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FISHERIES REGULATION 2008 No. 83 - SECT 501

501 Use of set mesh nets in offshore waters between Baffle Creek and Cape Flattery

(1) A set mesh net may be used in offshore waters between the northern bank of Baffle Creek and Cape Flattery only if the net--

(a) is no longer than 600m; and
(b) has a mesh size of at least 150mm but no more than 245mm.

(2) Two set mesh nets may only be joined and used as 1 net if--

(a) the nets are used in waters deeper than 20m; and
(b) the combined length of the nets is no more than 1200m.

(3) A set mesh net must not be set--

(a) in a marked navigational channel; or
(b) within 400m from a jetty or wharf; or
(c) within 100m from another net.

(4) A set mesh net must not be set from midday on 1 November to midday on 1 February.

(5) A person using a set mesh net must be within 100m of it.



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