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Northland Regional Council 
Marine Planning
The Northland Regional Council has an active interest in marine conservation and planning for the coastal area. Policy and planning regulations are described in detail in the 'Northland Regional Council Coastal Plan'. This document can viewed at the Council offices, or at local libraries.
In 2002 the Council began 'Project Aquaculture'. Project Aquaculture set out to investigate where it might be possible and desirable to develop new aquaculture areas for Northland. As part of this work the Council put together a set of marine planning maps which detailed a wide range of existing management zones and activities in the coastal area as well as indicating other information which is relevant to planning the use of coastal space. This set of maps is referred to as the 'Draft Constraints Maps'. The information held in these maps is highly relevant and useful to any marine planning context, so this map system has been included in this CD. To view the key map and the entire map system click on the links below.
NRC draft aquaculture constraints key map (pdf)
NRC draft aquaculture constraints map system (pdf)
(Note: Use the pages tab in Acrobat viewer to assist navigation to individual maps)
The following list outlines the current activities, structures and other issues considered in developing these “constraints” maps.
From the NRC Proposed Coastal Plan:
* Marine 1 (Protection) Management Areas
* Marine 3 (Marine Farm) Management Areas
* Marine 4 (Moorings & Marinas) Management Areas
* Marine 5 (Port) Management Areas
* Marine 6 (Wharves) Management Areas
Other activities, structures etc:
* Sewage Discharges
* Stormwater Discharges
* Industrial Discharges
* Boat Grids
* Slipways
* Landfills
* Water Quality
* Significant Landscapes
* Department of Conservation Parks and Reserves
* Popular Recreational Beaches
* Shell Fish Gathering Areas
* Marine Reserves
* Sand Dredging Areas
* Defence Exercise Areas
* Ski Lanes
* Boatramps
* Popular Anchorage Points
* Protected Anchorage Areas
* Prohibited Anchorage Areas
* Wharfs
* Wrecks
* Submerged Power Cables
* Commercial Fishing Areas
* Commercial Vessel Routes
* Passenger Ferry Routes
* Tourist Charter Boat Routes
* Proximity to Urban Areas
Contact the Northland Regional Council for further information:
0800 002 004 (business hours)
mailroom@nrc.govt.nz
www.nrc.govt.nz
Coastal Team
Northland Regional Council
Private Bag 9021
Whangarei
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