Sch 6Classes of fishing activities prescribed for purposes of section 70 of Act

Schedule 6—Classes of fishing activities prescribed for purposes of section 70 of Act (Regulation 5) Part 1—Fishing activities not to be engaged in by licensed persons Division 1—Use of certain devices 1—Use of mesh nets in Coorong The taking of fish by a licensed person in Coorong (area 1), Coorong (area 2) or Coorong coastal waters by using a net other than— (a) a small mesh monofilament net; or (b) a large mesh monofilament net; or (c) a small mesh multifilament hauling net; or (d) a large mesh multifilament hauling net. 2—Use of large mesh monofilament net in Coorong (area 1) or (area 2) The taking of fish by a licensed person in Coorong (area 1) or Coorong (area 2) by using a large mesh monofilament net otherwise than as a set net. 3—Use of certain nets in Coorong (area 1) The taking of fish by a licensed person in Coorong (area 1) by using— (a) a fish net during the period commencing on 25 December in any year and ending on the following 7 January; or (b) a small mesh monofilament net as a set net or a small mesh multifilament hauling net during the period commencing on 1 November in any year and ending on the following 31 March. 4—Use of hauling nets in coastal waters during certain holiday periods The taking of fish in coastal waters by a licensed person by using a hauling net during— (a) the period commencing at 0100 hours on 23 December in any year and ending at midnight on 1 January in the following year; and (b) the period commencing at 0100 hours on the Thursday preceding Easter Sunday in any year and ending at midnight on the following Monday; and (c) the period commencing at 0100 hours on a Thursday in any year and ending at midnight on the following Sunday if the Friday in that period is a public holiday; and (d) the period commencing at 0100 hours on a Friday in any year to midnight on the following Monday if that Monday is a public holiday. 5—Use of swinger net in coastal waters The taking of fish by a licensed person by using a swinger net in coastal waters other than coastal waters between the Goolwa Beach Road and Kingston Jetty. 6—Use of certain devices in River Murray The taking of fish by a licensed person in the waters of the River Murray proper by using a device other than a rod and line, hand line, shrimp trap, hoop net, drum net, pyramid net, set line or drop net. 7—Use of nets other than bait nets to take fish for bait The taking of fish by a licensed person for the purpose of bait in the waters of the State by using a fish net other than a bait net. 8—Use of scallop dredge The taking of Scallop (Family Pectinidae) by a licensed person in the waters of the State by using a scallop dredge. Division 2—Use of more than permitted number of devices 9—Use of more than permitted number of devices to take fish in Lakes and Coorong (1) The taking of fish of a class referred to in Schedule 1 of the Fisheries Management (Lakes and Coorong Fishery) Regulations 2024 by a licensed person for a commercial purpose— (a) by using, in the Lakes and Coorong— (i) 2 or more hauling nets at the same time; or (ii) 2 or more swinger nets at the same time; or (b) by using, in coastal marine waters of the Lakes and Coorong, 2 or more mesh nets at the same time. Division 3—Use of devices of unlawful specifications 10—Use of drum net of unlawful specifications The taking of fish by a licensed person in the waters of the State by using a drum net that— (a) is not made of cotton or synthetic twine; or (b) has more than 3 bands; or (c) has a band the outside diameter of which exceeds 115 centimetres; or (d) has a body that exceeds 2 metres in length; or (e) has a wing that exceeds 3 metres in length; or (f) has a body or wing not covered with cotton or synthetic mesh; or (g) has a body covered with a mesh of less than 7.5 centimetres; or (h) has a wing covered with cotton or synthetic mesh of less than 15 centimetres. 11—Use of gill net or mesh net of unlawful specifications in coastal waters The taking of fish by a licensed person in coastal waters by using a gill net or mesh net that— (a) exceeds 600 metres in length; or (b) exceeds 5 metres in depth; or (c) has a mesh of less than 5 centimetres; or (d) has attached to it 1 or more ropes other than floating ropes; or (e) has, except where used as a swinger net, attached to it 1 or more ropes the length or combined length of which exceeds 100 metres. 12—Use of small multifilament mesh nets of unlawful specifications in Coorong The taking of fish by a licensed person in Coorong (area 1), Coorong (area 2) or Coorong coastal waters by using a small mesh monofilament net— (a) as a set net if— (i) in the case of Coorong (area 1)— (A) the length of the net, or, if the net is being used by the person together with other nets, the total length of the nets exceeds 500 metres; or (B) the depth of the net from the surface of the water exceeds 33 meshes of the net; (ii) in the case of Coorong (area 2)— (A) the length of the net exceeds 550 metres; or (B) the depth of the net from the surface of the water exceeds 50 meshes of the net; (iii) in the case of Coorong coastal waters— (A) the length of the net exceeds 600 metres; or (B) any part of the net extends more than 1 metre below the surface of the water; or (b) otherwise than as a set net if— (i) the depth of the net from the surface of the water exceeds 50 meshes of the net; or (ii) the length of the net exceeds 100 metres; or (iii) the net is not, at least once in every hour, physically examined and cleared of any fish. 13—Use of large multifilament mesh net of unlawful specifications as set net in Coorong The taking of fish by a licensed person in Coorong (area 1), Coorong (area 2) or Coorong coastal waters by using a large mesh monofilament net as a set net if— (a) the depth of the net exceeds 2 metres; or (b) in the case of— (i) Coorong (area 1)—the length of the net, or, if the net is being used by the person together with other nets, the total length of the nets, exceeds 500 metres; (ii) Coorong (area 2)—the length of the net exceeds 550 metres; (iii) Coorong coastal waters—the length of the net exceeds 600 metres. 14—Use of large mesh monofilament mesh net of unlawful specifications other than as set net in Coorong The taking of fish by a licensed person in Coorong coastal waters by using a large mesh monofilament net other than as a set net if— (a) the net has a mesh that does not exceed 120 millimetres; or (b) the net consists of line with a minimum breaking strain of less than 9 kilograms; or (c) the net has attached to it a rope or ropes the length or total length of which exceeds 600 metres; or (d) the length of the net exceeds 100 metres. 15—Use of multifilament hauling net of unlawful specifications in Coorong The taking of fish by a licensed person— (a) by using, in Coorong (area 1), Coorong (area 2) or Coorong coastal waters, a small mesh multifilament hauling net that exceeds 400 metres in length; (b) by using, in Coorong (area 1), Coorong (area 2) or Coorong coastal waters, a small mesh multifilament hauling net to which is attached— (i) a rope that exceeds 100 metres in length; or (ii) ropes the total length of which exceeds 100 metres in length; or (c) by using, in Coorong (area 1), a large mesh multifilament hauling net that exceeds 240 metres in length; or (d) by using, in Coorong (area 2), a large mesh multifilament hauling net that exceeds 400 metres in length; or (e) by using, in Coorong coastal waters, a large mesh multifilament hauling net that exceeds 600 metres in length; or (f) by using, in Coorong (area 1), Coorong (area 2) or Coorong coastal waters, a large mesh multifilament hauling net to which is attached— (i) a rope which exceeds 50 metres in length; or (ii) ropes the total length of which exceeds 50 metres in length; or (g) by using, in Coorong (area 1), Coorong (area 2) or Coorong coastal waters, a large mesh multifilament hauling net being hauled by use of mechanical power. 16—Use of prawn trawl net of unlawful specifications in certain coastal waters (1) The taking of prawn by a licensed person in coastal waters (other than Gulf St. Vincent) by using a prawn trawl net that has a mesh size of less than 45 millimetres (as measured from the middle of the knot). (2) In subclause (1)— Gulf St. Vincent has the same meaning as in the Fisheries Management (Prawn Fisheries) Regulations 2017. 17—Use of crab net of unlawful specifications The taking of Blue Swimmer Crabs by a licensed person in the waters of the State by using a crab net consisting of a net— (a) attached at its opening to a hoop the diameter of which exceeds 150 centimetres; or (b) any part of which extends from the hoop at its opening for more than 30 % of the diameter of the hoop; or (c) having a mesh size at its base of less than 3 centimetres. 18—Use of rock lobster pot of unlawful specifications in Northern Zone (1) The taking of rock lobster by a licensed person in the Northern Zone— (a) by using, in waters less than 100 metres in depth, a rock lobster pot that— (i) is not fitted with a metal rod that is securely fastened to the centroid of the base of the pot and extends perpendicular to a height not less than level with the base of the neck of the pot; or (ii) does not have a rigid frame rectangular or square in shape with 2 opposing sides opening to not more than 135 millimetres that is securely attached to the inner or outer cove mouth opening of the pot; or (iii) does not have a rigid frame circular in shape opening to not more than 150 millimetres in diameter securely attached to the inner or outer cove mouth opening of the pot; or (b) by using a rock lobster pot that does not comply with subclause (2). (2) A rock lobster pot must— (a) — (i) weigh not more than 40 kilograms; and (ii) be not more than 61 centimetres high; and (iii) be not more than 122 centimetres wide at its base; and (iv) have its cove mouth at the top; and (v) be attached by a line to a buoy that complies with regulation 13; or (b) — (i) be of a rectangular cuboid shape; and (ii) be not more than 45 centimetres in height; and (iii) not have a base with a diagonal measurement of more than 130 centimetres; and (iv) have its cove mouth at the top; and (v) be attached to a buoy that complies with regulation 13. 19—Use of rock lobster pot of unlawful specifications in Southern Zone The taking of rock lobster by a licensed person in the Southern Zone by using a rock lobster pot that— (a) exceeds 150 centimetres at its widest part; or (b) exceeds 120 centimetres in height; or (c) is not attached by a line to a buoy that complies with regulation 13; or (d) does not have its cove or mouth at the top; or (e) is not fitted with 2 rectangular escape gaps— (i) that are on opposite sides; and (ii) each of which is not less than 15 centimetres in length and 5.5 centimetres in depth; and (iii) the highest point of each of which is no more than 11 centimetres above the base, (provided that for the purposes of this paragraph, a rock lobster pot need not be fitted with escape gaps if its sides are covered with mesh of a size of not less than 5 centimetres which is such that a cylindrical rod 5 centimetres in diameter is able to be passed through it freely without distorting it). 20—Using fish trap of unlawful specifications to take leather jacket The taking of Ocean Jacket (Nelusetta ayraudi) by a licensed person in the waters of the State deeper than 60 metres by means of a fish trap unless the trap— (a) is cylindrical, rectangular or square in shape; and (b) is constructed of rigid steel rods not less than 8 millimetres in diameter; and (c) is not, when calculated by measuring its outside dimensions, greater than 1 cubic metre in volume; and (d) does not have more than 2 openings each not exceeding 30 centimetres in length and 8 centimetres in width. 21—Use of fish trap of unlawful specifications in other circumstances The taking of fish by a licensed person in the waters of the State by means of a fish trap (other than a crab pot or rock lobster pot) unless— (a) the trap does not exceed 2 metres at its greatest dimension; and (b) each opening in the fish trap is either— (i) rectangular; or (ii) the shape of a funnel; and (c) in the case of an opening in the fish trap that is rectangular, the opening— (i) is not greater in size than 20 centimetres by 6 centimetres; and (ii) has a rigid frame of steel rod not less than 1.25 centimetres in diameter; and (d) in the case of an opening in a fish trap that is the shape of a funnel, the inner opening of the funnel is— (i) rectangular; and (ii) not greater in size than 20 centimetres by 6 centimetres; and (iii) has a rigid frame of steel rod not less than 1.25 centimetres in diameter. 22—Use of cockle rake of unlawful specifications The taking of Pipi (Donax spp) by a licensed person in Coorong coastal waters by using a cockle rake that has a net with a mesh size of less than 43 millimetres. Division 4—Use of devices with buoy or tag etc 23—Use of certain devices without buoy The taking of fish by a licensed person in the waters of the State by using— (a) a drop line that is not marked by a yellow buoy that complies with regulation 13; or (b) a trot line that is not marked— (i) at 1 end by a yellow buoy that complies with regulation 13; and (ii) at the other end by 2 black buoys both of which comply with regulation 13; or (c) a fish trap that does not have attached to it a buoy that— (i) complies with regulation 13; and (ii) is marked with a black stripe that is 5 centimetres wide and visible above the water. 24—Use of certain devices without tag (1) The taking of fish by a licensed person in the waters of the State by using a device (other than a rod and line, hand line or other hand held device) that does not have— (a) in the case of a device required by these regulations to have a buoy or buoys attached to it—the person's fishery licence or permit number marked on the buoy or buoys or on a tag that complies with regulation 13 and is attached to the device; (b) in any other case—a tag attached to the device that complies with regulation 13 and bears the person's fishery licence or permit number. (2) In this regulation— licensed person does not include the holder of a licence in respect of the River Fishery. Division 6—Miscellaneous 26—Use of trawl nets and boats in Gulf St. Vincent Prawn Fishery The taking of fish by a licensed person under a licence in respect of the Gulf St. Vincent Prawn Fishery in Gulf St. Vincent (as defined in the Fisheries Management (Prawn Fisheries) Regulations 2017)— (a) by use of— (i) a boat that has— (A) an overall length exceeding 15.2 metres; and (B) a main engine the continuous brake power rating of which exceeds 224 kilowatts; and (ii) — (A) a single trawl net with a headline length exceeding 27.43 metres; or (B) 2 trawl nets set up as a double rig with a combined headline length exceeding 27.43 metres; or (C) 3 trawl nets set up as a triple rig with a combined headline length exceeding 27.43 metres; or (D) a trawl net or trawl nets other than as a single, double or triple rig; (b) by use of— (i) a boat that has— (A) an overall length exceeding 22 metres; and (B) a main engine the continuous brake power rating of which exceeds 336 kilowatts; and (ii) — (A) a single trawl net with a headline length exceeding 29.26 metres; or (B) 2 trawl nets set up as a double rig with a combined headline length exceeding 29.26 metres; or (C) 3 trawl nets set up as a triple rig with a combined headline length exceeding 43.89 metres; or (D) a trawl net or trawl nets other than as a single, double or triple rig. 27—Use of trawl nets and boats in Spencer Gulf Prawn Fishery The taking of fish by a licensed person under a licence in respect of the Spencer Gulf Prawn Fishery in Spencer Gulf (as defined in the Fisheries Management (Prawn Fisheries) Regulations 2017)— (a) by use of a boat that has— (i) an overall length exceeding 22 metres; and (ii) a main engine the continuous brake power of which exceeds 336 kilowatts; or (b) by use of a trawl net the length of the headline of which exceeds 29.26 metres; or (c) by use of more than 1 trawl net at any 1 time where the combined length of the headlines of all the nets exceeds 29.26 metres; or (d) a trawl net or trawl nets other than as a single or double rig. 28—Use of trawl nets and boats in West Coast Prawn Fishery The taking of fish by a licensed person under a licence in respect of the West Coast Prawn Fishery in West Coast waters (as defined in the Fisheries Management (Prawn Fisheries) Regulations 2017)— (a) by use of a boat that has— (i) an overall length exceeding 22 metres; and (ii) a main engine the continuous brake power rating of which exceeds 336 kilowatts; or (b) by use of a trawl net the length of the headline of which exceeds 29.26 metres; or (c) by use of more than 1 trawl net at any 1 time where the combined length of the headlines of all the nets exceeds 29.26 metres; or (d) by use of a trawl net or trawl nets other than as a single or double rig. 30—Use of more than permitted number of hooks attached to line The taking of fish by a licensed person in the waters of the State by using more than 400 hooks attached to a set line or set lines. 31—Taking of certain fish in River Murray The taking by a licensed person in the waters of the River Murray of fish other than fish of a class prescribed by Schedule 1 of the Fisheries Management (River Fishery) Regulations 2017. 32—Taking of Blue Swimmer Crab in certain Spencer Gulf waters The taking of Blue Swimmer Crab by the holder of a licence in respect of the Blue Crab Fishery or Marine Scalefish Fishery— (a) in the waters of Spencer Gulf north of the geodesic from the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 32°43′45.62″ South, 137°47′41.31″ East to the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 32°43′45.62″ South, 137°54′11.81″ East; or (b) in the waters of or near False Bay contained within and bounded by a line commencing at Mean High Water Springs closest to 33°04′26.56″ South, 137°32′58.53″ East, then beginning north‑easterly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the location closest to 32°59′41.07″ South, 137°45′31.99″ East (Stony Point), then south‑westerly to 33°05′12.70″ South, 137°34′10.89″ East, then north‑westerly to 33°04′26.00″ South, 137°33′24.22″ East, then westerly to the point of commencement; or (c) in the waters of or near Fisherman Bay contained within and bounded by a line commencing at Mean High Water Springs closest to 33°32′57.51″ South, 137°56′27.62″ East, then beginning south‑easterly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the location closest to 33°35′40.41″ South, 137°55′20.85″ East, then northerly to the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 33°33′27.72″ South, 137°55′24.68″ East (Shag Island), then north‑easterly to the point of commencement. 33—Taking of Blue Swimmer Crab, Rock Crab or Spider Crab in other waters The taking of Blue Swimmer Crab, Rock Crab (Nectocarcinus integrifons) or Spider Crab (Family Majidae) by a licensed person in the waters of the State east of longitude 135° East outside the waters in relation to which the Blue Crab Fishery is constituted. 34—Taking of Sand Crab in certain waters The taking of Sand Crab by a licensed person by using a sand crab pot in— (a) the waters of or near Coffin Bay contained within and bounded by a line commencing at Mean High Water Springs closest to 34°25′44.79″ South, 135°12′22.76″ East (Point Sir Isaac), then easterly to the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 34°25′06.20″ South, 135°21′31.68″ East (Frenchman Bluff), then beginning southerly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the point of commencement; or (b) the waters of or near Nepean Bay contained within and bounded by a line commencing at Mean High Water Springs closest to 35°33′52.22″ South, 137°38′00.66″ East (Point Marsden), then south‑easterly to the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 35°43′05.26″ South, 137°54′11.52″ East (Kangaroo Head), then beginning south‑westerly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the point of commencement; or (c) the waters of or near Port Lincoln contained within and bounded by a line commencing at Mean High Water Springs closest to 34°32′37.80″ South, 136°05′20.72″ East (Point Bolingbroke), then south‑westerly to the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 34°43′31.30″ South, 135°59′43.10″ East (Cape Donington), then beginning westerly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the point of commencement; or (d) the waters of or near Streaky Bay contained within and bounded by a line commencing at Mean High Water Springs closest to 32°32′30.49″ South, 133°50′57.86″ East (Point Brown), then beginning north‑easterly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the location closest to 32°43′21.26″ South, 134°03′38.92″ East (Cape Bauer), then north‑westerly to the point of commencement. 35—Taking of Vongole in waters of Coffin Bay The taking of Vongole (Katelysia spp) by a licensed person for a commercial purpose from— (a) the waters of or near Coffin Bay within 50 metres of Mean High Water Springs between a location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 34°36′59.74″ South, 135°27′02.96″ East and the intersection of the underground cable and Mean High Water Springs near 34°37′11.95″ South, 135°28′38.64″ East; or (b) the waters near Goat Island that lie within 50 metres of the line of Mean High Water Springs of Goat Island. 35A—Taking of Pipi in certain waters (1) The taking of Pipi (Donax spp) by a licensed person for a commercial purpose in the coastal waters between the Murray Mouth and the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 35°31′23.50″ South, 138°46′23.83″ East (Beach Road, Goolwa). 36—Taking of Blue Swimmer Crab during closed season (1) The taking by a licensed person of Blue Swimmer Crab during the period commencing on 1 December in any year and ending on the Monday after Easter Sunday in the following year from— (a) all waters landward of a line commencing at the seaward end of the southern Outer Harbor breakwater closest to latitude 34°47′18.96″ South, longitude 138°28′00.12″ East, then westerly along the geodesic to latitude 34°47′12.12″ South, longitude 138°24′54.00″ East, then south south‑easterly along the geodesic to latitude 35°02′30.84″ South, longitude 138°29′16.44″ East, then east along the parallel of latitude 35°02′30.84″ South to the point on Mean High Water Springs closest to latitude 35°02′30.84″ South, longitude 138°30′37.44″ East; or (b) all waters landward of a line commencing at the seaward end of the northern Outer Harbor breakwater closest to latitude 34°47′02.52″ South, longitude 138°28′12.12″ East, then north‑westerly along the geodesic to latitude 34°44′51.06″ South, longitude 138°26′40.80″ East (spoil ground navigation mark), then north‑easterly along the geodesic to the point on Mean High Water Springs closest to latitude 34°41′36.84″ South, longitude 138°28′24.36″ East; or (c) all waters in the area contained within 2 nautical miles from the boat ramps at the following locations: (i) Ardrossan (latitude 34°26′05.52″ South, longitude 137°55′02.70″ East); (ii) Black Point (latitude 34°36′22.74″ South, longitude 137°52′55.38″ East); (iii) Port Vincent (latitude 34°46′39.96″ South, longitude 137°51′46.44″ East); (iv) Stansbury (latitude 34°54′13.62″ South, longitude 137°47′51.66″ East); or (d) the waters of or near Wallaroo contained within 2 nautical miles from an approximate point location of 33°55′34.415″ South, 137°37′26.060″ East, but excluding any land or waters so encompassed that lie landward of the line of Mean High Water Springs; or (e) the waters of or near Moonta contained within 2 nautical miles from an approximate point location of 34°04′28.397″ South, 137°32′48.225″ East, but excluding any land or waters so encompassed that lie landward of the line of Mean High Water Springs; or (f) the waters of or near Franklin Harbor contained within and bounded by a line commencing at Mean High Water Springs closest to 33°43′34.047″ South, 136°59′25.230″ East, then south‑westerly to the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 33°44′25.604″ South, 136°58′11.766″ East, then beginning northerly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the point of commencement, but excluding any land or waters so encompassed that lie landward of the line of Mean High Water Springs. 37—Use of untagged device in River Fishery The taking of fish by the holder of a licence in respect of the River Fishery or an agent of such a person in the River Murray by using a device (other than a rod and line or hand line) if the device does not have attached to it a tag or buoy that complies with regulation 13. 38—Taking of fish by electrofishing in Lakes and Coorong (1) The taking by a licensed person of a class of fish specified in Schedule 1 of the Fisheries Management (Lakes and Coorong Fishery) Regulations 2024 in the Lakes and Coorong for a commercial purpose by electrofishing (other than the taking of Bony Bream (Nematalosa erebi) or European carp (Cyprinus carpio) in Lakes Albert and Alexandrina). Part 2—Fishing activities not to be engaged in by unlicensed persons Division 1—Use of prohibited devices 39—Use of fish net or long line in coastal waters The taking of fish by an unlicensed person in coastal waters by using— (a) a fish net; or (b) a long line. 40—Use of fish net in River Murray The taking of fish by an unlicensed person in the River Murray proper by using a fish net. 41—Use of fish net in Coorong during certain periods The taking of fish by an unlicensed person in Coorong (area 1) by using a fish net during the period commencing on 1 November in any year and ending on the following 31 March. 42—Use of certain fish traps (1) The taking of fish by an unlicensed person in the waters of the State by using a fish trap other than— (a) a rock lobster pot registered under these regulations in the name of that person; or (b) a shrimp trap; or (c) a pyramid net. (2) The taking of fish by an unlicensed person in coastal waters by using a pyramid net. Division 2—Use of more than permitted number of devices 43—Use of more than permitted number of devices in coastal waters (1) The taking of fish by an unlicensed person in coastal waters by using— (a) 2 or more hand nets at the same time; or (b) 2 or more mussel dredges at the same time; or (c) 3 or more rock lobster pots at the same time; or (d) 3 or more spear guns at the same time; or (e) 4 or more drop nets at the same time; or (f) 4 or more hoop nets at the same time. (2) The taking of fish by an unlicensed person in coastal waters by using, at any 1 time, a combination of the different kinds of devices referred to in the table below if the combination consists of or includes— (a) more than 2 kinds of the different kinds of devices referred to in column 1 of the table; or (b) more than 1 kind of the different kinds of devices referred to in column 2 of the table.