Public Notice for the ban on fishing, collection, sales and export of all species of grouper (Kawakawa) and coral trout (Donu) 2018.

This Public Notice bans fishing, collection, sales and export of all species of grouper (Kawakawa) and coral trout (Donu) to protect these fish species during their peak breeding seasons. This Public Notice allows for sales of stocks held prior to the commencement of this notice locally. It lays down prohibition for the sales of frozen fish and their transportation between local markets for the period of this notice. This Public Notice refers to the Regulation 4 of the Offshore Fisheries Management Regulation which prohibits to kill, take, land, sell or offer or expose for sale, deal in, transport, receive or possess any fish identified in Schedule 2A of the Offshore Fisheries Management Regulation.