Niue Nukutuluea Multiple-Use Marine Park- Ocean General Use Zone

The Ocean General Use Zone is to provide for the conservation of pelagic and benthic habitats of the Niue Nukutuluea Multiple-Use Marine Park, by preventing the activities specified by the regulation while allowing for all reasonable ecologically sustainable use under the regulation.

Species of Concern: Multiple

Restrictions

The following activities are prohibited within the Ocean General Use Zone:
1. drift-netting;
2. the use of explosives, firearms, poison, or chemicals for fishing.

Allowed

The following activities are automatic use and entry activities still subject to other applicable Niue legislation (whilst if applicable, subject to and requiring Niue Governrnent assessment, licencing, approval, or agreement) within the Ocean General Use Zone:
1. bottom anchoring;
2. mooring installation;
3. extractive scientific research by all methods
4. gill netting;
5. anchoring on mooring
6. deployment of anchored fish aggregation devices;
7. deployment of drifting fish aggregation devices
8. horizontal multiple hook pelagic and demersal long-lining and vertical long-lining;
9. trolling;