Fisheries Regulations 2019
237Use or possession of mesh nets
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237 Use or possession of mesh nets
(1) The licence holder, in or on marine waters, must not use—
(a) at any one time, more than 10 mesh nets; or
(b) any mesh net containing meshes measuring more than 14 centimetres; or
(c) a mesh net or combination of mesh nets exceeding 2000 metres in length.
(2) The licence holder, in or on marine waters, must not possess—
(a) more than 10 mesh nets; or
(b) any mesh net containing meshes measuring more than 14 centimetres; or
(c) a mesh net exceeding 2000 metres in length.
(3) The licence holder must not use at any time a mesh net in the waters of Portland Bay on the shoreward side of a line commencing at the northern end of the main breakwater and ending at the water tower at the end of Wade Street, Portland.