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#### 51 Scuba diving
51 Scuba diving
> > (1) A person must not, while using any apparatus capable of supplying air to facilitate breathing underwater, take fish by any method.
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> > Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
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> > (2) This clause does not apply to a person who takes—
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> > > (a) for the purpose of sale—abalone, sea urchin or turban shell in compliance with the requirements of the Act and this Regulation and, in the case of abalone, the [Fisheries Management (Abalone Share Management Plan) Regulation 2000](/view/html/inforce/current/sl-2000-0047), or
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> > > (b) any fish while using a snorkel, or
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> > > (c) scallops (family *Pectinidae*), or
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> > > (d) sea urchin.