Te Kupenga o Ngati Kuta and Patukeha ki Te Rawhiti have made a request to the Ministry for Primary Industries for a further temporary closure at Maunganui Bay regarding the take of all fisheries resources, except kina.

Written submissions in response to this request are invited from persons who have an interest in the species concerned or in the effects of fishing in the area concerned.

Submissions close on Tuesday 2 August 2016.

For more information or to make a submission click here.