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FISHERIES REGULATIONS 1992
9February 1983 (as amended).
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9 February 1983 (as amended).
billfish means fish of the family Istiophoridae (commonly known as
billfish).
black jewfish means fish of the species Protonibea diacanthus
(commonly known as black jewfish).
bream means fish of the genus Acanthopagrus (commonly known
as bream).
broodstock means adult fish or aquatic life taken or used for
breeding in an aquaculture facility.
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cephalopod means a mollusc of the class Cephalopoda which
includes, but is not limited to, the species commonly known as
cuttlefish, octopus and squid.
Chief Inspector, see the Livestock Act 2008.
coastline means:
(a) except in relation to the mouth of a river, an imaginary line
drawn along the coast at the Highest Astronomical Tide; or
(b) in relation to the mouth of a river, an imaginary line,
contiguous with the adjacent coastline, drawn across the
mouth of the river.
cod means cod, grouper or any other fish of the genus
Epinephelus, Cromiletpes or Cephalopholis.
combined Blacktip Shark, for Part 8, Division 5, see regulation 96.
combined fin fish group (by-product) species, for Part 8,
Division 5, see regulation 96.
combined other Shark group species, for Part 8, Division 5, see
regulation 96.
combined Shark group, for Part 8, Division 5, see regulation 96.
commercial fishing licence means a licence relating to a fishery
specified in or referred to in Part 8.
commercial fishing licensee means a person who holds a
commercial fishing licence.
Committee means the Disease and Pest Control Committee
established under regulation 19.
coral trout, for Part 5, Division 3, see regulation 46BAA.
crab, for Part 5, Division 2, see regulation 46AA.
Daly River Fish Management Zone means the area described in
Schedule 1AA.
Darwin port means the Port of Darwin as defined in section 3 of
the Ports Management Act 2015.
Eastern Grey Mackerel Management Zone, for Part 8, Division 5,
see regulation 96C(2).
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exotic means, in relation to fish or aquatic life, fish or aquatic life
that is not indigenous to the Territory.
fillet means part or all of the body musculature of a fish extending
from the base of its head to its tail.
fin fish means fish of the Class Teleostei.
fin fish length means the length of a fin fish from the tip of the
snout to the tip of the middle ray of the caudal fin while the fish is
lying flat.
Fish Broker licence means a licence for the purposes of
Part 9, Division 4.
Fish Broker licensee means the holder of a Fish Broker licence.
Fish Management Zone means the Daly River Fish Management
Zone or Mary River Fish Management Zone.
Fish Retailer licence means a licence for the purposes of
Part 9, Division 3.
Fish Retailer licensee means the holder of a Fish Retailer licence.
Fish Trader/Processor licence means a licence for the purposes
of Part 9, Division 2.
Fish Trader/Processor licensee means the holder of a Fish
Trader/Processor licence.
fishery unit, for Part 8, Division 5, see regulation 96CC(1).
Fishing Tour Operator licence means a licence for the purposes
of Part 11, Division 3.
Fishing Tour Operator licensee means the holder of a Fishing
Tour Operator licence.
fishing tour operation means an expedition organised for reward,
fee or other valuable consideration, enabling people to engage in
amateur fishing.
Food Standards Code means the Code adopted as a law of the
Territory by the Food Standards Regulations.
fork length, of a king threadfin, means the length of the king
threadfin measured from the tip of the snout to the fork of the tail fin
while the fish is lying flat on a measuring tape or measuring device.
freshwater crustacean means a freshwater prawn or redclaw.
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freshwater prawn means a crustacean of the genus
Macrobrachium (commonly known as a freshwater prawn or
cherabin).
goldband snapper means fish of the genus Pristipomoides
(commonly known as goldband snapper).
golden snapper means fish of the species Lutjanus johnii
(commonly known as golden snapper).
Gove port means the port at Gove Harbour bounded by an
imaginary line extending between the co-ordinates 6820 E