5-562: Tapuae Marine Reserve is a marine reserve created in 2008 off the Taranaki coast of New Zealand . It protects an area of 1404 ha and adjoins the Sugar Loaf Islands Marine Protected Area. This Taranaki geography article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Marine reserves of New Zealand New Zealand has 44 marine reserves (as of August 2020) spread around
10-524: A partial ban on fishing; a full ban was implemented in 1998. The first two marine reserves in Fiordland were established at the request of New Zealand Federation of Commercial Fishermen in 1993. An additional eight reserves were established in Fiordland on the recommendation of the Guardians of Fiordland in 2005. The Whangarei Harbour Marine Reserve was established in 2006 with the active support of
15-775: The North , the South Island, and neighbouring islands, and on outlying island groups. They are governed by the Marine Reserves Act 1971 and administered by the Department of Conservation with assistance from the Ministry for Primary Industries (formally the Ministry of Fisheries ), New Zealand Customs Service and the New Zealand Defence Forces . The Marine Reserves Act was passed by
20-724: The Parliament of New Zealand in 1971. In 2000, the Department of Conservation started a review of the Act, resulting in a draft Marine Reserves Bill that was introduced into Parliament in June 2002, but has not yet been voted on. The first marine reserve to be created was the Cape Rodney-Okakari Point Marine Reserve . The Poor Knights Islands Marine Reserve was established next, although with only
25-609: The students and faculty of nearby Kamo High School. The abundance of fish within the reserves creates spillover, or larval export, that boosts catches in neighbouring areas. In general, the reserves tend to attract a lot of recreational divers and fishermen. The divers are attracted to the abundant fish, coral, etc. inside the reserves. The fishermen are attracted to the areas just outside the reserves – where spillover creates an abundance of large game fish not found in other areas. The Cape Rodney-Okakari Point Marine Reserve , in particular, receives more than 200,000 visitors per year. It
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