Tasmanian Numbered Regulations

FISHERIES (SCALEFISH) RULES 2004 (S.R. 2004, NO. 91)

- (S.R. 2004, NO. 91)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Interpretation
   4.      Application of rules
   5.      Duration of rules
   6.      Consultation arrangements

   PART 2 - General

   7.      Size limits of scalefish
   8.      Measurement of scalefish
   9.      Closed and open season for scalefish
   10.     Classes of fishing licences
   11.     Measurement of nets
   12.     Measurement of lines
   13.     Calculation of weight

   PART 3 - Commercial Licences

           Division 1 - Licences

   14.     Granting of certain licences
   15.     Fishing for commercial purposes

           Division 2 - Endorsements on licences

   16.     Endorsement of fishing licences
   17.     Small-mesh gillnet endorsement
   18.     Non-transferable fishing licence (class scalefish)
   19.     Beach seine net endorsement
   20.     Graball net endorsement in shark refuge areas
   21.     Gillnet endorsement in shark refuge areas

           Division 3 - Taking, selling and possessing certain fish species for commercial purposes

   22.     Prohibition on commercial fishing
   23.     Banded morwong
   24.     Sale of bream
   25.     Wrasse
   26.     Using fishing vessel for taking small pelagics
   27.     Taking fish by purse seine net
   28.     Taking fish by lampara net
   29.     Taking fish by small-mesh gillnet

           Division 4 - Commercial fishing gear

   30.     Use of fishing gear
   31.     Fishing gear on commercial fishing trip
   32.     Fishing gear on vessel carrying other vessel
   33.     Use of dinghies
   34.     Use of shark nets
   35.     Possessing graball net
   36.     Commercial graball net
   37.     Use of squid jigs, dipnets and spears
   38.     Traps and hooks
   39.     Fishing licence (scalefish A)
   40.     Fishing licence (scalefish B)
   41.     Fishing licence (scalefish C)
   42.     Fishing licence (rock lobster)
   43.     Fishing licence (small-mesh gillnet)
   44.     Small-mesh gillnet mesh depth
   45.     Fishing licence (purse seine net)
   46.     Use of purse seine nets on fishing vessels
   47.     Fishing licence (beach seine)
   48.     Fishing licence (automatic squid jig)
   49.     Fishing licence (general trawl)
   50.     Restrictions on fishing licence (general trawl)
   51.     Fishing licence (limited trawl)
   52.     Restrictions on fishing licence (limited trawl)
   53.     Fishing licence (limited trawl) ceases to have effect
   54.     Use and possession of trawl nets

           Division 5 - Australian salmon

   55.     Authority of fishing licence (Australian salmon)
   56.     Carrying Australian salmon
   57.     Taking Australian salmon in certain waters
   58.     Fishing licences (Australian salmon) by-catch provisions

   PART 4 - Recreational Licences

           Division 1 - Recreational fishing licences

   59.     Authority of recreational fishing licences
   60.     Recreational fishing licence number
   61.     Recreational fishing gear tags

           Division 2 - Recreational fishing gear

   62.     Use of nets in recreational fisheries
   63.     Recreational mullet nets
   64.     Use of gillnets on vessels
   65.     Use of cast net
   66.     Restrictions on use of fishing gear
   67.     Maximum number of lines and hooks
   68.     Use of recreational longlines and droplines

           Division 3 - Limits on taking and possessing scalefish species

   69.     Possession limits

   PART 5 - Taking and possessing shark

   70.     Taking or possessing shark
   71.     Taking shark in certain waters
   72.     Possession of shark fins

   PART 6 - Use of commercial and recreational fishing gear

   73.     Setting of commercial and recreational gillnets during night
   74.     Taking certain fish with spear
   75.     Fish caught in rock lobster pot
   76.     Seine nets
   77.     Weight of nets
   78.     Automatic hook-baiting and hook-setting gear
   79.     Fish traps
   80.     Fish nets

   PART 7 - Gear Marking

   81.     Commercial and recreational gear marking buoys
   82.     Marking commercial gillnets
   83.     Marking recreational gillnets
   84.     Nature of buoys

   PART 8 - Prohibited and Restricted use of Fishing Gear

           Division 1 - Lines

   85.     Prohibited use of droplines, longlines and set lines

           Division 2 - Nets

   86.     Prohibited use of nets other than landing nets
   87.     Prohibited use of nets other than bait nets and landing nets
   88.     Prohibited use of mullet nets
   89.     Prohibited use of gillnets
   90.     Prohibited use of beach seine net
   91.     Use of small-mesh gillnets

           Division 3 - Traps

   92.     Prohibited use of traps

           Division 4 - Spears

   93.     Prohibited use of spears

   PART 9 - Catch and by-catch limits

   94.     Limits on taking or possessing certain scalefish
   95.     Limits on possessing boarfish
   96.     Limits on holder of appropriate authority
   97.     Limits on holder of appropriate authority and scalefish licence
   98.     Limits on taking and possessing bait fish species & king garfish
   99.     Limits on taking and possessing squid
   100.    Limits on possessing certain scalefish

   PART 10 - Miscellaneous

   101.    Use of scalefish species as bait
   102.    Statutory Rules rescinded
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