Fisheries Management (General) Regulations 2017
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Schedule 5—Protected species (Regulation 4(3)) Crustaceans of the following classes carrying external eggs: Bug (Ibacus spp) Blue Swimmer Crab (Portunus armatus) Giant Crab (Pseudocarcinus gigas) Rock Crab (Nectocarcinus integrifons) Sand Crab (Ovalipes spp) Slipper Lobster (Scyllarides spp) Southern Rock Lobster (Jasus edwardsii) Spider Crab (Family Majidae) Yabby (Cherax spp) Murray River Crayfish (Euastacus armatus) South‑east Crayfish (Euastacus bispinosa) Western Blue Groper (Achoerodus gouldii) in the waters of or near Spencer Gulf and Gulf St. Vincent contained within and bounded by a line commencing at Mean High Water Springs closest to 34°56′46.54″ South, 135°37′33.95″ East (Cape Carnot, Eyre Peninsula), then beginning north‑easterly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the location closest to 35°38′33.75″ South, 138°31′20.86″ East (Newland Head, Fleurieu Peninsula), then south‑westerly to the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 35°50′32.65″ South, 138°08′03.62″ East (Cape Willoughby, Kangaroo Island), then beginning north‑easterly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the location closest to 35°53′11.26″ South, 136°32′03.92″ East (Vennachar Point, Kangaroo Island), then north‑westerly to the point of commencement. Scalefish of the Family Syngnathidae Scalefish of the Genus Ambassidae Scalefish of any species of Mogurnda Scalefish of any species of Nannoperca Scalefish of the following species: River Blackfish (Gadopsis marmoratus) Cooper Creek Catfish (Neosiluroides cooperensis) Freshwater Catfish (Tandanus tandanus) Trout Cod (Maccullochella macquariensis) Silver Perch (Bidyanus bidyanus) in the waters of the State other than the waters of a prescribed reservoir White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias)