Victorian Consolidated Regulations

FISHERIES REGULATIONS 2019 - REG 301

    (1)     For the purposes of the Act, the catch limit with respect to—

        (a)     the taking of abalone of a species of abalone specified in Column 2 of the Table at the foot of this subregulation from the waters specified in Column 3 of that Table corresponding to that species of abalone is the daily limit (if any) specified in Column 4 of that Table that corresponds to that species of abalone; or

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

Table

Column 1 Item No.	Column 2 Species of abalone	Column 3 Waters	Column 4 Daily limit for abalone that may be taken or limit for abalone that may be possessed (number of abalone)
1	Abalone, all species, forms and hybrids	All Victorian waters other than Port Phillip Bay	5 (of which no more than 2 fish may be greenlip abalone)
2	Abalone, all species, forms and hybrids other than greenlip	Port Phillip Bay	5
3	Greenlip abalone	Port Phillip Bay	0

    (2)     For the purposes of the Act, the catch limit with respect to the possession of abalone anywhere in Victoria, other than in, on or next to Victorian waters, is 10 abalone (of which no more than 4 may be greenlip abalone).

Note

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