Fisheries Management (General) Regulation 2019
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4 Definitions of fish species
4 Definitions of fish species
(1) In this Regulation (unless otherwise defined)—
abalone means fish of the species Haliotis rubra.
carp means all species of carp, including goldfish and any other species of finfish not indigenous to inland waters of New South Wales, such as redfin (Perca fluviatilis).
freshwater shrimp means fish of the group Caridea.
pipi means fish of the species Donax deltoides.
prawn means fish of the family Penaeidae and Macrobrachium spp.
rock lobster means eastern rock lobster (Sagmariasus verreauxi), southern rock lobster (Jasus edwardsii) and tropical rock lobster (Panulirus spp. except Panulirus cygnus).
saltwater nipper means fish of the genus Callianassa and Alpheus spp.
sea urchin means fish of the class Echinoidea.
shellfish means fish of the classes Gastropoda and Bivalvia.
trout means brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis), brown trout (Salmo trutta) and rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss).
turban shell means fish of the family Turbinidae.
turban snail means fish of the species Lunella torquata and Turbo militaris.
yabby means fish of the species Cherax.
(2) (Repealed)
cl 4: Am 2022 No 59, Sch 1.16; 2023 (13), Sch 5[1].