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FISHERIES REGULATIONS 1992
Sch 3to the Barramundi Fishery Management Plan 1998.
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Schedule 3 to the Barramundi Fishery Management Plan 1998.
mollusc means fish of the Phylum Mollusca.
mother boat means the registered vessel nominated under
regulation 53.
mud crab means crabs, or parts of crabs, of the genus Scylla.
Net licence means a licence granted for the purposes of
Part 11, Division 5.
Net licensee means the holder of a Net licence.
no-take species, for Part 8, Division 5, see regulation 96D(3).
notifiable disease means a disease causing significant mortality or
poor health in fish or aquatic life.
Off-shore Net and Line Fishery area, for Part 8, Division 5, see
regulation 96B(1).
ONLF licence, for Part 8, Division 5, see regulation 96.
Ornamental Aquaculture licence means a licence granted for the
purposes of Part 10, Division 2A.
Ornamental Aquaculture licensee means the holder of an
Ornamental Aquaculture licence.
pearl oyster means molluscs of the genus Pinctada.
Pearl Oyster Culture Industry licence means a licence granted
for the purposes of Part 10, Division 3.
pilchard, for Part 5, Division 2, see regulation 46AA.
place includes land, waters, buildings, vehicles and vessels.
Public Aquarium licence means a licence for the purposes of
Part 11, Division 4A.
Pearl Oyster Culture Industry licensee means the holder of a
Pearl Oyster Culture licence.
Public Aquarium licensee means the holder of a Public Aquarium
quota unit, for Part 8, Division 5, see regulation 96CF(1).
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redclaw means a crustacean of the species Cherax
quadricarinatus (commonly known as a redclaw).
red emperor, for Part 5, Division 3, see regulation 46BAA.
red snapper means fish of the species Lutjanus malabaricus or
Lutjanus erythropterus (commonly known as red snapper).
red snapper (Division 2), for Part 5, Division 2, see
regulation 46AA.
register, for Part 8, Division 5, see regulation 96.
regulated mollusc means a mollusc that is not a cephalopod.
repealed Regulations means the Regulations repealed by
regulation 210.
river closure line, in relation to a river specified in Schedule 5 of
the Barramundi Fishery Management Plan 1998 as in force from
time to time, means a straight line drawn between the co-ordinates
specified in that Schedule for that river.
Russell's snapper, for Part 5, Division 3, see regulation 46BAA.
saltwater prawn, for Part 5, Division 2, see regulation 46AA.
shark means fish of the Class Chondricthyes.
shark (Division 2), for Part 5, Division 2, see regulation 46AA.
snapper means fish of the family Lutjanidae.
Spanish mackerel means fish of the species Scomberomorus
commerson (commonly known as Spanish mackerel).
species group:
(a) for Part 8, Division 5, means any of the following:
(i) combined Blacktip Shark;
(ii) combined fin fish group (by-product) species;
(iii) combined other Shark group species;
(iv) combined Shark group;
(v) Grey Mackerel;
(vi) Spot-tail Shark; and
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(b) for Part 8, Divisions 6 and 15, means any of the following:
(i) goldband snapper;
(ii) red snapper;
(iii) grouped fish.
Spot-tail Shark, for Part 8, Division 5, see regulation 96.
stripey snapper, for Part 5, Division 3, see regulation 46BAA.
total allowable catch, for Part 8, Division 5, see regulation 96CE.
trepang means fish of the Class Holothuroidea.
tricky snapper, for Part 5, Division 3, see regulation 46BAA.
trunk means a fish from which the head has been removed.
tuskfish, for Part 5, Division 3, see regulation 46BAA.
underwater breathing apparatus means artificial breathing
apparatus designed for use underwater, other than a snorkel.
under way means, in relation to a vessel, a vessel which is not:
(a) aground; or
(b) anchored (whether directly or indirectly); or
(c) made fast to the shore.
vessel, for Part 5, Division 3, see regulation 46BAA.
vessel length means the length of a vessel measured in
accordance with the Uniform Code as defined in section 7(1) of the
Marine Act 1981.
voyage means the period between a vessel leaving a port,
permanent camp site or approved anchorage and returning to a
port, permanent camp site or approved anchorage, during which
time fishing under a licence has taken place.
Western Grey Mackerel Management Zone, for Part 8, Division 5,
see regulation 96C.
(2) In these Regulations, a licence name specified by reference to a
fishery means a licence granted in respect of the fishery to which
the licence name refers and a reference to a licensee specified by
reference to a fishery means a person holding a licence in respect
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of the fishery referred to.
(3) If, under these Regulations, a point, line, area or relative position is
to be calculated by reference to the coastline or an imaginary line
along the coastline (whether or not along a particular water line on
the coast) the coastline or imaginary line along the coastline is
taken to include:
(a) in relation to a river specified in Schedule 5 of the Barramundi
Fishery Management Plan 1998 as in force from time to time,
the river closure line specified in that Schedule for that river;
and
(b) in relation to any other river, an imaginary straight line across
the mouth of the river calculated in the same manner as for
the calculation of the baseline for the purposes of the Seas
and Submerged Lands Act 1973 (Cth) had all off-lying islands
and historical bays and waters been ignored.
(4) If the scientific name of a fish or aquatic life changes, a reference in
these Regulations to the scientific name must be read as including
the new scientific name of the fish or aquatic life.