Fisheries Declaration 2019
sec.126Fin fish—interdorsal length for guitarfish, shark or shovelnose ray
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sec.126 Fin fish—interdorsal length for guitarfish, shark or shovelnose ray
The interdorsal length for a guitarfish, shark or shovelnose ray must be decided by measuring the distance along a straight line between— the point where the posterior edge of the first dorsal fin is, or was, attached to the body; and the point where the posterior edge of the second dorsal fin is, or was, attached to the body. The following figure is an example of the operation of subsection (1) in diagrammatic form— s 126 amd 2020 SL No. 236 s 57 (sec.126-ssec.1) The interdorsal length for a guitarfish, shark or shovelnose ray must be decided by measuring the distance along a straight line between— the point where the posterior edge of the first dorsal fin is, or was, attached to the body; and the point where the posterior edge of the second dorsal fin is, or was, attached to the body. (sec.126-ssec.2) The following figure is an example of the operation of subsection (1) in diagrammatic form—
- (a) the point where the posterior edge of the first dorsal fin is, or was, attached to the body; and
- (b) the point where the posterior edge of the second dorsal fin is, or was, attached to the body.