Fisheries Declaration 2019
sec.109AFish regulated by number or volume
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sec.109A Fish regulated by number or volume
This section applies if— there is more than 1 recreational fisher on a boat; and the boat is not taking part in a licensed charter fishing trip. The person in control of the boat must ensure no more than twice the recreational limit for the following fish is on the boat— barramundi; black jewfish; mud crab; prawn; sea cucumber, other than black teatfish or white teatfish; shark or ray (other than hammerhead shark, manta ray, sandtiger shark, speartooth shark or white shark); snapper; tropical rocklobster. s 109A ins 2019 SL No. 181 s 19 amd 2020 SL No. 236 s 56 ; 2023 SL No. 194 s 30 ; 2025 SL No. 170 s 6 (sec.109A-ssec.1) This section applies if— there is more than 1 recreational fisher on a boat; and the boat is not taking part in a licensed charter fishing trip. (sec.109A-ssec.2) The person in control of the boat must ensure no more than twice the recreational limit for the following fish is on the boat— barramundi; black jewfish; mud crab; prawn; sea cucumber, other than black teatfish or white teatfish; shark or ray (other than hammerhead shark, manta ray, sandtiger shark, speartooth shark or white shark); snapper; tropical rocklobster.
- (a) there is more than 1 recreational fisher on a boat; and
- (b) the boat is not taking part in a licensed charter fishing trip.
- (a) barramundi;
- (b) black jewfish;
- (c) mud crab;
- (d) prawn;
- (e) sea cucumber, other than black teatfish or white teatfish;
- (f) shark or ray (other than hammerhead shark, manta ray, sandtiger shark, speartooth shark or white shark);
- (g) snapper;
- (h) tropical rocklobster.