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Proposed temporary fishing closure around Astrolabe Reef, Bay of Plenty

Your views sought

The Motiti Rohe Moana Trust, on behalf of Nga Hapu o te Moutere o Motiti, has requested a 2-year temporary closure to the take of all fisheries resources, in the fisheries waters within 3 nautical miles of a point on Astrolabe Reef, Bay of Plenty.

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) invites written submissions on the request from persons having an interest in the fisheries resources concerned or in the effects of fishing in the area concerned.

What's being proposed?

The proposed temporary closure includes the fisheries waters within 3 nautical miles of a point on Astrolabe Reef, Bay of Plenty, at 37°32.420'S and 176°25.730'E. The proposed area is about 97 square kilometres.

Download a map of the proposed Astrolabe Reef closure 859kb

The proposal

Copies of the proposal are available on request by:

  • emailing FMSubmissions@mpi.govt.nz
  • writing to Fisheries Management – Spatial Allocations, Ministry for Primary Industries, PO Box 2526, Wellington 6140

How to make a submission

The closing date for written submissions from persons having an interest in the fisheries resources concerned or in the effects of fishing in the area concerned is Monday, 14 March 2016.

Email your submission to FMSubmissions@mpi.govt.nz

You can also post your submission to:
Fisheries Management – Spatial Allocations
Ministry for Primary Industries
PO Box 2526
Wellington 6140

Submissions are public information

Any submission you make becomes public information. Anyone can ask for copies of all submissions under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA). The OIA says we must make the information available, unless we have a good reason for withholding it. You can find those grounds in sections 6 and 9 of the OIA. Tell us if you think there are grounds to withhold specific information in your submission. Reasons might include, it's commercially sensitive or it's personal information. However, any decision MPI makes to withhold information can be reviewed by the Ombudsman, who may require the information be released.