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Head of the Great Australian Bight gillnet strip closure

The area of the Head of the Great Australian Bight gillnet strip closure is the part of the AFZ and coastal waters of the state of South Australia contained within and bounded by a line:

a) commencing at the intersection of the southern coastline of the mainland of Australia at mean low water with the meridian of longitude 129° 00.087’ east and running progressively;

b) south along that meridian to its intersection with a line every point of which is four nautical miles seaward of the mean low water line of the southern coast of the mainland of Australia;

c) then generally easterly and north easterly along that four nautical mile line to its intersection with the parallel of longitude of 129° 19.601’ east;

d) then south along that meridian to latitude 31° 48.413’ south;

e) then east along that parallel to its intersection with longitude 130° 45.742’ east;

f) then north along that meridian to its intersection with a line every point of which is four nautical miles seaward of the mean low water line of the southern coastline of Kangaroo Island;

g) then generally north easterly along that four nautical mile line to its intersection with the parallel of longitude of 131° 08.00’ east;

h) north along that parallel of longitude to its intersection with the mean low water line of the southern coastline of South Australia, in the vicinity of Twin Rocks;

i) then generally south westerly and westerly along the mean low water line of the southern coastline of South Australia to the point of commencement.