7BSpanner crab net

7B Spanner crab net

7B Spanner crab net

(1) It is lawful for the holder of a spanner crab northern zone endorsement or a spanner crab southern zone endorsement to use a net for taking spanner crabs in the waters specified in the Table to this clause if the net complies with the description set out in relation to those waters in that Table and the following conditions are complied with—

(a) in the case of the holder of a spanner crab southern zone endorsement, not more than 30 spanner crab nets are used at any one time,

(b) in the case of the holder of a spanner crab northern zone endorsement, not more than 40 spanner crab nets are used at any one time,

(c) the net is not used unless its position is indicated by a buoy that—

(i) is moored so as to be positioned above the net, and

(ii) measures not less than 100 mm in all dimensions, and

(iii) has a height above the water of not less than 50 mm, and

(iv) is moored in such a way that no rope is floating on the surface of the water, and

(v) displays the relevant fishing business number followed by the letter “C”, in clearly visible letters and figures that are not less than 50 mm in height and are of a colour that contrasts with that of the buoy,

(d) 1 buoy may be used to indicate the position of a group of nets that are attached to the same line.

(2) For the purposes of this Plan or any other instrument under the Act, a net described in this clause may be referred to as a spanner crab net or a commercial spanner crab net.

Table Spanner crab net

| 1 | (a) Waters—Ocean waters north of Korogoro Point (Hat Head).(b) Description of net—(i) netting attached to a rigid frame with a surface area not exceeding 1.6 square metres, and(ii) netting not capable of extending more than 0.1 metre beneath the frame when the frame is suspended in a horizontal position, and(iii) no more than 2 layers of netting. |