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 "snippet": "Environment Court Decision [2021] NZEnvC 228 4 November 2022 identified Area C for the purpose of protecting marine values from the bulk harvesting commercial fishing methods of purse seining, bottom pair trawling, Danish seining and bottom trawling. This area will be subject to marine protection provisions in the Proposed Regional Plan for Northland.\nhttps://www.nrc.govt.nz/media/1yknpqrt/topic-14-marine-protected-areas-interim-decision-of-environment-court-nov-2022-nzenvc-228-bay-of-islands-maritime-park-incorporated-v-nrc.pdf",
 "description": "<DIV STYLE=\"text-align:Left;\"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>Data collection methods \u2013 Area C was the outcome of an Environment Court appeals process for marine protection provisions. The Court draw the line and NRC GIS staff digitised it using the Court decision pdf and following description: generally follow the Significant Ecological Area boundaries to 100 metres depth and include the rocky reefs from north of Maunganui Bay, around Cape Brett, to south of Whangamumu Harbour where it should terminate. The southern limit on the eastern side should be just north of Elliott Bay and to the north of Maunganui Bay on the western side.<\/SPAN><\/P><P><SPAN /><\/P><P><SPAN>This area is used to delineate the area where bulk harvesting commercial fishing methods of purse seining, bottom pair trawling, Danish seining and bottom trawling, are prohibited by provisions in the Regional Plan for Northland.<\/SPAN><\/P><P STYLE=\"margin:0 0 0 0;\"><SPAN STYLE=\"font-size:12pt\">The final court decision [2023] NZEnvC 086 issued 11 May 2023 approved his map \u2013 link <\/SPAN><A href=\"https://www.nrc.govt.nz/media/ae3jhewv/topic-14-marine-protected-areas-final-decision-may-2023.pdf\" STYLE=\"text-decoration:underline;\"><SPAN STYLE=\"text-decoration:underline;\"><SPAN>https://www.nrc.govt.nz/media/ae3jhewv/topic-14-marine-protected-areas-final-decision-may-2023.pdf<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/A><\/P><P><SPAN /><\/P><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV>",
 "summary": "Environment Court Decision [2021] NZEnvC 228 4 November 2022 identified Area C for the purpose of protecting marine values from the bulk harvesting commercial fishing methods of purse seining, bottom pair trawling, Danish seining and bottom trawling. This area will be subject to marine protection provisions in the Proposed Regional Plan for Northland.\nhttps://www.nrc.govt.nz/media/1yknpqrt/topic-14-marine-protected-areas-interim-decision-of-environment-court-nov-2022-nzenvc-228-bay-of-islands-maritime-park-incorporated-v-nrc.pdf",
 "title": "Ngā Au o Morunga Mai Rakaumangamanga Protection Area",
 "tags": [
  "NRC",
  "Northland Regional Council",
  "NZ Environment Court",
  "Fishing Control",
  "Marine Protection",
  "Moana Ora"
 ],
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