7Taking or possessing abalone in area A

7 Taking or possessing abalone in area A

(1)  In this regulation –

area A means the area of State waters adjacent to the south and west coasts of the mainland of Tasmania between an imaginary straight line due south from Whale Head near South East Cape and an imaginary straight line due west from the mouth of the Wild Wave River near Sandy Cape.

(2)  The holder of a fishing licence (abalone dive) must not take, from the waters within area A, abalone with a shell length of less than 150 millimetres.

Penalty:  Grade 3 penalty.

(3)  The holder of a fishing licence (abalone dive) must not have possession of abalone, in the waters of area A or on land within one kilometre of waters within that area, that have a shell length of less than 150 millimetres, unless –

(a) the holder is undertaking a fishing trip on a mother boat; and

(b) the mother boat is –

(i) in State waters north of an imaginary line running due west from Cape Sorell to the limit of State waters; or

(ii) in Macquarie Harbour or the channel into Macquarie Harbour; and

(c) the abalone has a shell length of not less than 136 millimetres.

Penalty:  Grade 3 penalty.