100FProcessing at sea

100F Processing at sea (1) The holder of an ONLF licence must ensure that all sharks are landed with fins naturally attached. (2) Subregulation (1) does not prevent trunking of sharks. (3) However, for Hammerhead sharks the heads must remain attached to the body for accurate species identification when: (a) no fishing monitoring equipment is in place; and (b) 37 tonnes of Scalloped Hammerhead sharks have been taken in a licence year. (4) Subregulation (1) does not apply if the Joint Authority gives the holder written approval to land sharks without fins attached. Hammerhead sharks means fish of the following species: (a) Sphyrna lewini; (b) Sphyrna mokarran. Scalloped Hammerhead sharks means fish of the species Sphyrna lewini.

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