{"id":"F2006L03225","name":"Torres Strait Fisheries Management Notice No. 78 (22/09/2006)","slug":"torres-strait-fisheries-management-notice-no-78-22-09-2006","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":60565,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006L03225-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Fisheries Management Notice No. 78","sectionType":"subdivision","heading":"Fisheries Management Notice No. 78","content":"#### Fisheries Management Notice No. 78\n\nTORRES STRAIT FINFISH FISHERY","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO THE TAKING, PRO","sectionType":"division","heading":"PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO THE TAKING, PROCESSING AND CARRYING OF FINFISH","content":"Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984\n\n#### Fisheries Management Notice No. 78\n\nTORRES STRAIT FINFISH FISHERY\n\n### PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO THE TAKING, PROCESSING AND CARRYING OF FINFISH\n\n### (GEAR, SIZE AND AREA RESTRICTIONS AND\n\n### TAKE AND CARRY LIMIT)\n\nThe Protected Zone Joint Authority, acting in accordance with the powers conferred on the Authority by paragraph 35(1)(a) of the Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984, and the Minister in accordance with the powers under section 16 of the Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984, makes the following notice.\n\nDated this …22nd day of ……September . 2006\n\nEric Abetz\n\nERIC ABETZ\n\n###### Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation and member and Chair of the\n\nProtected Zone Joint Authority.\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nCITATION\n\n1. This Notice may be cited as Torres Strait Fisheries Management Notice No. 78.\n\nCOMMENCEMENT\n\n2. This Notice commences on the day after registration.\n\n## THIS NOTICE TO APPLY WITH OTHER NOTICES\n\n3. This Notice applies in conjunction with any other Notice in force in the area of the Torres Strait Finfish Fishery.\n\n#### REVOCATION OF FISHERIES MANAGEMENT NOTICE NO 75.\n\n4. Fisheries Management Notice No. 75, dated 28 November 2005, is revoked.\n\nINTERPRETATION\n\n5.1 In this Notice, unless the contrary intention appears “the Act” means the Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984.\n\n5.2 Terms used but not defined in this Notice have the same meaning as in the Act and the Torres Strait Fisheries Regulations.\n\n5.3 In this Notice, unless the contrary intention appears:\n\n“finfish” means all fish of the Superclass Pisces other than:\n\n(i) mackerels (Scomberomorus spp.);\n\n(ii) Shark mackerel (Grammatorcynus bicarinatus);\n\n(iii) tunas (Thunnus spp.);\n\n(iv) skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis);\n\n(v) fish of the Family Bramidae (pomfrets); and\n\n(vi) fish of the Families Istiophoridae and Xiphiidae (billfish).\n\n“bait net” means:\n\n(i) a cast net not more than 6 metres in diameter and having a mesh size of not more than 28 millimetres; or\n\n(ii) a mesh or seine net not more than 400 metres in length and having a mesh size of at least 12 millimetres but not more than 45 millimetres.\n\n“fishing apparatus” means hand held fishing lines or fishing rods or mechanically operated reels and lines.\n\n“line fishing methods” means fishing by use of hand held fishing lines or fishing rods or mechanically operated reels and lines where:\n\n(i) each fishing line has no more than 6 hooks attached to it; and\n\n(ii) at any one time no more than 3 fishing apparatus are being used for fishing from the boat in respect of which a licence holder has been granted a licence;\n\n“mesh net” means a net used as a gill net, mesh net, ring net or a net that is not fixed or hauled.\n\n“mesh size” means:\n\n(i) for a knotted mesh net, the average distance when the net is taut between the inner edges of 2 diagonally opposite knots; and\n\n(ii) for a knotless mesh net, the average distance when the net is taut between the inner edges of 2 diagonally opposite corners;\n\nwhere the distance is determined by averaging the size of each of 10 meshes at least 30 centimetres from each other.\n\n“seine net” means a beach or haul seine net, with or without a pocket, shot in a way to partly encircle fish.\n\nPROHIBITION (GENERAL)\n\n6. Pursuant to paragraph 16(1)(a) of the Act, the taking, processing or carrying of finfish, other than barramundi, is prohibited.\n\nPROHIBITION (BARRAMUNDI)\n\n7. Pursuant to paragraph 16(1)(a) of the Act, the taking, processing or carrying of barramundi in the area of the finfish fishery is prohibited.\n\nEXEMPTIONS FROM PROHIBITIONS\n\n8. Pursuant to paragraph 16(1A)(d) of the Act:\n\n(a) a person holding a licence granted under subsections 19(2) or 19(3) of the Act, that is not a community fishing licence, that entitles that person to take, process or carry finfish is exempt from the prohibition in paragraph 6; or\n\n(b) a person holding a community fishing licence granted under subsections 19(2) or 19 (3) of the Act that entitles that person to take, process or carry finfish is exempt from the prohibitions in paragraph 6 and 7; or\n\n(c) a person that holds a licence granted under either subsection 19(2) or 19(3) of the Act that entitles that person to take, process or carry mackerel, takes or carries at any one time, is exempt from the prohibition in paragraph 6 to take not more than 20 kilograms of finfish in any form; or\n\n(d) a person holding a licence granted under subsection 19(2) or 19 (3) of the Act, other than a licence of a kind referred to in paragraphs (a) or (b), is exempt from the prohibition in paragraph 6 to take or carry at any one time:\n\n(i) not more than 20 kilograms of finfish in any form; or\n\n(ii) where a quantity of mackerel is also being carried, the combined weight of mackerel and finfish are not more than 20 kilograms; or\n\n(e) a person holding a licence granted under subsection 19(2) of the Act that entitles the person to take Spanish mackerel is exempt from the prohibition in paragraph 6 to use a bait net to take bait for their own use; or\n\n(f) a person engaged in traditional fishing is exempt from the prohibitions in paragraphs 6 and 7.\n\nSIZE LIMITS\n\n9.1 Pursuant to paragraph 16(1)(b) of the Act, it is prohibited in the area of the finfish fishery, except in the course of traditional fishing, to take, process or carry finfish:\n\n(a) of the kind referred to in Schedule 1, that when measured in accordance with Paragraph 9.2, are less than the minimum lengths specified in Schedule 1; or\n\n(b) of the kind referred to in Schedule 2, that when measured in accordance with Paragraph 9.2, are less than the minimum lengths or greater than the maximum lengths specified in Schedule 2;or\n\n(c) of the kind referred to in Schedule 3, that when measured in accordance with Paragraph 9.2, are greater than the maximum length specified in Schedule 3.\n\n9.2 For the purposes of paragraph 9.1, the length of a finfish shall be measured from the point of the snout (or tip of the lower jaw, if that tip protrudes beyond the snout), to the extremity of the tail or caudal fin, whichever is longer.\n\nNO TAKE SPECIES\n\n10. Pursuant to paragraph 16(1)(b) of the Act, it is prohibited in the area of the finfish fishery, except in the course of traditional fishing, to take, process or carry finfish of the kind referred to in Schedule 4.\n\nRETENTION OF LIVE FINFISH\n\n11. Pursuant to paragraph 16(1)(a) of the Act, it is prohibited in the area of the finfish fishery, except in the course of traditional fishing, to retain, store or carry live finfish on a boat.\n\nSHARK FINNING\n\n12. Pursuant to paragraph 16(1)(a) of the Act, it is prohibited in the area of the finfish fishery to remove the fins from a shark and discard the torso into the sea.\n\nGEAR RESTRICTIONS\n\n13. Pursuant to paragraph 16(1)(c) of the Act, a person is prohibited in the area of the finfish fishery to take finfish, except in the course of traditional fishing, by a method other than:\n\n(a) by line fishing methods, where a person holds a licence granted under subsections 19(2) of the Act that entitles that person to take finfish by line fishing methods; or\n\n(b) by the use of a bait net.\n\nPERMANENT CLOSURES\n\n14. Pursuant to paragraph 16(1)(a) of the Act, the taking of finfish, except in the course of traditional fishing, is prohibited by line fishing methods in that part of the finfish fishery west of Longitude 142°31'49\".\n\nSEASONAL CLOSURE - BARRAMUNDI\n\n15. Pursuant to paragraph 16(1)(a) of the Act the taking of barramundi, except in the course of traditional fishing, is prohibited in the area of the finfish fishery during the period commencing 1200 hours on 1 November in a year and ending 1200 hours on 1 February the following year.\n\n \nSCHEDULE 1\n\n```html\n

FINFISH

MINIMUM LENGTH IN MILLIMETRES

barramundi cod (Cromileptes altivells)

450

black king-fish (Rachycentron canadus)

750

black-spot tusk-fish (Choerodon schoenleinii)

300

coral trout (Plectropomus spp.) other than blue-spot trout (see Schedule 2)

380

dolphin-fish (Coryphaena spp.)

450

grass sweetlip (Lethrinus fletus)

300

hussar (Lutjanus amabilis)

250

teraglin jew (Atractoscion aequidens)

380

large-mouthed nannygai (Lutjanus malabaricus)

400

large-scale sea perch (Lutjanus johni)

350

mangrove jack (Lutjanus argentimaculatus)

350

moses perch (Lutjanus russelli)

250

mulloway (Argyrosomus hololepidotus)

450

pearl perch (Glaucosoma scapulare)

350

purple tusk-fish (Choerodon cephalotes)

300

red emperor (Lutjanus sebae)

550

red throat emperor (Lethrinus miniatus)

380

rosy job-fish (Etelis and Pristipomoides spp.)

380

silver jewfish (Nibea soldado)

450

silver teraglin (Otolithes ruber)

300

small-mouthed nannygai (Lutjanus erthropterus)

400

snapper (Pagrus auratus)

350

Spangled emperor (Lethrinus nebulosus)

450

spotted or black jewfish (Protonibae diacanthus)

450

stripey (Lutjanus carponotatus)

250

venus tusk-fish (Choerodon venustus)

300

wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri)

750

yellowtail king-fish (Seriola lalandi)

500

bar-tailed flathead (Platycephalus indicus)

300

burnett salmon (Polydactylus sheridani)

400

Cooktown salmon (Eleutheronema tetradactylum)

400

golden lined whiting (Sillago analis)

230

luderick (Girella tricuspidata)

230

pikey bream (Acanthopagrus berda)

230

sand flathead (Platycephalus arenarius)

300

sand whiting (Sillago ciliata)

230

sea mullet (Mugil cephalus)

300

small spotted grunter bream (Pomadasys agenteus)

300

spotted grunter bream (grunter) (Pomadasys kaakan)

300

tailor (Pomatomus saltatrix)

300

tarwhine (Rhabdossargus sarba)

230

yellow-finned bream (Acanthopagrus australis)

230

\n```\n\n \nSCHEDULE 2\n\n| FINFISH | MINIMUM LENGTHIN MILLIMETRES | MAXIMUM LENGTHIN MILLIMETRES |\n| ----------------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- |\n| barramundi (Lates calcarifer) | 580 | 1200 |\n| blue-spot trout (Plectromus laevis) | 500 | 800 |\n| estuary cod (Epinephelus sp.) | 350 | 1200 |\n| red bass (Lutjanus bohar) | 450 | 550 |\n\nSCHEDULE 3\n\n| FINFISH | MAXIMUM LENGTHIN CENTIMETRES |\n| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------- |\n| shark of the subclass Elasmobranchii but excluding electric rays (Torpediniforms), skates (Rajiformes), and stingrays (Myliobatiforms). Also excluded are hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna lewini), grey nurse sharks (Carcharias taurus) and tiger sharks (Galeocerdo cuvier) - see Schedule 4. | 200 |\n\nSCHEDULE 4\n\n| NO TAKE SPECIES |\n| ------------------------------------------- |\n| potato cod (Epinephelus tukula) |\n| Queensland groper (Epinephelus lanceolatus) |\n| chinaman fish (Symphorus nematophorus) |\n| paddletail (Lutjanus gibbus) |\n| humphead Maori wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus) |\n| hammerhead shark (Sphyrna lewini) |\n| grey nurse shark (Carcharias taurus) |\n| tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) |","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"(GEAR, SIZE AND AREA RESTRICTIONS AND","sectionType":"division","heading":"(GEAR, SIZE AND AREA RESTRICTIONS AND","content":"Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984\n\n#### Fisheries Management Notice No. 78\n\nTORRES STRAIT FINFISH FISHERY\n\n### PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO THE TAKING, PROCESSING AND CARRYING OF FINFISH\n\n### (GEAR, SIZE AND AREA RESTRICTIONS AND\n\n### TAKE AND CARRY LIMIT)\n\nThe Protected Zone Joint Authority, acting in accordance with the powers conferred on the Authority by paragraph 35(1)(a) of the Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984, and the Minister in accordance with the powers under section 16 of the Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984, makes the following notice.\n\nDated this …22nd day of ……September . 2006\n\nEric Abetz\n\nERIC ABETZ\n\n###### Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation and member and Chair of the\n\nProtected Zone Joint Authority.\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nCITATION\n\n1. This Notice may be cited as Torres Strait Fisheries Management Notice No. 78.\n\nCOMMENCEMENT\n\n2. This Notice commences on the day after registration.\n\n## THIS NOTICE TO APPLY WITH OTHER NOTICES\n\n3. This Notice applies in conjunction with any other Notice in force in the area of the Torres Strait Finfish Fishery.\n\n#### REVOCATION OF FISHERIES MANAGEMENT NOTICE NO 75.\n\n4. Fisheries Management Notice No. 75, dated 28 November 2005, is revoked.\n\nINTERPRETATION\n\n5.1 In this Notice, unless the contrary intention appears “the Act” means the Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984.\n\n5.2 Terms used but not defined in this Notice have the same meaning as in the Act and the Torres Strait Fisheries Regulations.\n\n5.3 In this Notice, unless the contrary intention appears:\n\n“finfish” means all fish of the Superclass Pisces other than:\n\n(i) mackerels (Scomberomorus spp.);\n\n(ii) Shark mackerel (Grammatorcynus bicarinatus);\n\n(iii) tunas (Thunnus spp.);\n\n(iv) skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis);\n\n(v) fish of the Family Bramidae (pomfrets); and\n\n(vi) fish of the Families Istiophoridae and Xiphiidae (billfish).\n\n“bait net” means:\n\n(i) a cast net not more than 6 metres in diameter and having a mesh size of not more than 28 millimetres; or\n\n(ii) a mesh or seine net not more than 400 metres in length and having a mesh size of at least 12 millimetres but not more than 45 millimetres.\n\n“fishing apparatus” means hand held fishing lines or fishing rods or mechanically operated reels and lines.\n\n“line fishing methods” means fishing by use of hand held fishing lines or fishing rods or mechanically operated reels and lines where:\n\n(i) each fishing line has no more than 6 hooks attached to it; and\n\n(ii) at any one time no more than 3 fishing apparatus are being used for fishing from the boat in respect of which a licence holder has been granted a licence;\n\n“mesh net” means a net used as a gill net, mesh net, ring net or a net that is not fixed or hauled.\n\n“mesh size” means:\n\n(i) for a knotted mesh net, the average distance when the net is taut between the inner edges of 2 diagonally opposite knots; and\n\n(ii) for a knotless mesh net, the average distance when the net is taut between the inner edges of 2 diagonally opposite corners;\n\nwhere the distance is determined by averaging the size of each of 10 meshes at least 30 centimetres from each other.\n\n“seine net” means a beach or haul seine net, with or without a pocket, shot in a way to partly encircle fish.\n\nPROHIBITION (GENERAL)\n\n6. Pursuant to paragraph 16(1)(a) of the Act, the taking, processing or carrying of finfish, other than barramundi, is prohibited.\n\nPROHIBITION (BARRAMUNDI)\n\n7. Pursuant to paragraph 16(1)(a) of the Act, the taking, processing or carrying of barramundi in the area of the finfish fishery is prohibited.\n\nEXEMPTIONS FROM PROHIBITIONS\n\n8. Pursuant to paragraph 16(1A)(d) of the Act:\n\n(a) a person holding a licence granted under subsections 19(2) or 19(3) of the Act, that is not a community fishing licence, that entitles that person to take, process or carry finfish is exempt from the prohibition in paragraph 6; or\n\n(b) a person holding a community fishing licence granted under subsections 19(2) or 19 (3) of the Act that entitles that person to take, process or carry finfish is exempt from the prohibitions in paragraph 6 and 7; or\n\n(c) a person that holds a licence granted under either subsection 19(2) or 19(3) of the Act that entitles that person to take, process or carry mackerel, takes or carries at any one time, is exempt from the prohibition in paragraph 6 to take not more than 20 kilograms of finfish in any form; or\n\n(d) a person holding a licence granted under subsection 19(2) or 19 (3) of the Act, other than a licence of a kind referred to in paragraphs (a) or (b), is exempt from the prohibition in paragraph 6 to take or carry at any one time:\n\n(i) not more than 20 kilograms of finfish in any form; or\n\n(ii) where a quantity of mackerel is also being carried, the combined weight of mackerel and finfish are not more than 20 kilograms; or\n\n(e) a person holding a licence granted under subsection 19(2) of the Act that entitles the person to take Spanish mackerel is exempt from the prohibition in paragraph 6 to use a bait net to take bait for their own use; or\n\n(f) a person engaged in traditional fishing is exempt from the prohibitions in paragraphs 6 and 7.\n\nSIZE LIMITS\n\n9.1 Pursuant to paragraph 16(1)(b) of the Act, it is prohibited in the area of the finfish fishery, except in the course of traditional fishing, to take, process or carry finfish:\n\n(a) of the kind referred to in Schedule 1, that when measured in accordance with Paragraph 9.2, are less than the minimum lengths specified in Schedule 1; or\n\n(b) of the kind referred to in Schedule 2, that when measured in accordance with Paragraph 9.2, are less than the minimum lengths or greater than the maximum lengths specified in Schedule 2;or\n\n(c) of the kind referred to in Schedule 3, that when measured in accordance with Paragraph 9.2, are greater than the maximum length specified in Schedule 3.\n\n9.2 For the purposes of paragraph 9.1, the length of a finfish shall be measured from the point of the snout (or tip of the lower jaw, if that tip protrudes beyond the snout), to the extremity of the tail or caudal fin, whichever is longer.\n\nNO TAKE SPECIES\n\n10. Pursuant to paragraph 16(1)(b) of the Act, it is prohibited in the area of the finfish fishery, except in the course of traditional fishing, to take, process or carry finfish of the kind referred to in Schedule 4.\n\nRETENTION OF LIVE FINFISH\n\n11. Pursuant to paragraph 16(1)(a) of the Act, it is prohibited in the area of the finfish fishery, except in the course of traditional fishing, to retain, store or carry live finfish on a boat.\n\nSHARK FINNING\n\n12. Pursuant to paragraph 16(1)(a) of the Act, it is prohibited in the area of the finfish fishery to remove the fins from a shark and discard the torso into the sea.\n\nGEAR RESTRICTIONS\n\n13. Pursuant to paragraph 16(1)(c) of the Act, a person is prohibited in the area of the finfish fishery to take finfish, except in the course of traditional fishing, by a method other than:\n\n(a) by line fishing methods, where a person holds a licence granted under subsections 19(2) of the Act that entitles that person to take finfish by line fishing methods; or\n\n(b) by the use of a bait net.\n\nPERMANENT CLOSURES\n\n14. Pursuant to paragraph 16(1)(a) of the Act, the taking of finfish, except in the course of traditional fishing, is prohibited by line fishing methods in that part of the finfish fishery west of Longitude 142°31'49\".\n\nSEASONAL CLOSURE - BARRAMUNDI\n\n15. Pursuant to paragraph 16(1)(a) of the Act the taking of barramundi, except in the course of traditional fishing, is prohibited in the area of the finfish fishery during the period commencing 1200 hours on 1 November in a year and ending 1200 hours on 1 February the following year.\n\n \nSCHEDULE 1\n\n```html\n

FINFISH

MINIMUM LENGTH IN MILLIMETRES

barramundi cod (Cromileptes altivells)

450

black king-fish (Rachycentron canadus)

750

black-spot tusk-fish (Choerodon schoenleinii)

300

coral trout (Plectropomus spp.) other than blue-spot trout (see Schedule 2)

380

dolphin-fish (Coryphaena spp.)

450

grass sweetlip (Lethrinus fletus)

300

hussar (Lutjanus amabilis)

250

teraglin jew (Atractoscion aequidens)

380

large-mouthed nannygai (Lutjanus malabaricus)

400

large-scale sea perch (Lutjanus johni)

350

mangrove jack (Lutjanus argentimaculatus)

350

moses perch (Lutjanus russelli)

250

mulloway (Argyrosomus hololepidotus)

450

pearl perch (Glaucosoma scapulare)

350

purple tusk-fish (Choerodon cephalotes)

300

red emperor (Lutjanus sebae)

550

red throat emperor (Lethrinus miniatus)

380

rosy job-fish (Etelis and Pristipomoides spp.)

380

silver jewfish (Nibea soldado)

450

silver teraglin (Otolithes ruber)

300

small-mouthed nannygai (Lutjanus erthropterus)

400

snapper (Pagrus auratus)

350

Spangled emperor (Lethrinus nebulosus)

450

spotted or black jewfish (Protonibae diacanthus)

450

stripey (Lutjanus carponotatus)

250

venus tusk-fish (Choerodon venustus)

300

wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri)

750

yellowtail king-fish (Seriola lalandi)

500

bar-tailed flathead (Platycephalus indicus)

300

burnett salmon (Polydactylus sheridani)

400

Cooktown salmon (Eleutheronema tetradactylum)

400

golden lined whiting (Sillago analis)

230

luderick (Girella tricuspidata)

230

pikey bream (Acanthopagrus berda)

230

sand flathead (Platycephalus arenarius)

300

sand whiting (Sillago ciliata)

230

sea mullet (Mugil cephalus)

300

small spotted grunter bream (Pomadasys agenteus)

300

spotted grunter bream (grunter) (Pomadasys kaakan)

300

tailor (Pomatomus saltatrix)

300

tarwhine (Rhabdossargus sarba)

230

yellow-finned bream (Acanthopagrus australis)

230

\n```\n\n \nSCHEDULE 2\n\n| FINFISH | MINIMUM LENGTHIN MILLIMETRES | MAXIMUM LENGTHIN MILLIMETRES |\n| ----------------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- |\n| barramundi (Lates calcarifer) | 580 | 1200 |\n| blue-spot trout (Plectromus laevis) | 500 | 800 |\n| estuary cod (Epinephelus sp.) | 350 | 1200 |\n| red bass (Lutjanus bohar) | 450 | 550 |\n\nSCHEDULE 3\n\n| FINFISH | MAXIMUM LENGTHIN CENTIMETRES |\n| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------- |\n| shark of the subclass Elasmobranchii but excluding electric rays (Torpediniforms), skates (Rajiformes), and stingrays (Myliobatiforms). Also excluded are hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna lewini), grey nurse sharks (Carcharias taurus) and tiger sharks (Galeocerdo cuvier) - see Schedule 4. | 200 |\n\nSCHEDULE 4\n\n| NO TAKE SPECIES |\n| ------------------------------------------- |\n| potato cod (Epinephelus tukula) |\n| Queensland groper (Epinephelus lanceolatus) |\n| chinaman fish (Symphorus nematophorus) |\n| paddletail (Lutjanus gibbus) |\n| humphead Maori wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus) |\n| hammerhead shark (Sphyrna lewini) |\n| grey nurse shark (Carcharias taurus) |\n| tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) |","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"TAKE AND CARRY LIMIT)","sectionType":"division","heading":"TAKE AND CARRY LIMIT)","content":"### TAKE AND CARRY LIMIT)\n\nThe Protected Zone Joint Authority, acting in accordance with the powers conferred on the Authority by paragraph 35(1)(a) of the Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984, and the Minister in accordance with the powers under section 16 of the Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984, makes the following notice.\n\nDated this …22nd day of ……September . 2006\n\nEric Abetz\n\nERIC ABETZ","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Con","sectionType":"section","heading":"Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation and member and Chair of the","content":"###### Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation and member and Chair of the\n\nProtected Zone Joint Authority.\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nCITATION\n\n1. This Notice may be cited as Torres Strait Fisheries Management Notice No. 78.\n\nCOMMENCEMENT\n\n2. This Notice commences on the day after registration.","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"THIS NOTICE TO APPLY WITH OTHER NOTICES","sectionType":"part","heading":"THIS NOTICE TO APPLY WITH OTHER NOTICES","content":"## THIS NOTICE TO APPLY WITH OTHER NOTICES\n\n3. This Notice applies in conjunction with any other Notice in force in the area of the Torres Strait Finfish Fishery.","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"REVOCATION OF FISHERIES MANAGEMENT NOTIC","sectionType":"subdivision","heading":"REVOCATION OF FISHERIES MANAGEMENT NOTICE NO 75.","content":"#### REVOCATION OF FISHERIES MANAGEMENT NOTICE NO 75.\n\n4. Fisheries Management Notice No. 75, dated 28 November 2005, is revoked.\n\nINTERPRETATION\n\n5.1 In this Notice, unless the contrary intention appears “the Act” means the Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984.\n\n5.2 Terms used but not defined in this Notice have the same meaning as in the Act and the Torres Strait Fisheries Regulations.\n\n5.3 In this Notice, unless the contrary intention appears:\n\n“finfish” means all fish of the Superclass Pisces other than:\n\n(i) mackerels (Scomberomorus spp.);\n\n(ii) Shark mackerel (Grammatorcynus bicarinatus);\n\n(iii) tunas (Thunnus spp.);\n\n(iv) skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis);\n\n(v) fish of the Family Bramidae (pomfrets); and\n\n(vi) fish of the Families Istiophoridae and Xiphiidae (billfish).\n\n“bait net” means:\n\n(i) a cast net not more than 6 metres in diameter and having a mesh size of not more than 28 millimetres; or\n\n(ii) a mesh or seine net not more than 400 metres in length and having a mesh size of at least 12 millimetres but not more than 45 millimetres.\n\n“fishing apparatus” means hand held fishing lines or fishing rods or mechanically operated reels and lines.\n\n“line fishing methods” means fishing by use of hand held fishing lines or fishing rods or mechanically operated reels and lines where:\n\n(i) each fishing line has no more than 6 hooks attached to it; and\n\n(ii) at any one time no more than 3 fishing apparatus are being used for fishing from the boat in respect of which a licence holder has been granted a licence;\n\n“mesh net” means a net used as a gill net, mesh net, ring net or a net that is not fixed or hauled.\n\n“mesh size” means:\n\n(i) for a knotted mesh net, the average distance when the net is taut between the inner edges of 2 diagonally opposite knots; and\n\n(ii) for a knotless mesh net, the average distance when the net is taut between the inner edges of 2 diagonally opposite corners;\n\nwhere the distance is determined by averaging the size of each of 10 meshes at least 30 centimetres from each other.\n\n“seine net” means a beach or haul seine net, with or without a pocket, shot in a way to partly encircle fish.\n\nPROHIBITION (GENERAL)\n\n6. Pursuant to paragraph 16(1)(a) of the Act, the taking, processing or carrying of finfish, other than barramundi, is prohibited.\n\nPROHIBITION (BARRAMUNDI)\n\n7. Pursuant to paragraph 16(1)(a) of the Act, the taking, processing or carrying of barramundi in the area of the finfish fishery is prohibited.\n\nEXEMPTIONS FROM PROHIBITIONS\n\n8. Pursuant to paragraph 16(1A)(d) of the Act:\n\n(a) a person holding a licence granted under subsections 19(2) or 19(3) of the Act, that is not a community fishing licence, that entitles that person to take, process or carry finfish is exempt from the prohibition in paragraph 6; or\n\n(b) a person holding a community fishing licence granted under subsections 19(2) or 19 (3) of the Act that entitles that person to take, process or carry finfish is exempt from the prohibitions in paragraph 6 and 7; or\n\n(c) a person that holds a licence granted under either subsection 19(2) or 19(3) of the Act that entitles that person to take, process or carry mackerel, takes or carries at any one time, is exempt from the prohibition in paragraph 6 to take not more than 20 kilograms of finfish in any form; or\n\n(d) a person holding a licence granted under subsection 19(2) or 19 (3) of the Act, other than a licence of a kind referred to in paragraphs (a) or (b), is exempt from the prohibition in paragraph 6 to take or carry at any one time:\n\n(i) not more than 20 kilograms of finfish in any form; or\n\n(ii) where a quantity of mackerel is also being carried, the combined weight of mackerel and finfish are not more than 20 kilograms; or\n\n(e) a person holding a licence granted under subsection 19(2) of the Act that entitles the person to take Spanish mackerel is exempt from the prohibition in paragraph 6 to use a bait net to take bait for their own use; or\n\n(f) a person engaged in traditional fishing is exempt from the prohibitions in paragraphs 6 and 7.\n\nSIZE LIMITS\n\n9.1 Pursuant to paragraph 16(1)(b) of the Act, it is prohibited in the area of the finfish fishery, except in the course of traditional fishing, to take, process or carry finfish:\n\n(a) of the kind referred to in Schedule 1, that when measured in accordance with Paragraph 9.2, are less than the minimum lengths specified in Schedule 1; or\n\n(b) of the kind referred to in Schedule 2, that when measured in accordance with Paragraph 9.2, are less than the minimum lengths or greater than the maximum lengths specified in Schedule 2;or\n\n(c) of the kind referred to in Schedule 3, that when measured in accordance with Paragraph 9.2, are greater than the maximum length specified in Schedule 3.\n\n9.2 For the purposes of paragraph 9.1, the length of a finfish shall be measured from the point of the snout (or tip of the lower jaw, if that tip protrudes beyond the snout), to the extremity of the tail or caudal fin, whichever is longer.\n\nNO TAKE SPECIES\n\n10. Pursuant to paragraph 16(1)(b) of the Act, it is prohibited in the area of the finfish fishery, except in the course of traditional fishing, to take, process or carry finfish of the kind referred to in Schedule 4.\n\nRETENTION OF LIVE FINFISH\n\n11. Pursuant to paragraph 16(1)(a) of the Act, it is prohibited in the area of the finfish fishery, except in the course of traditional fishing, to retain, store or carry live finfish on a boat.\n\nSHARK FINNING\n\n12. Pursuant to paragraph 16(1)(a) of the Act, it is prohibited in the area of the finfish fishery to remove the fins from a shark and discard the torso into the sea.\n\nGEAR RESTRICTIONS\n\n13. Pursuant to paragraph 16(1)(c) of the Act, a person is prohibited in the area of the finfish fishery to take finfish, except in the course of traditional fishing, by a method other than:\n\n(a) by line fishing methods, where a person holds a licence granted under subsections 19(2) of the Act that entitles that person to take finfish by line fishing methods; or\n\n(b) by the use of a bait net.\n\nPERMANENT CLOSURES\n\n14. Pursuant to paragraph 16(1)(a) of the Act, the taking of finfish, except in the course of traditional fishing, is prohibited by line fishing methods in that part of the finfish fishery west of Longitude 142°31'49\".\n\nSEASONAL CLOSURE - BARRAMUNDI\n\n15. Pursuant to paragraph 16(1)(a) of the Act the taking of barramundi, except in the course of traditional fishing, is prohibited in the area of the finfish fishery during the period commencing 1200 hours on 1 November in a year and ending 1200 hours on 1 February the following year.\n\n \nSCHEDULE 1\n\n```html\n

FINFISH

MINIMUM LENGTH IN MILLIMETRES

barramundi cod (Cromileptes altivells)

450

black king-fish (Rachycentron canadus)

750

black-spot tusk-fish (Choerodon schoenleinii)

300

coral trout (Plectropomus spp.) other than blue-spot trout (see Schedule 2)

380

dolphin-fish (Coryphaena spp.)

450

grass sweetlip (Lethrinus fletus)

300

hussar (Lutjanus amabilis)

250

teraglin jew (Atractoscion aequidens)

380

large-mouthed nannygai (Lutjanus malabaricus)

400

large-scale sea perch (Lutjanus johni)

350

mangrove jack (Lutjanus argentimaculatus)

350

moses perch (Lutjanus russelli)

250

mulloway (Argyrosomus hololepidotus)

450

pearl perch (Glaucosoma scapulare)

350

purple tusk-fish (Choerodon cephalotes)

300

red emperor (Lutjanus sebae)

550

red throat emperor (Lethrinus miniatus)

380

rosy job-fish (Etelis and Pristipomoides spp.)

380

silver jewfish (Nibea soldado)

450

silver teraglin (Otolithes ruber)

300

small-mouthed nannygai (Lutjanus erthropterus)

400

snapper (Pagrus auratus)

350

Spangled emperor (Lethrinus nebulosus)

450

spotted or black jewfish (Protonibae diacanthus)

450

stripey (Lutjanus carponotatus)

250

venus tusk-fish (Choerodon venustus)

300

wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri)

750

yellowtail king-fish (Seriola lalandi)

500

bar-tailed flathead (Platycephalus indicus)

300

burnett salmon (Polydactylus sheridani)

400

Cooktown salmon (Eleutheronema tetradactylum)

400

golden lined whiting (Sillago analis)

230

luderick (Girella tricuspidata)

230

pikey bream (Acanthopagrus berda)

230

sand flathead (Platycephalus arenarius)

300

sand whiting (Sillago ciliata)

230

sea mullet (Mugil cephalus)

300

small spotted grunter bream (Pomadasys agenteus)

300

spotted grunter bream (grunter) (Pomadasys kaakan)

300

tailor (Pomatomus saltatrix)

300

tarwhine (Rhabdossargus sarba)

230

yellow-finned bream (Acanthopagrus australis)

230

\n```\n\n \nSCHEDULE 2\n\n| FINFISH | MINIMUM LENGTHIN MILLIMETRES | MAXIMUM LENGTHIN MILLIMETRES |\n| ----------------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- |\n| barramundi (Lates calcarifer) | 580 | 1200 |\n| blue-spot trout (Plectromus laevis) | 500 | 800 |\n| estuary cod (Epinephelus sp.) | 350 | 1200 |\n| red bass (Lutjanus bohar) | 450 | 550 |\n\nSCHEDULE 3\n\n| FINFISH | MAXIMUM LENGTHIN CENTIMETRES |\n| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------- |\n| shark of the subclass Elasmobranchii but excluding electric rays (Torpediniforms), skates (Rajiformes), and stingrays (Myliobatiforms). Also excluded are hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna lewini), grey nurse sharks (Carcharias taurus) and tiger sharks (Galeocerdo cuvier) - see Schedule 4. | 200 |\n\nSCHEDULE 4\n\n| NO TAKE SPECIES |\n| ------------------------------------------- |\n| potato cod (Epinephelus tukula) |\n| Queensland groper (Epinephelus lanceolatus) |\n| chinaman fish (Symphorus nematophorus) |\n| paddletail (Lutjanus gibbus) |\n| humphead Maori wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus) |\n| hammerhead shark (Sphyrna lewini) |\n| grey nurse shark (Carcharias taurus) |\n| tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) |","sortOrder":6}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-realtime","completionTokens":3295},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Notice replaces Fisheries Management Notice No. 75 and maintains the established regulatory framework for the Torres Strait Finfish Fishery. The scope remains confined to fishery management through licensing, prohibitions, size limits, and gear restrictions, consistent with the original purpose of the Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984."},"complexity_factors":["7 defined technical terms including complex measurement specifications for mesh size (averaging 10 meshes 30cm apart)","Cross-references to the Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984 and Torres Strait Fisheries Regulations","Nested exemption structure with multiple conditional clauses based on licence sub-types (community, mackerel, Spanish mackerel, general)","Three separate schedules for size limits applying different regulatory approaches (minimum only, minimum/maximum, maximum only)","Recurring conditional exceptions for traditional fishing throughout multiple prohibitions","Specific geographic coordinates (Longitude 142°31'49\") for permanent area closures","Technical gear specifications (cast net diameter limits, seine net length restrictions, hook limits)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument replaces the 2005 notice and sets who may take, process and carry finfish in the Torres Strait — specifying limited exemptions for community, commercial, mackerel and traditional fishers — and imposes size limits, protected-species bans, gear and method restrictions, area and seasonal closures, and a live‑fish/shark‑finning ban. It balances commercial use with stock protection and recognises Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal customary fishing rights."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":7,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Clause 4 revokes Fisheries Management Notice No. 75 and replaces it with a new set of prohibitions and exemptions. The Notice (ss 6–15 and Schedules 1–4) restates and refines what may be taken, the permitted gear, species‑specific size limits, no‑take lists, area and seasonal closures, and take‑and‑carry limits, thereby changing the regulatory detail and operational scope that applies to fishers and managers in the Torres Strait Finfish Fishery."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple cross‑references to the Torres Strait Fisheries Act (e.g. paragraphs 16(1)(a), 16(1)(b), 16(1)(c) and subsections 19(2)/(3)) increasing legal interdependence.","Detailed species lists and numeric size limits across several schedules (Schedules 1–4) requiring species identification and measurement accuracy (Paragraph 9.2).","Layered exemptions tied to licence types (licence, community licence, mackerel licence) and traditional fishing (paragraph 8), raising compliance complexity for different operator classes.","Specific gear definitions and permitted methods (definitions, gear restrictions at clause 13) narrowing lawful techniques and requiring equipment checks.","Spatial and temporal restrictions: a permanent closure west of Longitude 142°31'49\" (clause 14) and a seasonal barramundi closure (clause 15).","Operational prohibitions with enforcement implications: shark finning ban (clause 12) and prohibition on retaining live finfish on boats (clause 11).","Revocation and replacement of a prior notice (clause 4) and instruction to apply alongside other notices (clause 3), producing potential overlaps and interpretation needs."],"plain_english_summary":"This Notice, made by the Protected Zone Joint Authority and the Minister under the Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984, forbids taking, processing or carrying finfish in the Torres Strait except where specific exemptions apply. It prescribes species‑specific size limits and no‑take species, bans shark finning and live retention, limits gear to line and permitted bait nets, creates area and seasonal closures (including for barramundi) and sets take‑and‑carry weight caps. It primarily affects licensed and traditional fishers and creates measurement, monitoring and compliance tasks for fishers and regulators."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/torres-strait-fisheries-management-notice-no-78-22-09-2006","history":"/api/acts/torres-strait-fisheries-management-notice-no-78-22-09-2006/history","analysis":"/api/acts/torres-strait-fisheries-management-notice-no-78-22-09-2006/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/torres-strait-fisheries-management-notice-no-78-22-09-2006/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/torres-strait-fisheries-management-notice-no-78-22-09-2006/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/torres-strait-fisheries-management-notice-no-78-22-09-2006/documents"}}