Victorian Consolidated Regulations

FISHERIES REGULATIONS 2019 - REG 291

For the purposes of the Act, the minimum size with respect to—

        (a)     the taking of abalone of a species specified in Column 2 of the Table at the foot of this regulation, from the waters specified in Column 3 of that Table corresponding to that species of abalone, is the size specified in Column 4 of that Table corresponding to that species of abalone; or

        (b)     the possession of abalone of a species specified in Column 2 of the Table at the foot of this regulation, in, on or next to the waters specified in Column 3 of that Table corresponding to that species of abalone, is the size specified in Column 4 of that Table corresponding to that species of abalone.

Table

Column 1 Item No.	Column 2 Species of abalone	Column 3 Waters	Column 4 Minimum size
1	Blacklip abalone	Far western abalone size zone	13 cm
		Western abalone size zone	12 cm
		Central abalone size zone	11 cm
		Port Phillip Bay abalone size zone	10 cm
		Eastern abalone size zone	12 cm
		Mallacoota airport abalone size zone	11 cm
2	Greenlip abalone	Victorian waters (other than Port Phillip Bay)	13 cm

Note

There are offences in sections 68A and 68B of the Act relating to taking or possessing fish of a species that are less than the minimum size specified for that species of fish in these Regulations. Various penalties apply.