Fisheries Declaration 2019
sec.27ATaking or possessing spanish mackerel in regulated periods—northern spanish mackerel waters
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sec.27A Taking or possessing spanish mackerel in regulated periods—northern spanish mackerel waters
A person must not in the northern spanish mackerel waters— take a spanish mackerel in a regulated period; or possess a spanish mackerel in a regulated period, whether or not the fish has been taken in the waters. For subsection (1) , each of the following periods is a regulated period— from 8 October 2026 to 29 October 2026; from 6 November 2026 to 27 November 2026; from 26 October 2027 to 16 November 2027; from 25 November 2027 to 16 December 2027; from 15 October 2028 to 5 November 2028; from 13 November 2028 to 4 December 2028; from 5 October 2029 to 26 October 2029; from 3 November 2029 to 24 November 2029. s 27A ins 2023 SL No. 80 s 4 amd 2025 SL No. 170 s 4 (sec.27A-ssec.1) A person must not in the northern spanish mackerel waters— take a spanish mackerel in a regulated period; or possess a spanish mackerel in a regulated period, whether or not the fish has been taken in the waters. (sec.27A-ssec.2) For subsection (1) , each of the following periods is a regulated period— from 8 October 2026 to 29 October 2026; from 6 November 2026 to 27 November 2026; from 26 October 2027 to 16 November 2027; from 25 November 2027 to 16 December 2027; from 15 October 2028 to 5 November 2028; from 13 November 2028 to 4 December 2028; from 5 October 2029 to 26 October 2029; from 3 November 2029 to 24 November 2029.
- (a) take a spanish mackerel in a regulated period; or
- (b) possess a spanish mackerel in a regulated period, whether or not the fish has been taken in the waters.
- (a) from 8 October 2026 to 29 October 2026;
- (b) from 6 November 2026 to 27 November 2026;
- (c) from 26 October 2027 to 16 November 2027;
- (d) from 25 November 2027 to 16 December 2027;
- (e) from 15 October 2028 to 5 November 2028;
- (f) from 13 November 2028 to 4 December 2028;
- (g) from 5 October 2029 to 26 October 2029;
- (h) from 3 November 2029 to 24 November 2029.