Part 6AInternational fishing
Requirements relating to international fishing
113DAAAAll fishing within foreign jurisdiction to be in accordance with local law
No New Zealand national, and no person using a ship that is registered under the Ship Registration Act 1992 or that flies the New Zealand flag, may take or transport fish, aquatic life, or seaweed in the national fisheries jurisdiction of a foreign country unless the fish, aquatic life, or seaweed is taken or transported under, and in accordance with, the laws of that jurisdiction.
Every person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable to the penalty set out in section 252(3).
See also section 113D (which relates to permitting and other requirements on the use of a New Zealand ship to take (for sale) or transport fish, etc, in the national fisheries jurisdiction of a foreign country).
Notes
- Section 113DAAA: inserted, on , by section 24 of the Fisheries (International Fishing and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 18).


