Fisheries Management (Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery and Small Pelagic Fishery Closures) Direction 2021
Schedule 36Gillnet Deepwater Closure
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Schedule 36—Gillnet Deepwater Closure
The area of the Gillnet Deepwater Closure is that part of the AFZ contained within and bounded by a line:
a) commencing at the point on the Adjacent Area Boundary between the States of New South Wales and Victoria, off south eastern Australia, closest to the point of latitude 37° 35.91’ south, longitude 150° 12.53’ east;
b) then south easterly along that Adjacent Area Boundary to its intersection with the outer limit of the AFZ, close to the point of latitude 38° 58.28’ south, longitude 153° 46.72’ east;
c) then generally southerly and westerly along the outer limit of the AFZ to its intersection, south of Australia, with the Adjacent Area Boundary between the states of South Australia and Western Australia, close to the point of latitude 35° 19.25’ south, longitude 129° 00'.08’ east;
d) then northerly along that Adjacent Area Boundary to a point closest to latitude 33° 20.78’ south, longitude 129° 00.08’ east, (Point 1);
e) then generally south easterly along the geodesics sequentially connecting the following points:
| 2 | 33° 20.53' south | 129° 42.92' east |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 33° 18.65' south | 130° 05.28' east |
| 4 | 33° 21.27' south | 130° 50.42' east |
| 5 | 33° 26.67' south | 131° 29.47' east |
| 6 | 33° 31.75' south | 131° 47.73' east |
| 7 | 33° 39.05' south | 131° 58.08' east |
| 8 | 33° 40.60' south | 132° 03.47' east |
| 9 | 33° 51.22' south | 132° 19.83' east |
| 10 | 34° 11.02' south | 132° 35.10' east |
| 11 | 34° 50.40' south | 133° 25.40' east |
| 12 | 34° 55.92' south | 133° 49.07' east |
| 13 | 34° 59.32' south | 133° 56.32' east |
| 14 | 35° 03.72' south | 134° 13.25' east |
| 15 | 35° 12.65' south | 134° 30.20' east |
| 16 | 35° 27.35' south | 134° 52.07' east |