37BLimits on the fishery for Dissostichus eleginoides in Statistical Subarea 48.3

37B Limits on the fishery for Dissostichus eleginoides in Statistical Subarea 48.3

37B.1 A person who uses a boat to engage in fishing for Dissostichus eleginoides in Statistical Subarea 48.3 may use longlines and pots only. 37B.1A If longlines are used, they may only be set at night, during the hours of darkness between the times of nautical twilight. 37B.2 This clause applies to the portion of Statistical Subarea 48.3 that: (a) lies within the area bounded by latitudes 52° 30' S and 56° 0' S and by longitudes 33° 30' W and 48° 0' W; and (b) lies outside areas of national jurisdiction. 37B.3 A person using a boat in Statistical Subarea 48.3 for fishing must not fish for Dissostichus eleginoides in a fishing season if the catch limit as set out in CCAMLR Conservation Measure 41‑02 is zero or has been reached. 37B.4 The fishing season for the longline fishery for Dissostichus eleginoides in Statistical Subarea 48.3 is the period starting on 16 April in a year and ending on the earlier of: (a) 14 September in that year; and (b) the time the catch limit is reached. 37B.5 The fishing season for the pot fishery for Dissostichus eleginoides in Statistical Subarea 48.3 is the period starting on 1 December in a year and ending on the earlier of: (a) 30 November in the following year; and (b) the time the catch limit is reached. 37B.6 Any by‑catch of crabs must, as far as possible, be released alive. 37B.6A A person using a boat to fish for Dissostichus eleginoides in Statistical Subarea 48.3 must not exceed the following by‑catch limits in the 2016/17 season: (a) 138 tonnes for Macrourus species; (b) 138 tonnes for skates and rays. 37B.6B A person using a boat to fish for Dissostichus eleginoides in Statistical Subarea 48.3 must, if the by‑catch of either the species referred to in paragraph 37B.6A(a), or the species referred to in paragraph 37B.6A(b), is equal to or greater than 1 tonne in any one haul or set: (a) move the boat at least 5 nautical miles from the path followed by the boat while taking the catch; and (b) ensure that the boat does not return to any point within 5 nautical miles of that path for a period of at least 5 days. 37B.7 A person using a boat in Statistical Subarea 48.3 for fishing for Dissostichus eleginoides must ensure that at least one scientific observer, appointed in accordance with the CCAMLR Scheme of International Scientific Observation, is on board during all fishing activities.