9Exemption to the prohibitions — Hydraulic Hand Reel Droplining

9 Exemption to the prohibitions – Hydraulic Hand Reel Droplining

(1) Clauses 6(i), 6(jA), 6(o), 6(p) and 6(v) do not apply to fishing by the hydraulic hand reel 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.

(2) 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 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).