Fisheries Management (Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery and Small Pelagic Fishery Closures) Direction 2021
Schedule 15Portland Area Trawl Closure
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Schedule 15—Portland Area Trawl Closure
The area of the Portland Area Trawl Closure is that part of the AFZ contained within and bounded by a line:
a) commencing at the intersection of the outer limit of the coastal waters of the State of South Australia with the parallel of latitude 37° 17.00’ south and running progressively;
b) south westerly along the geodesic the point of latitude 37° 23.00’ south, longitude 139° 19.00’ east;
c) then south easterly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 38° 16.00’ south, longitude 140° 36.00’ east;
d) then south easterly along the geodesic to the intersection of the outer limit of the coastal waters of the State of Victoria with the meridian of longitude 141° 23.00’ east;
e) then generally north westerly following the outer limit of the Victorian and South Australian coastal waters back to the point of commencement.