11Exemption to the prohibitions — Modified Droplining

11 Exemption to the prohibitions – Modified Droplining

Clauses 6(i), 6(jA), 6(o), 6(p) and 6(v) do not apply to fishing by the modified droplining method if electronic monitoring equipment is installed and used in compliance with the E-Monitoring (Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery) Direction 2021.
If a concession holder takes three Harrisson’s dogfish (C. harrissoni), three southern dogfish (C. zeehaani) or three Harrisson’s dogfish (C. harrissoni) and southern dogfish (C. zeehaani) combined in the areas specified in Schedules 10, 12, 30, 31, 32 and/or 39 under a fishing concession in a fishing season, the concession holder must not engage in fishing in the area described in the relevant Schedule under that fishing concession for a period of 12 months commencing from the date the concession holder caught the third Harrisson’s dogfish (C. harrissoni) or southern dogfish (C. zeehaani). If the concession holder takes a species of dogfish that cannot be identified by AFMA, for the purposes of this condition it will be deemed to be a Harrisson’s dogfish (C. harrissoni) or southern dogfish (C. zeehaani).