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Fisheries Management Act 1994
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6D Estuary general fishery
6D Estuary general fishery
Description of fishery
(1) The estuary general fishery consists of—
(a) the taking of fish from estuarine waters by any lawful method other than by use of an otter trawl net (prawns), and
(b) the taking of fish from ocean beaches by the method of hand picking.
(2) In this clause, estuarine waters do not include the following—
(a) the waters of Port Jackson (including Sydney Harbour),
(b) the waters of Jervis Bay, in relation to any fishing method that, when used in those waters, falls within the description of the ocean hauling fishery.