31Pilchard, anchovy and bait net (hauling)

#### 31 Pilchard, anchovy and bait net (hauling) 31 Pilchard, anchovy and bait net (hauling) > > (1) It is lawful for the holder of a category one hauling endorsement to use a hauling net for taking Australian sardines, Australian anchovies and whitebait spp. 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 used on weekends or public holidays. > > > (2) It is also lawful to use a net to take other permitted species of fish, other than a prohibited size class of fish, taken by the net when it is being lawfully used to take Australian sardines, Australian anchovies or whitebait spp. > > > (3) For the purposes of this Plan or any other instrument under the Act, a net described in this clause may be referred to as a pilchard, anchovy and bait net (hauling) or a pilchard, anchovy and bait net (hauling)—estuary general fishery. > > > (4) In this clause— > > > > public holiday means a day that is observed as a public holiday throughout New South Wales. > > > > weekend means the period between midnight on a Friday and midnight on the immediately following Sunday. > > Table Pilchard, anchovy and bait net (hauling) > > | 1 | (a) Waters—That part of the Hawkesbury River from its confluence with the South Pacific Ocean upstream to a line drawn from Little Box Head to Green Point and a line drawn between Juno Point and Challenger Head.(b) Description of net—Total length (excluding hauling lines) not exceeding 200 metres; total length of hauling lines not exceeding 250 metres; no rings or other devices attached to net (including on lead line) that facilitate the pursing of the net, mesh throughout not less than 11 mm. |