{"id":"F2005L03364","name":"Direction No. SSJFDIR 2 - Prohibition on Shark Finning (26/10/2005)","slug":"direction-no-ssjfdir-2-prohibition-on-shark-finning-26-10-2005","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":38702,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L03364-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Direction No. SSJFDIR 2 - Prohibition on Shark Finning (26/10/2005)","content":"|     |\n| --- |\n\nFISHERIES MANAGEMENT ACT 1991\n\nSOUTHERN SQUID JIG FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN 2005\n\nDIRECTION No. SSJFDIR 2\n\nPROHIBITION ON SHARK FINNING\n\nThe AUSTRALIAN FISHERIES MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY determines this Direction under section 17(5A) and 17(5B) of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 and section 18(1) of the Southern Squid Jig Fishery Management Plan 2005.\n\nDated 26 October 2005\n\nPETER WITHERIDGE\n\nCommon seal of the  \nAustralian Fisheries  \nManagement Authority\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nCitation\n\n1. This Direction may be cited as Direction No. SSJFDIR 2.\n\nCommencement and period of application\n\n2. This Direction commences on registration and ceases once revoked.\n\nInterpretation\n\n3. A term used in this Direction by way or priority, or if there is any inconsistency:\n\n(a) takes the meaning given to it in the Southern Squid Jig Fishery Management Plan 2005; and then\n\n(b) if no meaning is given to the word in the Southern Squid Jig Fishery Management Plan 2005, takes the meaning given to that word under the Fisheries Management Act 1991.\n\nProhibition on shark finning\n\n4. This Direction prohibits the carrying, retaining, or landing of dorsal, pectoral, caudal, pelvic and anal fins for all shark species (Class Chondricthyes).\n\nExemptions to the prohibition on taking fish in clause 4\n\n5. The prohibition in clause 4 does not apply if these are attached to the carcass and their combined weight, with any other fish of the Superclass Pisces taken in one fishing trip, is less than 100 kilograms.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2269},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Direction remains tightly focused on its original purpose as a specific fisheries conservation measure. It addresses exactly what the title indicates—a prohibition on shark finning within the Southern Squid Jig Fishery—and has not expanded to regulate broader fishing practices or other fisheries."},"complexity_factors":["Brief instrument with only 5 operative clauses and a single straightforward prohibition","One exemption containing two cumulative conditions (physical attachment requirement plus 100kg weight threshold)","Definitions incorporated by reference to the Southern Squid Jig Fishery Management Plan 2005 and Fisheries Management Act 1991 rather than defined internally","Use of scientific taxonomic classifications (Class Chondricthyes, Superclass Pisces) requiring external biological knowledge"],"plain_english_summary":"This Direction bans **shark finning** in the Southern Squid Jig Fishery. Shark finning is the wasteful practice of cutting off a shark's fins and discarding the rest of the animal at sea.\n\n**What is prohibited:**\nFishers cannot **carry, retain, or bring ashore** detached shark fins—including dorsal (back), pectoral (side), caudal (tail), pelvic, and anal fins—from any shark species.\n\n**The only exception:**\nThe ban does not apply if:\n- The fins remain **naturally attached to the shark's body** (carcass); **and**\n- The total weight of all fish caught on that single fishing trip is **less than 100 kilograms**.\n\n**Who it affects:**\nCommercial fishers licensed to operate in the Southern Squid Jig Fishery.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis rule prevents the cruel and unsustainable practice of harvesting only valuable shark fins while dumping the bodies overboard, ensuring sharks are either landed whole or released intact."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/direction-no-ssjfdir-2-prohibition-on-shark-finning-26-10-2005","history":"/api/acts/direction-no-ssjfdir-2-prohibition-on-shark-finning-26-10-2005/history","analysis":"/api/acts/direction-no-ssjfdir-2-prohibition-on-shark-finning-26-10-2005/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/direction-no-ssjfdir-2-prohibition-on-shark-finning-26-10-2005/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/direction-no-ssjfdir-2-prohibition-on-shark-finning-26-10-2005/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/direction-no-ssjfdir-2-prohibition-on-shark-finning-26-10-2005/documents"}}