sec.64Possessing or using set mesh nets to take fin fish other than regulated coral reef fin fish—Wellesley Islands Protected Wildlife Area

sec.64 Possessing or using set mesh nets to take fin fish other than regulated coral reef fin fish—Wellesley Islands Protected Wildlife Area

This section applies in relation to the Wellesley Islands Protected Wildlife Area regulated waters. A person must not, other than under this section— possess a set mesh net for taking a fin fish, other than a regulated coral reef fin fish, for trade or commerce; or use a set mesh net to take a fin fish, other than a regulated coral reef fin fish, for trade or commerce; or possess a fish taken in contravention of paragraph (b) . However, a person may possess or use a set mesh net to take a fin fish, other than a regulated coral reef fin fish, from the offshore waters in the Wellesley Islands Protected Wildlife Area if— the net is made from a continuous filament or strand of synthetic fibre that is joined, knitted or woven into meshes; and the net is no longer than 400m and has a mesh size of at least 162.5mm but no more than 245mm; and the line thickness of the net is no more than 1.04mm; and the net’s drop is no more than 50 meshes; and the water in which the net is being used is not shallower than the net’s drop; and the person is within 100m of the net while the person is using it; and the total length of all nets on the boat being used to take the fish is no more than 400m. Also, a person may possess or use a set mesh net to take a fin fish, other than a regulated coral reef fin fish, in nearshore waters within the regulated waters if— the net is no longer than 100m and has a mesh size of at least 162.5mm but no more than 245mm; and the net’s drop is no more than 33 meshes; and the total length of all nets on the boat being used to take the fish is no more than 600m. s 64 amd 2024 SL No. 52 s 6 (sec.64-ssec.1) This section applies in relation to the Wellesley Islands Protected Wildlife Area regulated waters. (sec.64-ssec.2) A person must not, other than under this section— possess a set mesh net for taking a fin fish, other than a regulated coral reef fin fish, for trade or commerce; or use a set mesh net to take a fin fish, other than a regulated coral reef fin fish, for trade or commerce; or possess a fish taken in contravention of paragraph (b) . (sec.64-ssec.3) However, a person may possess or use a set mesh net to take a fin fish, other than a regulated coral reef fin fish, from the offshore waters in the Wellesley Islands Protected Wildlife Area if— the net is made from a continuous filament or strand of synthetic fibre that is joined, knitted or woven into meshes; and the net is no longer than 400m and has a mesh size of at least 162.5mm but no more than 245mm; and the line thickness of the net is no more than 1.04mm; and the net’s drop is no more than 50 meshes; and the water in which the net is being used is not shallower than the net’s drop; and the person is within 100m of the net while the person is using it; and the total length of all nets on the boat being used to take the fish is no more than 400m. (sec.64-ssec.4) Also, a person may possess or use a set mesh net to take a fin fish, other than a regulated coral reef fin fish, in nearshore waters within the regulated waters if— the net is no longer than 100m and has a mesh size of at least 162.5mm but no more than 245mm; and the net’s drop is no more than 33 meshes; and the total length of all nets on the boat being used to take the fish is no more than 600m.