) (t) 29 r 4 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 (w) Kaipara Harbour: The waters of the Kaipara Harbour and the adjacent sea lying within a radius of 2 nautical miles of a baseline commencing at the southwestern­ most extremity of the north head of the
 Kaipara Har­ bour (at 36°24′S and 174°2.60′E), then in a generally south­eastern direction by a straight line to the western­ most extremity of the south head of the Kaipara Harbour (at 36°28.80′S and 174°9.40′E): (x) Herekino Harbour: The waters of Herekino Harbour lying inside a straight line drawn from the north head of the harbour (at 35°17.7′S and 173°09.9′E) to the south head of the harbour (at 35°17.95′S and 173°09.5′E): (y) Whangape Harbour: The waters of Whangape Harbour lying inside a straight line
 drawn from the north head of the harbour (at 35°22.5′S and 173°13.1′E) to the south head of the harbour (at 35°22.75′S and 173°13.25′E): Hokianga Harbour: The waters of Hokianga Harbour and the adjacent sea lying within a radius of 2 nautical miles from the south head of the Hokianga Harbour (at 35°32.12′S and 173°22.02′E): (z) (za) Waikato River Mouth: The waters within 2 nautical miles to the seaward of a baseline commencing at Maioro Gap (at 37°20.20′S and 174°40.70′E); then by the mean high­water mark to a point north of the Waikato River Mouth (at 37°21.40′S and 174°41.50′E); then by a straight line to the south head of the Waikato River Mouth (at 37°22.00′S and 174°41.90′E); then by the mean high­water mark to a point south of the Waikato River Mouth (at 37°24.30′S and 174°42.00′E).
(zb) Tairua/Pauanui: The waters inside an area deﬁned by a line beginning at the mean high­water mark at the northernmost point of Storm Beach (at 37°02.77′S and 175°53.23′E); then in a straight line in a generally east­ erly direction to a position at the southernmost point of Home Bay (at 37°03.11′S and 175°56.05′E); then by a straight line in a generally northerly direction to Big King Rock (at 36°59.92′S and 175°55.34′E); then by a straight line in a generally north­westerly direction to the mean high­water mark at the northern end of Te 30 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 r 4 Karo Bay (at 36°57.70′S and 175°50.75′E); then follow­ ing the mean high­water mark in a southerly direction to the southernmost point of land near Te Huruhuru Point (at 37°00.40′S and 175°52.10′E); then continuing to fol­ low the mean high­water mark within the waters of the harbour itself until this reaches the northernmost point of land of the southern harbour headland (at 37°00.45′S and 175°51.70′E); then following the mean high­water mark in a generally southerly direction to the point of commencement.
(zc) Cape Runaway: The waters within the area deﬁned by a line beginning at the mean high­water mark at Cape Runaway (at approximately 37°32.3′S and 177°59′E); then proceeding in a straight line in a northerly direc­ tion to a position 2 nautical miles from the point of com­ mencement at approximately 37°30.3′S and 177°59′E); then in a generally westerly direction by a line every point of which is 2 nautical miles from the mean high­ water mark of Cape Runaway to a point at 37°31.2′S and 177°56.8′E; then in a straight line in a southerly di­ rection to the mean high­water mark of a position (at 37°37.2′S and 177°56.8′E) adjacent to, or on, a stream tributary on Oruiti Beach; and then proceeding along the line of the mean high­water mark in a generally east­ erly and northerly direction to the point of commence­ ment at Cape Runaway.
(zd) Spirits Bay ­ Tom Bowling Bay: The waters within the area deﬁned by a line commencing at the point at 34°22.0′S and 172°40.0′E; then proceeding by a straight line in a northerly direction to the point at 34°18.5′S and 172°40.0′E; then proceeding by a straight line in an easterly direction to the point at intersection with the 100­metre depth contour line (as shown on Chart NZ41) at 34°18.5′S and 172°53.1′E; then proceeding in a generally south­easterly direction along the 100­metre depth contour line (as shown on Chart NZ41) to the point at 34°22.3′S and 173°2.7′E; then proceeding by a straight line in a southerly direction to the point at intersection with the 50­metre depth contour line (as 31 r 4A Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 shown on Chart NZ41) at 34°23.6′S and 173°2.7′E; then proceeding in a generally westerly direction along the 50­metre depth contour line (as shown on Chart NZ41) to the point at 34°23.0′S and 172°53.6′E; then proceeding by a straight line in a northerly direction to the point at 34°22.7′S and 172°53.6′E; then proceeding by a straight line in a westerly direction to the point at 34°22.7′S and 172°45.3′E; then proceeding by a straight line in a northerly direction to the point at 34°22.0′S and 172°45.3′E; then proceeding by a straight line in a westerly direction to the point of commencement.
Paragraph (q) was substituted, and paragraph (r) was revoked, as from 10 May 2001, by regulation 4 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations 2001 (SR 2001/65).

Paragraphs (s) to (w) and (z) were substituted, and paragraph (za) was inserted by regulation 4 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 7 (SR 1993/279).
Paragraph (zb) was inserted, as from 1 October 1994, by regulation 3 Fish­ eries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 8 (SR 1994/181), and was substituted, as from 30 November 1995, by regulation 3(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 12 (SR 1995/230).
Paragraph (zc) was inserted, as from 23 October 1996, by regulation 2 Fish­ eries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 13 (SR 1996/279).

Paragraph (zd) was inserted, as from 11 November 1999, by regulation 2 Fish­ eries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regu­ lations (No 3) 1999 (SR 1999/343).
Regulation 4 was amended, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 4 Fisheries (Auckland And Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regula­ tions (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264) by substituting the words “commercial ﬁsher” for the words “commercial ﬁsherman”.

4A Taking of tuatua prohibited in certain areas (1) No commercial ﬁsher may take any tuatua or be in possession of any tuatua taken from any waters in any of quota manage­ ment areas TUA1A, TUA1B, and TUA9, except as provided in subclause (3).
(2) (3) 32 It shall be lawful for a commercial ﬁsher to take tuatua by dredging (and to possess tuatua so taken) in the area within quota management area 9 being that area at the seaward en­ trance to the Kaipara Harbour bounded by a straight line be­ Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 r 4B tween Poutu Point (at 36°22.00′S and 174°10.80′E) and South Head (at 36°26.00′S and 174°14.10′E) then in a straight line to the westernmost head of the Waionui Inlet (at 36°26.20′S and 174°12.50′E) then by mean high water mark to the western­ most extremity of the south head of the harbour (at 36°28.80′S and 174°09.40′E) then by a straight line to the southernmost extremity of the north head of the harbour (at 36°24.20′S and 174°03.00′E) then by mean high water mark back to Poutu Point.
Regulations 4A to 4E were inserted by regulation 3 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 3 (SR 1989/291).

Subclause (1) was amended, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 4 Fisheries (Auckland And Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regula­ tions (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264) by substituting the words “commercial ﬁsher” for the words “commercial ﬁsherman”.
Subclause (1) was substituted, as from 5 January 2006, by regulation 3(1) Fish­ eries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regu­ lations (No 2) 2005 (SR 2005/313).

Subclause (2)(b) was substituted by regulation 4 Fisheries (Auckland and Ker­ madec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 5 (SR 1991/161).
Subclause (2) was amended, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 4 Fisheries (Auckland And Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regula­ tions (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264) by substituting the words “commercial ﬁsher” for the words “commercial ﬁsherman”.

Subclause (2) was revoked, as from 5 January 2006, by regulation 3(2) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2005 (SR 2005/313).
Subclause (3) was amended, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 4 Fisheries (Auckland And Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regula­ tions (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264) by substituting the words “commercial ﬁsher” for the words “commercial ﬁsherman”.
Subclause (3) was amended, as from 5 January 2006, by regulation 3(3) Fish­ eries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regu­ lations (No 2) 2005 (SR 2005/313) by inserting the words “(and to possess tuatua so taken)” after the words “tuatua by dredging”.

4B Taking of green­lipped mussels prohibited in certain areas [Revoked] Regulations 4A to 4E were inserted by regulation 3 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 3 (SR 1989/291).
Subclauses (1) and (2) was amended by regulation 5(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 33 r 4C Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 5 (SR 1991/161) by substituting the words “green lipped mussels” for the words “green mussels”, and by amending subclause (2)(d) by substituting the word “Manukau” for the word “Manakau”.
Subclause (3) was substituted by regulation 5(2) Fisheries (Auckland and Ker­ madec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 5 (SR 1991/161).

Regulation 4B was amended, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 4 Fisheries (Auckland And Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regula­ tions (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264) by substituting the words “commercial ﬁsher” for the words “commercial ﬁsherman” wherever they occur.
Regulation 4B was revoked, as from 1 October 2004, by regulation 4 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations 2004 (SR 2004/280).

4C Taking of cockle prohibited in certain areas (1) No commercial ﬁsher may take any cockle or be in possession of any cockle taken from any waters in any of quota manage­ ment areas COC1A, COC1B, COC1C, and COC9, except as provided in subclause (2).
(2) A commercial ﬁsher may take cockle by means of hand­gath­ ering (and may possess cockle so taken) in the following waters: (a) the area known as Snake Bank lying within Whangarei Harbour, being the area enclosed by a straight line commencing at One Tree Point (at 35°49.15′S and 174°27.28′E) to Reserve Point (at 35°47.69′S and 174°27.65′E) then along a straight line to Darch Point (at 35°49.17′S and 174°29.60′E) then along the mean high water mark to Lort Point (at 35°49.87′S and 174°30.15′E) then along a straight line to the point of commencement at One Tree Point: the waters of Ohiwa Harbour lying inside a straight line drawn between the western entrance of the harbour (at 37°59.40′S and 177°09.00′E) and the eastern area of the harbour (at 37°59.40′S and 177°09.50′E).
(b) Regulations 4A to 4E were inserted by regulation 3 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 3 (SR 1989/291).

Regulation 4C was amended, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 4 Fisheries (Auckland And Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regula­ tions (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264) by substituting the words “commercial ﬁsher” for the words “commercial ﬁsherman”.
34 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 r 4E Regulations 4C and 4D were substituted, as from 5 January 2006, by regulation 4 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2005 (SR 2005/313).

Regulation 4C(2)(a): substituted, on 1 April 2008, by regulation 4 of the Fish­ eries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regu­ lations 2008 (SR 2008/25).
4D Taking of pipi prohibited in certain areas (1) No commercial ﬁsher may take any pipi or be in possession of any pipi taken from any waters in any of quota management areas PPI1A, PPI1B, PPI1C, and PPI9, except as provided in subclause (2).
(2) A commercial ﬁsher may take pipi by means of hand­gathering (and may possess pipi so taken) in the following waters: the waters of quota management area PPI1A: (a) the waters of Ohiwa Harbour lying inside a straight line (b) drawn between the western entrance of the harbour (at 37°59.40′S and 177°09.00′E) and the eastern area of the harbour (at 37°59.40′S and 177°09.50′E).
Regulations 4A to 4E were inserted by regulation 3 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 3 (SR 1989/291).

Regulation 4D was amended, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 4 Fisheries (Auckland And Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regula­ tions (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264) by substituting the words “commercial ﬁsher” for the words “commercial ﬁsherman”.
Regulations 4C and 4D were substituted, as from 5 January 2006, by regulation 4 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2005 (SR 2005/313).

4E Taking of kina prohibited in certain areas No commercial ﬁsher shall take any kina or be in possession of any kina taken from those waters inside quota manage­ ment area 1 between Pokahinu Point, Omaio (at 37°49.30′S and 177°36.00′E) and Cape Runaway (at 37°32.00′S and 177°59.40′E).
Regulations 4A to 4E were inserted by regulation 3 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 3 (SR 1989/291).

Regulation 4E was amended by regulation 6 Fisheries (Auckland and Ker­ madec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 5 (SR 1991/161) by substituting the expression “(at 37°32.00′S and 177°59.40′E)” for the expression “(at 37°32.20′S and 177°59.00′E)”.
35 r 4F Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 Regulation 4E was amended, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 4 Fisheries (Auckland And Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regula­ tions (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264) by substituting the words “commercial ﬁsher” for the words “commercial ﬁsherman”.
4F (1) (2) (3) Seasonal closure of Inner Hauraki Gulf Subject to subclauses (2) and (3) of this regulation, no com­ mercial ﬁsher shall— (a) At any time during the period beginning with the 1st day of October in any year and ending with the close of the 31st day of March in the following year, take by any method any ﬁnﬁsh from the Inner Hauraki Gulf; or Possess any ﬁnﬁsh taken in contravention of subclause (1) of this regulation.
(b) (c) (d) Subclause (1) of this regulation shall not prevent the taking or being in possession of— (a) (b) Grey mullet or yellow­eyed mullet taken by a set net: Flatﬁsh taken by a set net with a total height not exceed­ ing 1 metre and whose entire bottom length, when set, is in direct contact with the sea bed: Longﬁnned eels or shortﬁnned eels taken by a fyke net: Pilchards or anchovy taken by a purse seine or lampara net: Garﬁsh or piper taken by a purse seine or lampara net.
(e) Subclause (1) of this regulation does not apply to prevent the taking, or the possession of ﬁnﬁsh taken, during the period beginning with the 1st day of October 1995 and ending with the close of the 12th day of October 1995.

Regulation 4F was inserted, as from 13 October 1995, by regulation 3 Fish­ eries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 11 (SR 1995/214).
Subclause (1) was amended, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 4 Fisheries (Auckland And Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regula­ tions (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264) by substituting the words “commercial ﬁsher” for the words “commercial ﬁsherman”.
4G Restriction on taking shellﬁsh from Karekare Beach No person may take from, or be in possession of any shell­ ﬁsh taken from, that area of New Zealand ﬁshery waters lying within an area bounded by a line commencing at the southern end of Karekau Point (at 36°59.8′S and 174°28.4′E), then pro­ 36 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 r 5 ceeding generally in a westerly direction to the southern end of Paratahi Island (at 36°59.8′S and 174°28.2′E), then gener­ ally in a northern direction to Farley Point (at 36°59.2′S and 174°28.1′E), then generally in a southerly direction along the mean high­water mark to the point of commencement.
Regulation 4G was inserted, as from 1 April 1998, by regulation 2 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations 1998 (SR 1998/24).
Restriction on mesh size of trawl nets 5 (1) Notwithstanding regulation 71 of the Fisheries (Commercial Fishing) Regulations 2001 or any other regulations made pur­ suant to the Act relating to trawl net mesh sizes, no commercial ﬁsher shall, at any time, use for the taking of ﬁsh within those waters of the Auckland Fishery Management Area speciﬁed in subclause (1A) of this regulation a trawl net with a mesh size of less than 125 mm in the cod end, unless authorised to do so by a current ﬁshing permit.
(1A) Subclause (1) of this regulation applies to those waters within the Auckland Fishery Management Area that are enclosed by a line commencing at Tirua Point on the west coast of the North Island (at 38°23.0′S and 174°38.5′E); then proceeding along a straight line to the 100­metre contour line (at 38°17.0′S and 174°03.0′E); then proceeding in a generally northerly di­ rection along the 100­metre contour line (as shown on Chart NZ23) to a point (at 34°03.0′S and 174°38.5′E) due north of Cape Reinga; then proceeding in a generally southerly direc­ tion along the the 100­metre contour line (as shown on Chart NZ23) to a point (at 37°31.0′S and 177°59.4′E); then proceed­ ing due south to Cape Runaway on the east coast of the North Island (at 37°32′S and 177°59.4′E); then proceeding in a gen­ erally north­westerly and south­easterly direction along the line of the mean high­water mark of the coast of the North Island to the point of commencement.
(2) Nothing in subclause (1) of this regulation shall apply in re­ spect of any trawl net that is on board any vessel but stowed in such a manner that is not readily available for ﬁshing.
(3) Notwithstanding regulation 71 of the Fisheries (Commercial Fishing) Regulations 2001 or any other regulations made pur­ 37 r 5A Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 (4) suant to the Act relating to trawl net mesh sizes, no commer­ cial ﬁsher shall, at any time, use for taking ﬁsh in the Auck­ land Fisheries Area any trawl net with a mesh size of less than 125mm in the cod­end.
Regulation 5(1) was substituted, and regulation 5(1A) was inserted, as from 13 October 1995, by regulation 4(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 11 (SR 1995/214).

Regulation 5(1) and (3) was amended, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 4 Fisheries (Auckland And Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264) by substituting the words “commercial ﬁsher” for the words “commercial ﬁsherman”.
Regulation 5(1) and (3) was further amended, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 9 of those regulations by substituting the words “regulation 71 of the Fisheries (Commercial Fishing) Regulations 2001” for the words “regulation 47 of the Fisheries (Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986”.

Regulation 5(4) was inserted by regulation 5 Fisheries (Auckland and Ker­ madec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 7 (SR 1993/279).
Regulation 5(4) was amended, as from 1 October 1994, by regulation 4 Fish­ eries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 8 (SR 1994/181) by substituting the expression “subclause (1)” for the expression “subclause (3)”, and by omitting the words “condition on”.

Regulation 5(4) was revoked, as from 13 October 1995, by regulation 5(2) Fish­ eries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 11 (SR 1995/214).
5A Restrictions on use of nets and dredges No commercial ﬁsher shall use any trawl net, set net, Danish seine net, purse seine net, lampara net, drag net, or dredge to take any ﬁsh or aquatic life within the waters of quota manage­ ment area 1 or quota management area 9, unless that method is speciﬁcally authorised in a ﬁshing permit held by that com­ mercial ﬁsher.
Regulations 5A to 5E were inserted by regulation 4 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 3 (SR 1989/291).

Regulation 5A was amended, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 4 Fisheries (Auckland And Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regula­ tions (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264) by substituting the words “commercial ﬁsher” for the words “commercial ﬁsherman”.
38 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 r 5C 5B Restrictions on taking of paddle crabs, octopus, and hagﬁsh [Revoked] Regulations 5A to 5E were inserted by regulation 4 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 3 (SR 1989/291).
Subclause (1A) was inserted, as from 26 September 1991, by regulation 7 Fish­ eries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 5 (SR 1991/161).

Regulation 5B was amended, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 4 Fisheries (Auckland And Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regula­ tions (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264) by substituting the words “commercial ﬁsher” for the words “commercial ﬁsherman”.
Regulation 5B was revoked, as from 13 January 2005, by regulation 3 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations 2004 (SR 2004/455).
5C Certain species may be taken by use of nets Despite regulation 31(1) of the Fisheries (Commercial Fishing) Regulations 2001, a commercial ﬁsher may take anchovy, pilchard, or saury from the waters of quota manage­ ment area 1 or quota management area 9 by means of a net (not being a purse seine or lampara net) no mesh of which is less than 25 mm.

Regulations 5A to 5E were inserted by regulation 4 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 3 (SR 1989/291).
The original paragraph (b) was amended by regulation 8 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 5 (SR 1991/161) by omitting the expression “, sardines,”.

Regulation 5C was substituted, as from 1 October 1994, by regulation 5(1) Fish­ eries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 8 (SR 1994/181).
Paragraph (a) was amended, as from 1 April 1995, by regulation 2(a) Fish­ eries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 9 (SR 1995/33) by substituting the word “Koheru” for the words “Blue mackerel, jack mackerel, or koheru”.

Paragraph (c) was revoked, as from 1 April 1995, by regulation 2(b) Fish­ eries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 9 (SR 1995/33).
Regulation 5C was further substituted, as from 5 November 1998, by regulation 3 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations 1998 (SR 1998/297).
Regulation 5C was amended, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 4 Fisheries (Auckland And Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regula­ 39 r 5D Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 5D 5E tions (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264) by substituting the words “commercial ﬁsher” for the words “commercial ﬁsherman”.
It was further amended, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 9 of those Regulations by substituting the words “regulation 31(1) of the Fisheries (Commercial Fishing) Regulations 2001” for the words “regulation 21(1) of the Fisheries (Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986”.

Regulations 5A to 5E were inserted by regulation 4 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 3 (SR 1989/291).
Regulation 5D was revoked by regulation 9 Fisheries (Auckland and Ker­ madec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 5 (SR 1991/161).

Taking of green­lipped mussel spat prohibited in certain areas [Revoked] Regulations 5A to 5E were inserted by regulation 4 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 3 (SR 1989/291).
Regulation 5E was amended by regulation 10 Fisheries (Auckland and Ker­ madec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 5 (SR 1991/161) by substituting the words “green­lipped mussel spat” for the words “green mussel spat”.

Subclause (1) was amended, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 4 Fisheries (Auckland And Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regula­ tions (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264) by substituting the words “commercial ﬁsher” for the words “commercial ﬁsherman”.
Regulation 5E was revoked, as from 1 October 2004, by regulation 4 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations 2004 (SR 2004/280).
5F Minimum set net mesh size regulation 31(1) Notwithstanding Fisheries (Commercial Fishing) Regulations 2001, the mesh size of any set net used or possessed by any commercial ﬁsher in the Auckland Fishery Management Area shall not be less than the appropriate size speciﬁed in the following table: the of Species of ﬁsh Blue moki 40 Minimum Set Net Mesh Size (mm) 114 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 r 6 Species of ﬁsh Bluenose Flatﬁsh Hapuku/bass Kahawai Grey mullet Parore Rig School shark Snapper Trevally Minimum Set Net Mesh Size (mm) 160 114 160 90 90 114 125 125 125 125 Regulation 5F was inserted by regulation 6 Fisheries (Auckland and Ker­ madec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 7 (SR 1993/279).
Regulation 5F was amended, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 4 Fisheries (Auckland And Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regula­ tions (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264) by substituting the words “commercial ﬁsher” for the words “commercial ﬁsherman”.
It was further amended, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 9 of those Regulations by substituting the words “regulation 31(1) of the Fisheries (Commercial Fishing) Regulations 2001” for the words “regulation 21 of the Fisheries (Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986”.
6 (1) Pair trawling and pair Danish seining prohibitions Bay of Plenty: No commercial ﬁsher shall use any trawl net or Danish seine net that is drawn or hauled by more than one ﬁshing vessel in the waters of the Bay of Plenty enclosed by a line commencing at Tokarahu Point (at 36°41.61′S and 175°47.4′E); then due east to a point 36°41.61′S and 177°59′E, then due south to Cape Runaway (at 37°32.2′S and 177°59′E); then generally westward along the mean high­water mark to the point of commencement.
41 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 Auckland Fisheries Area: No commercial ﬁsher shall use any trawl net or Danish seine net that is drawn or hauled by more than one ﬁshing vessel in areas 005, 006, or 007 of the Auck­ land Fisheries Area, except within those waters of area 005 which lie north of a line drawn between Cape Rodney (at 38°15.8′S and 174°29.5′E) and Cape Barrier on Great Barrier Island (at 36°20.9′S and 175°31.8′E) where the ﬁsherman’s ﬁshing permit has been endorsed with a condition authorising the commercial ﬁsher to do so.
Regulation 6 was amended, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 4 Fisheries (Auckland And Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regula­ tions (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264) by substituting the words “commercial ﬁsher” for the words “commercial ﬁsherman”.

Fishing from vessels transporting Danish seine nets prohibited No commercial ﬁsher shall, in waters where Danish seining is prohibited, take ﬁsh by any method from any vessel that has on board any Danish seine net.
Regulation 7 was amended, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 4 Fisheries (Auckland And Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regula­ tions (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264) by substituting the words “commercial ﬁsher” for the words “commercial ﬁsherman”.
Danish seine gear restrictions in Auckland Fisheries Area No commercial ﬁsher shall use any Danish seine net, including any warp, rope, or chain used in conjunction with or attached to the net, in area 006 of the Auckland Fisheries Area at any time between the 1st day of October in any year and the 31st day of March in the following year (both days inclusive), the dimensions of which exceed— (a) 76.5m in circumference at the place where the square or apron of the net is joined to the lower belly of the bag of the net; or 48m in length measured from the centre of the bolsh­ line to the front or leading edge of the cod­end; or 2,400m in length of warp, rope, or chain on either side of the net.
(b) (c) Regulation 8 was amended, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 4 Fisheries (Auckland And Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regula­ r 7 (2) 7 8 42 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 r 10A tions (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264) by substituting the words “commercial ﬁsher” for the words “commercial ﬁsherman”.
Provisions as to Danish seining 9 (1) No commercial ﬁsher shall use or transport a trawl net on any ﬁshing vessel while the vessel is also transporting or using a Danish seine net.

(2) No commercial ﬁsher shall use or transport any otter board or boards on any ﬁshing vessel while such a vessel is engaged in Danish seining or carrying any Danish seine gear.
Regulation 9 was amended, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 4 Fisheries (Auckland And Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regula­ tions (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264) by substituting the words “commercial ﬁsher” for the words “commercial ﬁsherman”.

10 Provisions as to trawling No commercial ﬁsher shall use or transport a Danish seine net on any ﬁshing vessel while such a vessel is also transporting or using a trawl net.
Regulation 10 was amended, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 4 Fisheries (Auckland And Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regula­ tions (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264) by substituting the words “commercial ﬁsher” for the words “commercial ﬁsherman”.
10A Certain ﬁshing methods prohibited in deﬁned areas (1) No commercial ﬁsher shall use for taking ﬁsh a box or teichi net, purse seine net, Danish seine net, trawl net, or lampara net, or set nets of a total length exceeding 1000 metres, in the following waters: (a) Kawhia Harbour: The waters of Kawhia Harbour lying inside a straight line drawn from the northern­ most extremity of Urawitiki Point (at 38°05.26′S and 174°46.25′E) to Tauratahi Point (at 38°05.05′S and 174°46.86′E): The waters of Aotea Harbour Aotea Harbour: lying inside a straight line drawn from Potahi Point (at 38°00.56′S and 174°47.97′E) to the western­ most extremity of Kahua Point (at 38°02.19′S and 174°47.09′E): (b) 43 r 10A Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 (c) Raglan Harbour: The waters of Raglan Harbour lying inside a straight line drawn from Rangitoto Point (at 37°47.95′S and 174°50.50′E) to the south head of Raglan Harbour Entrance (at 37°48.22′S and 174°50.50′E): (d) Waikato River Mouth: The waters of the Waikato River Mouth lying inside a straight line drawn from the north­ ern point (at 37°21.10′S and 174°41.33′E) to the south­ ern point (at 37°23.69′S and 174°42.72′E): (e) Manukau Harbour: The waters of the Manukau Har­ bour lying inside a straight line drawn from the signal staff on the south head (at 37°03.20′S and 174°32.70′E) to the easternmost extremity of Paratutai Island (at 37°02.83′S and 174°30.72′E): Kaipara Harbour: The waters of Kaipara Harbour
 lying inside a straight line drawn from the south­ ernmost extremity of north head (at 36°23.80′S and 174°03.00′E) to the south head of the harbour (at 36°28.06′S and 174°09.73′E): (f) (g) Hokianga Harbour: The waters of Hokianga Har­ bour lying inside a straight line drawn from the north head of the harbour (at 35°31.29′S and 173°21.41′E) to the south head of the harbour (at 35°32.20′S and 173°22.30′E): (i) (h) Whangape Harbour: The waters of Whangape Har­ bour lying inside a straight line drawn from the
 north head of the harbour (at 35°22.68′S and 173°12.93′E) to the south head of the harbour (at 35°22.80′S and 173°13.28′E): Herekino Harbour: The waters of Herekino Har­ bour lying inside a straight line drawn from the north head of the harbour (at 35°17.40′S and 173°09.85′E) to the south head of the harbour (at 35°17.64′S and 173°09.54′E): Parengarenga Harbour: The waters of Parengarenga Harbour lying inside a straight line drawn from the northeasternmost extremity of the Kokota Peninsula (at 34°32.0′S and 172°59.40′E) in a northeasterly direction (j) 44 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 r 10A to the easternmost extremity of Ohao Point (otherwise known as Coal Point) (at 34°30.64′S and 173°00.47′E): (k) Houhora Harbour: The waters of Houhora Harbour lying inside a straight line drawn from Perpendicular Point (at 34°49.66′S and 173°10.0′E) to the southern headland (at 34°49.66′S and 173°09.29′E): Rangaunu Harbour: The waters of Rangaunu Harbour lying inside a straight line drawn from Blackney Point (at 34°51.81′S and 173°17.17′E) to Otiara Point (at 34°53.67′S and 173°16.79′E): (l) (m) Mangonui Harbour: The waters of Mangonui Harbour lying inside a straight line drawn from Rangitoto Point (at 34°58.81′S and 173°31.68′E) and to Rangikapiti Head (at 34°58.93′S and 173°31.49′E): (o) (n) Whangaroa Harbour: The waters of Whangaroa Har­ bour lying inside a straight line drawn from North Head (at
 35°00.12′S and 173°45.42′E) and to South Head (at 35°00.38′S and 173°46.05′E): Bay of Islands: The waters of the Bay of Islands lying inside straight lines drawn between Tapeka Point (at 35°14.63′S and 174°07.18′E) to the northern point of Motuarohia (at 35°13.82′S and 174°09.42′E), then to Red Head (at 35°11.90′S and 174°12.44′E), then by mean high water mark along the northern side of Okahu Island to the eastern extremity of Okahu Island (at 35°11.98′S and 174°12.85′E), then by a straight line to
 Kohangaatara Point (at 35°13.18′S and 174°15.90′E): Port Russell: The waters of Port Russell lying inside a straight line drawn between the western point (at 35°15.56′S and 174°04.90′E) and the eastern point (at 35°15.17′S and 174°06.69′E): (p) (q) Whangaruru Harbour: The waters of Whangaruru Harbour lying inside a line commencing at the east­ ernmost extremity of Cape Home (at 35°22.66′S and 174°22.65′E) on the northern side of the entrance of the harbour; then in a straight line in a southwesterly direction to the easternmost extremity of Henry Island then through the (at 35°23.23′S and 174°22.39′E); 45 r 10A Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 (r) easternmost extremity of Nops Island (at 35°24.40′S and 174°21.80′E); then in a straight line to the shore on the southern side of the harbout (at 35°24.40′S and 174°21.20′E): Tutukaka Harbour: The waters of Tutukaka Harbour lying inside a straight line drawn from the southern ex­ tremity of Tutukaka Head (South Gable) (at 35°36.92′S and 174°32.65′E) to the southern side of the entrance (at 35°37.18′S and 174°32.46′E) of the harbour.
(s) Whangarei Harbour: The waters of Whangarei Har­ bour lying inside a straight line drawn from the south­ western extremity of Busby Head (at 35°51.83′S and 174°31.82′E) to the northern chimney of the Marsden Point Power Station (at 35°52.50′S and 174°28.10′E): (t) Mangawhai Harbour: The waters of Mangawhai Har­ bour lying inside a straight line drawn from the northern point (at 36°05.09′S and 174°35.90′E) to the southern point (at 36°05.22′S and 174°35.95′E): (u) Whangateau Harbour: The waters of Whangateau Harbour lying inside a straight line drawn from the western most extremity of Ti Point (at 36°19.30′S and 174°47.06′E) to Omaha Spit (at 36°19.36′S and 174°46.70′E): Bon Accord Harbour: The waters of Bon Accord Harbour lying inside a straight line drawn from Accord Point (at 36°25.20′S and 174°49.13′E) to Momoma Point (at 36°25.80′S and 174°48.94′E): (v) (x) (w) Mahurangi Harbour: The waters of Mahurangi Har­ bour lying inside a straight line drawn from the north­ ern point (at 36°30.37′S and 174°44.18′E) to the south­ ern point known as Cudlip Point (at 36°31.06′S and 174°43.80′E): Port Fitzroy: The waters of Port Fitzroy and Port Abercrombie lying inside a line drawn from Wellington Head (at 36°09.78′S and 175°16.91′E) to the north­ westernmost point of Okokewa Island (at 36°08.60′S and 175°18.42′E); then by a straight line to the near­ est point of the mainland of Great Barrier Island (at 36°08.50′S and 175°18.55′E); then to the northeast­ 46 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 Fisheries (Auckland and
 Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 r 10A ernmost point of Motuhaku Island (at 36°09.90′S and 175°17.61′E) to the northeasternmost point of Nelson Island (at 36°10.11′S and 175°18.07′E); then from the southeasternmost point of Nelson Island to the north­ westernmost point of Kaikoura Island (at 36°10.14′S and 175°18.19′E) and lying inside a straight line drawn across Man­O­War Passage at its narrowest point (from 36°11.35′S and 175°19.51′E to 36°11.42′S and 175°19.51′E): (z) (y) Whangaparapara
 Harbour: The waters of Whanga­ parapara Harbour lying inside a straight line drawn from Lighthouse Point (at 36°15.26′S and 175°23.62′E) and to Beacon Point (at 36°15.74′S and 175°23.87′E): Tryphena Harbour: The waters of Tryphena Harbour on Great Barrier Island lying inside a straight line drawn from Tryphena Point (at 36°19.25′S and 175°28.75′E) and passing through Bird Islet (at 36°18.80′S and 175°28.25′E) and passing through to the nearest point of the mainland of Great Barrier Island: (za) Auckland Harbour: The waters of Auckland Harbour lying inside a straight line drawn from Cook Point (at 36°49.88′S and 174°48.72′E) to Bastion Point (at 36°50.73′S and 174°49.44′E): (zb) Tamaki Estuary: The waters of the Tamaki Estuary lying inside a straight line drawn from West Tamaki Head (at 36°50.90′S and 174°52.51′E) and to Musick Point (at 36°50.90′S and 174°54.10′E): (zc) Manaia Harbour: The waters of Manaia Harbour lying inside a straight line drawn from the northern point (at 36°50.78′S and 175°26.0′E) and to the southern point (at 36°51.10′S and 175°25.15′E): (zd) Te Kouma Harbour: The waters of Te Kouma Har­ bour lying inside a straight line drawn from the northern point (at 36°49.65′S and 175°25.45′E) to the southern point (at 36°49.81′S and 175°25.70′E): (ze) Coromandel Harbour: The waters of Coromandel Harbour lying inside a straight line drawn from the northern point of Whanganui Island (at 36°46.40′S and 175°27.40′E) and the mainland (at 36°46.33′S and 47 r 10A
 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 175°27.46′E) and lying inside a straight line drawn from the western point of Whanganui Island (at 36°47.90′S and 175°25.85′E) to Esk Point (at 36°48.57′S and 175°26.10′E): (zf) Whangapoua Harbour: The waters of Whangapoua Harbour lying inside a straight line drawn from the northwestern point (at 36°43.45′S and 175°37.60′E) and to Owaro Spit (at 36°43.60′S and 175°37.70′E): (zg) Whitianga Harbour: The
 waters of Whitianga Harbour lying inside a straight line drawn from the eastern point (at 36°49.98′S and 175°42.63′E) and to the western point (at 36°50.45′S and 175°42.49′E): (zh) Tairua Harbour: The waters of Tairua Harbour lying inside a straight line drawn from Te Huruhuru Point (at 37°00.41′S and 175°51.88′E) to Royal Billy Point (at 37°00.48′S and 175°51.70′E): (zj) (zi) Whangamata Harbour: The waters of Whangamata Harbour lying inside a straight line drawn from Te Karaka Point (at 37°12.29′S and 175°52.96′E) to the western point (at 37°12.18′S and 175°52.70′E): Tauranga Harbour: The waters of Tauranga Harbour lying inside a straight line drawn from the eastern­ most point of Matakana Island (at 37°38.23′S and 176°09.71′E) to the southernmost point of Mount Manganui (at 37°38.27′S and 176°10.14′E) and those waters lying inside a straight line drawn from Papatu Point (at 37°28.25′S and 175°59.15′E) to the north­ ernmost point of Matakana Island (at 37°28.46′S and 175°59.12′E): (zk) Whakatane Harbour: The waters of Whakatane Har­ bour lying inside a straight line drawn from the eastern point (at 37°56.40′S and 177°00.80′E) to the western point (at 37°56.70′S and 177°59.70′E): (zl) Ohiwa Harbour: The waters of the Ohiwa Harbour lying inside a straight line drawn from the eastern point (at 37°59.50′S and 177°09.50′E) to the western point (at 37°59.50′S and 177°08.40′E).
48 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 r 10B (2) No commercial ﬁsher shall set any net within 60 metres of any other net in the waters described in subclause (1) of this regulation.

Regulation 10A was inserted by regulation 7 Fisheries (Auckland and Ker­ madec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 7 (SR 1993/279).
Regulation 10A was amended, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 4 Fish­ eries (Auckland And Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264) by substituting the words “commer­ cial ﬁsher” for the words “commercial ﬁsherman”.

Regulation 10A(1)(a): amended, on 1 October 2008, by regulation 6(1) of the Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2008 (SR 2008/267).
Regulation 10A(1)(b): amended, on 1 October 2008, by regulation 6(2) of the Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2008 (SR 2008/267).

Regulation 10A(1)(c): amended, on 1 October 2008, by regulation 6(3) of the Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2008 (SR 2008/267).
Regulation 10A(1)(d): amended, on 1 October 2008, by regulation 6(4) of the Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2008 (SR 2008/267).

Regulation 10A(1)(e): amended, on 1 October 2008, by regulation 6(5) of the Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2008 (SR 2008/267).
Regulation 10A(1)(f): amended, on 20 November 2008, by regulation 4 of the Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2008 (SR 2008/401).

Regulation 10A(1)(f): amended, on 1 October 2008, by regulation 6(6) of the Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2008 (SR 2008/267).
Regulation 10A(1)(g): amended, on 1 October 2008, by regulation 6(7) of the Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2008 (SR 2008/267).

Regulation 10A(1)(h): amended, on 1 October 2008, by regulation 6(8) of the Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2008 (SR 2008/267).
Regulation 10A(1)(i): amended, on 1 October 2008, by regulation 6(9) of the Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2008 (SR 2008/267).
10B Trawl ﬁshing prohibited in deﬁned areas (1) A commercial ﬁsher must not use a trawl net for ﬁshing within the following waters: 49 r 10B Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 (a) to Maunganui Bluff: the waters lying Scott Point within 1 nautical mile to the seaward due west of a baseline commencing at Scott Point (at 34°31.35′S and 172°42.20′E); then by the mean high­water mark to the north head of Herekino Harbour (at 35°17.40′S and 173°09.85′E); then by a straight line to the south head of Herekino Harbour (at 35°17.64′S and 173°09.54′E); then by the mean high­water mark to the north head of Whangape Harbour (at 35°22.68′S and 173°12.93′E); then by a straight line to the south head of Whangape Harbour (at 35°22.80′S and 173°13.28′E); then by the mean high­water mark to the north head of Hokianga Harbour (at 35°31.29′S and 173°21.41′E); then by a straight line to the south head of Hokianga Harbour (at 35°32.20′S and 173°22.30′E); then in a southerly di­ rection along the mean high­water mark to Maunganui Bluff (at 35°45.54′S and 173°33.30′E): (b) Manukau Harbour to Port Waikato: the waters lying within 4 nautical miles to the seaward due west of a baseline commencing from Windy Point (at 37°02.02′S and 174°28.98′E); then by the mean high­water mark to Paratutai Island (at 37°02.83′S and 174°30.72′E); then by a straight line to the signal staff on the south head of Manukau Harbour (at 37°03.20′S and 174°32.70′E); then by the mean
 high­water mark to a point north of the Waikato River mouth (at 37°21.10′S and 174°41.33′E); then by a straight line to the south head of the Waikato River mouth (at 37°23.69′S and 174°42.72′E): (c) Maunganui Bluff to Tirua Point: the waters lying within 2 nautical miles to the seaward due west of a baseline— commencing at Maunganui Bluff (at 35°45.54′S (i) and 173°33.30′E), by the mean high­water mark to the southernmost extremity of the north head of Kaipara Harbour (at 36°23.80′S and 174°03.00′E); then by a
 straight line to the south head of Kaipara Harbour (at 36°28.06′S and 174°09.73′E); then by the mean high­water mark to a point on Paratutai Island (at 37°02.83′S and 174°30.72′E); and 50 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 r 10B (ii) (iii) then by a straight then by a straight line to the signal staff on the south head of Manukau Harbour (at 37°03.20′S and 174°32.70′E); and then by the mean high­water mark to the north head of the Waikato River mouth (at 37°21.10′S and 174°41.33′E); line to the south head of the Waikato River mouth (at 37°23.69′S and 174°42.72′E); then proceeding southerly by the mean high­water mark to Rangi­ toto Point (at 37°47.95′S and 174°50.50′E); then by a straight line to the south head of Raglan Harbour (at 37°48.22′S and 174°50.50′E); then by the mean high­water mark to Potahi Point (at 38°00.56′S and 174°47.97′E); then by a straight line to Kahua Point (at 38°02.19′S and then by the mean high­water 174°47.09′E); mark to Tauratahi Point (at 38°05.05′S and 174°46.86′E); then by a straight line to Urawitiki Point (at 38°05.26′S and 174°46.25′E); then by the mean high­water mark to Tirua Point (at 38°23.22′S and 174°38.04′E).
(2) For the purposes of the areas deﬁned in subclause (1), a straight line joining the mean high­water marks at each side of a har­ bour entrance or, as the case may be, the natural entrance points of a river mouth must be treated as the inner boundary of those areas if they extend seawards or as the outer boundary of those areas if they extend landwards, except in the case of any harbours and rivers where speciﬁc co­ordinates are pro­ vided.
Regulation 10B: inserted, on 1 October 2008, by regulation 7 of the Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2008 (SR 2008/267).

Regulation 10B(1)(a): amended, on 20 November 2008, by regulation 5(1)(a) of the Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amend­ ment Regulations (No 3) 2008 (SR 2008/401).
Regulation 10B(1)(a): amended, on 20 November 2008, by regulation 5(1)(b) of the Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2008 (SR 2008/401).

Regulation 10B(1)(a): amended, on 20 November 2008, by regulation 5(1)(c) of the Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amend­ ment Regulations (No 3) 2008 (SR 2008/401).
51 r 10C Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 Regulation 10B(1)(b): amended, on 20 November 2008, by regulation 5(2) of the Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amend­ ment Regulations (No 3) 2008 (SR 2008/401).

Regulation 10B(1)(c): amended, on 20 November 2008, by regulation 5(3) of the Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amend­ ment Regulations (No 3) 2008 (SR 2008/401).
Regulation 10B(1)(c)(ii): amended, on 20 November 2008, by regulation 5(4) of the Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2008 (SR 2008/401).

Regulation 10B(1)(c)(iii): substituted, on 20 November 2008, by regulation 5(5) of the Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2008 (SR 2008/401).
10C Drift net ﬁshing prohibited in Port Waikato (1) A commercial ﬁsher must not use a drift net for ﬁshing within the waters lying inside a line with the co­ordinates set out in subclause (2) (which are at each side of the harbour entrance of Port Waikato joined by a straight line) and extending landward from that line.

The co­ordinates are— (a) North Waikato River mouth (at 37°21.10′S and 174°41.33′E); and South Waikato River mouth (at 37°23.69′S and 174°42.72′E).
(2) (b) Regulation 10C: inserted, on 1 October 2008, by regulation 7 of the Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2008 (SR 2008/267).
Drag netting prohibited in deﬁned areas No commercial ﬁsher shall use a drag net at any time in the following waters: (a) Whangarei Harbour: The waters of the Whangarei Har­ bour lying inside a straight line drawn from Marsden Point (at 35°50.45′S and 174°29.96′E) to Lort Point (at 35°49.98′S and 174°30.13′E); except that area speciﬁed in regulation 12 of these regulations: Kawhia Harbour: The waters of Kawhia Harbour lying inside a straight line drawn from the northernmost ex­ tremity of Urawitiki Point (at 38°5.5′S and 174°45.4′E) on the Southern Head of Kawhia Harbour to North Head or Tau­ra­tahi (at 38°05.18′S and 174°46.9′E): (b) 11 52 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 r 11 (c) (d) Aotea Harbour: The waters of Aotea Harbour lying inside a straight line drawn from the northernmost ex­ tremity of Kahua Point (at 38°02.2′S and 174°46.8′E) to Potahi, the Northern Head (at 38°00.5′S and 174°47.5′E): Raglan Harbour: The waters of Raglan Harbour lying inside a straight line drawn from the northernmost ex­ tremity of South Head (at 37°48.35′S and 174°50.56′E) to the westernmost extremity of Rangitoto Point (at 37°48.75′S and 174°50.4′E) on the Northern Head at the entrance of Raglan Harbour: (f) (e) Manukau Harbour: Those waters of the Manukau Har­ bour lying inside a straight line drawn from the signal staff at South Head (at 37°03.17′S and 174°32.65′E) to Paratutai Island (at 37°02.92′S and 174°30.5′E): Kaipara Harbour: The waters of
 Kaipara Harbour lying inside a straight line drawn from the south­ ernmost extremity of North Head (at 36°23.8′S and 174°03′E) to Pukitu on the South Head of the harbour (at 36°30′S and 1 74°12.65′E): Tauranga Harbour: (i) (g) (ii) Those waters lying east of a straight line drawn from the southernmost point of Matakana Island (at 37°38.76′S and 176°09.03′E) to Tilby Point (at 37°39.68′S and 176°07.42′E): Those waters enclosed by a line commencing at Matakana Point (also known as Flax Point) (at 37°36.2′S and
 176°02.05′E) on Matakana Island to Ngakautuakina Point (also known as Pahoia Point) on the mainland (at 37°37.6′S and 176°00.98′E); then along the mean high­water mark to a point east of Tahawai Stream (at 37°31.97′S and 175°56.82′E); then by a straight line in an easterly direction to Tirohanga Point at the southern headland of the entrance to Blue Gum Bay on Matakana Island (at 37°34.33′S and 176°01.8′E); then along the mean high­water mark to the point of commencement: 53 r 12 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 (iii) at any time during the period commencing on 14 December in any year and ending with the close of the last day of February in the following year, in those waters lying inside a line drawn from Papatu Point (at 37°28.25′S and 175°59.15′E); then in a straight line to the northwesternmost point of Matakana Island (at 37°28.46′S and 175°59.12′E); then along the mean high­water mark to the easternmost point of Matakana Is­ land (at 37°38.23′S and 176°09.71′E); then in a straight line to the southernmost extremity of Mount Maunganui Island (at 37°38.27′S and 176°10.14′E): (h) Mangawhai Harbour: Those waters of Mangawhai Harbour lying inside a line commencing at 36°05.00′S and 174°35.90′E; then in a southerly direction along the mean high water mark to the point at 36°06.50′S and 174°36.60′E.
The line shall cross any entrance or breach leading into the harbour wherever it may occur by the most direct route at the seaward entrance between the point at 36°05.00′S and 174°35.90′E, and the point at 36°06.50′S and 174°36.00′E.

Regulation 11 was amended, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 4 Fisheries (Auckland And Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regula­ tions (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264) by substituting the words “commercial ﬁsher” for the words “commercial ﬁsherman”.
Paragraph (g)(iii) was amended by regulation 8 Fisheries (Auckland and Ker­ madec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 7 (SR 1993/279) by omitting the word “except”.

Paragraph (g)(iii)(A) was revoked, as from 1 April 1995, by regulation 3(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 9 (SR 1995/33).
Paragraph (g)(iii) was substituted, as from 22 June 2000, by clause 3 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing Amendment Regulations 2000 (SR 2000/78).

Paragraph (h) was inserted, as from 1 April 1995, by regulation 3(2) Fish­ eries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 9 (SR 1995/33).
Restricted drag netting Snake Bank: Notwithstanding regulation 11(a) of these regula­ tions, but subject to subclause (2) of this regulation, any com­ 12 (1) 54 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 r 12 mercial ﬁsher may use a drag net that has no pocket or cod end in the waters surrounding Snake Bank in the Whangarei Harbour bounded by a line commencing at Marsden Point (at 35°50.45′S and 174°29.96′E); then along the mean high water mark to One Tree Point (at 35°49.20′S and 174°27.23′E) then along a straight line to Manganese Point (at 35°47.78′S and 174°26.74′E), then along a straight line to Reserve Point (at 35°47.68′S and 174°27.44′E), then along the mean high water mark to a point approximately one­half nautical mile due south of Munro Bay (at 35°47.71′S and 174°28.88′E), then along a straight line to Darch Point (at 35°49.33′S and 174°29.56′E), then along the mean high water mark to Lort Point (at 35°49.97′S and 174°30.14′E), then along a straight line to the point of commencement at Marsden Point.
(2) Whangarei Harbour and Snake Bank: No commercial ﬁsher shall use a dragnet between the hours of sunset and sunrise during the period commencing on the 1st day of December in any year and ﬁnishing on the 31st day of March in the following year (both inclusive) in the waters of the outer Whangarei Harbour and surrounding Snake Bank bounded by a line commencing at Home Point (at 35°51.12′S and 174°31.51′E), then along a straight line to Marsden Point (at 35°50.45′S and 174°29.96′E), then along the mean high water mark to One Tree Point (at 35°49.20′S and 174°27.23′E), then along a straight line to Manganese Point (at 35°47.78′S and 174°26.74′E), then along a straight line to Reserve Point (at 35°47.68′S and 174°27.44′E), then along the mean high water mark to a point approximately one­half nautical mile due south of Munro Bay (at 35°47.71′S and 174°28.88′E), then along a straight line to Darch Point (at 35°49.33′S and 174°29.56′E) then along the mean high water mark to the point of commencement at Home Point.
Tauranga Harbour: Subject to subclauses (4) and (5), no com­ mercial ﬁsher may use a drag net to take ﬁsh from the waters of Tauranga Harbour lying inside a straight line drawn from Panepane Point, being the easternmost point of Matakana Is­ land (at 37° 38.32′S and 176° 09.67′E) to Stony Point, being the southernmost point of Mount Maunganui (at 37° 38.27′S and 176° 10.14′E), and those waters lying inside a straight line (3) 55 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 drawn from Papatu Point (at 37° 28.25′S and 175° 59.15′E) to the northernmost point of Matakana Island (at 37° 28.46′S and 175° 59.12′E).
The permit holders named in Part 1 of Schedule 2 may use a drag net to take ﬁsh from Tauranga Harbour, but a permit holder may use only 1 ﬁshing vessel at any 1 time to take those ﬁsh.

The permit holders named in Part 2 of Schedule 2 may use a drag net to take from Tauranga Harbour ﬁsh speciﬁed in that Part as their target species, but a permit holder may use only 1 ﬁshing vessel at any 1 time to take those ﬁsh.
The permit holders named in Schedule 2 are exempt from regulation 38 of the Fisheries (Commercial Fishing) Regula­ tions 1986 when using a drag net to take ﬁsh from Tauranga Harbour, but permit holders must not— (a) use a drag net to take ﬁsh in the time commencing 30 minutes after sunset on any day and ending 30 minutes before sunrise the following day: or use a drag net to take ﬁsh on any weekend day or on any statutory holiday; or use a drag net to take ﬁsh, if the net has a net mesh size less than 114 millimetres, from 1 March 2001; or use, or have on board a ﬁshing vessel, a drag net to take ﬁsh, if the net has a total length (including any warp, rope, chain, short end, wing, leader, or any other attached item) in excess of 1500 metres.
(b) (c) (d) Subclauses (6)(a) and (c) do not apply to permit holders named in Schedule 2 who are eligible to target piper or garﬁsh, and are target ﬁshing for piper or garﬁsh.

Regulation 12 was substituted by regulation 9 Fisheries (Auckland and Ker­ madec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 7 (SR 1993/279).
Subclauses (1) and (2) were amended, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 4 Fisheries (Auckland And Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264) by substituting the words “commercial ﬁsher” for the words “commercial ﬁsherman”.

Subclauses (3) to (5) were inserted, as from 15 July 1999, by regulation 3 Fish­ eries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regu­ lations 1999 (SR 1999/178).
r 12 (4) (5) (6) (7) 56 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 r 15A Subclauses (6) and (7) were inserted, as from 22 June 2000, by clause 4 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing Amendment Regulations 2000 (SR 2000/78).
13 14 15 of the 31(1) regulation Drag net mesh size for snapper Notwithstanding Fisheries (Commercial Fishing) Regulations 2001 or any other regulations made pursuant to the Act relating to net mesh sizes, no commercial ﬁsher shall use for taking snapper in the Auckland Fishery Management Area any drag net with a mesh size of less than 125mm.
Regulation 13 was amended, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 4 Fisheries (Auckland And Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regula­ tions (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264) by substituting the words “commercial ﬁsher” for the words “commercial ﬁsherman”.
It was further amended, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 9 of those Regulations by substituting the words “regulation 31(1) of the Fisheries (Commercial Fishing) Regulations 2001” for the words “regulation 21 of the Fisheries (Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986”.

Stalling permitted in Kaipara Harbour [Revoked] Regulation 14: revoked, on 1 April 2008, by regulation 5 of the Fisheries (Auck­ land and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations 2008 (SR 2008/25).
Set netting for snapper, trevally, or rig No commercial ﬁsher shall ﬁsh for or take any snapper, trevally, or rig within the Auckland Fishery Management Area by means of any set net which has mesh of a size less than 125mm.

Regulation 15 was amended, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 4 Fisheries (Auckland And Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regula­ tions (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264) by substituting the words “commercial ﬁsher” for the words “commercial ﬁsherman”.
15A Set netting prohibited in deﬁned areas (1) No commercial ﬁsher shall use any set net within the following waters: (a) Three Kings Islands: The waters lying inside a line every point of which is 1 nautical mile from the mean 57 r 15A Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 (b) (c) high water mark on all the islands, islets, and rocks of the Three Kings Islands group: Bay of Islands: (i) Cape Wiwiki: The waters lying within a radius of 1 nautical mile from the easternmost extremity of Cape Wiwiki (at 35°09.42′S and 174°07.70′E): (ii) Whale Rock: The waters lying inside a line every point of which is 1 nautical mile from a position at 30°11.51′S and 174°12.0′E on Whale Rock: (iii) Twins Rock: The waters lying inside a line every point of which is 1 nautical mile from the mean high water mark on the Twins Rock: Hen and Chicken Islands: (i) Taranga (Hen) Island: The waters on the north­ ern side of Taranga Island (otherwise known as Hen Island) lying inside a line commencing at the northernmost extremity of Taranga Island (at 35°57.28′S and 174°41.89′E); then in a due north direction for a distance of 0.5 nautical mile to the point at 35°56.78′S and 174°41.89′E; then in a generally easterly direction by a line every point of which is 0.5 nautical mile from the mean high water mark to the point at 35°57.68′S and 174°44.75′E; then by a straight line due south to the easternmost extremity of Taranga Island (at 35°58.18′S and 174°44.75′E): (ii)
 Marotere (Chickens) Islands: The waters on the northern side of the Marotere Islands (otherwise know as the Chickens Islands) lying inside a line commencing at the northernmost extrem­ ity of Lady Alice Island (at 35°53.29′S and 174°43.10′E); then in a due north direction for a distance of 0.5 nautical mile to the point at 35°52.79′S and 174°43.10′E; then proceed­ ing in a generally easterly direction by a line every point of which is 0.5 nautical mile from a baseline which commences at the northernmost
 extremity of Lady Alice Island (at 35°53.29′S and 174°43.10′E); then by the mean high water 58 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 r 15A mark to the easternmost extremity of Lady Alice Island (at 35°53.57′S and 174°44.32′E); then in a straight line in an easterly direction to the westernmost extremity of Whatupuke Island (at 35°53.61′S and 174°44.71′E); then by the mean high water mark to the easternmost ex­ tremity of Whatupuke Island (at 35°53.47′S and 174°45.70′E); then in a straight line in an easterly direction to the westernmost extremity of Cop­ permine Island (at 35°53.50′S and 174°45.82′E); then by the mean high water mark to the ter­ the easternmost mination of the baseline at extremity of Coppermine Island (at 35°53.31′S and 174°46.99′E) to the point at 35°52.81′S and 174°46.99′E; then by a straight line due south to the easternmost extremity of Coppermine Island (at 35°53.31′S and 174°46.99′E): (d) Mokohinau Islands: The waters lying inside a line every point of which is one­half nautical mile from the mean high water mark on all the islands, islets, and rocks of the Mokohinau Islands group: Simpson Rock: The waters lying inside a line every point of which is one­half nautical mile from the mean high water mark on Simpson Rock, being the islet (rock) located approximately 4 nautical miles south of the Mokohinau Islands: Little Barrier Island: The waters lying inside a line every
 point of which is one­half nautical mile from the mean high water mark on Little Barrier Island: (e) (f) (g) Great Barrier Island: (i) Miners Head—Needles Point: The waters at the northern end of Great Barrier Island lying inside a line commencing at the northernmost extremity of Miners Head (at 36°03.98′S and 175°20.80′E); then in a due north direction for a distance of 0.5 nautical miles to the point at 36°03.48′S and 175°20.80′E; then proceeding in a generally northeasterly direction by a line every point
 of which is one­half nautical mile from a 59 r 15A Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 baseline which commences at the northernmost extremity of Miners Head (at 36°03.98′S and 175°20.80′E); then by the mean high water mark to the northernmost extremity of Great Barrier Island (at 36°03.12′S and 175°23.88′E); then in a straight line in a northeasterly direction to the southernmost extremity of the unnamed island (at 36°03.12′S and 175°24.00′E); then by the mean high water mark to the north­ ernmost extremity of the unnamed island (at 36°02.56′S and 175°24.11′E); then in a straight line in a northerly direction to the southernmost extremity of Aiguilles Island (at 36°02.51′S and 175°24.24′E); then by the mean high water mark to the northernmost extremity of Aiguilles Island (at 36°01.91′S and 175°24.50′E); then in a straight line in a northerly direction to the southernmost extremity of Needles Point (at 36°01.70′S and 175°24.40′E); then by the mean high water mark to the termination of the base­ line at the northernmost extremity of Needles Point (at 36°01.63′S and 175°24.40′E) to the point at 36°01.13′S and 175°24.40′E; then by a straight line due south to the northernmost extremity of Needles Point (at 36°01.63′S and 175°24.40′E): Rakitu (Arid) Island: The waters on the east­ ern side of Rakitu Island (otherwise know as Arid Island) lying inside a line commencing at the northernmost extremity
 of Hautapu Point (at 36°07.06′S and 175°29.76′E); then in a due north direction for a distance of 0.5 nautical miles to the point at 36°06.56′S and 175°29.76′E; then by a line every point of which is 0.5 nautical miles from the mean high water mark on the eastern side of Rakitu Island to the point at 36°08.89′S and 175°29.49′E; then by a straight line due north to the southernmost extremity of Te Akau Point (at 36°08.39′S and 175°29.49′E): (ii) 60 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 Fisheries (Auckland and
 Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 r 15A (h) (i) (iii) Cape Barrier: The waters at the southern end of Great Barrier Island lying inside a line commenc­ ing at the westernmost extremity of the south head of Tryphena Harbour (at 36°19.48′S and 175°28.44′E); then in a due south direction for a distance of 0.5 nautical miles to the point at 36°20.98′S and 175°28.44′E); then in a gener­ ally easterly direction by a line every point of which is one­half nautical mile from the mean high water mark to the point at 36°20.37′S and 175°32.75′E); then by a straight line due west to the southeasternmost extremity of Cape Barrier (at 36°20.37′S and 175°32.25′E): Channel Island: The waters lying inside a line every point of which is one­half nautical mile from the mean high water mark on Channel Island, being the island located approximately 3 nautical miles north of Cape Colville: Cape Colville: The waters at the northern end of Cape Colville lying inside a line commencing at the northernmost extremity of Kaiiti Point (at 36°28.92′S and 175°19.80′E); then in a straight line in a northerly direction to the southernmost extremity of Channel Island (at 36°25.44′S and 175°19.75′E); then in a straight line in a south­easterly direction to the north­ ernmost extremity of Square Top Island (at 36°27.76′S and 175°24.00′E); then by the mean high­water mark to the easternmost extremity of Square Top Island (at 36°27.79′S and 175°24.14′E); then in a straight line in a
 south­easterly direction to the mean high­water mark to the south­west of, and immediately adjacent to, Sugar Loaf Rocks (at 36°28.36′S and 175°24.69′E); then by the mean high­water mark in a generally north­west­ erly direction to a point to the south of Cape Colville, representing the eastern end of Port Jackson Bay (at 36°28.40′S and 175°20.45′E); then by a straight line across the bay in a generally south­westerly direction to the point of commencement: (j) Mercury Islands 61 r 15A Fisheries (Auckland and
 Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 (i) (ii) Great Mercury Island: The waters on the eastern and southern sides of Great Mercury Island lying inside a line commencing at the northernmost ex­ tremity of Arimawhai Point (at 36°34.81′S and 175°47.23′E); then in a northeast direction for a distance of one­half nautical mile to the point at 36°34.45′S and 175°47.66′E; then by a line every point of which in one­half nautical mile from the mean high water mark on the eastern and southern sides of Great Mercury Island to the point at 36°38.86′S and 175°46.58′E); then by a straight line due north to the southernmost extremity of Ahikopua Point (at 36°38.36′S and 175°46.58′E): Korapuki Island: The waters lying inside a line every point of which is one­half nautical mile from the mean high water mark on Korapuki Is­ land: (iii) Green Island: The waters lying inside a line every point of which is one­half nautical mile from the mean high water mark on Green Island: (iv) Middle Island: The waters on the eastern side of Middle Island lying inside a line commencing at the northernmost extremity of Middle Island (at 36°38.19′S and 175°51.57′E); then in a northeast direction for a distance of 0.25 nautical mile to the point at 36°38.00′S and 175°51.80′E; then by a line every point of which is 0.25 nautical mile from the mean high water mark on the eastern side of Middle Island to the point at 36°38.78′S and 175°51.66′E; then by a
 straight line due north to the easternmost extremity of Middle Island (at 36°38.52′S and 175°51.66′E); then in a due south direction for a distance of one­half nautical mile to the point at 36°39.06′S and 175°51.66′E; then by a line every point of which is one­half nau­ tical mile from the mean high water mark on the western side of Middle Island to the point at 36°37.82′S and 175°52.03′E; then by a straight 62 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing)
 Regulations 1986 r 15A (v) line in a southwest direction to the northernmost extremity of Middle Island (at 36°38.19′S and 175°51.57′E): Stanley Island: The waters lying inside a line commencing at the westernmost extremity of Stanley Island (at 36°38.22′S and 175°52.79′E); then in a northwest direction for a distance of one­half nautical mile to the point at 36°37.85′S and 175°52.34′E; then by a line every point of which is one­half nautical mile from the mean high water mark on the northern and eastern sides of Stanley Island to the point at 36°39.54′S and 175°53.35′E; then by a straight line due north to the southernmost extremity of Stanley Island (at 36°39.04′S and 175°53.35′E); then in a due south direction for a distance of one­quarter nautical mile to the point at 36°39.29′S and 175°53.35′E; then by a line every point of which is one­quarter nautical mile from the mean high water mark on the southwestern side of Stanley Island to the point at 36°38.05′S and 175°52.55′E; then by a straight line in a southeast direction to the westernmost extremity of Stanley Island (at 36°38.22′S and 175°52.79′E): (vi) Red Mercury Island: The waters on the east­ ern side of Red Mercury Island lying inside a line commencing at the northernmost extrem­ ity of Red Mercury Island (at 36°37.06′S and 175°56.16′E); then in a northeast direction for a distance of one­half nautical mile to the point at 36°36.72′S and 175°56.60′E; then in a generally easterly direction by a line
 every point of which is one­half nautical mile from the mean high water mark to the point at 36°38.37′S and 175°56.83′E; then by a straight line due north to the south­ easternmost extremity of Red Mercury Island (at 36°37.87′S and 175°56.83′E); Tamaki River and Panmure Basin: The waters of the Tamaki River and Panmure Basin lying inside a straight (k) 63 r 15A Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 (ii) line from the easternmost extremity
 of Sandy Point (at 36°52.41′S and 174°53.44′E) in a straight line in a southeasterly direction to the point of intersection with the shore to the north of the Half Moon Bay marina at (36°52.76′S and 174°54.09′E): Northwest coast: (i) Cape Reinga—Scott Point: The waters lying within 1 nautical mile from the mean high water mark of the shore that extends from the northern­ most extremity of Cape Reinga (at 34°25.40′S and 172°40.70′E) to the southernmost extremity of Scott Point (at 34°31.90′S and 172°43.20′E): Tauroa Point (Reef Point)—Whangape Har­ bour: The waters lying within one­half nautical mile from the mean high water mark of the shore that extends from the easternmost extrem­ ity of Tauroa Point (otherwise known as Reef Point) (at 35°10.15′S and 173°05.20′E) to the north head of Herekino Harbour (at 35°17.70′S and 173°09.90′E); then by a straight line in a southerly direction to the south head of Herekino Harbour (at 35°17.95′S and 173°09.80′E); then by the mean high water mark to the north head of Whangape Harbour (at 35°22.70′S and 173°13.10′E): (iii) Maunganui Bluff–Tirua Point: the waters lying within 7 nautical miles to the seaward due west of a baseline commencing from Maunganui Bluff (at 35°45.54′S and 173°33.30′E); then in a generally southerly direction by the mean high­water mark to Kaipara Harbour–Pouto Point light (at 36°21.76′S and 174°10.87′E); then by a straight line to Kaipara Harbour–South Head light (at 36°25.80′S and 174°14.20′E); then by
 the mean high­water mark to Lawry Point (at 36°59.31′S and 174°37.05′E) on the northern side of Manukau Harbour; then by a straight line to Channel Marker No 4 in Manukau Harbour (at 37°02.00′S and 174°42.10′E); then by a straight (l) 64 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 r 15A line to a point (at 37°04.04′S and 174°39.92′E); then by the mean high­water mark to a point on the northern side of the Waikato River (at 37°22.59′S and
 174°43.94′E); then by a straight line to the jetty on the south of the Waikato River (at 37°23.16′S and 174°43.94′E); then by the mean high­water mark to a point on the north­ ern side of Raglan Harbour (at 37°47.74′S and 174°51.54′E); then by a straight line to Putoetoe Point (at 37°48.01′S and 174°51.87′E); then by the mean high­water mark to Potahi Point at Aotea Harbour (at 38°00.56′S and 174°47.97′E); then in a straight line to Kahua Point at Aotea Harbour (at 38°02.19′S and 174°47.09′E); then by the mean high­water mark to Kawhia Har­ (at 38°05.05′S and bour at Tauratahi Point 174°46.86′E); then by a straight line to Urawitiki Point (at 38°05.26′S and 174°46.25′E); then by the mean high­water mark to Tirua Point (at 38°23.22′S and 174°38.04′E): [Revoked] (iv) Tairua/Pauanui: The waters inside an area deﬁned by a line beginning at the mean high­water mark at the northernmost point of Storm Beach (at 37°02.77′S and 175°53.23′E); then in a straight line in a generally east­ erly direction to a position at the southernmost point of Home Bay (at 37°03.11′S and 175°56.05′E); then by a straight line in a generally northerly direction to Big King Rock (at 36°59.92′S and 175°55.34′E); then by a straight line in a generally north­westerly direction to the mean high­water mark at the northern end of Te Karo Bay (36°57.70′S and 175°50.75′E); then follow­ ing the mean high­water mark in a southerly direction to the southernmost point of land near Te Huruhuru Point (at
 37°00.40′S and 175°52.10′E); then in a straight line across the Tairua harbour entrance in a south­westerly direction to the northernmost point of land of the south­ ern harbour headland (at 37°00.45′S and 175°51.70′E); 65 (m) r 15A Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 (n) then following the mean high­water mark in a generally southerly direction to the point of commencement.
Cape Runaway The waters within the area deﬁned by a line beginning at the mean high­water mark at Cape Runaway (at approximately 37°32.3′S and 177°59′E); then proceeding in a straight line in a northerly direc­ tion to a position 2 nautical miles from the point of com­ mencement at approximately 37°30.3′S and 177°59′E); then in a generally westerly direction by a line every point of which is 2 nautical miles from the mean high­ water mark of Cape Runaway to a point at 37°31.2′S and 177°56.8′E; then in a straight line in a southerly di­ rection to the mean high­water mark of a position (at 37°37.2′S and 177°56.8′E) adjacent to, or on, a stream tributary on Oruiti Beach; and then proceeding along the line of the mean high­water mark in a generally east­ erly and northerly direction to the point of commence­ ment at Cape Runaway.
For the purposes of the area deﬁned in subclause (1)(l)(iii), a straight line joining the mean high­water marks at each side of a harbour entrance or, as the case may be, the natural entrance points of a river mouth must be treated as the inner boundary of that area if it extends seawards or as the outer boundary of that area if it extends landwards, except in the case of any harbours and rivers where speciﬁc co­ordinates are provided.
Regulations 15A and 15B were inserted, as from 30 September 1993, by regula­ tion 10 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regu­ lations 1986, Amendment No 7 (SR 1993/279).

Regulation 15A was amended, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 4 Fish­ eries (Auckland And Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264) by substituting the words “commer­ cial ﬁsher” for the words “commercial ﬁsherman”.
Paragraph (i) was substituted, as from 30 November 1995, by regulation 4(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 12 (SR 1995/230).

Regulation 15A(1)(l)(iii): substituted, on 1 October 2008, by regulation 8(1) of the Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amend­ ment Regulations (No 2) 2008 (SR 2008/267).
Paragraph (l)(iii) was substituted, as from 21 September 2001, by regulation 3 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 4) 2001 (SR 2001/276).

(2) 66 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 r 16 Paragraph (l)(iii) was substituted, as from 2 October 2003, by regulation 3 Fish­ eries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regu­ lations 2003 (SR 2003/223).
Paragraph (l)(iii) was substituted, as from 1 October 2005, by regulation 3 Fish­ eries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regu­ lations 2005 (SR 2005/190).

Regulation 15A(1)(l)(iii): amended, on 20 November 2008, by regulation 6(a) of the Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2008 (SR 2008/401).
Regulation 15A(1)(l)(iii): amended, on 20 November 2008, by regulation 6(b) of the Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2008 (SR 2008/401).

Regulation 15A(1)(l)(iv): revoked, on 1 October 2008, by regulation 8(2) of the Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2008 (SR 2008/267).
Paragraph (l)(iv) was inserted, as from 2 October 2003, by regulation 3 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations 2003 (SR 2003/223).

Paragraph (m) was inserted, as from 30 November 1995, by regulation 4(2) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 12 (SR 1995/230).
Paragraph (n) was inserted, as from 23 October 1996, by regulation 3 Fish­ eries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 13 (SR 1996/279).

Regulation 15A(2): added, on 1 October 2008, by regulation 8(3) of the Fish­ eries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regu­ lations (No 2) 2008 (SR 2008/267).
15B Length of set net [Expired] Regulations 15A and 15B were inserted, as from 30 September 1993, by regula­ tion 10 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regu­ lations 1986, Amendment No 7 (SR 1993/279).

Regulation 15B expired with the close of 30 September 1998.
16 Maximum set net lengths in Kaipara Harbour (1) Notwithstanding regulation 65 of the Fisheries (Commercial Fishing) Regulations 2001 or any other regulations made pur­ suant to the Act relating to set nets, no commercial ﬁsher shall use to take mullet or kahawai in Kaipara Harbour set nets of a total length in excess of 1000m.
(2) Notwithstanding regulation 65 of the Fisheries (Commercial Fishing) Regulations 2001 or any other regulations made pur­ suant to the Act relating to set nets, no commercial ﬁsher shall 67 r 17 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 use to take ﬂounder in Kaipara Harbour set nets of a total length in excess of 1000m.
(3) Notwithstanding regulation 65 of the Fisheries (Commercial Fishing) Regulations 2001 or any other regulations made pur­ suant to the Act relating to set nets, no commercial ﬁsher shall use to take ﬁsh (not being ﬁsh speciﬁed in subclause (1) or subclause (2) of this regulation) set nets of a total length in ex­ cess of 1000m.
Regulation 16 was amended, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 4 Fisheries (Auckland And Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regula­ tions (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264) by substituting the words “commercial ﬁsher” for the words “commercial ﬁsherman”.
It was further amended, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 9 of those Regulations by substituting the words “regulation 65 of the Fisheries (Commercial Fishing) Regulations 2001” for the words “regulation 42 of the Fisheries (Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986”.
17 Seasonal prohibition on taking of ﬁnﬁsh near Motu River No commercial ﬁsher shall take by any method or be in pos­ session of any ﬁnﬁsh taken at any time between the 1st day of December in any year and the 31st day of March in the follow­ ing year (both days inclusive) from the waters adjacent to the Motu River in the Bay of Plenty lying within a radius of 6 nau­ tical miles of the Okatoa Rocks (at 37°53.7′S and 177°32.7′E).
Regulation 17 was amended, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 4 Fisheries (Auckland And Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regula­ tions (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264) by substituting the words “commercial ﬁsher” for the words “commercial ﬁsherman”.

Restrictions on ﬁshing in Manukau Harbour 18 (1) No commercial ﬁsher shall take any ﬁsh from the prescribed area during the hours between sunrise and sunset or be in pos­ session of any ﬁsh during those hours while within the pre­ scribed area.
(2) No commercial ﬁsher aboard any vessel in the prescribed area shall at any time cast overboard any ﬁsh, ﬁsh offal, or other refuse likely to attract birds into the area.
For the purposes of this regulation, the expression prescribed area means all that area of water in the Manukau Harbour bounded by a line commencing at the intersection of 37°01.5′S and 174°45.2′E; and proceeding northerly along the 174°45.2′ (3) 68 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 r 18AA East meridian of longitude to the mean high­water mark of the sea; then in a generally easterly direction along that mean high­water mark to its intersection with the 37°00′ South par­ allel of latitude; then easterly along the 37°00′ South par­ allel of latitude to its intersection with the mean high­water mark; then in a generally southeasterly direction along the mean high­water mark to its intersection with the 37°01′ South parallel of latitude; then south­westerly along a straight line to its intersection with the point 37°01.5′S and 174°49.3′E; then westerly along the 37°01.5′ South parallel of latitude to the point of commencement.
Subclauses (1) and (2) were amended, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 4 Fisheries (Auckland And Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264) by substituting the words “commercial ﬁsher” for the words “commercial ﬁsherman”.
18A Fishing in Kermadec Fisheries Management Area prohibited (1) No commercial ﬁsher shall at any time take any ﬁsh, aquatic life, or seaweed from the waters of quota management area 10, or be in possession of any ﬁsh, aquatic life, or seaweed taken from those waters.
(2) Nothing in subclause (1) of this regulation shall apply to any ﬁsh of a species or class subject to the quota management sys­ tem, or tuna, that are lawfully taken by a commercial ﬁsher, or to any other ﬁsh taken as an inevitable consequence of the taking of such ﬁsh or tuna.

Regulation 18A was inserted by regulation 5 Fisheries (Auckland and Ker­ madec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 3 (SR 1989/291).
Regulation 18A was amended, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 4 Fish­ eries (Auckland And Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264) by substituting the words “commer­ cial ﬁsher” for the words “commercial ﬁsherman”.

18AA Restrictions on ﬁshing within 1 nautical mile of Mayor (Tuhua) Island No commercial ﬁsher shall use for ﬁshing a set net or longline within 1 nautical mile seaward of the mean high­water mark of the coast of Mayor (Tuhua) Island.
69 r 19 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 Regulation 18AA was inserted by regulation 2 Fisheries (Auckland and Ker­ madec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 6 (SR 1992/210).
Regulation 18AA was amended, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 4 Fisheries (Auckland And Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264) by substituting the words “commercial ﬁsher” for the words “commercial ﬁsherman”.
19 Taking of ﬁnﬁsh prohibited within 3 miles of Poor Knights Islands Marine Reserve (1) No commercial ﬁsher shall take any ﬁnﬁsh or have in pos­ session any ﬁnﬁsh taken from the waters lying between the outer limits of the Poor Knights Islands Marine Reserve, as described in the Marine Reserve (Poor Knights Islands) Order 19811 and a line every point of which is 3 nautical miles from the mean high­water mark on the Poor Knights Islands, High Peak Rocks, Sugarloaf Rock, and adjacent islands and rocks.
(2) Nothing in subclause (1) of this regulation shall apply to the use of a longline to take ﬁnﬁsh or ﬁnﬁsh taken by longline in those waters lying between a line every point of which is 1 nautical mile from the mean high­water mark on the Poor Knights Islands, High Peak Rocks, Sugarloaf Rock, and ad­ jacent islands and rocks, and a line every point of which is 3 nautical miles from that mean high­water mark.
Subclause (1) was amended, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 4 Fisheries (Auckland And Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regula­ tions (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264) by substituting the words “commercial ﬁsher” for the words “commercial ﬁsherman”.
(a) 19A Restrictions on ﬁshing in Bay of Islands (1) No commercial ﬁsher shall use any net in the following waters: Ninepin: The waters lying inside a line, every point of which is 1 nautical mile from the mean high water mark of Ninepin (at 35°9.25′S and 174°8.75′E): Cape Brett: The waters lying inside a line, every point of which is 1 nautical mile from the northernmost point of Cape Brett (at 35°10.45′S and 174°20.05′E): (b) 1 SR 1981/16 70 Amendment No 1: SR 1981/354 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 r 20 (c) Bird Rock: The waters lying inside a line, every point of which is 1 nautical mile from the mean high water mark of Bird Rock (at 35°9.92′S and 174°18.35′E): (2) No commercial ﬁsher shall take ﬁsh from the waters of the Bay of Islands inside a line drawn from Tapeka Point (at 35°14.63′S and 174°07.18′E) then to the north­west­ ern extremity of Motuarahia (Roberton) Island (35°13.82′S and 174°09.33′E); then to the north­western extremity of the outermost unnamed islet (35°13.13′S and 174°10.72′E) immediately to the north­west of Moturua Island; then to the north­western extremity of Okahu Island (Red Head) (35°11.95′S and 174°12.38′E); then by mean high water along the northern side of Okahu Island to the eastern extremity of Okahu Island (35°11.98′S and 174°12.85′E); then by straight line to the northern extremity of Kohangaatara Point (35°13.15′S and 174°15.83′E) on the eastern side of the Albert Channel, at any time between
 the 1st day of October in any year and the 30th day of April in the following year (both days inclusive).
(3) Notwithstanding subclause (2) of this regulation, a commer­ cial ﬁsher may take rock lobster from the waters described in that subclause, by the method of potting, if that commercial ﬁsher holds a current permit authorising the commercial ﬁsher to take rock lobster from those waters by that method.

Regulation 19A was inserted by regulation 11 Fisheries (Auckland and Ker­ madec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 7 (SR 1993/279).
Regulation 19A was amended, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 4 Fish­ eries (Auckland And Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264) by substituting the words “commer­ cial ﬁsher” for the words “commercial ﬁsherman”.

20 Taking of spotted black groper prohibited No commercial ﬁsher shall take or be in possession of any spotted black groper taken from the Auckland Fishery Man­ agement Area or the Kermadec Fishery Management Area.
Regulation 20 was amended, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 4 Fisheries (Auckland And Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regula­ tions (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264) by substituting the words “commercial ﬁsher” for the words “commercial ﬁsherman”.
71 r 20A Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 20A Taking of squid from Kermadec Area prohibited No commercial ﬁsher shall take, or be in possession of any squid taken, from the Kermadec Fishery Management Area.

Regulation 20A was inserted by regulation 4 Fisheries (Auckland and Ker­ madec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 1 (SR 1986/251).
Another regulation 20A was inserted by regulation 3(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 2 (SR 1988/5), and renumbered as regulation 20B by regulation 6(1) Fish­ eries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 3 (SR 1989/291).
Regulation 20A was amended, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 4 Fish­ eries (Auckland And Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264) by substituting the words “commer­ cial ﬁsher” for the words “commercial ﬁsherman”.
20B Taking of shortbill spearﬁsh and sailﬁsh prohibited in Auckland Fishery Management Area (2) (1) No commercial ﬁsher shall take any shortbill spearﬁsh or sail­ ﬁsh by any ﬁshing method from the Auckland Fishery Man­ agement Area or be in possession of any such ﬁsh taken from within that area.
It is a defence to a charge under subclause (1) of this regula­ tion if the ﬁsherman proves that, immediately upon taking or coming into possession of the shortbill spearﬁsh or sailﬁsh,— (a) Where the ﬁsherman had been supplied with tags by the chief executive or an ofﬁcer of the Ministry, the ﬁsherman tagged the ﬁsh (if alive) and returned it to the sea; or In any other case, (whether alive or dead) to the sea.
the ﬁsherman returned the ﬁsh (b) Regulation 20B was originally inserted as another regulation 20A by regulation 3(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regula­ tions 1986, Amendment No 2 (SR 1988/5), and was renumbered as regulation 20B by regulation 6(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 3 (SR 1989/291).
Regulation 20B(3) was inserted by regulation 2 Fisheries (Auckland and Ker­ madec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 4 (SR 1991/60).

Regulation 20B was substituted, as from 1 April 1995, by regulation 4(1) Fish­ eries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 9 (SR 1995/33).
72 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 r 20D Subclause (1) was amended, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 4 Fisheries (Auckland And Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regula­ tions (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264) by substituting the words “commercial ﬁsher” for the words “commercial ﬁsherman”.
Subclause (2)(a) was amended, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 5 Fish­ eries (Auckland And Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regu­ lations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264), by substituting the words “chief executive” for the word “Director­General”.
20C Targeting of certain ﬁsh, aquatic life, and seaweed prohibited, unless specially authorised [Revoked] Regulations 20C and 20D were inserted by regulation 11 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 5 (SR 1991/161).
Subclause (5), Part B of the Table was amended, as from 30 September 1993, by regulation 12 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 7 (SR 1993/279) by inserting the species “Banded wrasse”, “Black angelﬁsh”, “Butterﬂy perch”, “Giant boarﬁsh”, “Green wrasse”, “Kelpﬁsh”, “Long­ﬁnned boarﬁsh”, “Marble­ ﬁsh”, “Notch­headed marbleﬁsh”, “Painted moki”, “Red mullet”, “Red pigﬁsh”, “Rock cod”, “Sandager’s wrasse”, “Scarlet wrasse”, “School shark”, “Splendid perch”, “Toadstool groper”.
Subclause (5) Part A was amended, as from 5 November 1998, by regulation 4 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations 1998 (SR 1998/297) by omitting the item “Yellow­eyed mullet”.

Regulation 20C was revoked, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 6 Fish­ eries (Auckland And Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regu­ lations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264).
20D Fish, aquatic life and seaweed that may be taken subject to competitive or individual quotas, method restrictions, etc [Revoked] Regulations 20C and 20D were inserted by regulation 11 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 5 (SR 1991/161).
Subclause (1) was amended, as from 30 September 1993, by regulation 13(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 7 (SR 1993/279) by substituting the words “to subclause (2) of this regulation and any other regulation and any” for the words “any regu­ lations or”.
Subclause (1) Table was amended, as from 1 October 1996, by regulation 4 Fish­ eries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 13 (SR 1996/279) by omitting the words “Jack mackerel”.
73 r 20E Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 Subclause (1) Table was further amended, as from 5 November 1998, by regula­ tion 4 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amend­ ment Regulations 1998 (SR 1998/297) by omitting the items “Ribaldo” and “Rubyﬁsh”.
Subclause (2) was inserted, as from 30 September 1993, by regulation 13(2) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 7 (SR 1993/279).

Regulation 20D was revoked, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 7 Fish­ eries (Auckland And Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regu­ lations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264).
20E Sale of reef ﬁsh No person shall sell or possess for sale any species of ﬁsh taken from the Auckland Fishery Management Area that is speciﬁed in the following table: Banded wrasse Black angelﬁsh Butterﬂy perch Giant boarﬁsh Green wrasse Painted moki Red moki Red mullet (goatﬁsh) Red pigﬁsh Rock cod Kelpﬁsh (hiwihiwi) Sandager’s wrasse Long­ﬁnned boarﬁsh Scarlet wrasse Marbleﬁsh Silver drummer Notch­headed marbleﬁsh Splendid perch Toadstool groper Regulation 20E was inserted by regulation 14 Fisheries (Auckland and Ker­ madec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 7 (SR 1993/279).
Taking of rock lobster prohibited near North Cape light No commercial ﬁsher shall take any rock lobster from those waters lying to the north­east of the North Island bounded by a line commencing at the North Cape light (at 34°24.90′S and 173°03.00′E) and proceeding northerly along the 173°03.00′ 21 74 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 r 22 East meridian of longitude to its intersection with the 34°20.00′ South parallel of latitude; then easterly along that parallel of latitude to its intersection with the 173°09.00′ East meridian of longitude; then southerly along that meridian of longitude to its intersection with the 34°28.00′ South parallel of latitude, then westerly to its intersection with the 173°03.00′ East meridian of longitude; then northerly along that meridian of longitude to the point of commencement at the North Cape light.
Regulation 21: substituted, on 1 April 2008, by regulation 6 of the Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations 2008 (SR 2008/25).

Regulation 21 was amended, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 4 Fisheries (Auckland And Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regula­ tions (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264) by substituting the words “commercial ﬁsher” for the words “commercial ﬁsherman”.
Taking of scallops 22 (1) No commercial ﬁsher shall at any time take any scallops from the following waters, or be in possession of any scallops taken from those waters: (a) Kaipara Harbour: The waters of Kaipara Harbour lying inside a straight line drawn from the south­ ern most extremity of North Head (at 36°23.8′S and 174°03′E) to Pukitu on the South Head of the harbour (at 36°30′S and 174°12.65′E): (b) Hokianga Harbour: The waters of Hokianga Har­ bour lying inside a straight line drawn from the north head of the harbour (at 35°31.50′S and 173°21.45′E) to the south head of the harbour (at 35°32.20′S and 173°22.30′E): (c) Whangape Harbour: The waters of Whangape Harbour lying inside a straight line drawn from the north head of the harbour (at 35°22.5′S and 173°13.10′E) to the south head of the harbour (at 35°22.75′S and 173°13.25′E): (d) Herekino Harbour: The waters of Herekino Har­ bour lying inside a straight line drawn from the north head of the harbour (at 35°17.70′S and 173°09.90′E) to the south head of the harbour (at 35°17.95′S and 173°09.50′E): 75 r 22 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 (e) (f) (g) Parengarenga Harbour: The waters of Parengarenga Harbour lying inside a straight line drawn from the northeasternmost extremity of the Kokota Peninsula (at 34°32.00′S and 172°59.40′E) in a northeasterly direction to the easternmost extremity of Ohao Point (otherwise known as Coal Point) (at 34°30.65′S and 173°00.40′E): Houhora
 Harbour: The waters of Hauhora Harbour lying inside a straight line drawn from the east head of the harbour (at 34°49.70′S and 173°10.00′E) to the west head of the harbour (at 34°49.60′S and 173°09.10′E): Rangaunu Harbour: The waters of Rangaunu Harbour lying inside a straight line drawn from Blackney Point (at 34°51.70′S and 173°17.20′E) to Otiaia Point (at 34°53.80′S and 173°16.80′E): (h) Doubtless Bay: The waters of Doubtless Bay lying within one half nautical mile of MHW mark from the easternmost extremity of
 Knuckle Point (at 34°51.20′S and 173°28.00′E) to the northernmost extremity of Berghan Point (at 34°54.85′S and 173°33.40′E) and including all of Mangonui Harbour: (j) (i) Whangaroa Harbour: The waters of the Whangaroa Harbour lying on the landward side of a straight line drawn from the White Beacon on the south head of the harbour (at 35°00.40′S and 173°45.70′E) to the north­ eastern extremity of the north head of the harbour (at 35°00.20′S and 173°45.70′E): Bay of Islands: The waters of the Bay of Islands lying inside a line commencing at the easternmost point of Cape Wiwiki (at 35°09.40′S and 174°07.70′E); then in a straight line to the northern extremity of Red Head (at 35°11.90′S and 174°12.45′E); then in a straight line in a north­easterly direction to the northern extremity of Cape Brett (at 35°10.45′S and 174°20.05′E): (k) Whangaruru Harbour: The waters of Whangaruru Harbour lying inside a line commencing at the west­ ernmost extremity of Cape Home (at 35°22.60′S and 174°22.50′E) on the northern side of the entrance of the harbour; then in a straight line in a south­westerly 76 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 r 22 direction to the easternmost extremity of Henry Island (at 35°23.10′S and 174°22.35′E); then through the easternmost extremity of Nops Island (at 35°24.40′S and 174°21.80′E); then in a straight line to the shore on the southern side of the harbour (at 35°24.40′S and
 174°21.30′E): (m) (l) Whananaki Estuary: The waters of Whananaki Estu­ ary lying inside a straight line drawn from the south­ ernmost extremity of Motutara Point (at 35°31.20′S and 174°28.50′E) in a westerly direction to the easternmost extremity of the southern head of the estuary entrance (at 35°30.90′S and 174°28.10′E): Tutukaka Harbour: The waters of Tutukaka Harbour lying inside a straight line drawn from the south­ ern extremity of Tutukaka Head (at 35°36.90′S and 174°32.40′E) in a southwesterly direction
 through the Rocky Islets to the headland on the southern side of the entrance (at 35°37.20′S and 174°32.40′E) to the harbour: Ngunguru Estuary: The waters of Ngunguru Estuary lying inside a straight line drawn from the northern en­ trance of the estuary (at 35°38.30′S and 174°31.40′E) to the southern entrance of the estuary (at 35°37.90′S and 174°30.80′E): Pataua Estuary: The waters of Pataua Estuary lying inside a straight line drawn from the northern entrance of the estuary (at 35°42.90′S and 174°31.50′E) to the southern entrance of the estuary (at 35°43.00′S and 174°31.30′E): (n) (o) (p) Whangarei Harbour: The waters of Whangarei Har­ bour lying inside a straight line drawn from the southern westernmost extremity of Peach Cove (at 35°51.75′S and 174°33.40′E) to the southernmost extremity of Busby Head (at 35°51.80′S and 174°31.90′E) to the northern chimney of the Marsden Power Station (at 35°52.50′S and 174°28.10′E): Port Abercrombie and Port Fitzroy: The waters of and adjacent to Port Abercrombie and Port Fitzroy in Great Barrier Island lying inside a line drawn from (q) 77 r 22 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 Wellington Head (at 36°09.80′S and 175°16.90′E) to the northwesternmost point of Okokewa Island (at 36°08.60′S and 175°18.40′E); then by a straight line to the nearest point of the mainland of Great Barrier Island (at 36°08.50′S and 175°18.55′E); and lying inside a line drawn from
 the northeasternmost point of Motukaka Island (at 36°09.90′S and 175°17.60′E) to the northwesternmost point of Nelson Island (at 36°10.00′S and 175°17.80′E); then from the south­ easternmost point of Nelson Island (at 36°10.10′S and 175°18.10′E) to the northwesternmost point of Kaikoura Island (at 36°10.15′S and 175°18.20′E); and lying inside a straight line drawn across Man’o’War Passage at its narrowest point (from 36°11.35′S and 175°19.50′E to 36°11.40′S and 175°19.50′E): Tryphena Harbour and Schooner
 Bay: The waters of Tryphena Harbour and Schooner Bay lying inside a straight line from Shag Point (at 36°18.70′S and 175°26.60′E) to Tryphena Point (at 36°19.25′S and 175°28.75′E): (r) (t) (s) Whangaparapara Harbour: The waters of Whanga­ parapara Harbour lying inside a straight line from Light­ house Point (at 36°15.25′S and 175°23.60′E) to Beacon Point (at 36°15.75′S and 175°23.90′E): Port Charles: The waters of Port Charles lying in­ side a straight line from Long Point (at 36°30.3′S and 175°26.60′E) to the easternmost point of Port Charles (at 36°30.5′S and 175°28.50′E): Kennedy Bay: The waters of Kennedy Bay lying in­ side a straight line commencing at 36°40.00′S and 175°35.05′E (which is half a nautical mile north of the southernmost extremity of the northern entrance of Kennedy Bay) drawn in a southeasterly direction to the northernmost extremity of Anarake Point (at 36°41.10′S and 175°36.30′E): (u) (v) Whangapoua Harbour: The waters of Whangapoua Harbour lying inshore of a line drawn from Te Rehutae (at 36°43.45′S and 175°37.60′E) to Omaro Spit (at 36°43.60′S and 175°37.70′E): 78 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 r 22 (w) Mercury Bay: The waters of Mercury Bay lying inside a line commencing at the northernmost extremity of Motukoranga Island (at 36°44.70′S and 175°49.20′E); thence to the nearest point of mainland (at 36°44.65′S and 175°49.10′E); thence from the southernmost ex­
 tremity of Motukoranga Island (at 36°44.90′S and 175°49.25′E); thence to the northeasternmost extrem­ ity of Te Tui Island (otherwise known as Mahurangi Island) (at 36°49.65′S and 175°49.30′E); thence to the easternmost extremity of Hereheretaura Point (at 36°50.60′S and 175°49.10′E): (y) (x) Whangamata Harbour: The waters of Whangamata Harbour and the part of the adjacent sea lying within a radius of 3 nautical miles from the southernmost extremity of the northern head at the mouth of the Whangamata Harbour
 (at 37°12.30′S and 175°53.00′E): Inner Hauraki Gulf: The waters of the Hauraki Gulf lying inside a straight line drawn from the eastern­ tip of Tawharanui Peninsula (at 36°22.20′S most and 174°52.10′E) to the easternmost point of Tiri­ tiri Matangi Island (at 36°36.60′S and 174°54.00′E); thence to the northernmost point of Rakino Island (at thence by a straight 36°42.70′S and 174°56.70′E); line from the southwestern point of Rakino Island (at 36°43.80′S and 174°56.70′E) to Thumb Point on Wai­ heke Island (at 36°44.45′S and 175°10.40′E); thence by straight line from the headland on Waiheke Island at 36°46.80′S and 175°11.55′E to the northernmost point of Pakatoa Island (at 36°47.60′S and 175°11.45′E); thence by straight line from the southernmost point of Pakatoa Island (at 36°48.20′S and 175°11.70′E) to the northernmost point of Rotoroa Island (at 36°48.55′S and 175°11.80′E); thence by straight line from the southernmost point of Rotoroa Island (at 36°49.60′S and 175°11.90′E) to the northeastern most point of Ponui Island (at 36°50.20′S and 175°12.80′E); thence by straight line from the northern end of Second Bay on Ponui Island (at 36°53.90′S and 175°12.00′E) to the northernmost end of Wilsons Bay on Coromandel 79 r 22 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 thence Peninsula (at 36°53.30′S and 175°25.30′E); by straight line from Deadmans Point (at 36°51.40′S and 175°24.40′E) to the southwesternmost
 point of Motuoruhi Island (at 36°44.60′S and 175°23.80′E); thence to the northernmost point of Motukahaua Island (at 36°39.30′S and 175°22.55′E); thence to Turipeka Point on the Coromandel Peninsula (at 36°36.50′S and 175°25.65′E): (z) Manukau Harbour: The waters of Manukau Harbour lying inside a straight line drawn from the signal staff on the south head (at 37°03.17′S and 174°32.65′E) to the easternmost extremity of Paratutai Island (at 37°02.9′S and 174°30.73′E).
(za) Omaha Bay: The waters lying inside a line beginning at the mean high­water mark at the western limit of the Tawharanui Peninsula closed ﬁshing area (at 36° 21.80′S and 174° 49.30′E); then in a 0.5 nautical mile straight line in a generally north­easterly direction to a position at the north­westernmost point of the Tawha­ ranui Peninsula closed ﬁshing area (at 36° 21.40′S and 174° 49.60′E); then by a straight line in a gener­ ally north­westerly direction to the northern headland of Omaha Cove (at 36° 17.50′S) and 174° 49.00′E); then in a generally south­westerly direction along the mean high­water mark of Omaha Bay to Ti Point (at 36° 19.20′S and 174° 47.04′E); then in a straight line across the Whangateau Harbour entrance in a westerly direction to Te Tamutu Point (at 36° 19.23′S and 174° 46.70′E); then along the mean high­water mark to the point of commencement: (zb) Blind Bay: The waters lying inside a straight line beginning at a point on the north­west side of Blind Bay, Great Barrier Island (at 36° 16.10′S and 175° 25.28′E); then in a south­easterly direction to a point on the south­east side of Blind Bay (at 36° 16.43′S and 175° 26.00′E); then along the mean high­water mark to the point of commencement: (zc) Hooks Bay: The waters lying inside a line beginning at the mean high water mark at Thumb Point, Wai­ 80 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 r 22 heke Island (at 36° 44.42′S and 175° 10.45′E); then in a straight line in a
 south­easterly direction to the east­ ernmost point of Hooks Bay (at 36° 45.21′S and 175° 11.60′E); then in a generally westerly and then northerly direction along the mean high­water mark to the point of commencement: (zd) Waiheke Island: The waters lying inside a line begin­ ning at the mean high­water mark at Kauri Point on Waiheke Island (at 36° 46.00′S and 175° 12.16′E); then along the mean high­water mark in a generally south­ westerly direction to the headland on Waiheke Island (at 36° 46.80′S and
 175° 11.55′E); then in a straight line in a generally southerly direction to the northern­ most point of Pakatoa Island (at 36° 47.60′S and 175° 11.45′E); then along the mean high­water mark to the southernmost point of Pakatoa Island (at 36° 48.20′S and 175° 11.70′E); then in a straight line in a generally southerly direction to the northernmost point of Rotoroa Island (at 36° 48.55′S and 175° 11.80′E); then along the mean high­water mark to the southernmost point of Ro­ toroa Island (at 36° 49.60′S and 175° 11.90′E); then in a straight line in a generally southerly direction to the north­easternmost point of Ponui Island (at 36° 50.20′S and 175° 12.80′E); then in a straight line in a generally northerly direction back to the point of commencement: (ze) Great Mercury Island: The waters lying inside a line beginning at the mean high­water mark at the western­ most point of Maunganui Point (at 36° 36.23′S and 175° 45.56′E); then in a straight line in a southerly direction to the rock known as The Sister (at 36° 36.74′S and 175° 45.55′E); then in a straight line in a generally south­ easterly direction to intersect with the mean high­water mark at Great Mercury Island (at 36° 37.01′S and 175° 47.20′E); then in a generally north­westerly direction along the mean high­water mark of Great Mercury Is­ land, continuing to follow the mean high­water mark within the waters of the Huruhi Harbour itself to the point of commencement: 81 r 22 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec
 Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 (zf) Otama Bay: The waters lying inside a line beginning at the mean high­water mark at the northernmost point of Kauwera Point (at 36° 41.59′S and 175° 46.97′E); then in a straight line in a generally south­westerly direction to a position at the northernmost point of Otama Beach (at 36° 42.11′S and 175° 46.42′E); then in a straight line in a generally southwesterly direction to the northern­ most point of Motuhua Point (at 36°
 42.45′S and 175° 44.45′E); then in a generally north­easterly direction along the mean high­water mark of Otama Beach to the point of commencement: (zg) Opito Bay: The waters lying inside a line beginning at the mean high­water mark at the northernmost point of Opito Point (at 36° 43.10′S and 175° 49.09′E); then in a straight line in a generally northerly direction to a position at the westernmost point of Rabbit Island (at 36° 42.96′S and 175° 49.00′E); then in a straight line in a generally north­westerly direction to the Mahinapua Rocks (at 36° 42.40′S and 175° 47.56′E); then in a straight line in a due westerly direction to the mean high­water mark at Opito Beach (at 36° 42.40′S and 175° 47.43′S); then following the mean high­water mark in a generally south­easterly direction to the point of commencement: (zh) Tairua: The waters inside an area deﬁned by a line be­ ginning at the mean high­water mark at the northern­ most point of Storm Beach (at 37° 02.65′S and 175° 53.22′E); then in a straight line in a generally easterly di­ rection to a position at the southernmost point of Home Bay (at 37° 03.10′S and 175° 56.05′E); then by a straight line in a generally northerly direction to Big King Rock (at 36° 59.95′S and 175° 55.38′E); then in a straight line in a generally north­westerly direction to the mean high­water mark at Te Ororoa Point (at 36° 56.80′S and 175° 51.40′S); then following the mean high­water mark in a southerly direction to the southernmost
 point of land near Te Huruhuru Point (at 37° 00.45′S and 175° 52.00′E); then across the mouth of the Tairua Har­ bour to the northernmost point of land on the southern 82 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 r 22 harbour headland (at 37° 00.50′S and 175° 51.70′E); then following the mean high­water mark in a gener­ ally southerly direction to the point of commencement: (zi) Bowentown: The waters inside an area deﬁned by a line beginning
 at the mean high­water mark at the north­ ern headland of Bowentown Heads, Tauranga Harbour (at 37° 28.00′S and 175° 59.47′E); then following the mean high­water mark to Papatu Point (at 37° 28.25′S and 175° 59.15′E); then in a generally southerly di­ rection to the northernmost point of Matakana Island (37° 28.46′S and 175° 59.12′E); then along the mean high­water mark of Matakana Island on its easterly side to a point 3 nautical miles distant from the northern headland of Bowentown Heads (at 37° 28.00′S and 175° 59.47′E); then by a line proceeding in an arc, every point of which is 3 nautical miles seaward of the northern headland of Bowentown Heads, until the line reaches the mean high­water mark south of Waihi Beach; then in a generally south­easterly direction along the mean high­water mark to the point of commencement: (zj) Motiti Island: The waters lying inside a line every point of which is 1 nautical mile from the mean high­water mark on Motiti Island in the Bay of Plenty, including, at the southern end of that island, those waters within 1 nautical mile of the unnamed rock (at 176° 24.31′E and 37° 39.35′S) and the Matatapu Rocks (at 176° s24.96′E and 37° 39.44′S): (zk) Mount Maunganui­Papamoa: The waters lying within 1 nautical mile of the mean high­water mark on that part of the shore of the Bay of Plenty that commences at the northernmost point of Mount Maunganui (at 37° 37.62′S and 176° 10.38′E); then in a straight line due north to a point 1
 nautical mile directly out to sea; then in a generally south­easterly direction by a line, every point of which is 1 nautical mile from the mean high­ water mark, to a point 1 nautical mile due north of the northernmost point of Okurei Point (Town Point) (at 37° 44.60′S and 176° 28.08′E) then following the mean 83 r 22 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 (zl) high­water mark in a generally westerly direction back to the point of
 commencement.
Spirits Bay – Tom Bowling Bay: The waters within the area deﬁned by a line commencing at the point at 34°22.0′S and 172°40.0′E; then proceeding by a straight line in a northerly direction to the point at 34°18.5′S and 172°40.0′E; then proceeding by a straight line in an easterly direction to the point at intersection with the 100­metre depth contour line (as shown on Chart NZ41) at 34°18.5′S and 172°53.1′E; then proceeding in a generally south­easterly direction along the 100­metre depth contour line (as shown on Chart NZ41) to the point at 34°22.3′S and 173°2.7′E; then proceeding by a straight line in a southerly direction to the point at intersection with the 50­metre depth contour line (as shown on Chart NZ41) at 34°23.6′S and 173°2.7′E; then proceeding in a generally westerly direction along the 50­metre depth contour line (as shown on Chart NZ41) to the point at 34°23.0′S and 172°53.6′E; then proceed­ ing by a straight line in a northerly direction to the point at 34°22.7′S and 172°53.6′E; then proceeding by a straight line in a westerly direction to the point at 34°22.7′S and 172°45.3′E; then proceeding by a straight line in a northerly direction to the point at 34°22.0′S and 172°45.3′E; then proceeding by a straight line in a west­ erly direction to the point of commencement.
(2) Subject to subclause (3) of this regulation, no commercial ﬁsher shall take any scallops from the ﬁshery known as the Coromandel Scallop Fishery except during those daylight hours of any day commencing 1 hour before sunrise and ending 1 hour after sunset.

(3) No commercial ﬁsher shall take any scallops from the Coro­ mandel Scallop Fishery during the period commencing 1 hour after sunset on any Thursday and ending 1 hour before sunrise on the following Sunday.
(4) No commercial ﬁsher shall take any scallops from the Coro­ mandel Scallop Fishery except during the open season for that ﬁshery; and, for the purposes of this subclause, the open sea­ son for that ﬁshery shall in any year commence 1 hour before 84 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 r 22A sunrise on the 15th day of July and end 1 hour after sunset on the 21st day of December.
(5) No commercial ﬁsher shall take any scallops from any waters of quota management area 1 or quota management area 9 that are not waters within the Coromandel Scallop Fishery other than between the hours of 6am and 6pm on any day.

Regulations 22 and 22A were inserted by regulation 7 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 3 (SR 1989/291).
Regulation 22 was amended, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 4 Fisheries (Auckland And Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regula­ tions (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264) by substituting the words “commercial ﬁsher” for the words “commercial ﬁsherman”.

Subclause (1)(p) was substituted by regulation 15(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 7 (SR 1993/279).
Subclause (1)(y) was amended by regulation 15(2) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 7 (SR 1993/279) by substituting the expression “Deadmans Point (at 36°51.40′S and 175°24.40′E)” for the expression “Deadmans Point (at 36°51.20′S and 175°24.60′E)”.

Subclause (1)(za) to (zk) were inserted, as from 16 July 1999, by clause 2 Fish­ eries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regu­ lations (No 2) 1999 (1999 No 220).
Subclause (1)(zl) was inserted, as from 11 November 1999, by regulation 3 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 3) 1999 (SR 1999/343).
Subclause (4) was amended by regulation 12 Fisheries (Auckland and Ker­ madec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 5 (SR 1991/161) by substituting the words “15th day of July and end 1 hour after sun­ set on the 21st day of December” for the words “ﬁrst Sunday after the 14th day of July and end 1 hour after sunset on the last Tuesday before the 25th day of December”.
22A Restrictions on the taking of shellﬁsh [Revoked] Regulation 22A was inserted by regulation 7 Fisheries (Auckland and Ker­ madec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 3 (SR 1989/291).

Subclause (1) was amended, as from 31 July 1992, by regulation 3(1) Fish­ eries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 6 (SR 1992/210) by omitting from the table the item “Scal­ lops”.
Subclause (1) was amended, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 4 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations 85 r 22B Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264) by substituting the words “commercial ﬁsher” for the words “commercial ﬁsherman”.
Subclause (1) was amended, as from 2 October 2003, by regulation 4 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations 2003 (SR 2003/223) by omitting from the table the item relating to kina.

Subclause (1) was amended, as from 1 October 2004, by regulation 5(1) Fish­ eries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regu­ lations 2004 (SR 2004/280) by omitting from the table the item relating to mus­ sels.
Subclause (2) was amended, as from 31 July 1992, by regulation 3(2) Fish­ eries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 6 (SR 1992/210) by substituting the word “It” for the words “Notwithstanding subclause (1) of this regulation, it”.

Subclause (2) was revoked, as from 1 April 1997, by regulation 2 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations 1997 (SR 1997/28).
Subclause (3) was inserted, as from 1 October 2002, by regulation 3 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/274).

Subclause (4) was inserted, as from 1 October 2004, by regulation 5(2) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations 2004 (SR 2004/280).
Regulation 22A was revoked, as from 5 January 2006, by regulation 5 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2005 (SR 2005/313).
22B Size limit on scallops taken from Coromandel Scallop Fishery (1) No commercial ﬁsher shall— (a) (b) Take from the Coromandel Scallop Fishery any scallop the shell of which, whether entire, chipped, or broken, is less than 90 mm in length; or Be in possession of any scallop which has been taken from the Coromandel Scallop Fishery and which has a shell that, whether entire, chipped, or broken, is less than 90 mm in length.
(2) For the purposes of subclause (1) of this regulation, the great­ est diameter of the shell of a scallop is its length.

(3) Nothing in regulation 32(1) of the Fisheries (Commercial Fishing) Regulations 2001 shall apply in relation to any scallop taken from the Coromandel Scallop Fishery.

Regulation 22B was inserted, as from 11 August 1995, by regulation 2 Fish­ eries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 10 (SR 1995/159).
86 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 r 23 Subclause (1) was amended, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 4 Fisheries (Auckland And Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regula­ tions (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264) by substituting the words “commercial ﬁsher” for the words “commercial ﬁsherman”.
Subclause (3) was amended, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 9 Fish­ eries (Auckland And Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regu­ lations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264) by substituting the words “regulation 32(1) of the Fisheries (Commercial Fishing) Regulations 2001” for the words “regu­ lation 22(1) of the Fisheries (Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986”.
22C Restriction on taking kina other than by hand­gathering No commercial ﬁsher may take any kina from the waters of SUR1A, SUR1B, or SUR9, for the purpose of sale, by any means other than hand­gathering.

Regulation 22C was inserted, as from 2 October 2003, by regulation 5 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations 2003 (SR 2003/223).
All methods prohibited in certain waters 23 (1) No commercial ﬁsher may take ﬁsh or seaweed by any ﬁshing method, or be in possession of ﬁsh or seaweed taken, from the following waters: (a) Tawharanui Peninsula: the waters lying on the northern side of Tawharanui Peninsula inside an area enclosed by— (i) a straight line drawn from a point 36°21.8’S and 174°49.3’E in a northerly direction to a point 36°21.4’S and 174°49.6’E; then in a generally easterly direction, a line every point of which is one­half nautical mile from the mean high­water mark to a point 36°21.3’S and 174°51.7’E; then a straight line due South to the point of com­ mencement: (ii) (iii) (b) Mimiwhangata Peninsula: as described in Schedule 3: the waters of Tauranga Harbour, (c) Tauranga Harbour: which lie south of the Tauranga­Taneatua railway bridge (at 37°41.33’S and 176°10.23’E to 37°41.22’S and 176°10.5’E).
87 r 24 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 (2) No commercial ﬁsher may take aquatic life by any ﬁshing method, or be in possession of aquatic life taken, from the fol­ lowing waters: (a) Taharoa lakes: the interconnected lakes Taharoa (at NZMS 260­R16, 625360), Numiti and Rotoroa, and Lake Harihari (NZMS 260­R16, 610310): (b) the Motu River catchment: as described in Schedule 4.
Subclauses (1), (2), and (5) were amended, as from 1 October 2001, by regula­ tion 4 Fisheries (Auckland And Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amend­ ment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264) by substituting the words “com­ mercial ﬁsher” for the words “commercial ﬁsherman”.

Subclause (6) was inserted, as from 22 June 2000, by clause 5 Fisheries (Auck­ land and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing Amendment Regulations 2000 (SR 2000/78).
Regulation 23 was substituted, as from 13 January 2005, by regulation 4 Fish­ eries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regu­ lations 2004 (SR 2004/455).

Offences 24 (1) A person commits an offence and is liable on summary con­ viction to a ﬁne not exceeding $20,000 if the person acts in contravention of, or fails to comply with, any of regulations 4A to 4E, 4G, 5A to 5C, 7, 9, 10, 14, 18, or 22C.
(2) A person commits an offence and is liable on summary con­ viction to a ﬁne not exceeding $100,000 if the person acts in contravention of, or fails to comply with, any of regulations 2A to 4, 4F, 5, 5F, 6, 8, 10A to 10C, 11 to 13, 15, 15A, 16, 17, 18A to 20B, 20E, 21, 22, 22B, or 23.

Subclause (1) was amended by regulation 5 Fisheries (Auckland and Ker­ madec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 1 (SR 1986/251) by inserting the expressions “2A,” and “20A,”.
Subclause (1) was amended by regulation 3(2) Fisheries (Auckland and Ker­ madec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 2 (SR 1988/5) by also inserting the expressions “20A,”.

That amendment was re­ voked by regulation 9(b) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commer­ cial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 3 (SR 1989/291).
Subclause (1) was amended by regulation 8 Fisheries (Auckland and Ker­ madec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 3 (SR 1989/291) by inserting the expression “20B, 20C,”.

Subclause (1) was amended, as from 11 August 1995, by regulation 3 Fish­ eries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 10 (SR 1995/158) by inserting the expression “22B,”.
88 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 Schedule 1 Subclause (1) was amended, as from 10 May 2001, by regulation 5 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations 2001 (SR 2001/65) by inserting, after the expression “2A,” the expression “2B,”.
Regulation 24 was substituted, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 8 Fish­ eries (Auckland And Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regu­ lations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/264).

Subclause (1) was amended, as from 2 October 2003, by regulation 6 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations 2003 (SR 2003/223) by substituting the expression “22A, or 22C” for the ex­ pression “or 22A”.
Subclause (1) was amended, as from 1 October 2004, by regulation 6 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations 2004 (SR 2004/280) by omitting the expression “5E,”.

Subclause (1) was amended, as from 5 January 2006, by regulation 6 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2005 (SR 2005/313) by omitting the expression “22A,”.
Regulation 24(2): amended, on 1 October 2008, by regulation 9 of the Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2008 (SR 2008/267).

25 Revocation The Fisheries (Auckland Commercial Fishing Restrictions) Notice 1985 (SR 1985/141) is hereby revoked.
Schedule 1 Auckland Fisheries area The following areas together comprise the Auckland Fisheries Area: Area Description 89 Schedule 1 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 Description Those waters lying inside a line drawn from Bream Tail (at 36°03′S and 174°35.3′E) to Needles Point (at 36°01.7′S and 175°24.4′E); then by a straight line to the northern­most extremity of Great Barrier Island (at 36°02.6′S and 175°24.15′E); then around the mean high­water mark of the western coastline of Great Barrier Island to Cape Barrier (at 36°21.05′S and 175°31.4′E); then by a straight line to Cape Colville (at 36°28.3′S and 175°20.7′E); then by a straight line to Cape Rodney (at 36°16.8′S and 174°49.3′E); then by the mean high­water mark in a north­westerly direction to Bream Tail (at 36°03′S and 174°35.3′E).
The waters of Hauraki Gulf lying inside the straight line drawn from the easternmost point of Tawharanui Peninsula (Takatu Point) (at 36°22.2′S and 175° 52.05′E) to Slater Point (at 36°24.6′S and 174°52.2′E) on Kawau Island; then by the mean high­water mark on the eastern side of Kawau Island to Kawau Point (at 36°27.1′S and 174° 52.6′E); then by a straight line to the lighthouse on Tiritiri Matangi Island (at 36°36.4′S and 174°53.85′E); then by a straight line to Thumb Point (at 36°44.4′S and 175°10.3′E) on Waiheke Island; then by a straight line to the western extremity of Motuoruhi Island (at 36°44.6′S and 175°23.8′E); then by a straight line to the western extremity of Motukahaua Island (at 36°39.57′S and 175°22.2′E); then by a straight line to Tokotarea Point (at 36°36.75′S and 175°26.2′E) at the northern entrance to Colville Bay; then by the mean high­water mark in a north­westerly direction to Cape Colville (at 36°28.3′S and 175°20.7′E); then by a straight line to Cape Rodney (at 36°16.8′S and 174°47.3′E); then by the mean high­water mark in a southerly direction to Area Area 005 Area 006 90 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 Schedule 2 Area Description Area 007 the easternmost point of Tawharanui Peninsula (Takatu Point) (at 36°22.2′S and 175°52.05′E).
The waters of Hauraki Gulf and the Firth of Thames lying inside a straight line drawn from the easternmost point of Tawharanui Peninsula (Takatu Point) (at 36°22.2′S and 175°52.05′E) to Slater Point (at 36°24.6′S and 174°52.2′E) on Kawau Island; then around the mean high­water mark to Kawau Point (at 36°27.1′S and 174°52.6′E); then by a straight line to the lighthouse on Tiritiri Matangi Island (at 36°36.4′S and 174°53.85′E); then by a straight line to Thumb Point (at 36°44.4′S and 175°10.3′E) on Waiheke Island; then by a straight line to the western extremity of Motuoruhi Island (at 36°44.6′S and 175°23.8′E); then by a straight line to the western extremity of Motukahaua Island (at 36°39.57′S and 175°22.2′E); then by a straight line to Tokotarea Point (at 36°36.75′S and 175°26.2′E) at the northern entrance to Colville Bay; then by the mean high­water mark around the coast of the mainland back to the easternmost point of Tawharanui Peninsula (at 36°22.2′S and 175°52.05′E) Schedule 2 Reg 12(4), (5) Schedule 2 was inserted, as from 15 July 1999, by regulation 4 Fisheries (Auck­ land and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations 1999 (SR 1999/178).
91 Schedule 2 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 1 Permit holders allowed to take ﬁsh commercially using drag net in Tauranga Harbour Permit Holder Lockett, Roderick Owen Mikaere, Ken Parrott, William Harry Boyd Wall, Murray John Churcher, Perry James Gread, Stephen Scott & Gread, Susan Ann Kiddie, Brian George Murray, David & Jacobs, Christopher & Nathan, Ross & Johnson, Ted Mikaere, Leon Phillip & Mikaere, Kevin Leo & Mikaere, Joyce Rena Client Number 8431437 8431664 8431877 8432543 8432998 8730112 9130059 9330009 9430022 Stephens, Isaac William and van Eyk, Tony Gerard 9430013 2 Permit holders allowed to take target species commercially using drag net in Tauranga Harbour Permit Holder Target Species Client Clark, Michael David Garﬁsh Number 8410438 92 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 Schedule 3 Mimiwhangata Peninsula Schedule 4 r 23(1)(b) Schedules 3 and 4 were inserted, as from 13 January 2005, by regulation 5 Fish­ eries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regu­ lations 2004 (SR 2004/455).
The Mimiwhangata Peninsula comprises the area of water adjacent to Paparahi Point and Rimariki Island on the east coast of the North Auckland Land District, enclosed by a line— (1) commencing at the mean high­water mark of the sea at the western extremity of Lot 1, DP 89739, North Auckland Land District, being approximately latitude 35°26.08’S and longi­ tude 174°23.08’E and proceeding due North for a distance of 1 000 m; then proceeding initially in a generally easterly direction to a point 1 000 m due North of Ngataurau Rock; then proceeding to a point 1 000 m due North of the northern ex­ tremity of Rimariki Island; then proceeding in a south­easterly direction to a point 1 000 m due East of Motuwharariki Island; then proceeding in a generally south­westerly direction to a point 1 000 m due East of the eastern extremity of Otawhanga Island; then proceeding to a point on a bearing of 59°02.67’ and at a dis­ tance of 1 000 m from the south­eastern boundary of Te Ru­ atahi 2A Block; then proceeding in a generally south­westerly direction to a point at the mean high­water mark of the sea at the south­eastern boundary of Te Ruatahi 2A Block being approximately lati­ tude 35°27.75’S and longitude 174°25.91’E; then proceeding along the line of the mean high­water mark ini­ tially in a northerly direction and proceeding along that mark to the point of commencement.
(2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) Schedule 4 Motu River catchment r 23(2)(b) Schedules 3 and 4 were inserted, as from 13 January 2005, by regulation 5 Fish­ eries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regu­ lations 2004 (SR 2004/455).
93 Schedule 4 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 The Motu River catchment comprises the waters of the Motu River catchment enclosed by a line— (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) commencing at the mean high­water mark at Tokata Point, eastern Bay of Plenty; then proceeding in a generally easterly direction to a trig named Oariki 1315 (245 m); then following the ridge lines and high points of approximately 556 m (Taurangakoau), 725 m, 995 m (near the headwaters of the Huaero Stream), 1 109 m, and 1 320 m, a trig named Puke­ tauhinu (1 475 m), and the high point of 1 342 m (at the head­ waters of the Mangatutara Stream); then proceeding in a generally southerly and then westerly direction along the southern Mangatutara Stream ridge line passing near the high points of approximately 1 426 m (at the headwaters of the Mangatiko Stream), 1 387 m (near the headwaters of the Ruatahunga Stream), 1 246 m (adjacent to the western side of the Ruatahunga Stream), 1 253 m, and 1 170 m; then proceeding in a generally southerly direction passing the head­ waters of the Kahoka Stream and the headwaters of the Kokop­ umatara Stream; then proceeding past the high point of Tamarere (approximately 1 325 m), to a trig named Arowhana (1 439 m); then proceeding in a generally south­westerly direction to a trig numbered 8076 (at the headwaters of the Waimatau Stream), a trig named Pukekiore M9 (974 m), and a high point of approxi­ mately 945 m (to the east
 of a trig named Tuanuiotekahakaha); then proceeding along a ridge line passing the headwaters of Whakamaria Stream, Te Kumukumu Stream, and Jacksons Stream, passing through a trig named Maungahaumi (ap­ proximately 1 213 m); then continuing to follow the ridge line, proceeding in a generally westerly direction through a trig named K of approximately 1 006 m, and a trig named Matawai (approximately 964 m); then crossing State Highway 2 at a point halfway between the lo­ calities of Matawai and Rakauroa (near
 Tawai), reaching a trig numbered 8843 of approximately 762 m; then (11) heading in a generally southerly direction to a trig numbered 137B (approximately 1 068 m), then a high point east of the 94 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 Schedule 4 locality Koranga named the Dome (approximately 1 021 m, at the headwaters of the Motu River); then (12) proceeding in a generally north­westerly and northerly direc­ tion along ridge lines and a high point of 753 m (adjacent to the Te Wera Road), a trig named O (approximately 1 018 m), high points of 815 m, 988 m (adjacent to Moanui Road), 957 m (pre­ viously known as Johnstone), and 962 m, crossing State High­ way 2 at Traffords Hill, to a trig numbered 8841, a high point named Pokaikiri (925 m), trigs named O (907 m), Moutohora 149 (1 040 m), IIIA (738 m), Taumataokaretu 770 (796 m, ap­ proximately 2 km north of Motu Village), and Onukuroa (780 m); then (13) proceeding in a generally north­westerly direction along the part of the Motu Road, ridge lines, or high points passing the locality Whitikau to trigs named Papamoa 765 (787 m), Te Weraakauanga 626 (600 m, adjacent to the Motu Road), Te Pakora No 1 (826 m), a high point of 717 m, and around the headwaters of the Oiratiti Stream to a trig named Hoiataikahu 525 (650 m); then (14) proceeding in an easterly direction around the headwaters of the Rawea Stream to a high point of approximately 620 m
 (adjacent to the Rurupori Stream); then (15) proceeding in a generally north­easterly direction along ridge lines to a trig numbered 7921 (707 m, to the east of a trig named Pukeiahonoa (701 m)); then (16) proceeding around the headwaters of the Pukuranui Stream to a trig named Puketoetoe 1313 (1 120 m), then to a high point named Pukehou (approximately 975 m) at the head­waters of the true left fork of the Manuriki Stream; then (18) (17) proceeding in a generally north­westerly direction to high points
 Otaitapu (518 m) on the eastern side of the Hawai River tributaries, Te Ipuhinu (381 m), and 247 m (at the headwaters of the Matawai Stream); then following the high points to reach State Highway 35 (around the headwaters of the Houpoto Stream), then following State Highway 35 in a generally north­easterly direction to a trig named Parinui (224 m), before proceeding down to the mean high­water mark on the point at the northern end of Te Urituk­ ituki Beach (at NZMS 260­X15, 106587); then 95 Explanatory note Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 (19) proceeding to the point of commencement, crossing the Motu River at its mouth.
P G MILLEN, Clerk of the Executive Council.

Explanatory note This note is not part of the regulations, but is intended to indicate their general effect.

These regulations replace the Fisheries (Auckland Commercial Fish­ ing Restrictions) Notice 1985 and continue many of the restrictions and controls.
However, there are a number of new measures includ­ ing— (a) The introduction of Danish seine gear restrictions in the Hau­ raki Gulf: The closure of the area known as The Puddle to trawling and Danish seining: The introduction of a seasonal ﬁshing prohibition near the Motu River in the Bay of Plenty: The imposition of controls on set net lengths in the Kaipara Harbour: A seasonal prohibition on the use or possession on board any vessel of a trawl net with a mesh less than 125mm in the cod­ end.
A prohibition on the taking or possession of spotted black groper.

(b) (c) (d) (e) (f) These regulations should be considered in conjunction with the Fish­ eries (Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 (SR 1986/215) which impose prohibitions and controls of nationwide application.

Issued under the authority of the Regulations Act 1936.

Date of notiﬁcation in Gazette: 4 September 1986.


96 Reprinted as at 20 November 2008 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 Notes Contents 1 2 3 General About this eprint List of amendments incorporated in this eprint (most recent ﬁrst) Notes 1 2 3 General This is an eprint of the Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986.

It incorporates all the amendments to the regulations as at 20 November 2008.
The list of amendments at the end of these notes speciﬁes all the amendments incorporated into this eprint since 3 Septem­ ber 2007.

Relevant provisions of any amending enactments that contain transitional, savings, or application provisions are also included, after the Principal enactment, in chronological order.

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List of amendments incorporated in this eprint (most recent ﬁrst) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2008 (SR 2008/401) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2008 (SR 2008/267) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations 2008 (SR 2008/25) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations 2007 (SR 2007/311).

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