Temporary closure of Maunganui Bay, Bay of Islands

Posted 13 years, 12 months ago 6 comments

Email received from Ministry of Fisheries 17 November 2010:

The purpose of this email is to advise you that, pursuant to section 186a of the Fisheries Act 1996, the Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture has agreed to close Maunganui Bay to the take of all species of fish, aquatic life, or seaweed, with the exception of kina, for a period of two years from 1 December 2010 to 30 November 2012.

Please see the attached map of the area included in the temporary closure:

A copy of Fisheries (Maunganui Bay Temporary Closure) Notice 2010 is available online via the Ministry of Fisheries’ New Zealand Fisheries InfoSite (click here).

A public notice regarding the temporary closure will be published in The Northern Advocate on Saturday 20 November 2010.

Comments

Darrell LimYock

13 years, 12 months ago

Good news

WADE DOAK

13 years, 12 months ago

Small island in this bay has marine life as rich and diverse as a cliff at the Poor Knights MR, now rated as world's ninth best nature site.

Julia Riddle- Northland Dive

13 years, 12 months ago

The diversity of fish life in this Bay is outstanding and well worth protecting. Great News

Anthony Hurst

13 years, 11 months ago

Hope this shows that there is potential to convert the same area into another Marine Reserve. Plenty of other areas in the bay of islands to fish and dive for a feed (which we do a lot of!). Would be nice to have a dedicated area to just take pictures.

Kathleen Reid

13 years, 7 months ago

Two years of no-take will provide an opportunity for the community to draw breath and subsequently move to a permanent reserve. Hopefully the area will restore itself quickly within the two years so that the benefits can be appreciated. The Minister of Conservation declined the Akaroa marine reserve and this is a worrying political decision that has created many dismayed people. We need many potential sites to be put up for reserve consideration so best wishes to the organisers of Fish Forever.

Louis Vuitton UK

11 years, 11 months ago

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