Tasmanian Numbered Regulations

FISHERIES (SCALEFISH) RULES 2015 (S.R. 2015, NO. 68)

- (S.R. 2015, NO. 68)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Interpretation
   4.      Application of rules
   5.      Duration of rules
   6.      Consultation arrangements

   PART 2 - General

           Division 1 - Preliminary

   7.      Classes of fishing licences
   8.      Size limits of scalefish
   9.      Measurements of scalefish
   10.     Weights of scalefish

           Division 2 - Seasons for scalefish

   11.     Closed and open seasons for scalefish
   12.     Seasonal closures of striped trumpeter fishery
   13.     Seasonal closures of squid fishery
   14.     Seasonal closures of banded morwong fishery

           Division 3 - Taking, possessing, &c., of certain fish

   15.     Taking shark in shark refuge area
   16.     Shark fins
   17.     Taking or possessing groper
   18.     Sale of bream

           Division 4 - Lines

   19.     Measurement of lines
   20.     Prohibited use of set lines in certain areas

           Division 5 - NetsSubdivision 1 - Nets generally

   21.     Measurement of nets
   22.     Nets in State waters
   23.     Weight of certain nets
   24.     Prohibited use of gillnets
   25.     Seine nets generally
   26.     Use of beach seine nets
   27.     Prohibited use of purse seine nets and beach seine nets
   28.     Prohibited use of certain nets

           Division 6 - Spears

   29.     Prohibited use of spears
   30.     Taking certain fish with spears

           Division 7 - Traps

   31.     Fish traps
   32.     Prohibited use of traps in certain areas

           Division 8 - Other apparatus

   33.     Automatic hook-baiting and hook-setting apparatus
   34.     Nature of buoys
   35.     Fish caught in rock lobster pots, rock lobster rings or giant crab traps

   PART 3 - Commercial Fishing

           Division 1 - LicencesSubdivision 1 - General

   36.     Granting of certain licences
   37.     Fishing for commercial purposes
   38.     Prohibition on commercial fishing in certain areas
   39.     Completion of scalefish records
   40.     Fishing licence (scalefish A)
   41.     Fishing licence (scalefish B)
   42.     Fishing apparatus for fishing licence (scalefish A) or fishing licence (scalefish B)
   43.     Fishing licence (scalefish C)
   44.     Fishing licence (rock lobster)
   45.     Fishing licence (small-mesh gillnet)
   46.     Fishing licence (purse seine net)
   47.     Fishing licence (beach seine)
   48.     Fishing licence (automatic squid jig)

           Division 2 - Endorsements on licences

   49.     Endorsement of fishing licences
   50.     Endorsements to use fishing apparatus
   51.     Small-mesh gillnet endorsements
   52.     Special small-mesh gillnet endorsements
   53.     Beach seine net endorsements
   54.     Gillnet endorsements in shark refuge areas
   55.     Endorsement of licences as non-transferable

           Division 3 - Commonwealth authorities, &c.

   56.     Limits for holder of appropriate authority
   57.     Limits for holders of appropriate authority and scalefish licence
   58.     Quota limits on Commonwealth authority
   59.     Possessing graball nets

           Division 4 - Australian salmon

   60.     Taking Australian salmon in certain waters
   61.     Taking Australian salmon with certain seine nets
   62.     Possessing Australian salmon
   63.     Bycatch for fishing licences (Australian salmon)

           Division 5 - Banded morwongSubdivision 1 - Administration for banded morwong

   64.     Total allowable catch for banded morwong
   65.     Determination of market value
   66.     Maximum licence holdings for banded morwong
   67.     Maximum quota unit holdings
   68.     Restrictions on transfer of banded morwong quota units
   69.     Banded morwong overcatch provisions
   70.     Reporting services
   71.     Taking and possession of banded morwong
   72.     Buoys for commercial graball nets used in banded morwong fishery
   73.     Taking and possessing banded morwong in TAC area
   74.     Single area trips
   75.     Transfer of banded morwong to fish processors
   76.     Records to be completed

           Division 6 - Octopus

   77.     Grant of fishing licence (octopus)
   78.     Authority of fishing licence (octopus)
   79.     Taking and possessing octopus
   80.     Restricted areas to take octopus
   81.     Using octopus pots
   82.     Setting octopus pots

           Division 7 - Other fish

   83.     Mackerel
   84.     Marblefish
   85.     Sharks
   86.     Southern calamari
   87.     Wrasse

           Division 8 - Catch and by-catch limits

   88.     Certain scalefish limits
   89.     Certain scalefish limits for holder of fishing licence (rock lobster)
   90.     Bait fish, small pelagic species & king gar limits
   91.     Boarfish limits
   92.     Inshore crab limits
   93.     Squid limits for holders of fishing licence (scalefish C)

           Division 9 - Commercial fishing apparatusSubdivision 1 - General

   94.     Fishing apparatus generally
   95.     Marker buoys for fish traps and fish caufs
   96.     Marker buoys used on other commercial fishing apparatus
   97.     Use and possession of trawl nets
   98.     Fishing licence (Danish seine)
   99.     Restrictions on fishing licence (Danish seine)
   100.    Fishing licence (limited Danish seine)
   101.    Restrictions on fishing licence (limited Danish seine)
   102.    Fishing licence (limited Danish seine) ceases to have effect
   103.    Use of small-mesh gillnets
   104.    Setting of gillnets
   105.    Possession of graball nets
   106.    Shark nets
   107.    Taking fish by purse seine nets
   108.    Seine nets on fishing vessels
   109.    Use of beach seine net
   110.    Taking fish by lampara nets
   111.    Fishing apparatus on commercial fishing trips
   112.    Fishing apparatus on vessels transporting other vessels
   113.    Mother boating permitted in certain circumstances
   114.    Auxiliary vessels
   115.    Squid jigs on auxiliary vessels
   116.    Using or possessing squid jigs at same time as seine nets in south-east waters
   117.    Restrictions on use of landing nets
   118.    Restrictions relating to fish caufs
   119.    Restrictions relating to holding tanks
   120.    Records relating to fish caufs and holding tanks

   PART 4 - Non-commercial Fishing

           Division 1 - General

   121.    Application of Part
   122.    Licence holdings for recreational fishing
   123.    Non-commercial catch limits

           Division 2 - Non-commercial apparatusSubdivision 1 - General

   124.    Permitted fishing apparatus
   125.    Unique identifying code for certain fishing apparatus
   126.    Fishing apparatus tags used for recreational fishing
   127.    Droplines
   128.    Longlines
   129.    Individual and combined set lines
   130.    Combined set lines
   131.    Beach seine nets
   132.    Cast nets
   133.    Gillnets
   134.    Graball nets
   135.    Mullet nets
   136.    Prohibited use of mullet nets
   137.    Unattended bait traps
   138.    Bait pumps
   139.    Auxiliary fishing apparatus

   PART 5 - Miscellaneous

   140.    Protection of female breeding stock for inshore crabs
   141.    Berley
   142.    Scalefish species as bait or berley
   143.    Requirements to land whole fish
   144.    Infringement notice offences and penalties
   145.    Grant of fishing licence (southern calamari)
   146.    Allocation of banded morwong quota units
   147.    Catch history for southern calamari and banded morwong
   148.    Transitional
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