Fisheries Management (International Agreements) Regulations 2009
18General environmental protection during fishing
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18 General environmental protection during fishing
18.1 A person using a boat in the Convention Area for fishing must not use a plastic packaging band to secure a bait box. 18.2 A person using a boat in the Convention Area for fishing that does not have an on‑board incinerator that is a closed system must not use a plastic packaging band for any purpose. 18.3 A person using a boat in the Convention Area for fishing that has an on‑board incinerator that is a closed system: (a) must cut a plastic packaging band that has been removed from a package into strips not more than 30cm long; and (b) must burn the strips in the on‑board incinerator as soon as possible; and (c) must store any plastic residue on the boat until it reaches port; and (d) must not discard plastic residue at sea. 18.4 A person using a boat in the Convention Area for fishing south of 60° S: (a) must not dump or discharge: (i) oil or fuel products; or (ii) oily residues; into the sea unless it is permitted under Annex I of MARPOL 73/78; and (b) must not dump or discharge food wastes that are not capable of passing through a screen with openings no greater than 25 mm; and (c) must not dump or discharge sewage: (i) within 12 nautical miles of land or an ice shelf; or (ii) while the boat is travelling at a speed of less than 4 knots; and (d) must not dump or discharge: (i) garbage; or (ii) poultry or poultry parts (including egg shells); or (iii) offal; or (iv) incineration ash; or (v) discard. 18.5 A person using a boat in the Convention Area for fishing south of 60° S: (a) must not bring live poultry or other living birds into the area; and (b) must remove from the area any dressed poultry that has not been consumed. 18.6 A person using a boat in the Convention Area for fishing south of 60° S may return fish or any other benthic organism to the sea if it is: (a) alive; and (b) likely to survive if returned to the sea. 18.7 In this clause:
discard means a fish or other benthic organism that is:
(a) dead; or
(b) alive, but unlikely to survive if returned to the sea.