sch.4-sec.153QMarking nets

sch.4-sec.153Q Marking nets

A mesh net must be marked by— light-coloured floats no more than 20m apart along its length; and a solid, white float— no less than 15cm in any dimension; and with either the commercial fisher’s name or the primary boat mark for the net written on it at one end of the net. A set mesh net or a net that is neither fixed nor hauled used in offshore waters must also be marked by— a pole, with an orange flag on it at least 2m above the water, attached to one end of the net; and solid, light-coloured floats, no less than 15cm in any dimension, no more than 100m apart along the length of the net. Despite subsections (1) (a) and (2) (b) , floats are not required along the length of a set mesh net used in offshore waters deeper than its drop if no part of the net is on the surface at any time. Also, if a set mesh net or a net that is neither fixed nor hauled is used at night, the net must be marked by— if the combined length of the net and equipment used to set it is no more than 50m— a white light, visible at least 400m in all directions from the light, at one end of the net; and a solid, reflectorised float, no less than 15cm in any dimension, at the other end of the net; or if the combined length of the net and equipment used to set it is more than 50m—a white light, visible at least 400m in all directions from the light, at both ends of the net. sch 4 s 153Q ins 2023 SL No. 194 s 17 (sch.4-sec.153Q-ssec.1) A mesh net must be marked by— light-coloured floats no more than 20m apart along its length; and a solid, white float— no less than 15cm in any dimension; and with either the commercial fisher’s name or the primary boat mark for the net written on it at one end of the net. (sch.4-sec.153Q-ssec.2) A set mesh net or a net that is neither fixed nor hauled used in offshore waters must also be marked by— a pole, with an orange flag on it at least 2m above the water, attached to one end of the net; and solid, light-coloured floats, no less than 15cm in any dimension, no more than 100m apart along the length of the net. (sch.4-sec.153Q-ssec.3) Despite subsections (1) (a) and (2) (b) , floats are not required along the length of a set mesh net used in offshore waters deeper than its drop if no part of the net is on the surface at any time. (sch.4-sec.153Q-ssec.4) Also, if a set mesh net or a net that is neither fixed nor hauled is used at night, the net must be marked by— if the combined length of the net and equipment used to set it is no more than 50m— a white light, visible at least 400m in all directions from the light, at one end of the net; and a solid, reflectorised float, no less than 15cm in any dimension, at the other end of the net; or if the combined length of the net and equipment used to set it is more than 50m—a white light, visible at least 400m in all directions from the light, at both ends of the net.

• (a) light-coloured floats no more than 20m apart along its length; and