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FISHERIES REGULATIONS 1992
189Fishing gear
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189 Fishing gear
(1) A person engaged in fishing operations under an Aboriginal Coastal
licence must not use fishing gear other than the fishing gear
allowed under this section.
(2) The following fishing gear may be used under an Aboriginal Coastal
licence:
(a) a vertical line;
(b) a troll line;
(c) a cast net;
(d) a scoop net;
(e) a net not exceeding 100 m in length and with a mesh size not
exceeding 65 mm;
(f) a hand spear.
(3) If authorised by the Aboriginal Coastal licence, the following fishing
gear may also be used under the licence:
(a) a traditional fish trap;
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(b) a gill net, not exceeding 200 m in length;
(c) a complying marine pot or dilly pot, not exceeding a total of
10 pots.