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Fisheries Management Regulations 1992
9ZOProhibited ways of processing fish
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#### 9ZO Prohibited ways of processing fish
If a fish of a species mentioned in an item of the table is taken and retained during a trip, the concession holder must ensure that the way in which the fish is processed complies with the requirements mentioned in the item before the fish is disposed of in accordance with regulation 9I.
| Item | Species | Processing requirements |
| ---- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 1 | Tuna other than northern bluefin tuna or billfish | The caudal keel must not be removed from the carcass before the fish is landed and received by a fish receiver permit holder |
| 2 | Billfish other than broadbill swordfish (Xiphias gladius) | None of the following may be removed from the carcass before the fish is landed and received by a fish receiver permit holder:(a) the caudal keel;(b) a dorsal, pectoral or anal fin |
| 3 | Sharks of the class Chondricthyes other than the following:(a) angel sharks (family Squantinidae);(b) rays;(c) skates;(d) spurdogs (genus Squalus) | None of the following may be removed from the carcass before the fish is landed and received by a fish receiver permit holder:(a) the caudal lobe;(b) a dorsal, pectoral or caudal fin |
| 4 | Angel sharks (family Squantinidae) | No dorsal or caudal fin may be removed from the carcass before the fish is landed and received by a fish receiver permit holder |
| 5 | Dogfish (family Squalidae) | No dorsal or caudal fin may be removed from the carcass before the fish is landed and received by a fish receiver permit holder |
| 6 | Rays | None of the following may be removed from the carcass before the fish is landed and received by a fish receiver permit holder:(a) the skin;(b) a fillet |
| 7 | Skates | None of the following may be removed from the carcass before the fish is landed and received by a fish receiver permit holder:(a) the skin;(b) a fillet |
| 8 | Banjo shark (Trygonorrhina sp.) | None of the following may be removed from the carcass before the fish is landed and received by a fish receiver permit holder:(a) the skin;(b) a fillet;(c) a pectoral fin;(d) the tail |
| 9 | Elephant fish (families Callorhinchidae, Chimaeridae and Rhinochimaeridae) | Neither of the following may be removed from the carcass before the fish is landed and received by a fish receiver permit holder:(a) the second dorsal fin;(b) the tail |