Transfer of Product Between Fishing Vessels Requires MFish Approval • 26 April 2005
The transfer of product between vessels at sea requires the prior approval of the Ministry of Fisheries under s.110 of the Fisheries Act. It had previously been thought that the need for such approvals was restricted to large vessels transhipping outside of the zone, however this is not the case. Section 110, in fact requires a pre-approval for all transhipments.
It is common practice for vessels to transfer product at sea, and record this transaction in catch effort returns with the destination code of T. Please be aware that such transfers require an approval under s.110.
MFish sent a letter to SeaFIC outlining its position on this matter. It is important that anybody undertaking any form of transhipment is familiar with the MFish position on this subject.
New Stocks entering the QMS • 15 April 2005
On 15 February 2005 the Minister of Fisheries declared a number of new species to be subject to the Quota Management System (QMS) effective 1 October 2005 and 1 April 2006. Clients notified of their eligible catch have until 17 May 2005 to lodge objections against their eligible catch. If you did not receive a notification and believe you should have you may also object. Please contact us for an information document and the relevant form on which to lodge your objection.
The species being introduced on 1 October 2005 are:
| Species | FMA | QMA |
|---|
| Cockle | All remaining areas outside COC1A, COC3, COC7A and COC7B | 1B, 1C, 2, 3B, 4, 5, 7C, 8, 9 |
| Dredge Oyster* | All remaining areas outside OYS7 and OYU5 | 1, 2A, 3, 4, 5A, 7A, 7B, 7C, 8A, 9 |
| Pipi | All remaining areas outside PPI1A | 1B, 1C, 2 – 5, 7 – 9 |
| Tuatua | 1 – 9 | 1A, 1B, 2 – 5, 7 – 9 |
The species being introduced on 1 April 2006 are:
| Species | FMA | QMA |
|---|
| Scallop | All remaining areas outside SCA1, SCACS, SCA4 and SCA7 | 1A, 2A, 3, 5, 7A, 7B, 7C, 8A, 9A |
* Dredge oysters are not being introduced based on catch history. According to section 29B of the Fisheries Act 1996, 80% of quota shares will be allocated to the Crown and 20% to Te Ohu Kai Moana Trustee Limited.
Please note that the above information differs slightly from the information that was recently publicly notified. There are two corrections to the public notification. These are:
- Area 10 for Cockles and Pipis is not being introduced into the QMS as stated in the public notification
- Scallops are being introduced on 1 April 2006 not 1 October 2005 as stated in the public notification
If you have any queries about any allocation process, please contact:
Joel Klein Allocations Analyst (04) 460 9502
Patrick Jones Catch Data Manager (04) 460 9584
Are your contact details up to date?
To ensure that we can notify everybody that is eligible for PCH and/or quota, we need to have your current contact details. If you have an old client number that is not used anymore, please let us know your new details.
Overdue FishServe Levies • 15 April 2005
If your FishServe levies and fees are overdue we will advise you of our intent to take the actions detailed below:
- Suspend your fishing permit, LFR licence and restrict your access to 'Online Services'.
- Refuse to process any caveat, mortgage, ACE transfer, quota transfer, vessel or ALC registration.
Any permit suspension or withholding of service will be lifted once the overdue FishServe levies and fees are paid.
