27Seine net (prawns): clover leafing

#### 27 Seine net (prawns): clover leafing 27 Seine net (prawns): clover leafing > > (1) It is lawful for the holder of a prawning endorsement to use a seine 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, the net is used in the manner described in subclause (4) and the following conditions are complied with— > > > > > (a) (Repealed) > > > > > (b) the net is used only between sunset and sunrise, > > > > > (c) 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) The net must be used in the following manner— > > > > > (a) a hauling line is cast or shot from a boat, > > > > > (b) that hauling line, the net and a second hauling line are then cast or shot from the boat as it moves in a circular direction resulting in the boat returning to the marker buoy, > > > > > (c) both hauling lines are attached to the boat at one point (so as to avoid any trawling action) and the boat is then moved only so far as to bring the end of both wings together, > > > > > (d) one hauling line is cast from the boat while the other hauling line remains attached to the boat and the net is re-spread, > > > > > (e) the attached hauling line is cast from the boat and the boat then returns to the first hauling line where it is re-attached to the boat, > > > > > (f) the boat returns to the second hauling line that is then attached to the boat so that both hauling lines are attached, > > > > > (g) the steps outlined in paragraphs (c)–(f) may then be repeated on a continuous basis, > > > > > (h) when use of the net is completed, or is interrupted— > > > > > > > (i) the net must be hauled back on to the boat in such a way that both hauling lines are hauled to the same spot on the boat so as to avoid any trawling action, and > > > > > > > (ii) all portions of the net, including the hauling lines, must be removed from the water. > > > (5) 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 seine net (prawns) 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. > > > (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 seine net (prawns) or a seine net (prawns)—clover leafing, and > > > > > (b) in subclause (5) may be referred to as a try net (prawns). > > Table Seine net (prawns): clover leafing > > | 1 | (a) Waters—Those parts of Wallis Lake north of a line drawn from the eastern extremity of Brushy Point to the western extremity of Booti Booti Point, and south of a line drawn from the southern bank of the entrance to Freshwater Creek located on the western shore of Wallis Lake (near 32°16.838′S 152°27.361′E) north east to the south eastern extremity of Yahoo Island (near 32°14.857′S 152°30.122′E), then along the mean high water mark on the eastern shore of Yahoo Island to the north eastern extremity of Yahoo Island (near 32°14.392′S 152°30.067′E), then north east to the southern bank of the entrance to Dunns Creek located on the eastern shore of Wallis Lake near Piper’s Bay (near 32°13.532′S 152°31.915′E).(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; mesh of codend of net (or portion of net capable of being used as a codend) not less than 27 mm nor more than 32 mm, hung on the bar (square shaped), made of knotless polyamide or polyethylene mesh with a twine diameter not more than 2.5 mm; length of codend (or portion of net capable of being used as a codend) not less than 2 metres and circumference not less than 1 metre nor more than 1.6 metres; length of each hauling line not exceeding 140 metres; float with a single white light attached to the end of each hauling line. |