Fisheries (Reporting) Regulations 2001
Silvia Cartwright, Governor-General
Order in Council
At Wellington this 23rd day of July 2001
Present:
The Right Hon Helen Clark presiding in Council
Pursuant to section 297(1)(h) of the Fisheries Act 1996, Her
Excellency the Governor-General, acting on the advice and with the consent of
the Executive Council, makes the following regulations.
Contents
1 Title
2 Commencement
3 Interpretation
Part 1
Kinds of returns
4 Kinds of returns
5 Catch, effort, and landing returns
6 Catch landing returns
7 Monthly harvest returns
8 Freshwater eel catch effort returns
9 Freshwater eel catch landing returns
10 Paua catch effort landing returns
11 Trawl catch, effort, and processing returns
12 Squid jigging catch effort returns
13 Tuna longlining catch effort returns
14 Client details annual update form
15 Licensed fish receiver details annual update form
16 Licensed fish receiver returns
Part 2
Inventory and audit of licensed fish receivers
17 Annual stocktake for purpose of providing annual inventory return
18 Licensed fish receivers must provide annual inventory returns
19 Chief executive may require further annual inventory returns
20 Licensed fish receiver must be audited and provide annual audit reports
21 Licensed fish receiver must appoint suitably qualified person as auditor
22 Contents of audit report
23 Audit reports for multiple premises
24 Licensed fish receiver must sign off audit report
25 Licensed fish receiver must provide rectification report if appropriate
26 Audit report, etc, must be provided to chief executive within 21 days
after receipt from auditor
27 Chief executive may waive requirements in certain cases
Part 3
Returns generally
28 Separate returns required for each vessel or method
29 Return books supplied by chief executive
30 Return books must be used for providing returns
31 Return books must be kept on vessel, etc
32 Chief executive may authorise computer printouts instead of standard
returns
33 Chief executive may authorise returns to be sent to different place
34 Duplicate returns must be retained for 7 years
35 Inspection of returns
Part 4
Completion of returns
36 Method of entering certain details on return
37 Use of codes for certain entries
38 Further provisions relating to use of codes for certain entries
39 Chief executive may give directions as to manner of completing returns
40 Chief executive may specify different intervals, periods, or dates for
completing or providing returns
41 Chief executive may waive requirements in certain cases
Part 5
Offences and penalties
42 Offences
43 Penalties
44 Revocation
Schedule 1
Contents of audit report
Schedule 2
Forms
Schedule 3
Codes used in completing returns
Regulations
1 Title
These are the Fisheries (Reporting) Regulations 2001.
2 Commencement
These regulations come into force on 1 October 2001.
3 Interpretation
(1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires,---
Act means the Fisheries Act 1996
actual weight means the weight in kilograms of fish in its landed state
additional landed state, in the case of fish landed in 2 or more states, means
a landed state other than the principal landed state of the fish
audit trail means the ability to trace the species, state, and weight of
fish product through the relevant systems of a licensed fish receiver or
person acting as an agent of a licensed fish receiver
auditor means an auditor appointed under regulation 21
beak and mouth, in relation to squid, means the state in which the head,
mantle, tentacles, and all internal organs, except the beak and mouth, have
been removed
cheeks, in relation to fish, means the state in which the head, body, and
internal organs, except that portion of flesh with skin still attached that is
extracted from the head forward of the operculum (gill cover), have been
removed
client number means the unique identification number assigned by the chief
executive to a person who is included in any class listed in section 189 of
the Act
destination means the place at which---
(a) fish or fish product is landed; or
(b) fish or fish product is held at the time of landing
fish includes all fin fish, shellfish, aquatic life, and seaweed
fish meal by-product means the state in which offcuts and offal from whole
fish have been rendered or cooked into a dried form
fish tail means the part of a fish that remains after the head, body, and
internal organs have been removed
fisher identification number means the client number allocated to a person
fishing gear has the meaning set out in the Fisheries (Commercial Fishing)
Regulations 1986
fishing method has the meaning set out in the Fisheries (Commercial Fishing)
Regulations 1986
fishing trip or trip means any period in which fish are taken from, or
transferred aboard, a vessel, being a period that---
(a) commences when the vessel---
(i) leaves any place at which the vessel is moored or berthed or
launched; or
(ii) enters the exclusive economic zone through its seaward
boundary; and
(b) ends when the vessel---
(i) returns from sea to a place at which the permit holder using
the vessel is permitted to land fish and any fish is removed from the vessel or
the vessel with fish on board is removed from the water; or
(ii) having been granted permission under section 110 of the Act,
leaves the exclusive economic zone by its seaward boundary; and
(c) includes, in relation to a permit holder during a period when the
permit holder is not using, or does not have the use of, a vessel or operates
otherwise than from a vessel, any period that commences when the permit holder
begins to take fish under a permit and ends when the permit holder returns to a
point of landing
flaps means the state in which the head, body, and all internal organs of a
fish, except the flap of flesh and skin that surrounds the gut cavity, have
been removed
foreign fishing vessel means a foreign fishing vessel licensed under section
83 of the Act
gut by-product means an additional landed state in which the internal organs
have been removed from the body cavity
head, in relation to a fish, means the state in which the body and all internal
organs, except the head, have been removed
head and tentacles, in relation to squid, means the state in which the mantle
and all internal organs have been removed after the squid has been dressed
hoki mince by-product means an additional landed state in which offcuts and
offal from skin-off fillets or the headed and gutted state have been rendered
by a machine into a minced form
key internal controls means the specific controls or procedures that are
fundamental to the prevention or detection of errors that may undermine the
adequacy or reliability of the audit trail in relation to systems or
subsystems of a licensed fish receiver
landed state means the state of fish or fish product when it is landed,
having regard to the degree or amount of processing that has occurred to the
fish since it was taken
landing---
(a) means---
(i) the removal of a vessel containing fish from New Zealand
fisheries waters for the purpose of moving the vessel to any place in New
Zealand; or
(ii) the removal or discharge of fish from a vessel (except to
holding pots holding fish at sea); or
(iii) the removal of a vessel containing fish from New Zealand
fisheries waters under an approval granted under section 110 of the Act; and
(b) occurs from a vessel---
(i) when the vessel ceases to be registered or is re-registered
under the Act, for whatever reason and by whatever mechanism; or
(ii) when fish are held on board the vessel at the close of a
fishing year if the vessel is operated by, or on behalf of, a person who,
during the fishing year ending on that day, has held 100 000 kilograms or more
of annual catch entitlement under the Act
landing date means the date on which fish are landed or the date on which a
landing commences
length or overall length, in relation to a vessel, means the overall length
of the vessel entered in the Fishing Vessel Register
licensed fish receiver client number or LFR client number, in relation to a
licensed fish receiver, means the client number allocated to that person
lugs or collars means the state in which---
(a) the head has been retained after the flesh has been dressed; and
(b) the flesh, with the skin still attached from immediately behind the
head, has been retained
offal means the state in which the head and body of a fish, except the
contents of the gut cavity (including the gills), have been removed
oil, in relation to processed fish or fish product, means an additional landed
state in which oil derived from the processed fish or fish product has been
removed
permit means a fishing permit issued under section 91 of the Act or a
special permit issued under section 97 of the Act
permit holder means a person who holds a current fishing permit issued under
section 91 of the Act
point of landing---
(a) means,---
(i) in relation to fish taken by use of a vessel, a place where
fish may be landed from the vessel or where the vessel, containing the fish,
may be removed from New Zealand fisheries waters under the conditions of a
permit issued in accordance with section 91 or section 97 of the Act, being a
place that is described on the permit issued to the person using the vessel to
take fish for sale:
(ii) in relation to fish taken by a permit holder who does not use
a vessel or have the use of a vessel or operates otherwise than from a vessel,
a place where fish may be landed in accordance with the conditions of the
permit; and
(b) includes---
(i) a place where fish are transferred from a vessel to another
vessel that is a New Zealand fishing vessel, a vessel registered under section
105 of the Act, or a foreign fishing vessel:
(ii) a place where a vessel leaves the exclusive economic zone of
New Zealand by passing through the seaward boundary of that zone:
(iii) the place at which a vessel that has fish on board is
situated at the close of the fishing year if the vessel is being operated by,
or on behalf of, a permit holder who, during the fishing year ending on that
day, has held 100 000 kilograms or more of annual catch entitlement under the
Act:
(iv) the situation where the registration of a vessel is cancelled
or a vessel is re-registered
principal landed state, in the case of fish landed in 2 or more states, means
the landed state that has the greatest actual weight
related party, in relation to a licensed fish receiver, means---
(a) any person or body who has the ability, directly or indirectly, to
control or exercise significant influence over the licensed fish receiver in
making operating, investing, or financing decisions; and
(b) any person or body over whom the licensed fish receiver has the
ability, directly or indirectly, to control or exercise significant influence;
and includes---
(i) any person or body over whom both that person or body and the
licensed fish receiver are subject to common control or significant influence
by a third party:
(ii) the persons stated in regulation 21(3)
return means any return or report of a kind set out in regulation 4
shark fins, in the case of fish landed in more than 1 state, means,---
(a) in relation to all spiny dogfish species, the state in which the
pectoral fins and caudal (tail) fin have been landed:
(b) in relation to school shark, the state in which the pectoral fins
and dorsal fins and either the caudal (tail) fin or the bottom lobe of the
caudal (tail) fin have been landed:
(c) in relation to rig, ghost shark, sixgill shark, sevengill shark, and
elephant fish, the state in which the pectoral fins and anterior dorsal fins
have been landed:
(d) in relation to black shark, blue shark, whaler shark, white shark,
mako shark, porbeagle shark, and basking shark, the state in which the pectoral
fins, dorsal fins, and caudal (tail) fins have been landed
sounds or swim bladders means the state in which the head, body,
and all internal organs of a fish, except the swim bladders, have been
removed
southern blue whiting mince by-product, skin-off fillets means the
additional landed state in which offcuts and offal from southern
blue whiting mince, skin-off fillets have been rendered by a machine into a
minced form
species means the species set out in Part 2 of Schedule 3
state means a state set out in Part 3 or Part 4 of Schedule 3
statistical area means a statistical area shown on a map referred to in
regulation 38
target species, in relation to a permit holder and any fishing method, means
the main or major species or class of fish that the permit holder was
attempting to take by use of that fishing method
tentacles by-product, in relation to squid or octopus, means the additional
landed state in which the head, mantle, and all internal organs have been
removed
vessel name means the name of the vessel as entered on its certificate of
registration or licence, as the case may require
vessel registration number means,---
(a) in the case of a New Zealand fishing vessel or fish carrier, the
registration number stated in the certificate of registration of that vessel:
(b) in the case of a foreign fishing vessel, the international call sign
of that vessel
wharf sale means a sale or other disposition of fish by a commercial fisher
to which section 191(2) of the Act applies
wings, in relation to squid, means the state in which the head, mantle,
tentacles, and all internal organs, except the mantle wings, have been
removed.
(2) The term point of landing must, if appropriate,---
(a) be referred to and entered on a return as "transfer at sea" if
paragraph (b)(i) of the definition of the term applies:
(b) be referred to and entered on a return as "out of zone" if paragraph
(b)(ii) of the definition of the term applies:
(c) be referred to and entered on a return as "end of year" if paragraph
(b)(iii) of the definition of the term applies:
(d) be referred to and entered on a return as, respectively,
"registration cancelled" or "vessel re-registered" if paragraph (b)(iv) of the
definition of the term applies.
(3) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, terms used
to describe any fishing gear or fishing method have the same meaning as in the
Fisheries (Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986.
Part 1
Kinds of returns
4 Kinds of returns
The kinds of returns required by these regulations are as follows:
(a) catch, effort, and landing returns:
(b) catch landing returns:
(c) monthly harvest returns:
(d) monthly harvest return amendments:
(e) trawl catch, effort, and processing returns:
(f) squid jigging catch effort returns:
(g) tuna longlining catch effort returns:
(h) freshwater eel catch effort returns:
(i) freshwater eel catch landing returns:
(j) paua catch effort landing returns:
(k) licensed fish receiver returns:
(l) licensed fish receiver return amendments:
(m) licensed fish receiver annual inventory returns:
(n) licensed fish receiver annual audit returns:
(o) licensed fish receiver details annual update forms:
(p) client details annual update forms.
5 Catch, effort, and landing returns
(1) A permit holder who takes fish, or on whose behalf fish are taken, must
complete and provide to the chief executive catch, effort, and landing returns
if the fish are taken---
(a) from a vessel for which catch landing returns are not required to be
provided under regulation 6; or
(b) otherwise than from a vessel.
(2) Subclause (1) does not apply to a permit holder if the permit holder
targets paua or freshwater eels and is required to provide freshwater eel catch
effort returns, freshwater eel catch landing returns, or paua catch effort
landing returns.
(3) A person required to provide catch, effort, and landing returns must---
(a) complete, before the end of each day of a fishing trip (or at the
end of each day in which more than 1 trip is made), the section of the return
headed "Catch/Effort Data" for each day or part-day of a fishing trip; and
(b) complete, immediately on landing, that section of the return headed
"Catch Landing Data"; and
(c) complete those parts of the last 2 columns for which information is
required from a licensed fish receiver immediately on receipt of the necessary
information required from a licensed fish receiver.
(4) Subject to a direction of the chief executive under regulation 40,
catch, effort, and landing returns for any fishing trip that ends on any day in
a calendar month must be provided not later than 15 days after the last day of
the calendar month.
(5) If no fishing trip has been made in a calendar month, the permit holder
must provide, not later than 15 days after the last day of the calendar month,
a catch, effort, and landing return that---
(a) states the person's client name and number, and vessel name and
registration number; and
(b) states the month and year to which the return relates; and
(c) is clearly marked as a nil return; and
(d) is signed and dated by, or on behalf of, the person.
6 Catch landing returns
(1) A permit holder who takes fish, or on whose behalf fish are taken, from
a vessel must complete and provide to the chief executive catch landing returns
for the vessel if the fish are taken from a vessel for which the following
returns are required to be provided under regulations 11 to 13:
(a) trawl catch, effort, and processing returns:
(b) squid jigging catch effort returns:
(c) tuna longlining catch effort returns.
(2) A person required to provide catch landing returns must---
(a) complete a return at the end of each landing, except those parts of
the last 2 columns of the section of the return headed "Catch Landing
Data" for which information is required from a licensed fish receiver;
and
(b) complete those parts of the last 2 columns immediately on receipt of
the necessary information from a licensed fish receiver.
(3) Subject to a direction of the chief executive under regulation 40, catch
landing returns for any fishing trip must be provided to the chief executive
not later than 7 days after the last day of the trip.
(4) If no fishing trip has been made in a calendar month, the permit holder
must provide to the chief executive, not later than 15 days after the last day
of the calendar month, a catch landing return that---
(a) states the person's client name and number, and vessel name and
registration number; and
(b) states the month and year to which the return relates; and
(c) is clearly marked as a nil return; and
(d) is signed and dated by, or on behalf of, the person.
7 Monthly harvest returns
(1) In addition to any other returns required to be completed and provided
under these regulations, a person must complete and provide to the chief
executive monthly harvest returns if the person---
(a) is a permit holder; or
(b) has been granted an approval under section 110 of the Act that
contains a condition requiring the person to provide monthly harvest returns;
or
(c) has been issued with a special permit under section 97 of the Act
that contains a condition requiring the person to provide monthly returns; or
(d) is advised by the chief executive in writing that the person must
provide monthly harvest returns.
(2) Subject to a direction of the chief executive under regulation 40, a
person required to provide monthly harvest returns must---
(a) complete a return for each calendar month for all fish taken during
that month, except---
(i) in relation to any fish recorded in any kind of return under
these regulations if the appropriate destination type code for those fish is R,
P, Q, or T; or
(ii) in relation to any fish on board a vessel if the vessel's
fishing trip spans a calendar month; and
(b) provide the return to the chief executive not later than 15 days
after the last day of each calendar month.
(3) If the exception in subclause 2(a)(i) or (ii) applies, a person who
subsequently lands that fish must comply with the requirement in subclause (2)
as if the exception did not apply.
(4) If no fish are required to be reported, the person required to provide
the report must---
(a) complete a return for each calendar month; and
(b) provide to the chief executive, not later than 15 days after the
last day of each calendar month, a monthly harvest return that---
(i) states the person's client name and number; and
(ii) states the month and year to which the return relates; and
(iii) is clearly marked as a nil return; and
(iv) is signed and dated by, or on behalf of, the person.
(5) If a person considers that his or her monthly harvest return contains an
error, the person may amend the form, using the monthly harvest return
amendment set out in form 4 of Schedule 2, only after his or her monthly
harvest return has been received and accepted by the chief executive.
(6) If the chief executive requires corrections or amendments to be made to
a monthly harvest return, the corrections or amendments must be made on the
original monthly harvest return.
8 Freshwater eel catch effort returns
(1) A permit holder who targets freshwater eels, or on whose behalf
freshwater eels are targeted, by any method must complete and provide to the
chief executive freshwater eel catch effort returns.
(2) A person who is required to provide freshwater eel catch effort returns
must complete, before the end of the day in which fishing gear was lifted or
retrieved, as many lines of information in section 3 of the return as are
necessary to record that day's fishing activity.
(3) Subject to a direction of the chief executive under regulation 40,
freshwater eel catch effort returns for a calendar month must be provided to
the chief executive not later than 15 days after the last day of that calendar
month.
9 Freshwater eel catch landing returns
(1) A permit holder who targets freshwater eels, or on whose behalf
freshwater eels are targeted, by any method must complete and provide to the
chief executive freshwater eel catch landing returns unless subclause (4)
applies.
(2) A person who is required to provide freshwater eel catch landing returns
must complete, immediately on landing, as many of the lines of information in
section 3 of the return as are necessary to record that landing, with the
exception of the last 2 columns, which must be completed immediately on receipt
of the necessary information from a licensed fish receiver.
(3) Subject to a direction of the chief executive under regulation 40,
freshwater eel catch landing returns for a calendar month must be provided to
the chief executive not later than 15 days after the last day of that calendar
month.
(4) If a permit holder is an operator or notified user of more than 1
fishing vessel, and no fish were landed in a calendar month that were taken
while targeting freshwater eels, the permit holder must provide to the chief
executive, not later than 15 days after the last day of the calendar
month, a catch, effort, and landing return in accordance with regulation 5
that---
(a) states the permit holder's client name and number; and
(b) states the month and year to which the return relates; and
(c) states the vessel's name and registration number; and
(d) is clearly marked as a nil return; and
(e) is signed and dated by, or on behalf of, the permit holder.
(5) If a permit holder is not an operator or notified user of more than 1
fishing vessel, and no fish were landed in a calendar month that were taken
while targeting freshwater eels, the permit holder must provide to the chief
executive, not later than 15 days after the last day of that calendar month, a
freshwater eel catch landing return that---
(a) states the permit holder's client name and number; and
(b) states the month and year to which the return relates; and
(c) is clearly marked as a nil return; and
(d) is signed and dated by, or on behalf of, the permit holder.
10 Paua catch effort landing returns
(1) A permit holder who targets paua, or on whose behalf paua is targeted,
by the method of diving, must complete and provide to the chief executive paua
catch effort landing returns.
(2) A person required to provide paua catch effort landing returns must---
(a) complete, before the end of each day that diving takes place, as
many lines of information in section 3 of the return that are necessary to
record that day's fishing activity; and
(b) complete, immediately on landing, as many lines of information in
section 4 of the return as are necessary to record that landing, except the
last 2 columns, which must be completed immediately on receipt of the necessary
information from a licensed fish receiver.
(3) Subject to a direction of the chief executive under regulation 40, paua
catch effort landing returns for a calendar month must be provided to the chief
executive not later than 15 days after the last day of the calendar month.
(4) If no paua taken by diving were landed in a calendar month, and no
diving for paua occurred in the same month, the permit holder must provide to
the chief executive, not later than 15 days after the last day of that calendar
month, a paua catch effort landing return that---
(a) states the permit holder's name and client number; and
(b) states the vessel's name and registration number; and
(c) states the month and year to which the return relates; and
(d) is clearly marked as a nil return; and
(e) is signed and dated by, or on behalf of, the permit holder.
11 Trawl catch, effort, and processing returns
(1) A permit holder who takes fish, or on whose behalf fish are taken, by
the method of trawling from a vessel must complete and provide to the chief
executive trawl catch, effort, and processing returns for the vessel if the
vessel---
(a) is more than 28 metres in overall length; or
(b) is a vessel for which the chief executive has advised the permit
holder in writing that trawl catch, effort, and processing returns must be
provided.
(2) A person required to provide trawl catch, effort, and processing returns
for a vessel must---
(a) complete a return for each day or part-day that the vessel is on a
fishing trip; and
(b) provide the return to the chief executive not later than 7 days
after the last day of that fishing trip.
12 Squid jigging catch effort returns
(1) A permit holder who takes squid, or on whose behalf squid are taken, by
the method of jigging from a vessel (including a foreign fishing vessel) must
complete and provide to the chief executive squid jigging catch effort returns
for that vessel.
(2) A person required to provide squid jigging catch effort returns for any
vessel must---
(a) complete a return for each day or part-day that the vessel is on a
fishing trip; and
(b) provide the return to the chief executive not later than 7 days
after the last day of that fishing trip.
13 Tuna longlining catch effort returns
(1) A permit holder who targets tuna, or on whose behalf tuna are targeted,
by the method of longlining from a vessel (including a foreign fishing vessel)
must complete and provide to the chief executive tuna longlining catch effort
returns for that vessel.
(2) A person required to provide tuna longlining catch effort returns for
any vessel must---
(a) complete a return for every set made from the vessel on a fishing
trip; and
(b) provide the return to the chief executive not later than 7 days
after the last day of that fishing trip.
14 Client details annual update form
(1) A person who has a client number and who is advised by the chief
executive in writing that a client details annual update form must be completed
must complete and provide to the chief executive a duly completed form within
14 days after receiving the request from the chief executive to provide the
information.
(2) A person to whom a new client number is issued must complete and provide
to the chief executive those details required by the chief executive on the
approved form.
(3) A person who has a client number must advise the chief executive, within
1 calendar month, of any changes to the person's information.
15 Licensed fish receiver details annual update form
(1) A licensed fish receiver who is advised by the chief executive in
writing that a licensed fish receiver details annual update form must be
completed must complete and provide to the chief executive a duly completed
form within 14 days after receiving the request from the chief executive to
provide the information.
(2) If a licensed fish receiver licence is issued for a period of more than
12 months, the chief executive must request in writing that a licensed fish
receiver details annual update form be provided annually.
(3) A licensed fish receiver must advise the chief executive as soon as
practicable of any changes to the information on their licensed fish receiver
details annual update form.
16 Licensed fish receiver returns
(1) A person who holds a fish receiver's licence under the Fisheries
(Licensed Fish Receivers) Regulations 1997 must complete and provide to the
chief executive licensed fish receiver returns.
(2) Subject to a direction of the chief executive under regulation 40, a
person required to provide licensed fish receiver returns must---
(a) complete a return for that calendar month for fish received during
the month; and
(b) provide the return to the chief executive not later than 15 days
after the last day of that calendar month.
(3) If no fish have been received in a calendar month, the person required
to provide the return must---
(a) complete a return for the calendar month; and
(b) provide to the chief executive, not later than 15 days after the
last day of the calendar month, a licensed fish receiver return that---
(i) states the person's name and client number; and
(ii) states the month and year to which the return relates; and
(iii) is clearly marked as a nil return; and
(iv) is signed and dated by, or on behalf of, the person.
(4) If a person considers that his or her licensed fish receiver return
contains an error, the person may amend the form, using a licensed fish
receiver return amendment in form 11 of Schedule 2, only after his or her
licensed fish receiver return has been received and accepted by the chief
executive.
(5) If the chief executive requires corrections or amendments to be made to
a licensed fish receiver return, the corrections or amendments must be made on
the original licensed fish receiver return.
Part 2
Inventory and audit of licensed fish receivers
17 Annual stocktake for purpose of providing annual inventory return
(1) A licensed fish receiver must, at least once during each fishing year,
carry out a physical stocktake in accordance with this regulation for the
purpose of providing an annual inventory return under regulation 18.
(2) The physical stocktake---
(a) may be undertaken on any date within the fishing year that the
licensed fish receiver determines, being a date that is at least 6 months after
the date of any previous stocktake for which an annual inventory was provided
under regulation 18:
(b) must be undertaken on the same day for all operating premises and
storage locations of the licensed fish receiver:
(c) must cover all categories of inventory owned, and all categories of
inventory held, by the licensed fish receiver on the date of the stocktake,
including the following categories:
(i) processed fish that is ready for sale:
(ii) fish in the course of being processed:
(iii) unprocessed fish:
(iv) fish in transit (being fish that is being transported from
one location to another, whether or not either location is owned by the
licensed fish receiver):
(v) fish owned by the licensed fish receiver that is held by a
person other than the licensed fish receiver:
(vi) fish held by the licensed fish receiver that is owned by
another person:
(vii) bait:
(viii) any other category of fish not included in the categories set
out in subparagraphs (i) to (vii).
18 Licensed fish receivers must provide annual inventory returns
(1) A licensed fish receiver must provide to the chief executive an annual
inventory return for each fishing year.
(2) An annual inventory return for a fishing year must---
(a) relate to the physical stocktake carried out in accordance with
regulation 17; and
(b) be provided to the chief executive in the same manner and at the
same time as the audit report provided under regulation 26.
(3) An annual inventory return must include, for all categories of fish
referred to in regulation 17(2)(c), the following information:
(a) the species and state of all the fish:
(b) the number of fish containers, the net weight of the fish in each
container, and the total net weight of each species of fish:
(c) in the case of fish in transit, the locations to and from which the
fish are being transported, and the name of the carrier:
(d) in the case of fish held by a person other than the licensed fish
receiver, sufficient details to identify that person and the location where the
fish are held:
(e) in the case of fish held but not owned by the licensed fish
receiver, sufficient details to identify the owner, species, state, and weight
of all fish held on behalf of the owner.
(4) A nil return must be provided for a nil inventory.
(5) An annual inventory return must---
(a) certify that the physical stocktake to which the return relates was
undertaken on the date stated on the return; and
(b) certify that the return does not contain false or misleading
information, and is a true representation of all inventory owned and all
inventory held by the licensed fish receiver on that date; and
(c) be signed by the licensed fish receiver or a person authorised to
act on behalf of the licensed fish receiver.
(6) References to weight in subclause (3)(b) and (e) must, in the case of
Foveaux Strait dredge oysters, be read as references to the number of oysters.
19 Chief executive may require further annual inventory returns
(1) If the chief executive considers on reasonable grounds that an annual
inventory return fails to meet the requirements of these regulations, the chief
executive may, by notice in writing, require the licensed fish receiver
concerned---
(a) to provide a fresh return for the matters stated in the notice; or
(b) to undertake, within the same fishing year, another physical
stocktake, and to provide an annual inventory return for that stocktake.
(2) A notice given under subclause (1)(a) must state the manner and form in
which the return must be completed, and a reasonable time within which the
return must be provided.
(3) A licensed fish receiver who receives a notice given under subclause (1)
must comply with the notice.
20 Licensed fish receiver must be audited and provide annual audit reports
(1) A licensed fish receiver must---
(a) ensure that an annual audit is carried out of the licensed fish
receiver's fish-related operations for each fishing year; and
(b) No later than 30 November in each year, provide to the chief
executive an annual audit report or reports about those operations.
(2) There must be a minimum period of 6 months between audits for different
fishing years.
(3) The first audit of a newly licensed fish receiver must be carried out
within 6 months after the granting of the fish receiver's licence.
21 Licensed fish receiver must appoint suitably qualified person as auditor
(1) A licensed fish receiver must appoint a suitably qualified person to
carry out an audit of the licensed fish receiver's fish-related operations, and
make a report on that audit.
(2) A person is suitably qualified only if---
(a) the person holds a certificate, degree, diploma, registration, or
similar qualification, whether obtained in New Zealand or elsewhere, that is
relevant to the current practices of accounting and auditing; or
(b) the person is sufficiently skilled in the specialised areas of
identifying and interpreting the systems and relevant internal controls of the
business activities of a licensed fish receiver to give a reasoned opinion on
the adequacy of those systems and internal controls.
(3) A licensed fish receiver may not appoint as an auditor a person who---
(a) has a close relationship to the licensed fish receiver; or
(b) is an officer, employee, or shareholder of the licensed fish
receiver; or
(c) is a person associated (in terms of paragraphs (a) or (b)) with a
related party.
22 Contents of audit report
(1) An audit report must contain the information and documentation set out
in Schedule 1 under each of the following section headings:
(a) systems section:
(b) internal controls section:
(c) supporting information section.
(2) An audit report, including each section of the report, must clearly
identify the premises to which the report or section relates.
23 Audit reports for multiple premises
(1) If a licensed fish receiver operates from more than 1 set of premises,---
(a) only 1 audit report need be made and provided for all of the
premises if the fish-related activities in all of the premises are
substantially the same in relation to the nature of the species dealt with and
the nature of the handling and processing operations for those species; but
(b) if different systems or subsystems of documentation, internal
controls, or disposal and selling methods apply in those premises, the relevant
information relating to each system and subsystem must be reported on
separately in the audit report.
(2) An audit report, including each separate section of the report, must
clearly identify the premises to which it applies and the location of the
premises.
24 Licensed fish receiver must sign off audit report
(1) After receiving an audit report, a licensed fish receiver, or a person
authorised to act on behalf of the licensed fish receiver, must certify that
the licensed fish receiver has read, understood, and, subject to any
reservations noted by the licensed fish receiver, accepted the results of the
report.
(2) If the licensed fish receiver does not accept any or all of the results
of the audit, the licensed fish receiver must, in writing, identify and record
the areas of non-acceptance, giving reasons.
25 Licensed fish receiver must provide rectification report if appropriate
If, in an audit report, an auditor identifies a deficiency with the nature
and extent of the audit, or a failure to comply with any of the Fisheries
(Recordkeeping) Regulations 1990, the licensed fish receiver must provide to
the chief executive, along with the audit report, a separate rectification
report outlining the steps taken or proposed to be taken to rectify the
deficiency or failure to comply.
26 Audit report, etc, must be provided to chief executive within 21 days
after receipt from auditor
(1) Within 21 days after receiving an audit report from an auditor, a
licensed fish receiver must provide to the chief executive---
(a) the audit report; and
(b) the certification and any written reservations referred to in
regulation 24; and
(c) any rectification report required by regulation 25; and
(d) the annual inventory return for that fishing year required by
regulation 18.
(2) A licensed fish receiver must, either on or before the day on which the
audit report is provided to the chief executive, advise the chief executive in
writing of---
(a) the name of the auditor; and
(b) any professional qualifications held by the auditor; and
(c) the reasons why the licensed fish receiver considers the auditor to
be suitably qualified.
27 Chief executive may waive requirements in certain cases
(1) The chief executive may exempt any person or class of persons from the
need to comply with the requirement to provide a return under this Part if the
chief executive is satisfied that---
(a) compliance with any requirement of this Part would cause undue
hardship or would be impracticable; and
(b) the purpose behind the requirement would be equally well achieved by
some other method.
(2) An exemption---
(a) may be subject to any conditions or be for a limited period:
(b) may apply to a particular person, or a class, or description of
persons:
(c) may apply to fish generally, or any species, class, or description
of fish:
(d) may apply to particular premises, or any class or description of
premises.
(3) An exemption, including any conditions to which the exemption is
subject,---
(a) must be notified in writing to the person or persons concerned or,
if it relates to or affects a class of persons, may be notified in the
Gazette or in any New Zealand publication that relates primarily
to commercial fishing:
(b) may be revoked by the chief executive at any time by notice given in
the manner set out in paragraph (a).
Part 3
Returns generally
28 Separate returns required for each vessel or method
A person who is required to provide returns under these regulations must
provide an appropriate return under regulation 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, or 13
for each vessel and each method or groups of methods, if that person---
(a) uses or operates more than 1 vessel to take fish; or
(b) uses or operates 1 or more vessels to take fish and also takes fish
by another method or group of methods other than from a vessel.
29 Return books supplied by chief executive
(1) The chief executive must ensure that return books for each of the kinds
of returns referred to in these regulations are available.
(2) A return book must contain,---
(a) in the case of return books for catch, effort, and landing returns,
returns in form 1 of Schedule 2:
(b) in the case of return books for catch landing returns, returns in
form 2 of Schedule 2:
(c) in the case of return books for monthly harvest returns, returns in
form 3 of Schedule 2:
(d) in the case of return books for trawl catch, effort, and processing
returns, returns in form 5 of Schedule 2:
(e) in the case of return books for squid jigging catch effort returns,
returns in form 6 of Schedule 2:
(f) in the case of return books for tuna longlining catch effort
returns, returns in form 7 of Schedule 2:
(g) in the case of freshwater eel catch effort returns, returns in form
8 of Schedule 2:
(h) in the case of freshwater eel catch landing returns, returns in form
9 of Schedule 2:
(i) in the case of paua catch effort landing returns, returns in form 10
of Schedule 2:
(j) in the case of licensed fish receiver returns, returns in form 12 of
Schedule 2.
(3) The chief executive may, if the chief executive thinks fit,---
(a) include within, or make separately available with, any return
book---
(i) a copy or summary of any of the provisions of these
regulations:
(ii) a copy or summary of any of the notes that are set out in
Schedule 2 for the relevant return form:
(iii) explanatory notes explaining terms used in the form, or
explaining or elaborating on the manner in which the return must be completed
or provided:
(b) state in any language other than English, either in addition to, or
in replacement of, the English version, any of the matters contained in---
(i) the return forms in a return book; or
(ii) any material referred to in paragraph (a).
30 Return books must be used for providing returns
(1) A person who is required to provide returns of any sort under these
regulations must, unless otherwise authorised under regulation 32 or section
296 of the Act,---
(a) obtain books of the relevant returns from the chief executive; and
(b) enter all information required for the relevant return in the
appropriate book---
(i) in duplicate (except in the case of monthly harvest returns,
monthly harvest return amendments, licensed fish receiver returns, or licensed
fish receiver return amendments); and
(ii) in a legible and durable manner; and
(iii) in accordance with the requirements of these regulations and
with any notes or explanatory notes supplied or made available by the chief
executive under regulation 29(3)(a)(ii) and (iii) or any directions notified
by the chief executive to that person under regulation 39; and
(c) provide to the chief executive the top, or original, copy of the
information entered; and
(d) retain in each book of returns the duplicate, or second, copy of
that information (except in the case of monthly harvest returns or licensed
fish receiver returns).
(2) If a person is required by regulation 28 to provide separate returns for
different vessels or fishing methods,---
(a) a separate book of returns must be obtained for each vessel, or each
fishing method or group of methods; and
(b) the information to be entered in a particular book of returns must
relate to the use of the particular vessel or other fishing method or group of
methods only.
31 Return books must be kept on vessel, etc
(1) Until a book of returns is completely used on the completion of the last
return contained in it, the book must be retained---
(a) on board the vessel (if any) to which the book relates at any time
when the vessel is being used or operated to take fish; and
(b) at any other time, either on board the vessel (if any) to which the
book relates or in the custody of the person whose responsibility it is to
complete and provide the returns.
(2) The person who is responsible for completing and providing returns for
the vessel must take custody of the book of returns at the earliest opportunity
on or after the last day of the trip if, during the period of a trip
undertaken by a vessel,---
(a) the registration of the vessel is cancelled; or
(b) the vessel is re-registered; or
(c) the permit under which fish may be taken by the vessel is cancelled;
or
(d) a book of returns relating to the vessel is completely used.
32 Chief executive may authorise computer printouts instead of standard
returns
(1) Despite regulations 29 to 31, the chief executive may authorise a
particular person or class of person to supply a particular return or class of
returns by way of a computer printout that is in the same or substantially the
same style and form as the returns contained in the appropriate book of
returns.
(2) An authorisation---
(a) must be in writing and addressed to the person whose responsibility
it is to provide the return or returns; and
(b) must be subject to the conditions (if any) that the chief executive
may state in writing; and
(c) may be withdrawn at any time by the chief executive in writing.
(3) If a person is authorised to provide a return by way of computer
printout,---
(a) the person must make and (except in the case of monthly harvest
returns, monthly harvest return amendments, licensed fish receiver returns, or
licensed fish receiver return amendments) retain a duplicate or second copy of
the return; and
(b) the provisions of these regulations must, subject to any conditions
or exceptions stated by the chief executive, and with any necessary
modifications, apply as if---
(i) the computer printout provided or to be provided to the chief
executive were the original copy of a return contained in a book of returns;
and
(ii) the duplicate or second copy of the printout were a duplicate
or second copy of a return contained in a book of returns.
33 Chief executive may authorise returns to be sent to different place
The chief executive may, at the request of a person required to provide
returns, authorise the person in writing to send a particular return or class
of returns to a place other than the place notified by the chief executive
under section 295 of the Act.
34 Duplicate returns must be retained for 7 years
A person who is required by these regulations to provide a return must
retain in the person's custody the duplicate or second copy of any return
(except a monthly harvest return, monthly harvest return amendment, licensed
fish receiver return, or licensed fish receiver return amendment) for a period
of not less than 7 years after the date of completion of the return.
35 Inspection of returns
A person who is required by these regulations to provide a return or who
has custody of a return must, on request by the chief executive or a fishery
officer,---
(a) immediately produce for inspection the return that is the subject of
the request (whether original or duplicate, and whether or not completed or
already provided to the chief executive); and
(b) cause or allow copies to be taken of that return.
Part 4
Completion of returns
36 Method of entering certain details on return
(1) For the purpose of completing a return, unless otherwise stated on the
return or in any notes referred to in regulation 29(3)(a)(ii) and (iii) or
unless the chief executive otherwise notifies the person who is required to
complete the return in writing,---
(a) subject to subclause (2), all weights and container capacities must
be recorded in kilograms:
(b) all lengths and distances must be recorded in metres:
(c) all mesh sizes must be recorded in millimetres:
(d) all speeds must be recorded in knots, except that wind speed and
wind force must be recorded in metres per second:
(e) all times must be recorded in hours and minutes according to a
24-hour clock in New Zealand standard time or New Zealand daylight time,
whichever is for the time being applicable, and all dates must be recorded in
terms of that applicable time:
(f) all temperatures must be recorded in degrees celsius:
(g) all matters for which a code is required by regulation 37 to be
entered must be entered using the most appropriate code:
(h) a reference in a return to a landing of containers must,---
(i) if the landing occurs on the removal or discharge of fish
from the vessel concerned, be read as a reference to the containers of fish
removed or discharged:
(ii) if the landing occurs on the removal of the vessel concerned
from New Zealand fisheries waters, be read as a reference to the containers of
fish on the vessel.
(2) If fish is landed in 2 or more states,---
(a) the landed state that has the greatest actual weight is the
principal landed state, and its weight must be recorded in kilograms; and
(b) all other landed states are additional landed states, and their
weight must be recorded as the actual weight of the fish in that landed state;
but
(c) the weight of the additional landed state of any fish must not be
recorded on a monthly harvest return or monthly harvest return amendment; and
(d) a licensed fish receiver must not record the weight or species of
any additional landed state of fish received by the licensed fish receiver on
any licensed fish receiver return or licensed fish receiver return amendment.
(3) However,---
(a) all weights of fish (except scallops and Foveaux Strait dredge
oysters) must be recorded in greenweight kilograms using, if appropriate to the
landed state of the fish, the conversion factors stated in the Fisheries
(Conversion Factors) Notice 2000 or in a certificate given by the chief
executive under section 188 of the Act:
(b) all scallop weights must be recorded in meatweight, being the weight
of scallops remaining when the shell, skirt, and gut has been removed and
discarded:
(c) all Foveaux Strait dredge oysters must be recorded in oyster
numbers, and those numbers must, if appropriate, be recorded in any part of a
return that refers to weight as if 1 oyster weighed 1 kilogram.
(4) For the purpose of trawl catch, effort, and processing returns, any
reference to a processed state must be read as if it were a reference to a
landed state, and the weight of fish in those states must be calculated in
accordance with this regulation.
37 Use of codes for certain entries
Unless the chief executive otherwise notifies the person who is required
to complete the return in writing, if there is required to be entered on a
return---
(a) any fishstock to which the return relates, the person completing the
return must enter the appropriate fishstock code stated in table 1 (or, in the
case of freshwater eels, in table 11) in Part 1 of Schedule 3 for the species
or class of fish taken, the area in which the fish were taken (except in the
case of offal), and, if appropriate, the fishing method by which the fish were
taken:
(b) any species of fish to which the return relates, the person
completing the return must enter the appropriate species code stated for the
species in Part 2 of Schedule 3:
(c) any statistical area in which any fishing method or fishing gear is
or was being used to take any species of fish, the person completing the return
must enter either---
(i) the appropriate statistical area code determined in
accordance with, and by reference to, the maps referred to in regulation 38; or
(ii) if no statistical area code applies or if the permit holder
required to provide the return has been advised in writing by the chief
executive to do so, the latitude and longitude of each place where the fish
were taken or where fishing commenced:
(d) the landed state of fish to which the return relates, the person
completing the return must enter,---
(i) in the case of fish landed whole or in only 1 state or as a
principal landed state, the landed state code in Part 3 of Schedule 3 that best
represents that state:
(ii) in the case of fish landed as an additional landed state, the
landed state code in Part 4 of Schedule 3 that best represents that state:
(e) the container type of the container in which the fish is landed, the
person completing the return must enter the container type code stated in Part
5 of Schedule 3 that best describes that type of container:
(f) the destination of fish taken, the person completing the return must
enter the destination type code stated in Part 6 of Schedule 3 that best
describes the manner in which the fish is held or disposed of at the time of
landing:
(g) the gear type used in taking any fish, the person completing the
return (being a trawl return) must enter the gear code stated in Part 7 of
Schedule 3 that best describes the type of trawl net used in taking the fish:
(h) the method used in taking any fish, the person completing the return
must enter the method code stated in Part 8 of Schedule 3 that best describes
the method used in taking the fish:
(i) the cloud cover for the taking of any fish, the person completing
the return must enter the cloud cover code stated in Part 9 of Schedule 3 that
best describes the type of cloud cover at the time the fish were taken.
38 Further provisions relating to use of codes for certain entries
(1) For the purposes of regulation 37(c)(i), the chief executive must---
(a) certify any maps that may be required to show---
(i) the different statistical areas (for 1 or more species of
fish that may be stated or referred to on the map) for which different
statistical area codes are to be used; and
(ii) the statistical area code to be used for each statistical
area; and
(b) lodge all certified maps at the head office of the Ministry; and
(c) ensure that copies of all maps (whether full-size or reduced) are
available for supply to persons required to provide returns under these
regulations.
(2) For the purposes of subclause (1), the chief executive must certify
different maps for the following species and general locations:
(a) scallops taken in waters adjacent to the east coast of the North
Island between North Cape and Cape Rodney:
(b) scallops taken in waters adjacent to the east coast of the North
Island between Cape Rodney and Town Point:
(c) scallops taken in waters adjacent to the west coast of the North
Island between North Cape and Tauroa Point:
(d) scallops and dredge oysters taken in waters adjacent to the north
coast of the South Island between Farewell Spit and Robertson Point:
(e) scallops and dredge oysters taken in waters surrounding the Chatham
Islands:
(f) dredge oysters taken in waters between the south coast of the South
Island and Stewart Island:
(g) paua taken in waters adjacent to the coast of New Zealand:
(h) rock lobster taken in waters adjacent to the coast of New Zealand:
(i) eels taken in the internal and estuarine waters of the North Island
(and any statistical area shown on the map must be treated as including, if
appropriate, the estuarine waters adjacent or contiguous to that statistical
area):
(j) eels taken in the internal and estuarine waters of the South Island
and Chatham Islands (and any statistical area shown on the map must be treated
as including, if appropriate, the estuarine waters adjacent or contiguous to
that statistical area):
(k) all species or classes of fish taken in New Zealand fisheries waters
that---
(i) are not species or classes of fish stated in paragraphs (a)
to (j); or
(ii) are of a species or class referred to in any of those
paragraphs, but are not taken in any statistical area shown on the relevant map.
39 Chief executive may give directions as to manner of completing returns
(1) If the chief executive considers that a person required to provide
returns under these regulations has not completed or provided any return or
part of a return in an appropriate manner,---
(a) the chief executive may, by notice in writing, require the person to
provide to the chief executive a fresh return completed in the manner and
provided within the reasonable time that may be directed by the chief
executive; and
(b) the person must provide the fresh return in accordance with the
direction of the chief executive.
(2) If the chief executive considers that a person required to provide
returns under these regulations is not or has not been completing returns in an
appropriate manner,---
(a) the chief executive may, by notice in writing, direct the person as
to the manner in which returns must be completed by that person, whether by
reference to material referred to in regulation 29(3)(a) or by specific
direction in the particular case; and
(b) the person must subsequently ensure that returns provided by the
person comply with that direction.
40 Chief executive may specify different intervals, periods, or dates for
completing or providing returns
(1) If the chief executive considers it necessary or desirable to assist in
the utilisation, while ensuring the sustainability, of any fishery resource,---
(a) the chief executive may, by notice in writing to a person required
to provide returns under these regulations, direct the person to complete and
provide returns of any kind at the intervals, periods, or dates that the chief
executive may determine; and
(b) the person must subsequently complete and provide returns in
accordance with that direction.
(2) If a person is required to provide any return under this regulation,
nothing in regulations 5 to 16 requires the person to provide a return of the
same kind for any period that is included in the return required under this
regulation, unless the chief executive stipulates otherwise.
41 Chief executive may waive requirements in certain cases
(1) The chief executive may waive or suspend any requirement of these
regulations in relation to any person or class of persons required to provide
returns if the chief executive is satisfied that---
(a) compliance with any requirement of these regulations would cause
undue hardship or would be unduly impracticable; and
(b) the waiver or suspension of any requirement would not unduly
prejudice the management and conservation of any fishery resource.
(2) A waiver or suspension---
(a) must be notified in writing to the person or persons concerned or,
if it relates to a class of persons, may be notified in the Gazette or
in any New Zealand publication that relates primarily to commercial fishing:
(b) must apply for the period and be subject to the conditions that may
be stated by the chief executive:
(c) may be revoked by the chief executive at any time in the manner
stated in paragraph (a).
Part 5
Offences and penalties
42 Offences
Every person commits an offence who---
(a) contravenes or fails to comply with the requirements of regulations
5 to 16, 18 to 20, 22 to 26, 28, 30, 32(2), 32(3), 34, 39(1)(b) or 39(2)(b); or
(b) being a person to whom the chief executive has given a direction
under regulation 40, fails to comply with that direction; or
(c) fails to provide returns in the manner and within the time frames
specified by these regulations, including, if appropriate, failing to provide a
nil return; or
(d) makes any false or misleading statement or entry of information in
any returns required by these regulations; or
(e) contravenes or fails to comply with requirements of any regulation
that is not set out in paragraph (a), except regulations 15(2), 27(3)(a), 29,
38, and 41(2)(a).
43 Penalties
Every person who commits an offence---
(a) against regulation 42(a) to (d) is liable on summary conviction to a
fine not exceeding $100,000:
(b) against regulation 42(e) is liable on summary conviction to a fine
not exceeding $20,000.
44 Revocation
The Fisheries (Reporting) Regulations 1990 (SR 1990/214) are revoked.
Schedule 1 r 22
Contents of audit report
A Systems section
1 Identify all source documents generated to support each and every
identifiable system or subsystem within the licensed fish receiver's fish
related activity, and document by way of flowcharts (ie, a separate flowchart
for each identifiable system or subsystem).
A narrative description of any of the identified systems or subsystems may be
provided if, in the opinion of the auditor, it is more appropriate. The
auditor must give reasons for this.
2 Identify on the flowchart (or narrative opinion if applicable) for each
relevant system or subsystem the source document that, in the opinion of the
auditor, represents the prescribed source document required under Part II of
the Fisheries (Recordkeeping) Regulations 1990.
3 Document for each of the prescribed source documents the extent to which
they comply with the requirements of the Fisheries (Recordkeeping) Regulations
1990 in terms of---
(a) manner and form:
(b) content:
(c) retention.
Report exceptions in a manner that provides maximum assistance to the
licensed fish receiver to enable subsequent compliance.
4 Append to the audit report a photocopy of a completed example of each
source document that, in the opinion of the auditor, constitutes a prescribed
source document within the meaning of regulation 11 of the Fisheries
(Recordkeeping) Regulations 1990.
B Internal controls section
1 Provide an opinion, with supporting reasons, on the nature and extent of
the internal control environment, having regard to the size of the business
and number of personnel involved.
2 Provide an opinion, with supporting reasons, on the existence or
non-existence of key internal controls that support each of the systems and
subsystems.
3 Provide an opinion, with supporting reasons, on the effectiveness and
verifiability of the internal control systems supporting the information that
is provided to the Ministry on any return relevant to the function of the
licensed fish receiver (eg, a licensed fish receiver return or an annual
inventory return).
4 Reconcile the current annual inventory return with internal supporting
work papers and review the return in terms of compliance with the requirements
set out in regulation 18. Provide positive confirmation of that reconciliation
and review and document any unresolved areas of concern.
C Supporting information section
1 Disclose any relationship with, or interests the auditor has in, the
licensed fish receiver or a related party and the nature and extent of any
services provided, or intended or contracted to be provided, to the licensed
fish receiver.
2 State whether the auditor has obtained all information and explanations
required.
3 Describe the nature and extent of the fish-related activities of the
licensed fish receiver (eg, specify whether also a fisher or the holder of an
annual catch entitlement).
4 Provide a chart setting out the various activities, divisions,
and locations relevant to the licensed fish receiver's business operation, and
identify the premises or locations that form the basis of that audit opinion.
5 Provide a flowchart or diagram that indicates the relationship
between the licensed fish receiver and related parties of the licensed fish
receiver, showing, where the interests are fish-related, the location and
activities of their related interests.
Schedule 2 r 29
Forms
Form 1
See hard copy
Notes to Form 1
A Effort data: The information to be entered in the columns appearing
under the heading "Effort data" will vary according to the fishing
method involved. These columns should be completed in the manner
indicated in notes 1 to 8 below in relation to the relevant fishing
method.
Any columns not specified should be left blank.
1 Trawling
(a) Time columns: enter the total shot or tow time for which the fishing
gear being used is at target depth on the relevant day. Include time before
midnight for tows completed after midnight.
(b) Column A: enter the number of shots or tows completed in the day (or
"one", where latitudes and longitudes are required for each shot or tow).
(c) Column B: enter the design wing spread of the trawl net in metres.
(d) Column C: enter the design or average headline height in metres of
the trawl net.
2 Dredging
(a) Time columns: enter the total time from the start of the first tow
in the day to the finish of the last tow in the day.
(b) Column A: enter the number of tows completed in the day (or "one",
where latitudes and longitudes are required for each tow).
(c) Column B: enter the dredge width in metres.
3 Seining
(a) Column A: enter the total number of sets or shots in the day (or
"one" where latitudes and longitudes are required for each set or shot).
(b) Column B: for seining methods other than Danish seining, enter the
total length of net and all warps (if any) in metres used in a set or shot.
For Danish seining enter the length of the groundrope in metres.
(c) Column C: for purse seining only, enter the call sign of the spotter
plane (if any) used for searching for fish, or "N" if no spotter plane was used.
(d) Column D: for purse seining only, enter the sea surface temperature
in degrees and tenths of a degree Celsius.
4 Set netting and inshore driftnetting
(a) Time columns: enter the total time from the start of setting the
first net hauled in the day to the end of hauling the last net in that day
(which may be a period exceeding 24 hours if the first net hauled that day was
set on a previous day).
(b) Column A: enter the total length of nets hauled in the day (or in
the set, where latitudes and longitudes are required for each set).
Nets hauled more than once should be counted as separate nets each time
they are hauled.
(c) Column C: enter the mesh size of the nets used (in millimetres).
5 Lining methods: bottom and surface longlining, drop or dahn lining, and
trot lining
(a) Column A: enter the total number of hooks hauled in the day. Hooks
hauled more than once should be counted as a separate hook each time they are
hauled.
(b) Column B: enter the number of sets (being the number of individual
lines) hauled in the day (or enter "one", where latitudes and longitudes are
required for each set).
6 Other lining methods: handlining, trolling, and pole and lining
(a) Time columns: enter the total time spent using these lining methods
during the day.
(b) Column A: enter the maximum number of lines used at any one time
during the day.
(c) Column B: enter the maximum number of hooks and lures on lines being
used at any one time during the day.
7 Potting, trapping, and fyke netting
(a) Column A: enter the total number of pot or trap lifts in the day.
Pots or traps lifted more than once should be counted as separate pots or
traps each time they are lifted.
(b) Column B: enter the total number of pots or traps in the water at
midnight at the start of the day.
8 Handgathering and diving
(a) Time columns: enter the total gathering or diving time, being the
sum of time spent by the permit holder and any person employed by the permit
holder during the day.
(b) Column A: enter the total number of persons (including the permit
holder if appropriate) gathering or diving on behalf of the permit holder
during the day.
Form 2
See hard copy
Form 3
See hard copy
Form 4
See hard copy
Form 5
See hard copy
Form 6
See hard copy
Form 7
See hard copy
Form 8
See hard copy
Form 9
See hard copy
Form 10
See hard copy
Form 11
See hard copy
Form 12
See hard copy
Schedule 3 r 37
Codes used in completing returns
Part 1
Fishstock codes
In this Part of this schedule,---
(a) the reference numbers in the second column of table 1 are the area
reference numbers set out in the last column of table 2:
(b) the reference numbers in the third column of table 1 are the area
reference numbers set out in the last column of whichever of tables 3 to 10
applies to the relevant species or class of fish.
Table 1
Fishstock codes used in completing returns
Quota management Other area
area reference reference number Fishstock
number set out set out in code to be
Species or in table 2 of tables 3 to 10 used
class of fish this Part of this Part (species/area)
Albacore 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
6, 7, 8, 9, 10 ALB 1
Alfonsino 1, 9 BYX 1
2 BYX 2
3, 4, 5, 6 BYX 3
7 BYX 7
8 BYX 8
10 BYX 10
Barracouta 1, 2, 3 BAR 1
4 BAR 4
5, 6 BAR 5
7, 8, 9 BAR 7
10 BAR 10
Bigeye tuna 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
6, 7, 8, 9, 10 BIG 1
Blue cod 1, 9 BCO 1
2 BCO 2
3 BCO 3
4 BCO 4
5, 6 BCO 5
7 BCO 7
8 BCO 8
10 BCO 10
Blue moki 1, 2, 7, 8, 9 MOK 1
3 MOK 3
4 MOK 4
5, 6 MOK 5
10 MOK 10
Bluenose 1, 9 BNS 1
2 BNS 2
3, 4, 5, 6 BNS 3
7 BNS 7
8 BNS 8
10 BNS 10
Blue warehou 1, 9 WAR 1
2 WAR 2
3, 4, 5, 6 WAR 3
7 WAR 7
8 WAR 8
10 WAR 10
Dredge oysters:
---except Foveaux
Strait dredge
oysters 4 OYS 4
5B OYS 5B
7 OYS 7
---Foveaux Strait
dredge oysters 5 OYU 5
Elephant fish 1, 9 ELE 1
2, 8 ELE 2
3, 4 ELE 3
5, 6 ELE 5
7 ELE 7
10 ELE 10
Flatfish (includes
black flounder,
brill, greenback
flounder, lemon
sole, NZ sole,
sand flounder,
turbot, and
yellowbelly
flounder) 1, 9 FLA 1
2, 8 FLA 2
3, 4, 5, 6 FLA 3
7 FLA 7
10 FLA 10
Gemfish 1, 9 SKI 1
2 SKI 2
3, 4, 5, 6 SKI 3
7, 8 SKI 7
10 SKI 10
Ghost shark, pale 1, 2, 3, 4, 10 GSP 1
5, 6 GSP 5
7, 8, 9 GSP 7
Grey mullet 1, 9 GMU 1
2, 8 GMU 2
3, 4, 5, 6 GMU 3
7 GMU 7
10 GMU 10
Red gurnard 1, 9 GUR 1
2 GUR 2
3, 4, 5, 6 GUR 3
7 GUR 7
8 GUR 8
10 GUR 10
Hake 1, 2, 3, 5, 6,
8, 9 HAK 1
4 HAK 4
7 HAK 7
10 HAK 10
Hapuku and bass 1, 9 HPB 1
2 HPB 2
3 HPB 3
4 HPB 4
5, 6 HPB 5
7 HPB 7
8 HPB 8
10 HPB 10
Hoki 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
6, 7, 8, 9 HOK 1
10 HOK 10
Jack mackerel (1) 1 JMA 1
3 JMA 3
7 JMA 7
10 JMA 10
John dory 1, 9 JDO 1
2, 8 JDO 2
3, 4, 5, 6 JDO 3
7 JDO 7
10 JDO 10
Kahawai (2) 1 KAH 1
2 KAH 2
3 KAH 3
9 KAH 9
Ling 1, 9 LIN 1
2 LIN 2
3 LIN 3
4 LIN 4
5 LIN 5
6 LIN 6
7, 8 LIN 7
10 LIN 10
Orange roughy 1, 8, 9 ORH 1
2A ORH 2A
2B ORH 2B
3A ORH 3A
3B, 4, 5A, 6 ORH 3B
7A ORH 7A
7B ORH 7B
10 ORH 10
Oreo dories
(includes black,
smooth, and spiky
oreo dories) 1, 2A, 2B, 5A,
7A, 7B, 8, 9 OEO 1
3A, 3B OEO 3A
4 OEO 4
6 OEO 6
10 OEO 10
Paua (3) 1 PAU 1
2 PAU 2
3 PAU 3
4 PAU 4
5A PAU 5A
5B PAU 5B
5D PAU 5D
6 PAU 6
6A PAU 6A
7 PAU 7
10 PAU 10
Red cod 1, 9 RCO 1
2, 8 RCO 2
3, 4, 5, 6 RCO 3
7 RCO 7
10 RCO 10
Rig 1, 9 SPO 1
2 SPO 2
3, 4, 5, 6 SPO 3
7 SPO 7
8 SPO 8
10 SPO 10
Rock lobster:
---Spiny (red) (4) 1 CRA 1
2 CRA 2
3 CRA 3
4 CRA 4
5 CRA 5
6 CRA 6
7 CRA 7
8 CRA 8
9 CRA 9
10 CRA 10
---Packhorse 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
6, 7, 8, 9, 10 PHC 1
Scallop 1 SCA 1
CS SCA CS
4 SCA 4
7 SCA 7
Scampi 1 SCI 1
2 SCI 2
3 SCI 3
4 SCI 4
5 SCI 5
6A SCI 6A
6B SCI 6B
7 SCI 7
8 SCI 8
9 SCI 9
10 SCI 10
School shark 1, 9 SCH 1
2 SCH 2
3 SCH 3
4 SCH 4
5, 6 SCH 5
7 SCH 7
8 SCH 8
10 SCH 10
Silver warehou 1, 2, 7, 8, 9 SWA 1
3 SWA 3
4, 5, 6 SWA 4
10 SWA 10
Skipjack 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
6, 7, 8, 9, 10 SKJ 1
Slender tuna 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
6, 7, 8, 9, 10 STU 1
Snapper 1 SNA 1
2 SNA 2
3, 4, 5, 6, SNA 3
7 SNA 7
8, 9 SNA 8
10 SNA 10
Southern bluefin
tuna 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
6, 7, 8, 9, 10 STN 1
Southern blue
whiting 1 SBW 1
6A SBW 6A
6B SBW 6B
6I SBW 6I
6R SBW 6R
Squid (5) 1J SQU 1J
1T SQU 1T
6T SQU 6T
10T SQU 10T
Stargazer 1, 9 STA 1
2 STA 2
3 STA 3
4 STA 4
5, 6 STA 5
7 STA 7
8 STA 8
10 STA 10
Tarakahi 1, 9 TAR 1
2 TAR 2
3 TAR 3
4 TAR 4
5, 6 TAR 5
7 TAR 7
8 TAR 8
10 TAR 10
Trevally 1 TRE 1
2 TRE 2
3, 4, 5, 6 TRE 3
7, 8, 9 TRE 7
10 TRE 10
Yellowfin tuna 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
6, 7, 8, 9, 10 YFN 1
All other species
or classes of fish
not already
specified in this
table 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
6, 7, 8, 9, 10 Code formed by
combining the
species or
class code set
out in Part 2
of this
schedule with
the relevant
quota
management area
reference
number set out
in the second
column of this
item.
(1) See table 3 for area references.
(2) See table 4 for area references.
(3) See table 5 for area references.
(4) See table 6 for area references.
(5) See table 7 for area and method references.
Table 2
Quota management area reference numbers for purposes of table 1
Notes:
1 Except as provided in note 2 of this table, the quota management areas
referred to are the quota management areas described in the Second Schedule of
the Fisheries (Quota Management Areas, Total Allowable Catches, and Catch
Histories) Notice 1986.
2 In this table,---
Auckland Islands means that part of Quota Management
Area 6---Sub-Antarctic that comprises an area extending 50 nautical miles
out to sea from the mean low-water mark of each island and rock of the Auckland
Islands
Part-Southland means that part of Quota Management
Area 5---Southland that is not included in the Foveaux Strait dredge oyster
fishery referred to in table 9 of this schedule
Part Sub-Antarctic means that part of Quota Management
Area 6---Sub-Antarctic that is not included in the Auckland Islands area
defined in this note.
Quota management area name Area reference number used in fishstock code
Auckland (East) 1
Central (East) 2
Central (Gisborne) 2A
Central (Wairarapa) 2B
South-East (Coast) 3
Central/Challenger/South-East (Cook Strait/Kaikoura) 3A
South-East (Strathallan) 3B
South-East (Chatham Rise) 4
Southland 5
South-East (Otago/Southland) 5A
Part-Southland 5B
Sub-Antarctic 6
Auckland Islands 6A
Part Sub-Antarctic 6B
Challenger/Central (Plateau) 7
Challenger (North) 7A
Challenger (South) 7B
Central (Egmont) 8
Auckland (West) 9
Kermadec 10
Table 3
Jack mackerel area reference numbers for purposes of table 1
The quota management areas referred to by name in this table are the quota
management areas defined in---
(a) clause 3 of the Fisheries (Jack Mackerel Quota Management Area, Total
Allowable Catches, and Catch Histories) Notice 1987; and
(b) clause 2 of the Fisheries (Jack Mackerel Quota Management Areas, Total
Allowable Catches, and Catch Histories) Notice (No 2) 1987.
Quota management area name Area reference number used in fishstock code
Auckland (East), Central (East) Area 1
South-East, Southland, Sub-Antarctic Area 3
Challenger, Central (Egmont), Auckland (West) Area 7
Kermadec 10
Table 4
Kahawai area reference numbers for purposes of table 1
Quota management area name Area reference number used in fishstock code
Auckland (East) 1
Central (East) 2
South-East (Coast), South-East (Chatham Rise),
Southland, Sub-Antarctic, Challenger, Central (Egmont) 3
Auckland (West) 9
Table 5
Paua area reference numbers for purposes of table 1
The quota management areas referred to by name and reference number in this
table are the quota management areas described in the Second Schedule of the
Fisheries (Quota Management Areas, Total Allowable Catches, and Catch
Histories) Notice 1986.
Quota management area name Reference number Area reference number
used in fishstock code
Auckland PAU 1 1
Central PAU 2 2
South-East (Kaikoura Coast) PAU 3 3
South-East (Chatham Rise) PAU 4 4
Fiordland PAU 5A 5A
Stewart Island PAU 5B 5B
Southland and Otago PAU 5D 5D
Challenger (Westland) PAU 6 6
Sub-Antarctic PAU 6 6A
Challenger (Nelson/Marlborough) PAU 7 7
Kermadec PAU 10 10
Table 6
Spiny (red) rock lobster area reference numbers for purposes of table 1
The quota management areas referred to by name and reference number in this
table are the quota management areas described in Part III of the First
Schedule of the Fisheries Act 1996 for spiny rock lobsters.
Quota management area name Reference number Area reference number
used in fishstock code
Northland 1 1
Bay of Plenty 2 2
Gisborne 3 3
Wellington/Hawkes Bay 4 4
Canterbury/Marlborough 5 5
Chatham Islands 6 6
Otago 7 7
Southern 8 8
Westland/Taranaki 9 9
Kermadec 10 10
Table 7
Squid area reference numbers for purposes of table 1
The quota management areas and methods of taking squid referred to in this
table are the quota management areas and methods specified in the Fisheries
(Squid Quota Management Areas, Total Allowable Catches, and Catch Histories)
Notice 1987.
Quota management area name Method of fishing Area reference number
used in fishstock code
All New Zealand fisheries waters
except the Southern Islands Area
and the Kermadec Area All methods 1T
All New Zealand fisheries waters
except the Southern Islands Area
and the Kermadec Area Jigging 1J
Southern Islands All methods 6T
Kermadec All methods 10T
Table 8
Scallop reference numbers for purposes of table 1
The areas referred to by name in this table are the quota management areas or
fisheries defined,---
(a) in the case of the Coromandel scallop fishery, in regulation 2 of the
Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations
1986:
(b) in the case of South-East (Chatham Rise), in table 2 of this Part:
(c) in all other cases, in Part III of the First Schedule of the Fisheries
Act 1996 for scallops.
Area name Area reference number used in fishstock code
Northland scallop fishery 1
Coromandel scallop fishery CS
South-East (Chatham Rise) 4
Southern scallop fishery 7
Table 9
Oyster reference numbers for purposes of table 1
The areas referred to by name in this table are the quota management areas
or fisheries defined,---
(a) in the case of the Foveaux Strait dredge oyster fishery, in regulation
2 of the Fisheries (Southland and Sub-Antarctic Areas Commercial Fishing)
Regulations 1986:
(b) in the case of South-East (Chatham Rise) and Part-Southland, in table
2 of this Part:
(c) in the case of the Nelson/Marlborough dredge oyster fishery, in Part
III of the First Schedule of the Fisheries Act 1996 for dredge oysters.
Area name Area reference number used in fishstock code
South-East (Chatham Rise) 4
Part-Southland 5B
Nelson/Marlborough dredge oyster fishery 7
Foveaux Strait dredge oyster fishery 5
Table 10
Southern blue whiting reference numbers for purposes of table 1
The quota management areas referred to by name and reference number in this
table are the quota management areas described in Part III of the First
Schedule of the Fisheries Act 1996.
Quota management area name Reference number Area reference number
used in fishstock code
New Zealand (excluding Sub-
Antarctic) SBW1 1
Auckland Islands SBW6A 6A
Bounty Platform SBW6B 6B
Campbell Island Rise SBW6I 6I
Pukaki Rise SBW6R 6R
Table 11
Fishstock codes for freshwater eels
Notes:
1 Different codes must be used on different reporting forms.
2 In this table,---
CELR means the catch, effort, and landing returns required to
be in form 1 of Schedule 2
CLR means the catch landing returns required to be in form 2
of Schedule 2.
ECLR means the freshwater eel catch landing returns required
to be in form 9 of Schedule 2.
MHR means the monthly harvest returns required to be
in form 3 of Schedule 2.
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of Fisheries Act 1996
Long-finned
freshwater
eel
Auckland
(East) 1 - LFE1 -
Central
(East) 2 - LFE2 -
South East
(Chatham Rise) 4 - LFE4 -
Central (Egmont) 8 - LFE8 -
Auckland (West) 9 - LFE9 -
Nelson/Marlborough - ANG11 LFE11 ANG11
North Canterbury - ANG12 LFE12 ANG12
Lake Ellesmere - ANG13 LFE13 ANG13
South Canterbury - ANG14 LFE14 ANG14
Otago/Southland - ANG15 LFE15 ANG15
West Coast - ANG16 LFE16 ANG16
Short-finned
freshwater eel
Auckland (East) 1 - SFE1 -
Central (East) 2 - SFE2 -
South East
(Chatham Rise) 4 - SFE4 -
Central (Egmont) 8 - SFE8 -
Auckland (West) 9 - SFE9 -
Nelson/Marlborough - ANG11 SFE11 ANG11
North Canterbury - ANG12 SFE12 ANG12
Lake Ellesmere - ANG13 SFE13 ANG13
South Canterbury - ANG14 SFE14 ANG14
Otago/Southland - ANG15 SFE15 ANG15
West Coast - ANG16 SFE16 ANG16
Part 2
Species codes
Common name Species code Scientific name
Albacore ALB Thunnus alalunga
Alfonsino BYX Beryx splendens,
B. decadactylus
Anchovy ANC Engraulis australis
Arrow squid SQU Nototodarus gouldi,
N. sloanii
Banded bellowsfish BBE Centriscops humerosus
Banded wrasse BPF Notolabrus fucicola
Barracouta BAR Thyrsites atun
Basking shark BSK Cetorhinus maximus
Bigeye tuna BIG Thunnus obesus
Black cod BCD Paranotothenia
magellanica
Black marlin BKM Makaira indica
Black (seal) shark BSH Dalatias licha
Bladder kelp KBB Macrocystis pyrifera
Blue cod BCO Parapercis colias
Blue (English) mackerel EMA Scomber australasicus
Blue maomao BMA Scorpis violaceus
Blue marlin BEM Makaira mazara
Blue moki MOK Latridopsis ciliaris
Blue (whaler) shark BWS Prionace glauca
Bluenose BNS Hyperoglyphe antarctica
Broad squid BSQ Sepioteuthis australis
Broadbill swordfish SWO Xiphias gladius
Broadnose sevengill shark SEV Notorynchus cepedianus
Bronze whaler shark BWH Carcharhinus brachyurus
Brown stargazer BRZ Xenocephalus armatus
Butterfish, greenbone BUT Odaxpullus
Butterfly tuna BTU Gasterochisma melampus
Cancer crab CAC Cancer novaezelandiae
Cardinal fish CDL Epigonus telescopus
Cardinal fish, white EPD Epigonus denticulatus
Cardinal fish, bigeye EPL Epigonus lenimen
Cardinal fish, robust EPR Epigonus robustus
Carpet shark CAR Cephaloscyllium
isahellum
Catfish (freshwater) CAT Ictalurus nebulosus
Cockle COC Chione (Austrovenus)
stutchburyi
Common (blue) warehou WAR Seriolella brama
Conger eel CON Conger spp.
Cooks turban shell CTU Cookia sulcata
Copper moki CMO Latridopsis forsteri
Dealfish DEA Trachipterus
trachypterus
Deepsea flathead FHD Hoplichthys haswelli
Ecklonia ECK Ecklonia spp.
Elephant fish ELE Callorhynchus milii
Emperor EMP Lethrinidae
Flatfish:
Black flounder[6] BFL Rhombosolea retiaria
Brill[6] BRI Colistium guntheri
Greenback flounder[6] GFL Rhombosolea tapirina
Lemon sole[6] LSO Pelotretis flavilatus
NZ sole[6] ESO Peltorhamphus
novaezelandiae
Sand flounder[6] SFL Rhombosolea plebeia
Turbot[6] TUR Colistium nudipinnis
Yellowbelly flounder[6] YBF Rhombosolea leporina
Flying fish FLY Exocoetidae
Frost fish FRO Lepidopus caudatus
Garfish GAR Hyporhamphus ihi
Gemfish, southern kingfish SKI Rexea solandri
Ghost shark GSH Hydrolagus
novaezelandiae
Ghost shark, pale GSP Hydrolagus
Giant stargazer STA Kathetostoma giganteum
Gracilaria weed GRA Gracilaria secundata
Green-lipped mussel MSG Perna canaliculus
Grey mullet GMU Mugil cephalus
Groper:
Bass[6] BAS Polyprion moeone
Hapuku[6] HAP Polyrion oxygeneios
Hagfish HAG Eptatretus cirrhatus
Hake HAK Merluccius australis
Hammerhead shark HHS Sphyrna zygaena
Hoki HOK Macruronus
novaezelandiae
Horse mussel HOR Atrina zelandica
Jack mackerel JMA Trachurus declivus,
T. novaezelandiae,
T. murphyi
Japanese (spotted) gurnard JGU Pterygotrigla picta
Javelin fish JAV Lepidorhynchus
denticulatus
John dory JDO Zeus faber
Kahawai KAH Arripis trutta
Kelp bull KBL Durvillea
Kelpfish KEL Chironemus marmoratus
Kingfish (yellowtail) KIN Seriola lalandi
Koheru KOH Decapterus koheru
Leatherjacket LEA Parika scaber
Lessonia LES Lessonia spp.
Ling LIN Genypterus blacodes
Long-finned freshwater eel[7] LFE Anguilla dieffenbachii
Lookdown dory LDO Cyttus traversi
Mako shark MAK Isurus oxyrinchus
Marblefish GTR Aplodactylus arctidens
Mirror dory MDO Zenopsis nebulosus
Moonfish MOO Lampris guttatus
Moray eel MOR Muraenidae (Family)
Munida MUN Munida gregaria
Northern bastard cod BRC Pseudophycis breviuscula
Northern bluefin tuna NTU Thunnus thynnus
Northern spiny dogfish NSD Squalus mitsukurii
Oarfish OAR Regalecus glesne
Octopus OCT Octopus maorum
Offal OFF
Oilfish OFH Ruvettus pretiosus
Orange perch OPE Lepidoperca aurantia
Orange roughy ORH Hoplostethus atlanticus
Oreo dories:
Black[6] BOE Allocyttus
Smooth[6] SSO Pseudocyttus maculatus
Spiky[6] SOR Neocyttus rhomboidalis
Oysters, dredge (Foveaux
Strait) OYU Tiostrea chilensis
Oysters, dredge (except
Foveaux Strait) OYS Tiostrea chilensis
Oysters (Pacific) POY Crassostrea gigas
Paddle crab PAD Ovalipes catharus
Parore PAR Girella tricuspidata
Patagonian toothfish PTO Dissostichus eleginoidis
Paua PAU Haliotis iris, H.
australis
Pigfish PIG Congiopodus
leucopaecilus
Pilchard PIL Sardinops neopilchardus
Pink maomao PMA Caprodon longimanus
Pipi PPI Paphies australis
Porae POR Nemadactylus douglasi
Porbeagle shark POS Lamna nasus
Prawn killer PRK Ibacus alticrenatus
Prickly shark ECO Echinorhinus cookei
Pterocladia PTE Pterocladia lucida,
P. capillacea
Queen scallop QSC Chlamys delicatula
Quinnat salmon SAM Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Rattails RAT Macrouridae
Ray's bream RBM Brama brama
Red cod RCO Pseudophycis bachus
Red (golden) snapper RSN Centroberyx affinis
Red gurnard GUR Chelidonichthys kumu
Red moki RMO Cheilodactylus
spectabilis
Red scorpion fish RRC Scorpaena cardinalis,
S. papillosus
Redbait RBT Emmelichthys nitidus
Ribaldo RIB Mora moro
Ribbonfish AGR Agrostichthys parkeri
Rig, spotted dogfish SPO Mustelus lenticulatus
Rock cod ROC Lotella rhacinus
Rock lobster:
Spiny (red)[6] CRA Jasus edwardsii
Packhorse[6] PHC Jasus verreauxi
Rough skate RSK Dipturus nasutus
Ruby fish RBY Plagiogeneion
rubiginosus
Rudderfish RUD Centrolophus niger
Sailfish SAI Istiophorus platypterus
Scallop SCA Pecten novaezelandiae
Scaly gurnard SCG Lepidotrigla
brachyoptera
Scampi SCI Metanephrops challengeri
Scarlet wrasse SPF Pseudolabrus miles
School shark SCH Galeorhinus galeus
Sea cucumber SCC Stichopus mollis
Sea lettuce ULV Ulva spp.
Sea perch, Jock Stewart SPE Helicolenus spp.
Sea slug SLG Scutus breviculus
Sea urchin, kina, sea egg SUR Evechinus chloroticus
Seaweed SEO
Sharks and dogfish not
otherwise specified OSD Selachiformes
Shortbill spearfish SSF Tetrapturus
angustirostris
Short-finned freshwater eel[7] SFE Anguilla australis,
Angulla reinhardtii
Short-tailed black ray BRA Dasyatis brevicaudata
Shovelnose spiny dogfish SND Deania calcea
Silver dory SDO Cyttus novaezelandiae
Silver warehou SWA Seriolella punctata
Silverside SSI Argentina elongata
Skate SKA Rajidae
arhynchobatidae
(families)
Skipjack SKJ Katsuwonus pelamis
Slender smooth-hound SSH Gollum attenuatus
Slender tuna STU Allothunnus fallai
Slickhead SLK Alepocephalidae
Smooth skate SSK Dipturus innominatus
Snapper SNA Pagrus auratus
Southern blue whiting SBW Micromesistius australis
Southern bluefin tuna STN Thunnus maccoyi
Southern boarfish SBO Pseudopentaceros
richardsoni
Sowfish BOA Paristiopterus labiosus
Spanish lobster SLO Arctides
Spiny dogfish SPD Squalus acanthias
Splendid perch SPP Callanthias allporti
Spotted stargazer SPZ Genyagnus monopterygius
Sprats SPR Sprattus
Starfish SFI Asteroidea and
Ophiuroidea
Striped marlin STM Tetrapturus audax
Sunfish SUN Mola mola
Surf clam:
Frilled venus shell BYA Bassina yatei
Ringed dosinia DAN Dosinia anus
Silky dosinia DSU Dosinia subrosea
Trough shell MDI Mactra discors
Trough shell MMI Mactra murchisoni
Deepwater tuatua PDO Paphies donacina
Triangle shell SAE Spisula aequilateralis
Swollenhead conger SCO Bassanago bulbiceps
Tarakihi TAR Nemadactylus macropterus
Thresher shark THR Alopias vulpinus
Trevally TRE Pseudocaranx dentex
Trumpeter TRU Latris lineata
Tuatua TUA Paphies subtriangulata
Violet cod VCO Antimora rostrata
Wahoo WAH Acanthocybium solanderi
Warty squid WSQ Moroteuthis
Whiptail ray WRA Dasyatis thetidis
White warehou WWA Seriolella caerulea
Witch WIT Arnoglossus scapha
Wrasses WSE Labridae (Family)
Yellow-eyed mullet YEM Aldrichetta forsteri
Yellowfin tuna YFN Thunnus albacares
[6] The species code letters for these fish differ from the letters of the
fishstock codes set out in Part 1 of this schedule.
[7] For South Island freshwater eels, the species code letters are the same as
the letters of the fishstock codes that are recorded on catch, effort, and
landing returns and catch landing returns. On monthly harvest returns, however,
the code ANG must be used in conjunction with the appropriate quota management
area.
Part 3
Landed state codes for sole or principal landed state
Sole or principal landed state Corresponding landed state code
Green (or whole) GRE
Gutted GUT
Headed and gutted HGU
Headed, gutted, and finned HGF
De-fat fillets DFT
Dressed DRE
Fillets: skin-on FIL
Fillets: skin-off SKF
Fillets: skin-off untrimmed USK
Fillets: skin-on untrimmed UTF
Surimi SUR
Fillets: skin-off trimmed TSK
Fillets: skin-on trimmed TRF
Dressed-straight cut (stargazer) DSC
Dressed-V cut (stargazer) DVC
Fish meal MEA
Tailed (scampi) SCT
Tailed (rock lobster) RLT
Tentacles TEN
Fins FIN
Livers LIV
Minced, skin-off fillets MKF
Minced, headed and gutted MGU
Headed, gutted, and tailed HGT
Gilled and gutted GGU
Shucked and shelled SHU
Part 4
Landed state codes for additional landed state
Additional landed state Corresponding landed state code
Roe ROE
Heads HDS
Heads and tentacles HET
Fish tails FIT
Shark fins SHF
Minced by-product, skin-off fillets MBS
Minced by-product, headed and gutted MBH
Fish meal by-product MEB
Flaps FLP
Beak and mouth BEA
Livers by-product LIB
Cheeks CHK
Lugs or collars LUG
Sounds or swim bladders SWB
Squid wings WIN
Oil OIL
Tentacles by-product TNB
Gut by-product GBP
Part 5
Container type codes
Container type code Container
Bin BIN
Box BOX
Basket BAS
Tray TRA
Block BLO
Cage CAG
Bag BAG
Carton CAR
Sack SAC
String STR
Part 6
Destination type codes
Destination Destination type code
Fish or fish product retained on board a
vessel at the time of landing R
Fish or fish product conveyed or sold to a
licensed fish receiver at the time of landing L
Fish or fish product transferred from a vessel
to another vessel or foreign fishing vessel T
Fish or fish product conveyed or transported on
a vessel leaving the exclusive economic zone by
its seaward boundary having been granted
permission to do so under section 110 of
the Act O
Fish or fish product used for human consumption
on board a vessel E
Fish or fish product seized by a Fishery
Officer under section 207 of the Act or taken
by a scientific observer under Part XII of the
Act S
Fish or fish products sold under section
191(2) of the Act (commonly referred to as
wharf sales) W
Fish or fish product of the species or classes
of fish not subject to the quota management
system established under Part IV of the Act
that are returned to the sea, abandoned in the
sea, or accidently lost at sea D
Fish or fish product of the species or classes
of fish subject to the quota management system
established under Part IV of the Act that are
returned to, or abandoned in, or accidentally
lost at, sea A
Loss of fish or fish product from a holding
receptacle (eg, through theft, mortality,
escape, or damage to fish product) H
Fish or fish product taken or used for bait
during the period of a trip U
Fish or fish product taken and stored during
the period of a trip for subsequent use as
bait for personal use B
Fish or fish product placed in a holding
receptacle in New Zealand fisheries waters P
Fish or fish product placed in a holding
receptacle on land Q
Part 7
Gear codes
Type of trawl net Gear code
Bottom trawl BT
Midwater trawl MW
Bottom pair trawl BPT
Midwater pair trawl MPT
Part 8
Method code
Method Method code
Purse seining PS
Danish seining---single DS
Danish seining---pair DPS
Lampara L
Beach seine drag netting BS
Ring net RN
Handgathering H
Diving DI
Handlining HL
Trolling T
Pole and line PL
Bottom trawl---single BT
Bottom trawl---pair BPT
Midwater trawl---single MW
Midwater trawl---pair MPT
Dredging D
Cod potting CP
Rock lobster potting RLP
Eel potting EP
Fish traps FP
Bottom longlining BLL
Surface longlining SLL
Drop/dahn lines DL
Trot lines TL
Set netting SN
Inshore driftnetting DN
Fyke netting FN
Pair set netting PSN
Part 9
Cloud cover codes
Cloud cover Cloud cover codes
No cloud Nil
Cirrus Ci
Cirrocumulus Cc
Cirrostratus Cs
Altocumulus Ac
Altostratus As
Nimbostratus Ns
Stratocumulus Sc
Stratus St
Cumulus Cu
Cumulonimbus Cb
Marie Shroff,
Clerk of the Executive Council.