Fisheries Regulations 2019
161Catch limits
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161 Catch limits
(1) For the purposes of the Act, the catch limit with respect to—
(a) the taking of fish of a species of fish specified in Column 2 of the Table in Schedule 24 from the waters specified in Column 5 of that Table corresponding to that species is the daily limit specified in Column 6 of that Table that corresponds to that species of fish; or
(b) the possession of fish of a species of fish specified in Column 2 of the Table in Schedule 24 in, on or next to the waters specified in Column 5 of that Table corresponding to that species is the limit specified in Column 6 of that Table that corresponds to that species of fish.
(2) For the purposes of the Act, the catch limit with respect to—
(a) the taking of fish of a species of salmonid from the waters specified in Column 2 of the Table in Schedule 26 is the daily limit, if any, specified in Column 3 of that Table that corresponds to those waters; or
(b) the possession of fish of a species of salmonid in, on or next to the waters specified in Column 2 of the Table in Schedule 26 is the limit, if any, specified in Column 3 of that Table that corresponds to those waters.
(3) For the purposes of the Act, in the case of any fish of a species (other than abalone, giant crab, noxious aquatic species, rock lobster, salmonids, scallop or sea urchin) in respect of which a catch limit is not specified in the Table in Schedule 24, the catch limits are—
(a) for the taking of fish from Victorian waters, a daily limit of 5 fish; or
(b) for the possession of fish in, on or next to Victorian waters, a limit of 5 fish.
(4) For the purposes of the Act, in the case of any noxious aquatic species, there is no limit on the possession or the taking of these fish from Victorian waters.
Some of the species of fish to which catch limits apply under regulation 161 are subject to further catch limits, which, in some cases, prohibit certain persons from taking these species of fish. See, in particular, the catch limits in regulations 72 and 73, which apply to the holder of an access licence.