6Types of endorsement

6 Types of endorsement

6 Types of endorsement

(1) There are 63 types of endorsement available in the fishery, as follows—

(a) Handline endorsement—Regions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7,

(b) Meshing endorsement—Regions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7,

(c) Prawning endorsement—Regions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7,

(d) Trapping endorsement—Regions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7,

(e) Eel trapping endorsement—Regions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7,

(f) Mud crab trapping endorsement—Regions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7,

(g) Hand gathering endorsement—Regions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7,

(h) Category one hauling endorsement—Regions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7,

(i) Category two hauling endorsement—Regions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7.

(2) Handline endorsement—Regions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 A handline endorsement authorises the holder to take fish from the estuarine waters specified in Column 3 of the Table to clause 4 within a region of the fishery specified in the endorsement using a handline, rod and line, set line or drift line.

(3) Only shareholders who hold estuary general—handline shares for a region are eligible to be given, or to nominate a person to be given, a handline endorsement for that region.

(4) Meshing endorsement—Regions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 A meshing endorsement authorises the holder to take fish from the estuarine waters specified in Column 3 of the Table to clause 4 within a region of the fishery specified in the endorsement using any of the following nets—

(a) meshing net,

(b) flathead net.

(5) Only shareholders who hold estuary general—meshing shares for a region are eligible to be given, or to nominate a person to be given, a meshing endorsement for that region.

(6) Prawning endorsement—Regions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 A prawning endorsement authorises the holder to take prawns from the estuarine waters specified in Column 3 of the Table to clause 4 within a region of the fishery specified in the endorsement using any of the following nets—