{"id":"barramundi-fishery-management-plan-1998","name":"BARRAMUNDI FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN 1998","slug":"barramundi-fishery-management-plan-1998","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"nt","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":174300,"registerId":"nt-barramundi-fishery-management-plan-1998-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"BARRAMUNDI FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN 1998","content":"NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nBARRAMUNDI FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN 1998\nAs in force at 1 February 2018\nTable of provisions\nPart 1 Preliminary matters\n1 Citation ............................................................................................ 1\n2 Commencement .............................................................................. 1\n3 Application ....................................................................................... 1\nPart 2 Controls\nDivision 1 Preliminary matters\n4 Interpretation ................................................................................... 1\n4A Meaning of river ............................................................................... 3\n5 When barramundi not taken ............................................................ 4\nDivision 2 Commercial fishing\n6 Application ....................................................................................... 4\n7 Buy-back schemes .......................................................................... 4\n8 Fishing permitted only in commercial fishing area ........................... 4\n9 Fishing permitted only in open season ............................................ 7\n10 Minimum size limit ........................................................................... 7\n11 No traps or pots to be used ............................................................. 7\n12 Identification of gillnet ...................................................................... 7\n13 Minimum mesh size of gillnet........................................................... 8\n14 Size of monofilament netting material.............................................. 8\n15 Amount of gillnet in use ................................................................... 9\n16 Possession of gillnet restricted ........................................................ 9\n17 Possession of gillnet permitted only at certain places ..................... 9\n18 Possession of gillnet permitted in transit ....................................... 10\n19 Possession of gillnet may be permitted by Director ....................... 10\n20 Position of gillnets set in river ........................................................ 10\n21 Sale of live crab prohibited ............................................................ 11\n21A Vessel monitoring system required................................................ 11\nDivision 3 Amateur fishing\n22 Amateur fishing gear only to be used ............................................ 12\n23 No tethering of barramundi ............................................................ 12\n24 Size limits ...................................................................................... 12\n25 Possession limits ........................................................................... 13\n26 Shady Camp – fishing from barrage .............................................. 15\n\nBarramundi Fishery Management Plan 1998 ii\n27 Fishing gear – Mary River.............................................................. 15\n28 Seasonally Closed Area ................................................................ 16\nDivision 4 Fishing for the aquarium trade\n29 Condition of aquarium licence ....................................................... 16\nDivision 5 Repeal\n30 Repeal ........................................................................................... 16\nSchedule 1 Holding areas\nSchedule 2 Daly River seasonally closed area\nSchedule 3 Mary River Fish Management Zone\nSchedule 5 Closure lines\nSchedule 6 Seven inch net lines\nENDNOTES\n\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\n____________________\nAs in force at 1 February 2018\n____________________\nBARRAMUNDI FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN 1998\nRegulations under the Fisheries Act 1988\nPart 1 Preliminary matters\n1 Citation\nThis Plan may be cited as the Barramundi Fishery Management\nPlan 1998.\n2 Commencement\nThis Plan comes into operation on 1 February 1998.\n3 Application\nThis Plan applies to the managed fishery relating to barramundi\ndeclared by notice in Gazette No. G48 of 6 December 1989.\nPart 2 Controls\nDivision 1 Preliminary matters\n4 Interpretation\n(1) In this Part:\namateur's pot means a pot which a person who is not a licensee,\nas defined in clause 6 of the Mud Crab Fishery Management Plan\n2006, may use to fish for mud crabs under that Plan.\nancillary gear includes a gaff, creel, tackle box and tackle but does\nnot include a trap for live bait or a net, other than a landing net.\nbarramundi licence means a licence entitling the holder to fish in\nthe fishery relating to barramundi mentioned in clause 3.\nbarramundi licensee means a person holding a barramundi\nlicence.\n\nPart 2 Controls\nDivision 1 Preliminary matters\nBarramundi Fishery Management Plan 1998 2\nclosed season means the period commencing on 1 October in any\nyear and expiring on 31 January in the following year.\nclosure line means an imaginary line drawn between the\nco-ordinates specified in Schedule 5 for a river or part of the\ncoastline.\ncoast means:\n(a) if a closure line is specified in Schedule 5 for a river or part of\nthe coastline – the closure line; and\n(b) in relation to any other river – the mouth of the river; and\n(c) in relation to any other area – the point where the water meets\nthe shore at Mean High Water Springs.\ncommercial fishing area, see clause 8.\nDaly River Seasonally Closed Area means the area described in\nSchedule 2.\nday means a 24 hour period from midnight to midnight.\ngillnet means a net or part of a net (including any warp, rope,\nchain, material, device or thing used in conjunction with or attached\nto the net or part) that:\n(a) has a mesh size of not less than 65 mm; and\n(b) is used or is capable of being used to catch fish or aquatic life.\nheaded length means the length of a barramundi with the head off,\nmeasured from the closest point to the tail fin on the curved edge of\nthe rear of the gill slit to the tip of the middle ray of the tail fin, while\nthe fish is lying flat on a measuring tape or measuring device.\nhead rope means a rope attached to a gillnet for the purpose of\nproviding support to the net and which may, but not necessarily,\nhave floats attached.\nholding area means an area described in Schedule 1.\nMary River Fish Management Zone means the area described in\nSchedule 3.\nmouth, of a river, means an imaginary line drawn from the most\nseaward extremity at Mean High Water Springs of one bank of the\nriver to the most seaward extremity of the next bank at the same\nheight of tide.\n\nPart 2 Controls\nDivision 1 Preliminary matters\nBarramundi Fishery Management Plan 1998 3\nopen season means the period commencing on 1 February in any\nyear and expiring on 30 September in the same year.\nopen waters means those waters in which a barramundi licensee\nis permitted to fish under clause 8.\noverall length means the length of a barramundi measured from\nthe tip of the lower jaw to the tip of the middle ray of the tail fin while\nthe fish is lying flat on a measuring tape or measuring device.\nport means the area of:\n(a) the port of Darwin bounded by an imaginary line extending\nbetween the co-ordinates 6990 E 86230 N, 6990 E 86210 N,\n7020 E 86210 N and 7020 E 86230 N on Map Sheet Darwin\n5073; and\n(b) the port at Gove Harbour bounded by an imaginary line\nextending between the co-ordinates 6820 E 86520 N, 6820 E\n86470 N, 6860 E 86470 N and 6860 E 86520 N on Map\nSheet Gove 6273.\nriver, see clause 4A.\nseven inch net line, in respect of a river specified in Schedule 6,\nmeans an imaginary line drawn between the co-ordinates specified\nin that Schedule for that river.\ntender means a tender which, under section 19(2) of the Act, is\ndeemed for the purposes of registration to form part of a vessel\nspecified on a barramundi licence.\nunit of gillnetting means 100 m of gillnetting, measured along the\nhead rope but along only so much of the head rope as has\ngillnetting attached.\n(2) An approval of the Director under this Part may be subject to such\nconditions, restrictions or limitations as the Director thinks fit and\nspecifies in the approval.\n4A Meaning of river\n(1) A river includes:\n(a) a creek, stream or tidal arm; and\n(b) a billabong, lake or other body of water, whether fresh or\nbrackish, that, seasonally or consistently, flows directly or\nindirectly into the sea.\n\nPart 2 Controls\nDivision 2 Commercial fishing\nBarramundi Fishery Management Plan 1998 4\n(2) For subclause (1), a tributary, branch, anabranch, channel or\ndivision of a river, or a river flowing into a river, is taken to form part\nof and be one river.\n5 When barramundi not taken\nSubject to this Part, a barramundi is to be regarded not to have\nbeen taken by, or to be in the possession of, a person if, as soon as\npracticable after it has been taken, after allowing for such things as\ndetaching it from a line or net, weighing it in a landing net,\nphotographing it, measuring it or affixing an approved tag to it, it is\nreleased to the water with as little injury as possible.\nDivision 2 Commercial fishing\n6 Application\n(1) This Division applies to a barramundi licensee and to a person\nassisting a barramundi licensee.\n(2) Where an act or omission of a person assisting a barramundi\nlicensee would constitute an offence against this Division if it were\nthe act or omission of the licensee, the person may be charged with\nand convicted of the offence as if the person were a barramundi\nlicensee and, for that purpose, a reference to a barramundi licensee\ndoing an act or being prohibited from doing an act in this Division,\nincluding under a barramundi licence, includes such a person.\n7 Buy-back schemes\nThe Minister may, from time to time by Gazette notice, establish a\nbarramundi licence buy-back scheme under which a barramundi\nlicensee, in exchange for a determined consideration, transfers or\nsurrenders to the Territory all or any units of gillnetting specified on\nthe licence.\n8 Fishing permitted only in commercial fishing area\n(1) The commercial fishing area is:\n(a) the area extending seaward from the mainland coast to an\nimaginary line that is 3 nautical miles from the shore of the\nmainland at mean low-water mark and that follows the shore\nor the mouth of any river; and\n(b) the area extending seaward from the coast of each included\nisland to an imaginary line that is 3 nautical miles from the\nshore of each island at mean low-water mark and that follows\nthe shore or the mouth of any river; and\n\nPart 2 Controls\nDivision 2 Commercial fishing\nBarramundi Fishery Management Plan 1998 5\n(c) if a seven inch net line is specified in Schedule 6 for a river –\nthe part of the river seaward of the line.\n(2) However, the following areas are not part of the commercial fishing\narea:\n(a) that part of Fog Bay that is landward of imaginary straight lines\ndrawn between the following co-ordinates on 1:100 000 map\nsheet Fog Bay 4972:\n(i) 6320 E 85680 N to 6351 E 85680 N;\n(ii) 6351 E 85680 N to 6390 E 8570 N;\n(b) that part of the area described in subclause (1)(a) that falls\nbetween the following lines (whether or not it is also part of the\narea described in subclause (1)(b)):\n(i) an imaginary straight line in the vicinity of the Little\nFinnis River drawn between co-ordinates 6350 E\n85740 N and 6390 E 8570 N on 1:100 000 map sheet\nFog Bay 4972;\n(ii) an imaginary straight line in the vicinity of the Wildman\nRiver drawn between co-ordinates 1813 E 86445 N and\n1813 E 86390 N on 1:100 000 map sheet Field\nIsland 5373;\n(c) the dugong protection zones in the vicinity of the South West\nIslands, being the areas:\n(i) landward and south-easterly of an imaginary straight line\ndrawn between co-ordinates 6761 E 82665 N and\n6790 E 82674 N on 1:100 000 map sheet Pellew 6266;\nand\n(ii) landward and south-westerly of an imaginary straight\nline drawn between co-ordinates 6798 E 82669 N and\n6832 E 82639 N on 1:100 000 map sheet Pellew 6266;\n(d) the McArthur River system, being the areas:\n(i) landward of an imaginary straight line drawn between\nco-ordinates 6630 E 82610 N (coast) and 6761 E\n82665 N (South West Island) on 1:100 000 map sheet\nPellew 6266; and\n\nPart 2 Controls\nDivision 2 Commercial fishing\nBarramundi Fishery Management Plan 1998 6\n(ii) landward of an imaginary straight line drawn between\nco-ordinates 6800 E 82553 N (Amos Point) and 6895 E\n82420 N (Sharker Point) on 1:100 000 map sheet\nPellew 6266;\n(e) the dugong protection zone bounded by imaginary straight\nlines drawn between the following co-ordinates on 1:100 000\nmap sheet Pellew 6266:\n(i) 6826 E 82546 N to 7084 E 82546 N;\n(ii) 7084 E 82546 N to 7120 E 82477 N;\n(iii) 7120 E 82477 N to 7050 E 82427 N;\n(iv) 7050 E 82427 N to 6860 E 82427 N;\n(v) 6860 E 82427 N to 6826 E 82546 N.\n(3) A barramundi licensee must not fish under a barramundi licence\noutside the commercial fishing area.\nMaximum penalty: 85 penalty units.\n(4) In this clause:\nincluded island means an island other than the following:\n(a) Dum In Mirrie Island;\n(b) Beer Eetar Island;\n(c) Windirr Island;\n(d) Grose Island;\n(e) Bare Sand Island;\n(f) Little Bare Sand Island;\n(g) Quail Island;\n(h) Indian Island;\n(i) each island in the Vernon Island group.\n\nPart 2 Controls\nDivision 2 Commercial fishing\nBarramundi Fishery Management Plan 1998 7\n9 Fishing permitted only in open season\nA barramundi licensee must not fish under a barramundi licence\nexcept during the open season.\nMaximum penalty: 85 penalty units.\n10 Minimum size limit\nA barramundi licensee fishing under a barramundi licence must not\ntake or have possession of a barramundi that has:\n(a) an overall length of less than 55 cm; or\n(b) a headed length of less than 39 cm.\nMaximum penalty: 40 penalty units.\n11 No traps or pots to be used\nA barramundi licensee must not, when fishing under a barramundi\nlicence, use:\n(a) a fish trap or a device designed to act as a trap or which may\nact as a trap; or\n(b) a pot, including a dilly pot and a crab pot.\nMaximum penalty: 40 penalty units.\n12 Identification of gillnet\n(1) A barramundi licensee must not use a gillnet unless:\n(a) the following floats are attached to the gillnet and marked in\naccordance with subclause (2):\n(i) 3 floats, attached by passing the head rope through the\ncentre of each float so that a float is placed at each end\nof the head rope and in the middle of the head rope;\n(ii) 2 reflective floats, each at least 300 mm in diameter and\nlength, attached to the head rope so that a float is placed\nat each end of the head rope as the outermost float; and\n(b) no other marked floats are attached to the gillnet.\nMaximum penalty: 40 penalty units.\n\nPart 2 Controls\nDivision 2 Commercial fishing\nBarramundi Fishery Management Plan 1998 8\n(2) Each float:\n(a) must be legibly and indelibly marked, in a way that allows the\ninformation to be easily read when the gillnet is in use, with\none of the following in Arabic numerals:\n(i) the barramundi licensee's licence number;\n(ii) if the barramundi licensee holds a Shark Fishery licence\nand the gillnet is being used under that licence – that\nlicence number; and\n(b) must not be marked with any other number.\nExample for subclause (2)(a)\nThe licence number may be marked by incising the float or painting it with\nwaterproof paint.\n(3) A barramundi licensee must not possess a gillnet to which marked\nfloats are attached unless the floats are marked in accordance with\nsubclause (2).\nMaximum penalty: 40 penalty units.\n(4) In this clause:\nreflective float means a float fitted with a strip of reflective tape at\nleast 20 mm in width around the circumference on the vertical axis.\n13 Minimum mesh size of gillnet\nA barramundi licensee must not use a gillnet that has a mesh size:\n(a) when fishing in waters between a seven inch net line and a\nclosure line for or in relation to the same river – of less than\n175 mm; or\n(b) when fishing in other open waters – of less than 150 mm.\nMaximum penalty: 40 penalty units.\n14 Size of monofilament netting material\nA barramundi licensee must not, when fishing under a barramundi\nlicence, use a gillnet constructed of monofilament material if the\nmaterial has an international line size less than line 50.\nMaximum penalty: 40 penalty units.\n\nPart 2 Controls\nDivision 2 Commercial fishing\nBarramundi Fishery Management Plan 1998 9\n15 Amount of gillnet in use\nA barramundi licensee must not, when fishing under a barramundi\nlicence, use more units of gillnetting than the number specified on\nthe licensee's licence.\nMaximum penalty: 85 penalty units.\n16 Possession of gillnet restricted\n(1) Subject to subclause (2) and clause 19, a barramundi licensee\nmust not have possession of a gillnet other than at a time and place\nand in accordance with the conditions, restrictions and limitations\nspecified in clause 17 or 18.\nMaximum penalty: 40 penalty units.\n(2) Subclause (1) does not apply in respect of a gillnet marked in\naccordance with clause 12(2)(a)(ii).\n17 Possession of gillnet permitted only at certain places\n(1) A barramundi licensee may possess a gillnet:\n(a) at any time:\n(i) at the licensee's permanent residence; or\n(ii) at an approved camp site; or\n(iii) in a port; or\n(iv) at the premises of a Net licensee; or\n(b) during the period starting 5 days before the open season and\nending 5 days after the open season in the same year – in\nopen waters or at a holding area; or\n(c) during the period starting 1 day before the open season and\nending 1 day after the open season in the same year – at an\napproved camp site on a registered vessel used for the\npurposes of the licence held by the licensee.\n(2) However, a barramundi licensee must not, at any of the following\nplaces, possess a gillnet to which a head rope is attached unless\nfloats are attached to the head rope, and marked, in accordance\nwith clause 12(1) and (2):\n(a) outside a port on a vessel;\n(b) an approved camp site;\n\nPart 2 Controls\nDivision 2 Commercial fishing\nBarramundi Fishery Management Plan 1998 10\n(c) any other place while fishing under a barramundi licence.\nMaximum penalty: 40 penalty units.\n18 Possession of gillnet permitted in transit\n(1) Subject to this clause, a barramundi licensee may have possession\nof a gillnet while in transit between any of the places specified in\nclause 17.\n(2) A barramundi licensee must not have possession of a gillnet under\nsubclause (1) unless:\n(a) where the gillnet is on a vessel, the vessel is registered by or\non behalf of the barramundi licensee; and\n(b) the journey is unbroken and as direct as is practicable.\n(3) Subclause (1) does not permit a barramundi licensee to have\npossession of a gillnet on a river except:\n(a) if the licensee:\n(i) has notified the Director of the intended route and\nduration of the journey, not less than 24 hours before the\njourney begins; and\n(ii) does not significantly deviate from the intended route or\nextend the duration of the journey notified under\nsubparagraph (i) or, where such deviation occurs, has\nnotified the Director of the deviation; or\n(b) if the licensee is travelling between an approved camp site or\nholding area and open waters.\n19 Possession of gillnet may be permitted by Director\nDespite clause 16, a barramundi licensee may have possession of\na gillnet at a time, place or waters with the approval of the Director\nand in accordance with the conditions of the approval.\n20 Position of gillnets set in river\n(1) A barramundi licensee must not set a gillnet in a river that forms\npart of the commercial fishing area:\n(a) if the netting on the gillnet extends, or will extend, at any time\nwhile the net is set in the river, across more than half of the\nwidth of the water where the gillnet is set; or\n\nPart 2 Controls\nDivision 2 Commercial fishing\nBarramundi Fishery Management Plan 1998 11\n(b) where other gillnets are set in the river, if the netting on the\ngillnet, measured with the netting on all gillnets that are within\n25 m of any part of the gillnet, extends, or will extend, at any\ntime while the net is set in the river, across more than half of\nthe width of the water where the gillnet is set.\nMaximum penalty: 40 penalty units.\n(2) A barramundi licensee in possession of a gillnet that is set in a river\nin contravention of subclause (1) is guilty of an offence.\nMaximum penalty: 40 penalty units.\n21 Sale of live crab prohibited\nA barramundi licensee must not sell a live mud crab (being a\ncrustacean of the genus Scylla).\nMaximum penalty: 40 penalty units.\n21A Vessel monitoring system required\n(1) A barramundi licensee must install a vessel monitoring system\napproved in writing, on each vessel used under the licensee's\nbarramundi licence.\nMaximum penalty: 85 penalty units.\n(2) A barramundi licensee must maintain the vessel monitoring system\nin accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.\nMaximum penalty: 85 penalty units.\n(3) A barramundi licensee must ensure the vessel monitoring system is\noperating at all times.\nMaximum penalty: 85 penalty units.\n(4) Subclause (3) does not apply if the Director gives the licensee\nwritten approval for the system not to be operating.\n(5) If the Director gives written approval under subclause (4), the\nlicensee must comply with all conditions, restrictions or limitations\nspecified in the approval.\nMaximum penalty: 85 penalty units.\n(6) Section 38(2)(b) of the Act applies to an offence against\nsubclause (3).\n\nPart 2 Controls\nDivision 3 Amateur fishing\nBarramundi Fishery Management Plan 1998 12\nDivision 3 Amateur fishing\n22 Amateur fishing gear only to be used\n(1) Subject to this Part, a person must not fish for barramundi\notherwise than by using amateur fishing gear.\nMaximum penalty: 17 penalty units.\n(2) In this clause:\namateur fishing gear means a rod and line and attachments, a\nhandline and attachments, a hand spear, a bow and arrow (other\nthan a crossbow), a spear-gun or ancillary gear.\n23 No tethering of barramundi\nA person must not retain a barramundi on a tether line.\nMaximum penalty: 4 penalty units.\n24 Size limits\n(1) A person must not take a barramundi that has:\n(a) an overall length of less than 55 cm; or\n(b) a headed length of less than 39 cm;\nunless under a licence entitling that person to do so.\nMaximum penalty: 8 penalty units.\n(2) A person must not have possession of a barramundi that has an\noverall length of less than 55 cm unless:\n(a) under a licence entitling the person to do so; or\n(b) the barramundi was lawfully obtained for the purpose of live\ndisplay in an aquarium; or\n(c) the barramundi was lawfully brought into the Territory.\nMaximum penalty: 8 penalty units.\n(3) A person must not have possession of a barramundi or the carcass\nof, or a fillet or other piece obtained from, a barramundi having an\noverall length of less than 55 cm taken by a person other than\nunder a licence.\nMaximum penalty: 8 penalty units.\n\nPart 2 Controls\nDivision 3 Amateur fishing\nBarramundi Fishery Management Plan 1998 13\n(4) The possession in a place, other than a place of permanent\nresidence, of a fillet obtained from a barramundi taken by person\nother than under a licence, being a fillet having a length of less than\n27 cm, is prima facie evidence of possession of a barramundi\nhaving an overall length of less than 55 cm.\n(5) A person must not have possession in a Fish Management Zone of\na barramundi that has an overall length of more than 90 cm unless:\n(a) under a licence entitling the person to do so; or\n(b) in a permanent residence; or\n(c) the barramundi was taken by a person fishing from a vessel in\nthe Fish Management Zone, and an offence against\nsubclause (6) was not committed in respect of the barramundi.\nMaximum penalty: 40 penalty units.\n(6) Each person on a vessel in a Fish Management Zone commits an\noffence if there is more than one barramundi on the vessel that has\nan overall length of more than 90 cm.\nMaximum penalty: 40 penalty units.\n(7) In this clause:\nvessel means:\n(a) subject to paragraph (b), a vessel other than a registered\nvessel; or\n(b) a vessel registered for a Fishing Tour Operator licence.\n25 Possession limits\n(1) A person must not have possession of more than 3 barramundi in a\nFish Management Zone.\nMaximum penalty: Possession of 4 to 14 barramundi –\n17 penalty units; or\nPossession of more than 14 barramundi –\n85 penalty units;\nand, in addition, $50 for each barramundi in\nexcess of 3.\n\nPart 2 Controls\nDivision 3 Amateur fishing\nBarramundi Fishery Management Plan 1998 14\n(2) A person must not have possession of more than 5 barramundi in\nany other place.\nMaximum penalty: Possession of 6 to 14 barramundi –\n17 penalty units; or\nPossession of more than 14 barramundi –\n85 penalty units;\nand, in addition, $50 for each barramundi in\nexcess of 5.\n(3) It is a defence to a charge of an offence against subclause (1) or (2)\nif the defendant proves:\n(a) the barramundi were at a place of permanent residence; or\n(b) the defendant was entitled to possession of the barramundi\nunder a licence.\n(4) A person who has taken 3 barramundi in the Mary River Fish\nManagement Zone on a particular day must not continue to fish for\nbarramundi in the Zone on that day unless the person uses a\nbarbless hook.\nMaximum penalty: 17 penalty units.\n(5) Clause 5 does not apply to a barramundi taken in the Mary River\nFish Management Zone unless the barramundi is taken with a\nbarbless hook.\n(7) If a person is not alone and it is not readily ascertainable who took,\nor who has possession of, the barramundi that have been taken,\nthis clause applies to each person, subject to this clause, as though\neach person took, and has the possession and control of, all the\nbarramundi.\n(8) If a person establishes that:\n(a) he or she is a member of a fishing party;\n(b) the barramundi taken will be shared amongst the people in the\nfishing party; and\n(c) if the sharing was to take place amongst those people in the\nparty who are present or able to be assembled in a short\nperiod of time, no person in the party would be guilty by\nreason of this subclause or otherwise of contravening this\nclause;\n\nPart 2 Controls\nDivision 3 Amateur fishing\nBarramundi Fishery Management Plan 1998 15\nthen this clause applies as though each person took, and has\npossession and control of, his or her share only of the barramundi\nthat have been taken.\n(9) In this clause:\nbarbless hook means a hook with:\n(a) no barbs; or\n(b) barbs that have been modified so that the tip of each barb lies\nflush with an unbarbed section of the hook.\n26 Shady Camp – fishing from barrage\n(1) A person must not fish from or within a 100 m radius of the barrage\nwall at Shady Camp Billabong:\n(a) using bait; or\n(b) using fishing gear other than that permitted by subclause (2)\nor ancillary gear.\nMaximum penalty: 8 penalty units.\n(2) For subclause (1)(b), a person may fish from or within a 100 m\nradius of the barrage wall at Shady Camp Billabong using:\n(a) a handline; or\n(b) a rod and line;\nto which is attached, either to the line or to a lure or attachment on\nthe line, not more than one hook.\n(3) For subclause (2) a treble hook, or any group of hooks joined\ntogether, is more than one hook.\n27 Fishing gear – Mary River\nSubject to this Part, the only items of fishing gear which a person\nmay fish with or have possession of in the Mary River Fish\nManagement Zone are a hand line or a rod and line and ancillary\ngear, except when the person:\n(a) is legally fishing with an amateur's pot; or\n(b) is fishing under a licence that entitles the person to do so in\nthe Zone.\nMaximum penalty: 4 penalty units.\n\nPart 2 Controls\nDivision 5 Repeal\nBarramundi Fishery Management Plan 1998 16\n28 Seasonally Closed Area\nA person must not during the closed season in the Daly River\nSeasonally Closed Area:\n(a) take or have possession of a barramundi; or\n(b) fish other than with an amateur's pot; or\n(c) be in possession of:\n(i) a handline; or\n(ii) a rod and line;\nto which is attached a hook, lure or bait.\nMaximum penalty: 17 penalty units.\nDivision 4 Fishing for the aquarium trade\n29 Condition of aquarium licence\nA licence entitling the holder to fish for aquarium fish is subject to\nthe condition that the holder must not fish for or take barramundi\nfrom within the Mary River Fish Management Zone.\nDivision 5 Repeal\n30 Repeal\nThe Barramundi Fishery Management Plan made on\n25 January 1991 and notified in Gazette No. S5 dated\n31 January 1991, as amended and in force immediately before the\ncommencement of this plan, is repealed.\n\nSchedule 1 Holding areas\nBarramundi Fishery Management Plan 1998 17\nSchedule 1 Holding areas\nclause 4, definition holding area\nThe Mary River Holding Area\n1. The waters enclosed by a straight imaginary line drawn across the\nmouth of Sampan Creek and another drawn across Sampan Creek 1.5 km to\nlandwards of and parallel to the first-mentioned line.\n2. The waters enclosed by a straight imaginary line drawn across the\nmouth of Tommycut Creek and another drawn across Tommycut Creek\n1.0 km to landwards of and parallel to the first-mentioned line.\nThe Daly River Holding Area\nThe waters between the closure line for the Daly River specified in Schedule 5\nand a straight imaginary line drawn across the Daly River from the northern\nbank of Millers Creek between the following co-ordinates:\n6424 E 85249 N to 6404 E 85235 N ANSON 4971\nexcluding the waters of tributaries to the Daly River.\nThe Roper River Holding Area\nThe waters of the Roper River enclosed by the closure line for the Roper\nRiver and a straight imaginary line drawn between the following co-ordinates:\n5328 E 83698 N to 5328 E 83687 N ROPER 5968\nexcluding the waters of tributaries to the Roper River.\nThe Victoria River Boat Ramp Holding Area\nThe waters of the Victoria River within a radius of 100 m from the public boat\nramp at Big Horse Creek.\nThe Finniss River Holding Area\nThe waters enclosed by an imaginary straight line drawn across the mouth of\nthe Finniss River and another drawn between the following co-ordinates:\n6468E 85760N to 6468E 85750N FOG BAY 4972\nexcluding the waters of tributaries to the Finniss River.\n\nSchedule 2 Daly River seasonally closed area\nBarramundi Fishery Management Plan 1998 18\nSchedule 2 Daly River seasonally closed area\nclause 4, definition Daly River Seasonally Closed Area\nThe Daly River Seasonally Closed Area means all that part of the Daly River\nand Anson Bay bounded:\n(a) to the east by an imaginary line drawn across the river from the defined\nwestern bank of the old outlet channel of Moon Billabong at\nco-ordinates 130 26.323 E, 13 28.292 S due south to the opposite\nbank; and\n(b) to the west by a straight imaginary line drawn between the most\nnortherly point of Cliff Head at co-ordinates 130 11.995 E,\n13 22.400 S and the most westerly point of the north bank of the outlet\nregarded as part of the Reynolds River at co-ordinates 130 13.509 E,\n13 15.016 S;\nand includes all tributaries of the Daly River that are downstream from the\nfirst-mentioned imaginary line.\nNote for Schedule 2\nCo-ordinates are shown in Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994 (GDA94) degrees\ndecimal minutes (DD MM.MMM).\n\nSchedule 3 Mary River Fish Management Zone\nBarramundi Fishery Management Plan 1998 19\nSchedule 3 Mary River Fish Management Zone\nclause 4, definition Mary River Fish Management Zone\nThe Mary River Fish Management Zone means that part of the\nTerritory bounded:\n(a) to the south by the northern boundary edge of the Arnhem\nHighway; and\n(b) to the east by the westernmost part of the Point Stuart Road\ncommencing at its junction with the Arnhem Highway\nnorthwards to its junction with the road to the Old Point Stuart\nHomestead and then by the westernmost part of that road to\nthe site of the Old Point Stuart Homestead at grid reference\n8060 E 86324 N map 5273 Point Stuart and then by an\nimaginary line drawn due north from that reference point to the\nlow water mark in Chambers Bay and then westerly along low\nwater mark to a point on the low water mark (that may be\nindicated by a marker), being a point 3 km east in a straight\nline from the northernmost part of the eastern bank of the\nmouth of Sampan Creek and then due north for 3 nautical\nmiles; and\n(c) to the west by the right side of the formed road known as the\nOld Wildbore Station Road commencing at its junction with the\nArnhem Highway at about grid reference 7725 E 85871 N\nmap 5272 Mary River, then north to grid reference 7766 E\n86047 N map 5272 Mary River, then east to grid reference\n7813 E 86044 N map 5272 Mary River, then generally north to\nthe road's end at grid reference 7858 E 86216 N map 5273\nPoint Stuart and then by an imaginary line drawn from that\nreference point due north to the low water mark in Chambers\nBay and then easterly along the low water mark to a point on\nthe low water mark (that may be indicated by a marker), being\na point 3 km west in a straight line from the northernmost part\nof the western bank of the mouth of Tommycut Creek and\nthen due north for 3 nautical miles; and\n(d) to the north by an imaginary line drawn between the seaward\nends of the eastern and western boundaries of the Mary River\nFish Management Zone, which runs parallel to the shore and\nriver mouths of Chambers Bay at low water;\nand includes the Mary River upstream of the Mary River Bridge on\nthe Arnhem Highway for approximately 6 km until the river braids at\nabout grid reference 7916 E 85688 N map 5272 Mary River, and\nalso includes the boat ramp immediately south of the bridge and the\n\nSchedule 3 Mary River Fish Management Zone\nBarramundi Fishery Management Plan 1998 20\nparking and camping areas adjacent to the boat ramp, but does not\ninclude the buildings and grounds and immediately adjacent\nparking areas of the Annaburroo Roadhouse (also known as the\nBark Hut Inn) on the Arnhem Highway and being that part of the\nTerritory as shown edged in red on the map held in the Head Office\nof the Fisheries Division, Department of Primary Industry and\nFisheries, Darwin.\nNote: The maps mentioned above are part of series R621, edition 2-AAS,\n1984.\n\nSchedule 5 Closure lines\nBarramundi Fishery Management Plan 1998 21\nSchedule 5 Closure lines\nclause 4(1), definition closure line\nDescription of\nClosure Line\nLongitude\n(E)\nLatitude\n(S)\nLongitude\n(E)\nLatitude\n(S)\nCreeks west of\nKeep River\n129 00.074 -15 01.362 to 129 02.306 -15 00.277\nand\n129 02.306 -15 00.277 to 129 07.050 -15 00.275\nKeep River 129 06.667 -15 14.054 to 129 07.114 -15 14.325\nUnnamed creek\nnear mouth of\nKeep River\n129 10.123 -15 05.047 to 129 10.682 -15 05.372\nCreek on Keep\nestuary\n129 13.703 -15 10.902 to 129 14.038 -15 10.739\nForsyth Creek 129 14.139 -15 00.812 to 129 26.585 -15 00.793\nCreek on Keep\nestuary\n129 16.819 -15 01.894 to 129 16.986 -15 01.568\nand\n129 18.054 -15 06.449 to 129 18.221 -15 06.340\nUnnamed creek\nnear mouth of\nKeep River\n129 07.329 -15 00.275 to 129 07.888 -15 00.817\nand\n129 09.281 -14 58.049 to 129 09.560 -14 58.158\nand\n129 14.579 -14 55.387 to 129 16.309 -14 55.385\nand\n129 16.309 -14 55.385 to 129 16.249 -14 52.076\nUnnamed creek in\nQueens Channel\n129 21.605 -14 53.153 to 129 21.773 -14 53.424\n\nSchedule 5 Closure lines\nBarramundi Fishery Management Plan 1998 22\nDescription of\nClosure Line\nLongitude\n(E)\nLatitude\n(S)\nLongitude\n(E)\nLatitude\n(S)\nForsyth Creek 129 22.613 -14 55.376 to 129 22.781 -14 55.972\nand\n129 23.508 -14 57.002 to 129 23.844 -14 57.272\nand\n129 24.123 -14 57.489 to 129 24.402 -14 57.705\nUnnamed creek in\nQueens Channel\n129 24.453 -14 55.047 to 129 24.621 -14 55.047\nand\n129 26.462 -14 55.423 to 129 26.574 -14 55.477\nForsyth Creek 129 26.471 -14 59.709 to 129 26.749 -14 59.166\nand\n129 26.524 -14 58.352 to 129 26.692 -14 58.623\nUnnamed creeks\nand gutters in\nVictoria River\n129 50.388 -15 21.880 to 129 50.510 -15 24.592\nand\n129 50.510 -15 24.592 to 129 51.691 -15 26.106\nVictoria River 129 51.691 -15 26.106 to 129 52.634 -15 24.475\nCreek on New\nMoon Inlet\n129 33.767 -14 32.298 to 129 38.946 -14 32.285\nCreeks on Gunn\nChannel\n129 37.131 -14 59.901 to 129 41.037 -14 59.890\nUnnamed creeks\nin Gunn Channel\n129 38.079 -14 59.844 to 129 38.064 -14 54.799\n\nSchedule 5 Closure lines\nBarramundi Fishery Management Plan 1998 23\nDescription of\nClosure Line\nLongitude\n(E)\nLatitude\n(S)\nLongitude\n(E)\nLatitude\n(S)\nUnnamed creeks\nin Gunn Channel\nand Keyling Inlet\n129 38.566 -14 54.744 to 129 38.555 -14 51.001\nand\n129 38.555 -14 51.001 to 129 41.901 -14 50.991\nand\n129 41.901 -14 50.991 to 129 42.459 -14 51.098\nand\n129 42.459 -14 51.098 to 129 43.017 -14 51.150\nand\n129 43.017 -14 51.150 to 129 45.972 -14 50.924\nCreeks on Whale\nFlat\n129 43.115 -14 47.082 to 129 43.091 -14 39.596\nand\n129 43.091 -14 39.596 to 129 47.869 -14 35.783\nand\n129 47.869 -14 35.783 to 129 47.854 -14 31.823\nCreek on Keyling\nInlet\n129 45.344 -14 46.803 to 129 45.735 -14 47.073\nand\n129 47.239 -14 46.689 to 129 47.740 -14 46.307\nand\n129 47.512 -14 45.006 to 129 47.959 -14 45.384\nand\n129 48.018 -14 46.306 to 129 48.016 -14 45.764\nFitzmaurice River 130 05.308 -14 48.188 to 130 05.295 -14 45.476\nDitji Beach\nunnamed creeks\n129 22.055 -14 22.286 to 129 22.443 -14 21.200\nUnnamed creek in\nTreachery Bay\n129 23.563 -14 25.104 to 129 24.566 -14 25.916\nCreek at Yelcher\nBeach\n129 24.774 -14 17.670 to 129 24.827 -14 16.205\n\nSchedule 5 Closure lines\nBarramundi Fishery Management Plan 1998 24\nDescription of\nClosure Line\nLongitude\n(E)\nLatitude\n(S)\nLongitude\n(E)\nLatitude\n(S)\nCreek on Joseph\nBonaparte Gulf\n129 28.135 -14 29.110 to 129 28.859 -14 29.109\nUnnamed creeks\nnear Fossil Head\n129 29.195 -14 29.867 to 129 29.807 -14 29.866\nUnnamed creek on\nDorcherty Island\n129 30.641 -14 04.368 to 129 31.251 -14 04.041\nPort Keats 129 32.486 -14 09.137 to 129 33.542 -14 09.135\nUnnamed creek\nnear Port Keats\n129 33.431 -14 09.135 to 129 33.429 -14 08.159\nIngurmunai Creek 129 34.536 -14 06.312 to 129 35.536 -14 06.309\nMoyle River 129 44.516 -13 58.527 to 129 45.071 -13 58.525\nChindi (Little\nMoyle) River\n129 48.919 -13 46.958 to 129 48.908 -13 43.703\nCape Scott 129 49.873 -13 34.044 to 129 54.016 -13 29.961\nUnnamed creeks\nin Anson Bay\n129 57.740 -13 32.280 to 129 59.957 -13 32.163\nand\n130 00.511 -13 31.998 to 130 01.617 -13 31.451\nDocherty Creek 130 03.608 -13 30.249 to 130 03.886 -13 30.411\nUnnamed creeks\nin Anson Bay\n130 07.146 -13 28.118 to 130 07.755 -13 27.898\nUnnamed creek\nsouth of Point\nBlaze\n130 07.748 -13 02.403 to 130 07.855 -13 01.589\n\nSchedule 5 Closure lines\nBarramundi Fishery Management Plan 1998 25\nDescription of\nClosure Line\nLongitude\n(E)\nLatitude\n(S)\nLongitude\n(E)\nLatitude\n(S)\nUnnamed creeks\nin Anson Bay\n130 08.252 -13 27.679 to 130 09.191 -13 26.915\nand\n130 09.191 -13 26.915 to 130 09.852 -13 26.207\nand\n130 09.611 -13 10.423 to 130 11.058 -13 11.935\nand\n130 11.058 -13 11.935 to 130 13.619 -13 14.798\nDaly River 130 11.995 -13 22.454 to 130 13.619 -13 14.798\nDe Vere Creek 131 00.707 -11 53.429 to 131 01.255 -11 53.046\nBonkalji Creek 131 04.210 -11 50.584 to 131 05.361 -11 49.871\nCreeks on\nCobham Bay\n131 21.927 -11 36.728 to 131 22.680 -11 34.716\nUnnamed creek in\nApsley Strait\n130 30.897 -11 40.272 to 130 31.449 -11 40.594\nTipabina Creek 130 31.731 -11 41.786 to 130 32.940 -11 41.509\nUnnamed creek in\nApsley Strait\n130 33.099 -11 40.369 to 130 33.649 -11 40.366\nTipabina Creek 130 33.698 -11 49.044 to 130 34.799 -11 49.038\nUnnamed creek in\nApsley Strait\n130 34.212 -11 42.641 to 130 34.818 -11 42.637\nMirrapoka and\nWirrianappi Creeks\n130 34.756 -11 41.444 to 130 35.863 -11 42.523\nPekiapauthera\nCreek\n130 36.423 -11 44.256 to 130 37.028 -11 44.144\nPramamee and\nTaradiri Creeks\n130 36.999 -11 48.483 to 130 37.270 -11 47.777\nand\n130 37.270 -11 47.777 to 130 38.087 -11 46.307\n\nSchedule 5 Closure lines\nBarramundi Fishery Management Plan 1998 26\nDescription of\nClosure Line\nLongitude\n(E)\nLatitude\n(S)\nLongitude\n(E)\nLatitude\n(S)\nTamratoarimu\nCreek\n130 37.134 -11 43.330 to 130 37.575 -11 43.598\nUnnamed creek in\nShoal Bay\n130 39.621 -11 45.159 to 130 39.842 -11 45.321\nPirrapillipoonga\nCreek\n130 40.844 -11 47.159 to 130 41.177 -11 47.537\nTakamprimili\nCreek\n130 40.893 -11 46.128 to 130 41.108 -11 45.314\nPirapillipoonga\nCreek\n130 41.950 -11 47.912 to 130 42.501 -11 47.909\nMaclear/Arangimpi\nCreek\n130 52.990 -11 52.290 to 130 53.709 -11 52.719\nUnnamed creeks\nnear Cape\nGambier\n130 58.578 -11 55.939 to 131 00.161 -11 54.030\nTunganapu Creek 130 03.510 -11 46.037 to 130 03.946 -11 44.842\nCreek mouths in\nGordon Bay\n130 07.238 -11 42.008 to 130 07.790 -11 42.277\nand\n130 07.790 -11 42.277 to 130 09.441 -11 42.379\nand\n130 09.441 -11 42.379 to 130 10.537 -11 41.018\nPort Hurd 130 12.566 -11 39.437 to 130 15.054 -11 41.921\nand\n130 15.054 -11 41.921 to 130 15.710 -11 40.996\nGullala Creek 130 12.530 -11 30.919 to 130 13.244 -11 30.699\nand\n130 13.244 -11 30.699 to 130 13.240 -11 29.886\nCreek in Port Hurd 130 12.726 -11 38.297 to 130 13.277 -11 38.294\n\nSchedule 5 Closure lines\nBarramundi Fishery Management Plan 1998 27\nDescription of\nClosure Line\nLongitude\n(E)\nLatitude\n(S)\nLongitude\n(E)\nLatitude\n(S)\nCreek in Port Hurd\n(Martaboonga\nCreek)\n130 14.823 -11 39.590 to 130 15.489 -11 40.780\nCreeks in Aspley\nStrait\n130 21.879 -11 30.498 to 130 25.308 -11 34.279\nPiparto Creek 130 27.015 -11 34.433 to 130 27.565 -11 34.431\nEurumpanelli\nCreek\n130 27.584 -11 38.228 to 130 27.576 -11 36.709\nEuro Creek 130 28.033 -11 39.799 to 130 29.467 -11 40.442\nBremmer River\nand Moonganunu\nCreek\n130 28.930 -11 32.525 to 130 29.596 -11 33.661\nand\n130 29.596 -11 33.661 to 130 29.112 -11 35.670\nUnnamed creek in\nApsley Strait\n130 29.015 -11 38.220 to 130 29.293 -11 38.761\nDudwell Creek 130 13.987 -11 24.512 to 130 15.190 -11 22.879\nUnnamed creek\nnear Deception\nPoint\n130 15.237 -11 21.034 to 130 18.476 -11 20.207\nUnnamed creek\nnear Brace Point\n130 21.061 -11 20.358 to 130 20.896 -11 20.413\nand\n130 20.896 -11 20.413 to 130 21.564 -11 22.037\nPimaroo Creek 130 21.516 -11 23.502 to 130 21.676 -11 22.579\nUnnamed creek in\nApsley Strait\n130 22.589 -11 29.464 to 130 22.586 -11 28.813\nUngallalalla Creek 130 22.677 -11 24.961 to 130 23.283 -11 25.121\nUnnamed Creek in\nSt Asaph Bay\n130 23.075 -11 16.334 to 130 23.516 -11 16.549\n\nSchedule 5 Closure lines\nBarramundi Fishery Management Plan 1998 28\nDescription of\nClosure Line\nLongitude\n(E)\nLatitude\n(S)\nLongitude\n(E)\nLatitude\n(S)\nUnnamed creeks\nnear Tamar Point\n130 23.872 -11 21.972 to 130 24.531 -11 21.752\nand\n130 24.531 -11 21.752 to 130 24.755 -11 22.510\nUnnamed creeks\nin St Asaph Bay\n130 24.189 -11 19.258 to 130 24.735 -11 18.496\nand\n130 24.735 -11 18.496 to 130 24.182 -11 17.793\nArrima Creek 130 25.325 -11 26.576 to 130 25.650 -11 25.761\nKilu-impini Creek 130 30.220 -11 16.353 to 130 31.322 -11 16.945\nMirikau-yunga\nCreek\n130 34.995 -11 25.170 to 130 37.579 -11 25.156\nPoint Strath to\nWal-e-ga Point\n130 42.040 -11 26.433 to 130 44.570 -11 26.526\nGoose Creek 130 43.778 -11 22.951 to 130 44.273 -11 22.948\nAndranangoo\nCreek\n130 51.189 -11 21.333 to 130 51.187 -11 21.062\nand\n130 51.187 -11 21.062 to 130 51.570 -11 20.843\nUnnamed creek\nnear Lethridge Bay\n130 57.169 -11 19.776 to 130 58.161 -11 20.149\nJessie River 131 01.367 -11 22.785 to 131 01.970 -11 22.672\nRobinson Inlet 131 04.743 -11 18.477 to 131 07.600 -11 18.457\nJohnston River 131 11.463 -11 20.598 to 131 13.660 -11 20.473\nCreek at mouth of\nJohnston River\n131 13.204 -11 18.416 to 131 13.318 -11 18.957\nUnnamed creek at\nPoint Jahleel\n131 15.790 -11 11.889 to 131 17.273 -11 11.878\n\nSchedule 5 Closure lines\nBarramundi Fishery Management Plan 1998 29\nDescription of\nClosure Line\nLongitude\n(E)\nLatitude\n(S)\nLongitude\n(E)\nLatitude\n(S)\nUnnamed creek on\nYunanti Bay\n131 19.451 -11 16.416 to 131 19.726 -11 16.413\nand\n131 19.726 -11 16.413 to 131 19.944 -11 16.249\nDongau Creek 131 22.650 -11 17.963 to 131 23.199 -11 17.958\nCreek in Tinagnoo\nBay\n131 28.524 -11 23.878 to 131 29.623 -11 23.923\nUnnamed creek\neast of Point Stuart\n131 56.003 -12 16.249 to 131 56.724 -12 16.674\nEast Alligator River 132 41.025 -12 08.795 to 132 41.042 -12 06.843\nIlamaryi System 132 33.326 -11 29.910 to 132 36.460 -11 36.226\nUnnamed creeks\non north side of\nEndyalgout Island\n132 33.907 -11 38.915 to 132 34.399 -11 39.299\nand\n132 34.399 -11 39.299 to 132 34.728 -11 39.464\nand\n132 36.434 -11 39.316 to 132 37.314 -11 39.323\nand\n132 37.314 -11 39.323 to 132 38.084 -11 39.329\nUnnamed creek to\nnorth of Salt Water\nCreek\n132 36.905 -11 48.482 to 132 37.456 -11 48.487\nUnnamed side\ncreek on Iwalg\nCreek\n132 38.099 -11 37.540 to 132 38.871 -11 37.330\nSalt Water Creek 132 38.912 -11 51.915 to 132 38.916 -11 51.427\nMinimini System 132 39.163 -11 35.326 to 132 43.468 -11 40.132\nand\n132 43.468 -11 40.132 to 132 41.697 -11 41.365\nMurgenella Creek 132 39.173 -11 53.544 to 132 39.235 -11 52.839\n\nSchedule 5 Closure lines\nBarramundi Fishery Management Plan 1998 30\nDescription of\nClosure Line\nLongitude\n(E)\nLatitude\n(S)\nLongitude\n(E)\nLatitude\n(S)\nIlamaryi System 132 31.161 -11 25.934 to 132 33.326 -11 29.910\nUnnamed creek in\nSomerville Bay\n132 31.690 -11 02.680 to 132 32.294 -11 02.631\nUnnamed creek at\nCape Croker\n132 34.955 -10 59.345 to 132 35.395 -10 59.240\nUnnamed creek in\nMalay Bay\n132 51.670 -11 24.957 to 132 51.944 -11 25.122\nand\n132 53.037 -11 25.889 to 132 53.588 -11 25.785\nAngularli Creek 133 11.066 -11 43.366 to 133 11.615 -11 43.532\nMarligur Creek 133 15.025 -11 43.987 to 133 15.245 -11 43.880\nAngarlban Creek 133 18.429 -11 45.255 to 133 18.646 -11 45.853\nUnnamed creek in\nAnuru Bay\n133 21.999 -11 46.632 to 133 22.385 -11 46.526\nKing River 133 31.397 -11 49.612 to 133 32.609 -11 49.619\nUnnamed creek in\nArrla Bay\n133 35.965 -11 50.178 to 133 35.968 -11 49.635\nUnnamed creek\nnear Guion Point\n133 40.769 -11 47.489 to 133 40.772 -11 46.946\nGoomadeer River 133 46.866 -11 50.934 to 133 49.674 -11 50.945\nand\n133 49.674 -11 50.945 to 133 49.670 -11 51.868\nUnnamed creek\nnear Cuthbert\nPoint\n133 47.668 -11 43.722 to 133 47.724 -11 43.559\nUnnamed creeks\nnear mouth of\nGoomadeer River\n133 49.344 -11 50.944 to 133 49.347 -11 50.239\nand\n133 49.347 -11 50.239 to 133 50.119 -11 49.916\nWurugoij Creek 133 52.526 -11 54.049 to 133 53.403 -11 55.138\n\nSchedule 5 Closure lines\nBarramundi Fishery Management Plan 1998 31\nDescription of\nClosure Line\nLongitude\n(E)\nLatitude\n(S)\nLongitude\n(E)\nLatitude\n(S)\nMajari Creek 133 54.504 -11 55.142 to 133 56.157 -11 55.148\nNungbalgarri\nCreek\n134 04.308 -11 55.882 to 134 04.307 -11 56.262\nand\n134 04.307 -11 56.262 to 134 04.968 -11 56.264\nUnnamed creek\nnear Hawkesbury\nPoint\n134 08.003 -11 55.026 to 134 08.167 -11 55.298\nUnnamed creek\nnear West Point\n134 08.984 -11 58.176 to 134 09.481 -11 58.015\nLiverpool River 134 09.955 -12 05.232 to 134 11.829 -12 05.237\nManingrida\nTownship\n134 12.551 -12 03.503 to 134 12.554 -12 02.310\nand\n134 12.554 -12 02.310 to 134 13.767 -12 02.313\nUnnamed creek\nnorth of\nManingrida\n134 15.090 -12 02.262 to 134 15.202 -12 01.666\nAnamayirra Creek 134 27.597 -12 05.113 to 134 27.599 -12 04.082\nNgandadauda\nCreek\n134 45.740 -11 59.875 to 134 46.016 -11 59.387\nBlyth River 134 34.656 -12 03.877 to 134 35.592 -12 04.095\nUnnamed creek\nnear mouth of\nBlyth River\n134 34.711 -12 03.877 to 134 34.711 -12 03.389\nCreeks near\nMilingimbi\n134 48.217 -12 04.706 to 134 49.209 -12 04.707\nand\n134 49.209 -12 04.707 to 134 50.310 -12 08.451\nand\n134 50.310 -12 08.451 to 134 55.272 -12 10.515\n\nSchedule 5 Closure lines\nBarramundi Fishery Management Plan 1998 32\nDescription of\nClosure Line\nLongitude\n(E)\nLatitude\n(S)\nLongitude\n(E)\nLatitude\n(S)\nUnnamed creek on\nsouth side of\nMilingimbi Island\n134 52.130 -12 07.476 to 134 52.240 -12 06.987\nGlyde River 135 02.994 -12 15.996 to 135 03.767 -12 15.996\nWoolen River 135 09.450 -12 16.156 to 135 12.541 -12 18.107\nand\n135 15.081 -12 20.113 to 135 17.010 -12 17.832\nand\n135 17.010 -12 17.832 to 135 17.007 -12 15.336\nHutchinson Strait 135 17.007 -12 15.336 to 135 17.004 -12 12.623\nUnnamed creek on\nnorth side of\nHoward Island\n135 18.820 -12 09.149 to 135 19.316 -12 08.280\nUnnamed creeks in\nNgurubudana-mirri\nBay\n135 24.331 -12 06.646 to 135 24.330 -12 05.561\nHutchinson Strait 135 33.703 -12 05.978 to 135 35.801 -12 07.168\nUnnamed creeks\nin Buckingham\nBay\n135 39.775 -12 08.786 to 135 38.840 -12 09.711\nand\n135 38.840 -12 09.711 to 135 38.956 -12 12.098\nand\n135 38.956 -12 12.098 to 135 38.956 -12 12.315\nand\n135 38.956 -12 12.315 to 135 40.120 -12 14.211\nKalarwoi River 135 40.188 -12 19.311 to 135 39.911 -12 18.877\nand\n135 39.911 -12 18.877 to 135 40.242 -12 18.877\nBuckingham River 135 43.443 -12 19.248 to 135 43.774 -12 19.193\n\nSchedule 5 Closure lines\nBarramundi Fishery Management Plan 1998 33\nDescription of\nClosure Line\nLongitude\n(E)\nLatitude\n(S)\nLongitude\n(E)\nLatitude\n(S)\nUnnamed creek in\nBuckingham Bay\n135 49.930 -12 11.580 to 135 50.481 -12 11.524\nSlippery Creek 135 56.727 -12 15.302 to 135 57.176 -12 17.524\nDarwarunga,\nHabgood Rivers\n135 56.922 -12 23.493 to 135 56.660 -12 27.454\nand\n135 56.660 -12 27.454 to 136 00.028 -12 27.713\nUnnamed creek\nwest of Hardy\nIsland\n136 00.210 -12 17.568 to 136 00.876 -12 18.379\nUnnamed creek\neast of Gobalpa\nRiver\n136 04.113 -12 27.698 to 136 06.322 -12 27.689\nUnnamed creek\nwest of Gobalpa\nRiver\n136 09.079 -12 27.135 to 136 10.188 -12 28.215\nUnnamed creek in\nGaradandanboi\nBay\n136 12.868 -12 10.844 to 136 13.422 -12 11.384\nGoromuru River 136 13.278 -12 27.930 to 136 14.713 -12 27.923\nUnnamed creeks\nto the east of\nGoromuru River\n136 14.713 -12 27.923 to 136 15.426 -12 26.835\nand\n136 15.426 -12 26.835 to 136 17.460 -12 25.253\nand\n136 17.460 -12 25.253 to 136 19.161 -12 23.183\nand\n136 19.161 -12 23.183 to 136 18.440 -12 22.536\nBurungbirinung\nRiver\n136 18.608 -12 11.903 to 136 19.435 -12 11.899\nCato River 136 21.001 -12 16.068 to 136 21.719 -12 16.336\nPeter John River 136 22.100 -12 15.411 to 136 22.097 -12 14.761\n\nSchedule 5 Closure lines\nBarramundi Fishery Management Plan 1998 34\nDescription of\nClosure Line\nLongitude\n(E)\nLatitude\n(S)\nLongitude\n(E)\nLatitude\n(S)\nGiddy River 136 40.924 -12 18.127 to 136 41.528 -12 17.635\nUnnamed creek on\nGiddy River\n136 41.637 -12 17.526 to 136 42.022 -12 17.361\nWonga Creek 136 43.477 -12 28.850 to 136 44.302 -12 28.519\nLatram River 136 44.279 -12 16.588 to 136 45.323 -12 15.984\nUnnamed creek\nnear Cape\nWirawawoi\n136 44.843 -12 10.130 to 136 45.394 -12 10.126\nUnnamed creek\nnorth of Port\nBradshaw\n136 47.270 -12 26.656 to 136 47.938 -12 27.465\nUnnamed creek in\nRocky Bay\n136 54.264 -12 17.118 to 136 54.816 -12 17.114\nDalywoi Bay 136 55.290 -12 21.612 to 136 55.280 -12 20.310\nUnnamed creeks\nin Grays Bay\n136 31.539 -12 44.923 to 136 32.365 -12 44.376\nNanjiwoi Creek 136 35.144 -12 47.071 to 136 35.137 -12 45.986\nUnnamed creek\nnear Wayanmera\nPoint\n136 37.379 -12 42.176 to 136 38.149 -12 41.738\nand\n136 39.867 -12 42.486 to 136 40.307 -12 42.266\nHolly Inlet 136 40.976 -12 34.778 to 136 42.246 -12 34.770\nUnnamed creek in\nCaledon Bay\n136 27.682 -12 46.789 to 136 29.003 -12 45.968\nand\n136 28.642 -12 50.418 to 136 29.475 -12 51.009\nLudtanba River 136 00.040 -13 12.686 to 136 01.535 -13 12.680\nDurabudboi River 136 07.601 -13 07.284 to 136 10.371 -13 07.923\n\nSchedule 5 Closure lines\nBarramundi Fishery Management Plan 1998 35\nDescription of\nClosure Line\nLongitude\n(E)\nLatitude\n(S)\nLongitude\n(E)\nLatitude\n(S)\nUnnamed creek in\nMyaoola Bay\n136 14.796 -13 07.251 to 136 15.349 -13 07.248\nand\n136 16.467 -13 09.412 to 136 17.574 -13 09.407\nand\n136 17.557 -13 06.152 to 136 18.114 -13 06.692\nWyonga River and\nneighbouring\ncreeks\n136 18.102 -13 04.522 to 136 19.312 -13 03.052\nand\n136 19.312 -13 03.052 to 136 20.857 -13 02.447\nUnnamed creek in\nMyaoola Bay\n136 21.999 -13 08.733 to 136 22.548 -13 08.025\nUnnamed creek in\nBlue Mud Bay\n135 52.704 -13 20.362 to 135 53.088 -13 19.276\nKoolatong River 135 56.115 -13 14.328 to 135 56.778 -13 13.892\nUnnamed creeks\nin Jalma Bay\n135 57.997 -13 13.887 to 135 59.926 -13 11.873\nWalker River 135 49.823 -13 36.429 to 135 49.813 -13 33.500\nCreeks on Bennet\nBay\n135 52.340 -13 42.225 to 135 54.071 -13 44.985\nUnnamed creek in\nBlue Mud Bay\n135 52.443 -13 39.892 to 135 53.110 -13 40.432\nUnnamed creek in\nBennet Bay\n135 54.458 -13 44.767 to 135 55.569 -13 44.871\nAnguruki Creek 135 55.227 -13 56.807 to 135 56.949 -13 56.746\nMinnie Creek 135 54.520 -14 00.498 to 135 54.515 -13 59.413\nWuwarrwarra\nCreek\n135 35.149 -14 29.472 to 135 35.702 -14 28.115\nMiyangkala Creek 135 36.255 -14 26.594 to 135 37.364 -14 25.018\nRose River 135 42.905 -14 17.191 to 135 43.460 -14 16.810\n\nSchedule 5 Closure lines\nBarramundi Fishery Management Plan 1998 36\nDescription of\nClosure Line\nLongitude\n(E)\nLatitude\n(S)\nLongitude\n(E)\nLatitude\n(S)\nKularruty Creek 135 46.510 -14 14.033 to 135 46.731 -14 13.762\nUnnamed creek\nnear Rantyirrity\nPoint\n135 51.783 -14 11.412 to 135 52.338 -14 11.138\nMuntak Creek 135 52.724 -14 10.323 to 135 52.942 -14 09.183\nHart River 135 53.429 -14 05.818 to 135 53.650 -14 05.384\nArdurrurru Creek 135 30.992 -14 37.456 to 135 31.273 -14 38.541\nRoper River 135 22.981 -14 44.144 to 135 24.486 -14 44.142\nNayarnni Creek 135 23.546 -14 48.429 to 135 23.602 -14 48.700\nChilder Creek 135 24.333 -14 52.008 to 135 24.781 -14 52.766\nTowns River 135 24.678 -14 57.432 to 135 24.678 -14 57.106\nMangkurdurrungku\n(Shortcut) Creek\n135 26.154 -14 42.294 to 135 26.265 -14 42.023\nYiwapa Creek 135 26.320 -14 41.534 to 135 26.654 -14 41.534\nUnnamed creek\nwest of Spillen\nCreek\n135 31.494 -15 00.835 to 135 32.220 -15 01.213\nLimmen Bight\nRiver\n135 31.586 -15 15.698 to 135 31.582 -15 14.125\nSpillen Creek 135 34.344 -15 02.456 to 135 35.015 -15 02.888\nManukalungku\nCreek\n135 45.301 -15 07.251 to 135 45.862 -15 07.792\nWuraliwuntya\nCreek\n135 58.357 -15 17.344 to 135 58.356 -15 16.964\n\nSchedule 5 Closure lines\nBarramundi Fishery Management Plan 1998 37\nDescription of\nClosure Line\nLongitude\n(E)\nLatitude\n(S)\nLongitude\n(E)\nLatitude\n(S)\nUnnamed coastal\ncreek west of\nRosie Creek\n136 02.669 -15 19.169 to 136 03.286 -15 19.654\nand\n136 05.473 -15 20.999 to 136 06.595 -15 21.807\nand\n136 09.847 -15 23.635 to 136 11.247 -15 23.953\nRosie Creek 136 12.251 -15 23.676 to 136 12.534 -15 24.163\nPine Creek 136 16.387 -15 32.602 to 136 16.727 -15 33.359\nBing Bong Creek 136 19.094 -15 36.002 to 136 19.768 -15 36.541\nMule Creek 136 25.319 -15 38.079 to 136 25.770 -15 38.618\nUnnamed creek\neast of Sharker\nPoint\n136 45.831 -15 54.630 to 136 46.226 -15 54.898\nLousy Creek 136 47.252 -15 56.949 to 136 47.531 -15 56.785\nUnnamed creeks\neast of Wearyan\nRiver\n136 53.236 -15 55.597 to 136 54.586 -15 56.128\nand\n136 55.077 -15 54.768 to 136 55.359 -15 54.982\nand\n136 55.740 -15 53.732 to 136 55.569 -15 53.408\nand\n136 55.569 -15 53.408 to 136 57.465 -15 52.578\nand\n136 57.465 -15 52.578 to 136 57.693 -15 52.955\nand\n136 55.987 -15 56.169 to 136 56.772 -15 56.162\nand\n136 56.772 -15 56.162 to 136 56.767 -15 55.674\n\nSchedule 5 Closure lines\nBarramundi Fishery Management Plan 1998 38\nDescription of\nClosure Line\nLongitude\n(E)\nLatitude\n(S)\nLongitude\n(E)\nLatitude\n(S)\nUnnamed creek on\nFat Fellows Creek\n136 58.589 -15 52.893 to 136 58.871 -15 53.107\nWearyan River 136 50.256 -16 00.557 to 136 50.251 -16 00.015\nFat Fellows Creek 137 00.050 -15 53.421 to 137 00.045 -15 52.879\nand\n137 00.045 -15 52.879 to 137 00.325 -15 52.877\nUnnamed creek\neast of Fat Fellows\nCreek\n137 02.247 -15 54.594 to 137 03.376 -15 55.450\nand\n137 04.843 -15 56.412 to 137 05.407 -15 56.786\nand\n137 06.758 -15 57.423 to 137 06.867 -15 57.151\nRobinson River 137 10.792 -16 07.683 to 137 11.353 -16 07.677\nUnnamed creek\nwest of Robinson\nRiver\n137 12.954 -16 00.343 to 137 13.683 -16 00.335\nShark Creek 137 18.053 -16 05.167 to 137 18.047 -16 04.625\nSeven Emu Creek 137 22.180 -16 07.995 to 137 22.965 -16 07.986\nStockyard Creek 137 24.946 -16 09.536 to 137 25.224 -16 09.316\nSkeleton Creek 137 29.663 -16 10.023 to 137 30.448 -16 10.014\nUnnamed creek\nwest of Calvert\nRiver\n137 32.032 -16 11.079 to 137 32.704 -16 11.071\nand\n137 34.380 -16 10.563 to 137 34.719 -16 10.722\nand\n137 36.974 -16 11.616 to 137 37.198 -16 11.613\nand\n137 37.878 -16 12.092 to 137 38.158 -16 12.089\nCalvert River 137 40.134 -16 21.331 to 137 41.256 -16 21.316\n\nSchedule 5 Closure lines\nBarramundi Fishery Management Plan 1998 39\nDescription of\nClosure Line\nLongitude\n(E)\nLatitude\n(S)\nLongitude\n(E)\nLatitude\n(S)\nUnnamed creek\nsouth of Calvert\nRiver\n137 46.423 -16 17.565 to 137 46.832 -16 18.697\nSandy Creek 137 48.556 -16 21.600 to 137 48.549 -16 21.059\nDingo Creek 137 50.263 -16 23.203 to 137 50.608 -16 23.740\nUnnamed creek\nsouth of Calvert\nRiver\n137 53.462 -16 26.952 to 137 53.746 -16 27.165\nand\n137 56.245 -16 29.081 to 137 56.532 -16 29.510\nNote for Schedule 5\nCo-ordinates are shown in Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994 (GDA94) degrees decimal\nminutes (DD MM.MMM).\n\nSchedule 6 Seven inch net lines\nBarramundi Fishery Management Plan 1998 40\nSchedule 6 Seven inch net lines\nclause 4, definition seven inch net line\nCO-ORDINATES MAP SHEET\nVictoria River\n5560 E 83400 N to 5680 E 83400 N VICTORIA RIVER 4867\nFitzmaurice River\n5824 E 83575 N to 5824 E 83614 N KEYLING 4868\nEast Alligator River\n2440 E 86620 N to 2440 E 86580 N EAST ALLIGATOR 5473\nTowns River\n5460 E 83522 N to 5468 E 83504 N ROPER 5968\nLimmen Bight River\n5703 E 83329 N to 5772 E 83280 N MOUNT YOUNG 6067\nLousy Creek\n6915 E 82402 N to 6923 E 82404 N PELLEW 6266\nWearyan River\n6984 E 82398 N to 6992 E 82388 N PELLEW 6266\nRobinson River\n7420 E 82265 N to 7424 E 82251 N ROBINSON 6365\nCalvert River\n7923 E 81995 N to 7935 E 81995 N CALVERT RIVER 6465\nNote: The maps mentioned above are part of series R621, edition 1-AAS.\n\nENDNOTES\nBarramundi Fishery Management Plan 1998 41\nENDNOTES\n1 KEY\nKey to abbreviations\namd = amended od = order\napp = appendix om = omitted\nbl = by-law pt = Part\nch = Chapter r = regulation/rule\ncl = clause rem = remainder\ndiv = Division renum = renumbered\nexp = expires/expired rep = repealed\nf = forms s = section\nGaz = Gazette sch = Schedule\nhdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision\nins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation\nlt = long title sub = substituted\nnc = not commenced\n2 LIST OF LEGISLATION\nBarramundi Fishery Management Plan (SL No. 4, 1998)\nNotified 30 January 1998\nCommenced 1 February 1998 (cl 2)\nAmendment of Barramundi Fishery Management Plan (SL No. 52, 1998)\nNotified 25 November 1998\nCommenced 25 November 1998\nAmendments to Barramundi Fishery Management Plan (SL No. 20, 2002)\nNotified 1 July 2002\nCommenced 1 July 2002 (cl 2)\nBarramundi Fishery Management Plan Amendment 2005 (SL No. 2, 2005)\nNotified 28 January 2005\nCommenced 28 January 2005\nBarramundi Fishery Management Plan Amendment (No.2) 2005 (SL No. 3, 2005)\nNotified 1 February 2005\nCommenced 1 February 2005\nBarramundi Fishery Management Plan Amendment 2010 (SL No. 1, 2010)\nNotified 27 January 2010\nCommenced 1 February 2010 (cl 2)\nBarramundi Fishery Management Plan Amendment 2011 (SL No. 3, 2011)\nNotified 1 February 2011\nCommenced 1 February 2011 (cl 2)\nBarramundi Fishery Management Plan Amendment 2012 (SL No. 52, 2012)\nNotified 19 December 2012\nCommenced 19 December 2012 (Gaz S78, 19 December 2012 and Gaz\nS83 21 December 2012)\n\nENDNOTES\nBarramundi Fishery Management Plan 1998 42\nBarramundi Fishery Management Plan Amendment 2014 (SL No. 35, 2014)\nNotified 31 October 2014\nCommenced 31 October 2014\nBarramundi Fishery Management Plan Amendment 2015 (SL No. 6, 2015)\nNotified 13 May 2015\nCommenced 13 May 2015\nBarramundi Fishery Management Plan Amendment 2017 (SL No. 3, 2017)\nNotified 22 March 2017\nCommenced 22 March 2017\nBarramundi Fishery Management Plan Amendment 2018 (SL No. 3, 2018)\nNotified 31 January 2018\nCommenced 1 February 2018 (cl 2)\n3 GAZETTE NOTICES\nGaz S16, 15 April 2009\n4 GENERAL AMENDMENTS\nGeneral amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table\nof amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation\nAmendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22, 2018) to: ss 1 and 4.\n5 LIST OF AMENDMENTS\npt 1 hdg amd No. 3, 2011, cl 6\npt 2\ndiv 1 hdg amd No. 3, 2011, cl 6\ncl 4 amd No. 3, 2005, cl 3; No. 3, 2011, cl 6; No. 52, 2012, cl 6; No. 35, 2014, cl 3\ncl 4A ins No. 3, 2005, cl 4\namd No. 52, 2012, cl 6\ncl 5 amd No. 3, 2011, cl 6\ncl 7 amd No. 3, 2011, cl 6\ncl 8 amd No. 52, 1998; No. 20, 2002, cl 3; No. 2, 2005, cl 1; No. 3, 2005, cl 5;\nGaz S16; No. 1, 2010, cl 4; No. 3, 2011, cl 6\nsub No. 52, 2012, cl 3\ncl 9 – 11 amd No. 3, 2011, cl 6; No. 52, 2012, cl 6\ncl 12 amd No. 3, 2011, cl 6; No. 52, 2012, cl 6; No. 3, 2017, cl 3; No. 3, 2018, cl 4\ncl 13 amd No. 3, 2005, cl 6; No. 3, 2011, cl 6; No. 52, 2012, cl 6\ncl 14 – 15 amd No. 3, 2011, cl 6; No. 52, 2012, cl 6\ncl 16 amd No. 3, 2011, cl 6; No. 52, 2012, cl 6; No. 3, 2017, cl 7\ncl 17 amd No. 3, 2011, cl 6; No. 3, 2017, cl 4\ncl 18 amd No. 3, 2017, cl 7; No. 3, 2018, cl 5\ncl 19 amd No. 3, 2011, cl 6\ncl 20 amd No. 3, 2011, cl 6; No. 52, 2012, cl 6; No. 3, 2018, cl 6\ncl 21 amd No. 3, 2011, cl 6; No. 52, 2012, cl 6; No. 3, 2017, cl 7\ncl 21A ins No. 3, 2018, cl 7\ncl 22 amd No. 3, 2011, cl 6; No. 52, 2012, cl 6\nsub No. 6, 2015, cl 3\ncl 23 amd No. 3, 2011, cl 6; No. 52, 2012, cl 6\ncl 24 amd No. 3, 2011, cl 6; No. 52, 2012, cl 6; No. 6, 2015, cl 4; No. 3, 2017, cl 5\ncl 25 amd No. 3, 2011, cl 4; No. 52, 2012, cl 6; No. 6, 2015, cl 5; No. 3, 2017, cl 7\n\nENDNOTES\nBarramundi Fishery Management Plan 1998 43\ncl 26 – 27 amd No. 3, 2011, cl 6; No. 52, 2012, cl 6\ncl 28 amd No. 3, 2011, cl 6; No. 52, 2012, cl 6; No. 35, 2014, cl 4\nsch 1 amd No. 20, 2002, cl 4; No. 3, 2005, cl 7; No. 1, 2010, cl 5; No. 3, 2011, cl 6\nsch 2 amd No. 3, 2011, cl 6; No. 3, 2018, cl 8\nsch 3 amd No. 3, 2011, cl 5; No. 52, 2012, cl 6\nsch 4 amd No. 3, 2011, cl 6\nrep No. 35, 2014, cl 5\nsch 5 amd No. 20, 2002, cl 5\nsub No. 3, 2005, cl 8\namd No. 1, 2010, cl 6; No. 3, 2011, cl 6; No. 52, 2012, cl 4\nsub No. 3, 2017, cl 6\namd No. 3, 2018, cl 9\nsch 6 amd No. 20, 2002, cl 6; No. 2, 2005, cl 2; No. 3, 2005, cl 9; No. 1, 2010, cl 7;\nNo. 3, 2011, cl 6; No. 52, 2012, cl 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Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Although the document metadata is sparse, the fact that this 1998 plan has been reprinted four times and has a 2018 commencement date for the current reprint strongly suggests the scope has evolved significantly from the original 1998 intent. Fishery management plans are frequently amended to reflect changing fish stock data, new fishing technologies, and shifting policy priorities — all of which tend to broaden or refine the original regulatory scope over time."},"complexity_factors":["The document provided contains very limited legislative content — mostly metadata — making full complexity assessment difficult","Fishery management plans typically involve technical scientific concepts (stock assessments, effort units, quota systems) that require specialist knowledge","The plan has been in force since 1998 and reprinted at least 4 times, meaning the current version incorporates multiple rounds of amendments that must be read together","Interaction with the broader Fisheries Act 1994 (Qld) means the plan cannot be understood in isolation — readers must cross-reference the parent legislation","Different rules may apply to different categories of fisher (commercial, recreational, traditional), adding layered complexity","Geographic scope and seasonal restrictions common in such plans can be technically complex to interpret"],"plain_english_summary":"The Barramundi Fishery Management Plan (reprinted 2018) is the legal framework, managed by the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, that controls who may catch barramundi, allowable catches, gear and area rules, and licensing to sustain stocks. \n\nIt affects commercial, recreational and charter fishers and related businesses in Queensland; it matters because it prevents overfishing and breaches can lead to fines or licence loss."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":7,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The Plan's scope has been adjusted since the original 1991 instrument. The 1998 Plan repealed the 1991 Plan (cl 30) and subsequent amendments altered spatial boundaries, gear and operational rules. Notable scope changes recorded in the endnotes include repeated amendments to the commercial fishing area (cl 8 amended multiple times), addition of a vessel monitoring system requirement (cl 21A inserted No. 3, 2018, cl 7), and modifications to mesh, possession and season rules (see amendments listed in the endnotes for cls 12–15, 17–20, 21). These amendments broaden and refine regulatory controls on where, when and how commercial and amateur fishing may occur."},"complexity_factors":["Extensive geographic detail: multiple Schedules list dozens of closure lines and coordinates (Schedules 2, 3, 5, 6), creating high spatial specificity.","Multiple regulated groups and interactions: separate regimes for barramundi licensees, persons assisting them, amateur fishers, aquarium licences and other fisheries (cross-reference to Mud Crab and Shark licences).","Technical equipment standards: precise net mesh sizes (cl 13), monofilament line size (cl 14), float marking and reflective float specs (cl 12).","Temporal rules and exceptions: open and closed seasons (cl 4 definitions, cl 9), time-limited possession windows around season (cl 17), and tidal/river mouth definitions (cl 4, 4A).","Layered possession and transit rules: where gillnets may be kept, transit conditions, notification requirements for river transit (cls 16–19, 18(3)).","Compliance and monitoring obligations: mandatory vessel monitoring systems with continuous operation unless Director approval (cl 21A).","Discretion and approvals: Director may grant approvals subject to conditions (cl 4(2), cl 19), creating administrative discretion and conditional exemptions.","Variable penalties and enforcement: different maximum penalties across clauses, and application of section 38(2)(b) of the Act to certain offences (cl 21A(6)), complicating enforcement outcomes.","Amendment history embedded in endnotes: many clauses and Schedules have been repeatedly amended, requiring users to track versions and amendment sources."],"plain_english_summary":"This Plan sets the rules for barramundi fishing in the Northern Territory: where and when people may fish, who may fish commercially, what gear and net sizes may be used, size and possession limits for fish, special zones and holding areas, marking and monitoring requirements (including vessel monitoring), and penalties for breaches. It affects commercial licence-holders and recreational fishers and matters because it prescribes compliance costs (licences, gear marking, VMS), enforces catch limits and seasonal/area closures, and gives officials limited powers to grant approvals."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The original 1998 Plan has grown significantly through 11 amendments (1998, 2002, 2005 x2, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018). Major expansions include: addition of vessel monitoring systems (2018), creation of the Mary River Fish Management Zone with special amateur fishing restrictions, addition of the seven-inch net line concept with associated mesh size variations, buy-back schemes for licences, and increasingly complex possession and transit rules for gillnets. The geographic scope has expanded through revised closure lines and the addition of new holding areas. The Plan has evolved from basic size limits and seasonal closures to a sophisticated regulatory framework with GPS tracking, complex zone-based management, and detailed equipment specifications."},"complexity_factors":["Extensive geographic definitions using precise map coordinates (GDA94 datum) across 6 schedules with hundreds of coordinate pairs","Multiple overlapping zones with different rules: commercial fishing areas, holding areas, seasonally closed areas, Fish Management Zones, dugong protection zones, and seven-inch net lines","Conditional logic for mesh sizes (175mm vs 150mm) depending on whether fishing occurs between a 'seven inch net line' and a 'closure line'","Complex possession rules for commercial fishers with time-limited exceptions (5 days before/after open season, 1 day before/after for vessels) and transit notification requirements","Nested definitions: 'river' includes creeks, streams, tidal arms, billabongs, lakes, tributaries, anabranches, and channels; 'coast' has three different meanings depending on context","Cross-references to other fisheries legislation (Mud Crab Fishery Management Plan 2006, Fisheries Act 1988, Shark Fishery licence)","Multiple measurement methods for fish size (overall length vs headed length) with specific anatomical reference points","Vicarious liability provision where assistants to licensees can be charged as if they were the licensee","Prima facie evidence provision regarding fillet length as evidence of undersized fish","Shared possession rules for fishing parties with complex conditions for establishing individual shares"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this legislation does:**\n\nThis is the **Barramundi Fishery Management Plan 1998**, a Northern Territory law that sets the rules for catching barramundi (a popular Australian fish) in both commercial and recreational (amateur) fishing.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Commercial fishers** who hold a barramundi licence and use gillnets (large nets that catch fish by the gills)\n- **Recreational/amateur fishers** who fish with rods, handlines, or spears\n- **Aquarium collectors** who catch fish for live display\n\n**Key rules for everyone:**\n\n**Commercial fishers must:**\n- Only fish in designated **commercial fishing areas** (generally within 3 nautical miles of the coast, excluding certain protected zones)\n- Only fish during the **open season** (1 February to 30 September each year)\n- Use gillnets with **minimum mesh sizes** (150mm or 175mm depending on location)\n- Mark all nets with **licence numbers on floats** and use reflective floats\n- Not use traps or pots\n- Install and maintain **vessel monitoring systems** (GPS tracking)\n- Not take fish smaller than 55cm overall length (or 39cm if headed/gutted)\n- Follow strict rules about **where and when they can possess nets** (only at home, approved camps, ports, or in transit during specific periods)\n\n**Recreational fishers must:**\n- Use only **rod and line, handline, spear, or bow and arrow** (no nets)\n- Not keep fish on a **tether line** (a line tied to a fish in the water)\n- Observe the same **minimum size limit** (55cm)\n- Observe **possession limits**: maximum 3 barramundi in the Mary River Fish Management Zone, or 5 elsewhere\n- Use **barbless hooks** in the Mary River after catching 3 fish\n- Not fish with bait near the Shady Camp barrage wall\n\n**Special protected areas:**\n- The **Daly River Seasonally Closed Area** is completely off-limits during the closed season (1 October to 31 January)\n- The **Mary River Fish Management Zone** has extra restrictions to protect fish stocks\n- Various **dugong protection zones** and other areas are closed to commercial fishing\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis plan protects barramundi populations from overfishing by controlling when, where, and how fish can be caught. It ensures sustainable fishing so that both commercial operators and recreational anglers can continue to catch barramundi into the future. The rules are particularly strict about net sizes and locations to prevent catching undersized fish and to protect breeding stocks during the closed season."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/barramundi-fishery-management-plan-1998","history":"/api/acts/barramundi-fishery-management-plan-1998/history","analysis":"/api/acts/barramundi-fishery-management-plan-1998/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/barramundi-fishery-management-plan-1998/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/barramundi-fishery-management-plan-1998/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/barramundi-fishery-management-plan-1998/documents"}}