Pursuant to section 5(5) of the Marine Mammals Protection Act 1978, the Minister of Conservation notifies that he has received a permit application from
Stephen J. Hudson, of Pelagic Productions Limited
to film marine mammals underwater as well as with a pole camera over a three-year period commencing 1 August 2013 above and underwater in New Zealand’s waters.
A copy of the application can be obtained from Darcy Liddell, Department of Conservation, Permissions Hamilton, Level 3, 73 Rostrevor Street, Hamilton.
Any person wishing to make a submission on this application can do so by writing to Darcy Liddell, Department of Conservation, Permissions Hamilton, Level 3, 73 Rostrevor Street, Hamilton, within 28 days after publication of this notice.
Unless a person making a submission states to the contrary in the submission, that person will be deemed to give his/her consent to the release under the Official Information Act 1982 of all the information in the submission.
Dated at Dunedin this 23rd day of April 2013.
NEIL CLIFTON, Acting Conservator Otago and Southland.
(DOC NHS-09-21)