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Fisheries Management (Estuary General Share Management Plan) Regulation 2006
31BHand-hauled prawn net
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#### 31B Hand-hauled prawn net
31B Hand-hauled prawn net
> > (1) It is lawful for the holder of a prawning endorsement to use a hand-hauled net for taking prawns in the waters specified in the Table to this clause if the net complies with the description as set out in relation to those waters in that Table and the following conditions are complied with—
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> > > (a) the net is not staked or set, or joined or placed together with any other net,
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> > > (b) the net is continuously and manually propelled and not used as a stationary net,
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> > > (c) the net may be attached to up to 2 hauling lines that are not more than 2 metres in length each.
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> > (2) It is also lawful to use a hand-hauled net to take other fish (other than a prohibited size class of fish) that are taken by the net when it is being lawfully used for taking prawns.
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> > (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 hand-hauled prawn net or a hand-hauled prawn net—estuary general fishery.
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> Table Hand-hauled prawn net
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> | 1 | (a) Waters—All waters specified in the Table to clause 4.(b) Description of net—Total length not exceeding 6 metres; mesh throughout not less than 30 mm nor more than 36 mm. |