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.