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FISHERIES REGULATIONS 1992
Part 4Lorna Shoal Protection Area
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Part 4 Lorna Shoal Protection Area
The Lorna Shoal Protection Area is all that area of sea in the Territory, being
those parts of NT portion 7437(A) starting at a point of latitude 12° 19.655'
south, longitude 130° 15.767' east; from there east along the northern
boundary to a point of latitude 12° 19.655' south, longitude 130° 22.537' east;
from there south along the eastern boundary to a point of latitude 12° 26.193'
south, longitude 130° 22.537' east; from there west along the southern
boundary to a point of latitude 12° 26.193' south, longitude 130° 15.767' east;
from there north along the western boundary to the starting point.
Note for Part 4
This area includes Lorna Shoal.
Fisheries Regulations 1992 195
Part 5 Bathurst Island Protection Area
The Bathurst Island Protection Area is all that area of sea in the Territory,
being those parts of NT Portion 7436(A) starting at a point near Rocky Point
on the Intertidal Zone of Lowest Astronomical Tide water mark near latitude
11° 29.404' south, longitude 130° 09.135' east; from there in a south-westerly
direction towards Cape Helvetius to a point of latitude 11° 38.623' south,
longitude 130° 04.788' east; from there west along the southern boundary to a
point of latitude 11° 38.623' south, longitude 129° 59.400' east; from there
north along the western boundary to a point of latitude 11° 31.854' south,
longitude 129° 59.400' east; from there in a north-easterly direction to a point
of latitude 11° 21.935' south, longitude 130° 4.863' east; from there east along
the northern boundary to a point on the Intertidal Zone of Lowest Astronomical
Tide watermark south of Deception Point near latitude 11°21.935' south,
longitude 130° 14.819' east; from there in a south-westerly direction along the
boundary of the Intertidal Zone of Lowest Astronomical Tide watermark past
Caution Point to the starting point near Rocky Point.
Note for Schedule 1AB
The points that define protection areas are determined by reference to the Geocentric Datum
of Australia 1994 (GDA94).
Fisheries Regulations 1992 196
regulation 10B(2), definition
Tiwi Islands restriction zone
Part 1 Melville Island, Nodlaw Island and Karslake Island Restriction
Zone
Firstly, all that area of land and sea being those parts of NT Portion 1644
(Melville Island) that lie within its intertidal zone (between low water mark and
high water mark), including adjoining inlets and tidal rivers and tributaries,
commencing near a point at latitude 11 degrees 11.532 minutes south,
longitude 130 degrees 25.844 minutes east; thence generally south easterly
by said zone to near a point at latitude 11 degrees 26.445 south, longitude
130 degrees 42.056 minutes east being near to Point Strath in Snake Bay;
thence generally northerly by a closure line of true mid bearing 2 degrees
52 minutes 20 seconds to near a point within the said zone at latitude
11 degrees 25.464 minutes south, longitude 130 degrees 42.102 minutes east
being near to Johnson Point in Snake Bay, including all that area of sea not
within the said zone in Snake Bay as delineated by the said closure line;
thence generally north easterly by the said zone to Radford Point; thence
generally south easterly by said zone to near a point at latitude 11 degrees
21.724 minutes south, longitude 131 degrees 01.177 minutes east being the
western bank of the Jessie River; thence generally easterly by a closure line
of true mid bearing 86 degrees 54 minutes 20 seconds to near a point on the
eastern bank of the Jessie River within the said zone at latitude 11 degrees
21.652 minutes south, longitude 131 degrees 02.426 minutes east, including
all that area of sea not within the said zone in the Jessie River as delineated
by the said closure line; thence northerly, north easterly and southerly by said
zone to near a point at latitude 11 degrees 17.201 minutes south, longitude
131 degrees 10.306 minutes east being on the western bank of the Johnston
River; thence generally south easterly by a closure line of true mid bearing
119 degrees 26 minutes 40 seconds to near a point within the said zone at
latitude 11 degrees 17.849 minutes south on the eastern bank of the Johnston
River, longitude 131 degrees 11.470 minutes east, including all that area of
sea not within the said zone in the Johnston River as delineated by the said
closure line; thence generally northerly, north easterly by the said zone to
Point Jahleel; thence generally south easterly by the said zone to near a point
at latitude 11 degrees 17.234 minutes, longitude 131 degrees 16.573 minutes
east: and Secondly all that area of land and sea being those parts of
NT Portion 1644 around Nodlaw Island and Karslake Island and described as
all that lies within its intertidal zone (between low water mark and high water
mark), including adjoining inlets and tidal rivers and tributaries and more
delineated on Compiled Plan 5565 lodged with the Surveyor-General, Darwin.
Fisheries Regulations 1992 197
Part 2 Bathurst Island and Clift Island Restriction Zone
Firstly, all that area of land and sea being those parts of NT Portion 1640
(Bathurst Island) that lie within its intertidal zone (between low water mark and
high water mark), including adjoining inlets and tidal rivers and tributaries,
commencing near a point at latitude 11 degrees 47.846 minutes south,
longitude 130 degrees 01.459 minutes east known as Cape Fourcroy; thence
generally north easterly, south easterly and north easterly by said zone to
near a point at latitude 11 degrees 38.996 minutes south, longitude
130 degrees 12.058 minutes east being near Munanampi Point in Port Hurd;
thence north westerly by a closure line of true mid bearing 306 degrees
58 minutes to near a point within the said zone at latitude 11 degrees
38.622 minutes south, longitude 130 degrees 11.551 minutes east being near
Kanunga Point in Port Hurd, including all that area of sea not within the said
zone in Port Hurd as delineated by the said closure line; thence northerly and
north easterly by the said zone to Rocky Point; thence north easterly by the
said zone to near a point at latitude 11 degrees 20.922 minutes south,
longitude 130 degrees 15.240 minutes east known as Deception Point: and
Secondly all that area of land and sea being those parts of NT Portion 3042
around Clift Island and described as all that lies within its intertidal zone
(between low water mark and high water mark), including adjoining inlets and
tidal rivers and tributaries and more delineated on Compiled Plan 5566 lodged
with the Surveyor-General, Darwin.