Section 14 - Fisheries Management (Estuary Prawn Trawl Share Management Plan) Regulation 2006 - Clarence River (except Lake Wooloweyah) trawl season and operating hours

14Clarence River (except Lake Wooloweyah) trawl season and operating hours

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14 Clarence River (except Lake Wooloweyah) trawl season and operating hours

(1) The trawl season for the Clarence River area commences on the Monday nearest to 1 December each year, and finishes on the Friday nearest to 31 May in each succeeding year.

(2) The operating hours for the Clarence River area are from 8am to 6pm on Mondays, and from 7am to 6pm on each of the days from Tuesday to Friday (inclusive), excluding public holidays.

(3) This clause does not apply to the part of the Clarence River area that consists of Lake Wooloweyah.

(4) The trawl season may be extended by not more than 15 working days by notice in writing given by a fisheries officer.

(4A) A fisheries officer may, in the notice extending the trawl season, limit the extension to specified parts of the Clarence River, or to specified types of fishing gear, or both.

(5) The notice must be posted in a conspicuous place in the Clarence River area.

(6) The fisheries officer may, at any time before extending the trawl season, arrange for a trawl trial to be conducted in the Clarence River area for the purposes of establishing the availability and size of prawns or the level of bycatch.