Fisheries Declaration 2019
sec.131Spanner crabs
Start here
Get a plain-English read of sec.131
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Fisheries Declaration 2019.
sec.131 Spanner crabs
The size of a spanner crab must be decided by measuring the shortest distance between— the tip of the spike at the middle of the front edge of its carapace; and the midpoint of the rear edge of its carapace. If the carapace is damaged or separated from the spanner crab’s body, the size of the crab must be decided by measuring its sternite at the widest part of the front of its breastplate, located directly in front of the bases of the main claws. (sec.131-ssec.1) The size of a spanner crab must be decided by measuring the shortest distance between— the tip of the spike at the middle of the front edge of its carapace; and the midpoint of the rear edge of its carapace. (sec.131-ssec.2) If the carapace is damaged or separated from the spanner crab’s body, the size of the crab must be decided by measuring its sternite at the widest part of the front of its breastplate, located directly in front of the bases of the main claws.
- (a) the tip of the spike at the middle of the front edge of its carapace; and
- (b) the midpoint of the rear edge of its carapace.