Fisheries Management Regulations 2019
73Requirements if protected organism killed by interaction
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73 Requirements if protected organism killed by interaction
(1) If during a trip: (a) there is an interaction with a protected organism; and (b) the interaction results in the death of the organism; and (c) an observer is on board the nominated boat; the concession holder must ensure that the death is reported to the observer as soon as practicable.
Note: The concession holder may have an additional obligation to record the death in a logbook kept in accordance with a determination made under section 42 of the Act.
(2) If during a trip: (a) there is an interaction with a protected organism; and (b) the interaction results in the death of the organism; and (c) it is necessary to discharge the organism’s carcass; the concession holder must ensure that the carcass is discharged from the boat in a way that does not attract birds or mammals to the boat.