Western Australian Current Regulations

FISH RESOURCES MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS 1995 - REG 16E

16E .         Fish on boats (Act s. 51(1))

        [(1)‑(3)         deleted]

        (3A)         For the purposes of section 51(1) of the Act, the maximum quantity of fish of the species referred to in this subregulation that a person on a boat may be in possession of, whether the fish is on or attached to the boat or any tender or other vessel operating with or attached to the boat, is —

            (a)         if there is only one person on the boat —

                  (i)         one day’s bag limit of blue swimmer (blue manna) crabs; and

                  (ii)         one day’s bag limit of mud crabs (brown and green combined); and

                  (iii)         one day’s bag limit of cuttlefish, octopus and squid (combined); and

                  (iv)         one day’s bag limit of rock lobster; and

                  (v)         one day’s bag limit of brownlip and greenlip abalone (combined);

                or

            (b)         if there are 2 persons on the boat —

                  (i)         2 days’ bag limit of blue swimmer (blue manna) crabs; and

                  (ii)         2 days’ bag limit of mud crabs (brown and green combined); and

                  (iii)         2 days’ bag limit of cuttlefish, octopus and squid (combined); and

                  (iv)         2 days’ bag limit of rock lobster; and

                  (v)         2 days’ bag limit of brownlip and greenlip abalone (combined);

                or

            (c)         if there are 3 persons on the boat —

                  (i)         3 days’ bag limit of blue swimmer (blue manna) crabs in Cockburn Sound or the Swan and Canning Rivers; and

            (ia)         2 days’ bag limit of blue swimmer (blue manna) crabs in WA waters other than Cockburn Sound or the Swan and Canning Rivers; and

                  (ii)         2 days’ bag limit of mud crabs (brown and green combined); and

                  (iii)         2 days’ bag limit of cuttlefish, octopus and squid (combined); and

                  (iv)         3 days’ bag limit of rock lobster; and

                  (v)         2 days’ bag limit of brownlip and greenlip abalone (combined);

                or

            (d)         if there are 4 or more persons on the boat —

                  (i)         4 days’ bag limit of blue swimmer (blue manna) crabs in Cockburn Sound or the Swan and Canning Rivers; and

                  (ii)         2 days’ bag limit of blue swimmer (blue manna) crabs in WA waters other than Cockburn Sound or the Swan and Canning Rivers; and

                  (iii)         2 days’ bag limit of mud crabs (brown and green combined); and

                  (iv)         2 days’ bag limit of cuttlefish, octopus and squid (combined); and

                  (v)         3 days’ bag limit of rock lobster; and

                  (vi)         2 days’ bag limit of brownlip and greenlip abalone (combined).

        (3B)         For the purposes of section 51(1) of the Act, the maximum quantity of fish of the species referred to in this subregulation that the master of a boat may be in possession of on the boat, whether the fish is on or attached to the boat or any tender or other vessel operating with or attached to the boat, is —

            (a)         if there is only one person on the boat —

                  (i)         one day’s bag limit of blue swimmer (blue manna) crabs; and

                  (ii)         one day’s bag limit of mud crabs (brown and green combined); and

                  (iii)         one day’s bag limit of cuttlefish, octopus and squid (combined); and

                  (iv)         one day’s bag limit of rock lobster; and

                  (v)         one day’s bag limit of brownlip and greenlip abalone (combined);

                or

            (b)         if there are 2 persons on the boat —

                  (i)         2 days’ bag limit of blue swimmer (blue manna) crabs; and

                  (ii)         2 days’ bag limit of mud crabs (brown and green combined); and

                  (iii)         2 days’ bag limit of cuttlefish, octopus and squid (combined); and

                  (iv)         2 days’ bag limit of rock lobster; and

                  (v)         2 days’ bag limit of brownlip and greenlip abalone (combined);

                or

            (c)         if there are 3 persons on the boat —

                  (i)         3 days’ bag limit of blue swimmer (blue manna) crabs in Cockburn Sound or the Swan and Canning Rivers; and

            (ia)         2 days’ bag limit of blue swimmer (blue manna) crabs in WA waters other than Cockburn Sound or the Swan and Canning Rivers; and

                  (ii)         2 days’ bag limit of mud crabs (brown and green combined); and

                  (iii)         2 days’ bag limit of cuttlefish, octopus and squid (combined); and

                  (iv)         3 days’ bag limit of rock lobster; and

                  (v)         2 days’ bag limit of brownlip and greenlip abalone (combined);

                or

            (d)         if there are 4 or more persons on the boat —

                  (i)         4 days’ bag limit of blue swimmer (blue manna) crabs in Cockburn Sound or the Swan and Canning Rivers; and

                  (ii)         2 days’ bag limit of blue swimmer (blue manna) crabs in WA waters other than Cockburn Sound or the Swan and Canning Rivers; and

                  (iii)         2 days’ bag limit of mud crabs (brown and green combined); and

                  (iv)         2 days’ bag limit of cuttlefish, octopus and squid (combined); and

                  (v)         3 days’ bag limit of rock lobster; and

                  (vi)         2 days’ bag limit of brownlip and greenlip abalone (combined).

        (3C)         Despite subregulations (3A) and (3B), the master of a boat that is not a fishing boat must ensure that the quantity of fish of the species referred to in this subregulation that is on or attached to the boat and any tender or other vessel operating with or attached to the boat is not more than —

            (a)         if there is only one person on the boat —

                  (i)         one day’s bag limit of blue swimmer (blue manna) crabs; and

                  (ii)         one day’s bag limit of mud crabs (brown and green combined); and

                  (iii)         one day’s bag limit of cuttlefish, octopus and squid (combined); and

                  (iv)         one day’s bag limit of rock lobster; and

                  (v)         one day’s bag limit of brownlip and greenlip abalone (combined);

                or

            (b)         if there are 2 persons on the boat —

                  (i)         2 days’ bag limit of blue swimmer (blue manna) crabs; and

                  (ii)         2 days’ bag limit of mud crabs (brown and green combined); and

                  (iii)         2 days’ bag limit of cuttlefish, octopus and squid (combined); and

                  (iv)         2 days’ bag limit of rock lobster; and

                  (v)         2 days’ bag limit of brownlip and greenlip abalone (combined);

                or

            (c)         if there are 3 persons on the boat —

                  (i)         3 days’ bag limit of blue swimmer (blue manna) crabs in Cockburn Sound or the Swan and Canning Rivers; and

            (ia)         2 days’ bag limit of blue swimmer (blue manna) crabs in WA waters other than Cockburn Sound or the Swan and Canning Rivers; and

                  (ii)         2 days’ bag limit of mud crabs (brown and green combined); and

                  (iii)         2 days’ bag limit of cuttlefish, octopus and squid (combined); and

                  (iv)         3 days’ bag limit of rock lobster; and

                  (v)         2 days’ bag limit of brownlip and greenlip abalone (combined);

                or

            (d)         if there are 4 or more persons on the boat —

                  (i)         4 days’ bag limit of blue swimmer (blue manna) crabs in Cockburn Sound or the Swan and Canning Rivers; and

                  (ii)         2 days’ bag limit of blue swimmer (blue manna) crabs in WA waters other than Cockburn Sound or the Swan and Canning Rivers; and

                  (iii)         2 days’ bag limit of mud crabs (brown and green combined); and

                  (iv)         2 days’ bag limit of cuttlefish, octopus and squid (combined); and

                  (v)         3 days’ bag limit of rock lobster; and

                  (vi)         2 days’ bag limit of brownlip and greenlip abalone (combined).

        Penalty: a fine of $10 000 and the penalty provided in section 222 of the Act.

        (3D)         The master of a charter boat does not commit an offence under subregulation (3C)(c)(ii) if —

            (a)         there are 10 or more persons on the charter boat; and

            (b)         there are no more than 20 mud crabs (brown and green combined) on or attached to the boat and any tender or other vessel operating with or attached to the boat.        

        [(3E)         deleted]

        (4)         In any proceedings for an offence under section 51(2) of the Act in the circumstances referred to in subregulation (3A) or (3B) it is a defence for the person charged to prove that the person was the master of a commercial passenger boat not used for fishing.

        (5)         For the purposes of subregulation (3B), fish on a boat that are not in the possession of any other person on the boat are taken to be in the possession of the master of the boat.

        [Regulation 16E inserted: Gazette 1 Oct 2003 p. 4290; amended: Gazette 4 Nov 2005 p. 5306‑8; 11 Nov 2005 p. 5565‑6; 22 Dec 2005 p. 6218‑19; 19 Dec 2008 p. 5361‑2; 8 Dec 2009 p. 4994; 1 Mar 2011 p. 668‑70; 24 Feb 2012 p. 801-2; 25 Sep 2012 p. 4517-19; 28 Jun 2013 p. 2890; 23 Jan 2015 p. 400; 7 Aug 2015 p. 3201; 4 Oct 2019 p. 3528 and 3609; 29 Nov 2019 p. 4103-5; SL 2021/118 r. 11; SL 2024/234 r. 5.]

[ 16FA, 16F. Deleted: Gazette 29 Jan 2013 p. 307.]