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FISHERIES REGULATIONS 2009 (SR NO 2 OF 2009) - REG 149

Use of certain commercial fishing equipment prohibited in certain places

    (1)     The licence holder must not use commercial fishing equipment in or on the waters—

        (a)     of the North Arm; or

        (b)     of Lake Reeve westward of a line running north-west and south-east through a point on the extreme south-west of Rotamah Island; or

        (c)     of Lake Victoria and Lake Wellington within a distance of 400 metres from any portion of McLennan Straits; or

        (d)     of McLennan Straits; or

        (e)     of any lagoon (including Victoria Lagoon), backwater or watercourse connected with McLennan Straits; or

        (f)     within a distance of 400 metres from any part of the mouth of any river flowing into the Gippsland Lakes or Tom Roberts Creek, Toms Creek, Salt Creek or Maringa Creek; or

        (g)     of the channels or cuts in the most northern bank of the Mitchell River near Eagle Point which join the river and Jones Bay, and the waters of Jones Bay which lie within a radius of 400 metres from any of such channels or cuts; or

        (h)     bounded by a line commencing at the navigation light on the northern groyne on Rigby Island, then along that groyne to its intersection with Rigby Island, then along the eastern shore of Rigby Island to the southern groyne on Rigby Island; then along that groyne to its end; then in a south-easterly direction to the inner end of the western pier; then along such pier to its outer end; then to the outer end of the eastern pier; then north-westerly along the eastern pier to the end of the pier; then to the south-western corner of Bullock Island; then along the rock wall on the western side of Bullock Island to the end of such wall; then north-westerly to the rock wall opposite; then along the rock wall to a point east of the commencement point; then west to the commencement point.

    (2)     Despite subregulation (1)(h) the licence holder may use a seine net not exceeding 366 metres in length from the shore of Rigby Island.

    (3)     The licence holder must not use any mesh net or stake net within 100 metres of any part of the low water mark between Shaving Point at Metung and 50 metres west of the mouth of Chinaman's Creek at Bancroft Bay.



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