Fisheries Regulations 2019
163Closed seasons
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163 Closed seasons
(1) For the purposes of section 67(1) of the Act, the closed season for the taking of fish of a species specified in Column 2 of the Table at the foot of this subregulation from the waters specified in Column 3 of that Table corresponding to that species of fish, is specified in Column 4 of that Table corresponding to that species of fish.
| Column 1<br>Item No. | Column 2<br>Species of fish | Column 3<br>Waters | Column 4<br>Closed season | | 1 | Macquarie perch | All Victorian waters | 1 October to 31 December in each year | | 2 | Murray cod | The Yarra River and all Victorian waters north of the Great Dividing Range except Lake Eildon | 1 September to 30 November in each year | | 3 | Murray spiny freshwater crayfish | All inland waters north of the Great Dividing Range | 1 September in each year to 31 May in the next year following | | 4 | River blackfish | Victorian waters south of the Great Dividing Range | 1 September to 31 December in each year |
(2) For the purposes of section 67(1) of the Act, the closed season, if any, for the taking of fish of a species of salmonid from the waters specified in Column 2 of the Table in Schedule 26, is specified in Column 6 of that Table corresponding to those waters.