40Prior fishing report

40 Prior fishing report

(1)  In this rule –

greenlip abalone part of the fishery is the part of the commercial abalone fishery determined under section 94 of the Act to be the greenlip abalone part of the fishery.

(2)  The holder of a fishing licence (abalone dive), not more than 24 hours before entering State waters for the purpose of taking abalone for commercial purposes, must make a prior fishing report to the reporting service.

Penalty:  Grade 2 penalty.

(3)  If the holder of a fishing licence (abalone dive) intends to take abalone in the northern area on a fishing trip, he or she must indicate that intention in the prior fishing report relating to that fishing trip.

Penalty:  Grade 2 penalty.

(4)  If the holder of a fishing licence (abalone dive) intends to take, on a fishing trip in the northern area, abalone with a shell length less than 132 millimetres, he or she must indicate this intention in the prior fishing report relating to that fishing trip.

Penalty:  Grade 2 penalty.

(5)  If the holder of a fishing licence (abalone dive) intends to take blacklip abalone in the Bass Strait area on a fishing trip, he or she must indicate that intention in the prior fishing report relating to that fishing trip.

Penalty:  Grade 2 penalty.

(6)  The holder of a fishing licence (abalone dive) must nominate, in the prior fishing report, the part of the fishery, other than the greenlip abalone part of the fishery, from which he or she intends to take abalone.

Penalty:  Grade 2 penalty.

(7)  On receipt of a prior fishing report from a holder of a fishing licence (abalone dive), the reporting service is to issue to the holder a report receipt number.