21Prawn net (hauling)

#### 21 Prawn net (hauling) 21 Prawn net (hauling) > > (1) It is lawful for the holder of a prawning endorsement to use a hauling net for taking prawns in the waters specified in the Table to this clause if the net (including hauling lines) complies with the description set out in relation to those waters in that Table and the following conditions are complied with— > > > > > (a) the net is used only by the method of hauling, > > > > > (b) the net is not set or staked at any time, > > > > > (c) the net is landed on the tray of a boat or in sufficient depth of water to enable prohibited size class of fish that are taken in the net to escape, > > > > > (d) there is no seine net (prawns) on the boat from which the net is used, > > > > > (e) there is no string, rope, wire, cord, netting or other material fixed to the codend, except as permitted by subclauses (2) and (3). > > > (2) A draw or closing string and a secondary string may be attached to the net in accordance with one of the following methods— > > > > > (a) **method 1**: a frill or panel of diamond shaped mesh (not less than 30 mm nor more than 40 mm), used to facilitate the insertion of a draw or closing string, is attached to the codend within 3 bars of the last row of bars of the codend; the frill or panel is no greater than 15 meshes deep and a draw or closing string is inserted directly in the codend, or by means of a secondary string, within 3 bars of the end of the codend, > > > > > (b) **method 2**: a frill or panel of diamond shaped mesh (not less than 30 mm nor more than 40 mm), used to facilitate the insertion of a draw or closing string, is attached to the codend; the frill or panel does not consist of a greater number of meshes in circumference than the number of bars in the circumference of the codend; and a draw or closing string is inserted directly in the frill, or by means of a secondary string, within 3 meshes of the point where the frill or panel is attached to the codend, > > > > > (c) **method 3**: a draw or closing string is inserted directly into the codend, or by means of a secondary string, without a frill or panel of diamond shaped mesh. > > > (3) A chain or weight may be attached to the last row of the meshes of the codend for the purpose of preventing tangling of the net while it is being used. > > > (4) It is also lawful to use a try net in the waters specified in the Table to this clause to facilitate the taking of prawns by the means of a prawn net (hauling) if the try net complies with the following description— > > > > > The net is attached to a frame not exceeding 0.6 metre in width and 0.5 metre in height, with a total length from the centre of the frame to the extremity of the net not exceeding 2 metres; mesh not less than 27 mm nor more than 32 mm, constructed of single twine knotless polyamide or polyethylene material not more than 2.5 mm in diameter, and hung on the bar so that the meshes are square shaped. > > > (5) It is also lawful to use a hauling net to take other permitted species of fish (other than a prohibited size class of fish) that are taken by the net when it is being lawfully used for taking prawns. > > > (6) For the purposes of this Plan or any other instrument under the Act, a net described— > > > > > (a) in subclause (1) or in the Table to this clause may be referred to as a prawn net (hauling), and > > > > > (b) in subclause (4) may be referred to as a try net (prawns). > > Table Prawn net (hauling) > > | 1 | (a) Waters—Tuggerah Lakes.(b) Description of net—Total length not exceeding 140 metres; mesh of the body of the net (or that part of the net not capable of being used as a codend) not less than 30 mm nor more than 36 mm; codend of the net (or that part of the net capable of being used as a codend) not less than 2 metres in length with a circumference of not less than 1 metre nor more than 1.6 metres; mesh of codend of net (or that part of the net capable of being used as a codend) not less than 27 mm nor more than 32 mm, constructed of single twine knotless polyamide or polyethylene material not more than 2.5 mm in diameter, and hung on the bar so that the meshes are square shaped; length of each hauling line not exceeding 140 metres. | > | 2 | (a) Waters—Lake Illawarra.(b) Description of net—Total length not exceeding 140 metres; mesh of the body of the net (or that part of the net not capable of being used as a codend) not less than 30 mm nor more than 36 mm; codend of the net (or that part of the net capable of being used as a codend) not less than 2 metres in length with a circumference of not less than 1 metre nor more than 1.6 metres; mesh of codend of net (or that part of the net capable of being used as a codend) not less than 27 mm nor more than 32 mm, constructed of single twine knotless polyamide or polyethylene material not more than 2.5 mm in diameter, and hung on the bar so that the meshes are square shaped; length of each hauling line not exceeding 220 metres. | > | 3 | (a) Waters—Shoalhaven River.(b) Description of net—Total length not exceeding 90 metres; mesh of the body of the net (or that part of the net not capable of being used as a codend) not less than 30 mm nor more than 36 mm; codend of the net (or that part of the net capable of being used as a codend) not less than 2 metres in length with a circumference of not less than 1 metre nor more than 1.6 metres; mesh of codend of net (or that part of the net capable of being used as a codend) not less than 27 mm nor more than 32 mm, constructed of single twine knotless polyamide or polyethylene material not more than 2.5 mm in diameter, and hung on the bar so that the meshes are square shaped; length of each hauling line not exceeding 220 metres. | > | 4 | (a) Waters—Myall Lakes (Myall River) and Smiths Lake.(b) Description of net—Total length not exceeding 140 metres; mesh of the body of the net (or that part of the net not capable of being used as a codend) not less than 30 mm nor more than 36 mm; codend of the net (or that part of the net capable of being used as a codend) not less than 2 metres in length with a circumference of not less than 1 metre nor more than 1.6 metres; mesh of codend of net (or that part of the net capable of being used as a codend) not less than 27 mm nor more than 32 mm, constructed of single twine knotless polyamide or polyethylene material not more than 2.5 mm in diameter, and hung on the bar so that the meshes are square shaped; length of each hauling line not exceeding 130 metres. | > | 5 | (a) Waters—That part of Wallis Lake included within the following boundaries: commencing at a post marked “FD” situated at the high water mark of Pipers Bay (the post being located by a line bearing 186 degrees from an electricity pole numbered 14808, situated at the eastern end of Pipers Bay Drive, Forster), then bounded by a line bearing 217 degrees to a second post marked “FD” situated at the high water mark on the southern side of Big Island, then to a third post marked “FD” situated at the high water mark of Wallis Island, bearing 245 degrees from the second post, then southerly, westerly and northerly along the high water mark of Wallis Island to a jetty located on the western side of Wallis Island, then westerly along the length of the jetty to its end, then to a fourth post marked “FD”, situated at the high water mark on the foreshore of Coomba Park, bearing 246 degrees and 30 minutes from the end of the jetty, then generally southerly, easterly and northerly along the high water mark of Wallis Lake to the point of commencement.(b) Description of net—Total length not exceeding 140 metres; mesh of the body of the net (or that part of the net not capable of being used as a codend) not less than 30 mm nor more than 36 mm; codend of the net (or that part of the net capable of being used as a codend) not less than 2 metres in length with a circumference of not less than 1 metre nor more than 1.6 metres; mesh of codend of net (or that part of the net capable of being used as a codend) not less than 27 mm nor more than 32 mm, constructed of single twine knotless polyamide or polyethylene material not more than 2.5 mm in diameter, and hung on the bar so that the meshes are square shaped; length of each hauling line not exceeding 140 metres. | > | 6 | (a) Waters—Coila Lake and Wallaga Lake.(b) Description of net—Total length not exceeding 75 metres; mesh of the body of the net (or that part of the net not capable of being used as a codend) not less than 30 mm nor more than 36 mm; codend of the net (or that part of the net capable of being used as a codend) not less than 2 metres in length with a circumference of not less than 1 metre nor more than 1.6 metres; mesh of codend of net (or that part of the net capable of being used as a codend) not less than 27 mm nor more than 32 mm, constructed of single twine knotless polyamide or polyethylene material not more than 2.5 mm in diameter, and hung on the bar so that the meshes are square shaped; length of each hauling line not exceeding 130 metres. | > | 7 | (a) Waters—Tweed River.(b) Description of net—Total length not exceeding 40 metres; mesh of the body of the net (or that part of the net not capable of being used as a codend) not less than 30 mm nor more than 36 mm; codend of the net (or that part of the net capable of being used as a codend) not less than 2 metres in length with a circumference of not less than 1 metre nor more than 1.6 metres; mesh of codend of net (or that part of the net capable of being used as a codend) not less than 27 mm nor more than 32 mm, constructed of single twine knotless polyamide or polyethylene material not more than 2.5 mm in diameter, and hung on the bar so that the meshes are square shaped; length of each hauling line not exceeding 220 metres. | > | 8 | (a) Waters—All other waters specified in the Table to clause 4 (except the waters of the Manning River and Wallis Lake).(b) Description of net—Total length not exceeding 40 metres; mesh of the body of the net (or that part of the net not capable of being used as a codend) not less than 30 mm nor more than 36 mm; codend of the net (or that part of the net capable of being used as a codend) not less than 2 metres in length with a circumference of not less than 1 metre nor more than 1.6 metres; mesh of codend of net (or that part of the net capable of being used as a codend) not less than 27 mm nor more than 32 mm, constructed of single twine knotless polyamide or polyethylene material not more than 2.5 mm in diameter, and hung on the bar so that the meshes are square shaped; length of each hauling line not exceeding 130 metres. |