Localização
Informações essenciais
| 1,042 km2 | ÁREA MARINHA |
| 1,042 km2 | ÁREA TOTAL i |
Boundary: Ministry for Primary Industries (Unmodified)
2.0
July 2023
Comentários e pedidos de dados
Objetivo
The islands have the world’s largest breeding colony of New Zealand fur seals, with over 20,000 somehow squeezing on amongst the birds. There are around 30,000 breeding pairs each of Salvin’s mollymawks, erect-crested penguins, and fulmar prions, and around 500-600 pairs of the endemic Bounty Island shag.
Espécies que suscitam preocupação: Antipodean albatross, erect-crested penguin, astern rockhopper penguin, southern elephant seal, New Zealand fur seal, Antarctic cod
Resumo dos regulamentos
Restrições
No take of marine life, shells, rocks or driftwood - Marine reserves are designated areas that are completely protected from the sea surface to the seafloor, including the foreshore.
According to the Marine Reserves Regulations, the following restrictions apply in all marine reserves:
1. No person shall, without lawful authority, dive in any area that has been closed to the public.
2. No person shall, without lawful authority, anchor any vessel
(a) in any area that has been closed to the public; or
(b) within 100 metres of any buoy moored.
3. A person must not operate a vessel in a reserve at a speed in excess of 5 knots if the vessel is within
(a) 30 metres of another vessel or a person in the water; or
(b) 200 metres of the shore; or
(c) 200 metres of any vessel that is flying flag “A” of the international code of signals (being the flag to indicate that a diver is below).
4. No person shall, without lawful authority, enter any area of a reserve that has been closed to the public.
Autorizada
1. Any person may dive in the reserve except for those areas closed for research purposes.
2. Any person may anchor in the reserve in such a manner that damage to the reserve does not occur or is kept to the minimum practicable level.