Description: Created by Vince Kerr to identify and rank areas where Coastal and Estuarine birds are located. Full report is available in Objective XXXXXX
Description: Created by Vince Kerr to identify the areas off the Northland Coast which are significant in terms of Marine Mammals and Seabirds. Objection Ref fA77822
Description: This dataset is part of the Proposed Regional Plan. It has no legal effect.The Marine Pollution Regulation defines areas safe for sewage disposal which are identified in this dataset.In our harbours, untreated sewage can contaminate the shellfish we eat or make water unsafe for swimming for a long time after it is discharged. Boat sewage is a serious risk to human and animal health and the environment.To continue to enjoy Northland's coast and safely gather and eat kaimoana (seafood), our waters must be kept free of sewage. There are strict rules covering sewage discharges from boats in Northland waters – these apply to every type of boat or craft. Untreated boat sewage must be discharged well outside of any harbour or at a marina pumping facility.It is illegal to discharge ‘Grade A' treated sewage within 100 metres of a marine farm. It's also illegal to discharge ‘Grade B' treated sewage within 500 metres of a marine farm or gazetted Maitaitai Reserve.Boat sewage is much more concentrated than sewage from land because it has not been diluted or treated. It is estimated that an untreated discharge from a single weekend boatie can put the same quantity of bacterial pollution into the water as the treated sewage from thousands of people on land.Boat sewage can contaminate the water with long-living viruses and nasties which can cause harmful diseases, like Hepatitis A, or severe stomach upsets.Shellfish can become unsafe to eat for weeks after exposure to sewage as they are filter feeders – they concentrate viruses and other nasties in the water. Shellfish in estuaries and bays are particularly at risk because any contaminated water in them usually takes longer to flush out.There are different ways you can comply with marine pollution regulations, including:Using on-shore toilet facilities Using an ordinary portable toilet and taking it ashore to empty it Installing a sewage holding tank on your boat Installing a sewage treatment system on board.The appropriate scale of use is 1:50,000
Description: Applicable Enclosed Limits area that shows the Harbour (as defined by the CMA ) up to the Enclosed Limits line. The Enclosed limits line is derived from Harbour Limits received from Maritime NZ. Modifications made in Bay Of Islands and Whangaroa Harbour for exceptions to the anchorage limits. (See Michael Payne for more details on this layer).
Description: Location of aquaculture exclusion areas in Northland. Exclusion areas give the industry and community certainty about where a proposal for an aquaculature marine area is more likely to succeed. Exclusion areas might include places such as navigation lanes, marinas and ports, or areas of high conservation or landscape value.