5GTaking fish without quota

5G Taking fish without quota

5G Taking fish without quota

(1) For the purposes of section 68 (6A) of the Act, it is a condition of an endorsement that the endorsement holder does not take silver trevally (Pseudocaranx georgianus) unless the endorsement holder has quota for silver trevally.

Note—

It is also an offence under section 40S of the Act for a shareholder to take fish, or use a fishing method, or to cause or permit an agent to do so, in contravention of the shareholder’s quota.

(2) For the purposes of section 68 (6A) of the Act, it is a condition of an offshore prawn endorsement, an inshore prawn endorsement and a fish northern zone endorsement that the endorsement holder does not take any of the following species unless the endorsement holder has quota for that species—

(a) tiger flathead (Platycephalus richardsoni),

(b) bluespotted flathead (Platycephalus caeruleopunctatus),

(c) eastern school whiting (Sillago flindersi),

(d) stout whiting (Sillago robusta).

(3) For the purposes of section 65 of the Act, contravention of this clause is an offence.