290Use or possession of certain fishing lines

290 Use or possession of certain fishing lines

The licence holder, in or on marine waters, must not—

(a) use at any one time more than 6 fishing lines; or

(b) use a fishing line with more than 3 hooks or more than one bait jig attached to the line; or

(c) possess a fishing line with more than 3 hooks or more than one bait jig attached to the line.

Part 8—Abalone

Division 1—Minimum sizes and closed seasons for abalone

291 Minimum sizes for abalone

For the purposes of the Act, the minimum size with respect to—

(a) the taking of abalone of a species specified in Column 2 of the Table at the foot of this regulation, from the waters specified in Column 3 of that Table corresponding to that species of abalone, is the size specified in Column 4 of that Table corresponding to that species of abalone; or

(b) the possession of abalone of a species specified in Column 2 of the Table at the foot of this regulation, in, on or next to the waters specified in Column 3 of that Table corresponding to that species of abalone, is the size specified in Column 4 of that Table corresponding to that species of abalone.

| Column 1<br>Item No. | Column 2<br>Species of abalone | Column 3<br>Waters | Column 4<br>Minimum size | | 1 | Blacklip abalone | Far western abalone size zone | 13 cm | | | | Western abalone size zone | 12 cm | | | | Central abalone size zone | 11 cm | | | | Port Phillip Bay abalone size zone | 10 cm | | | | Eastern abalone size zone | 12 cm | | | | Mallacoota airport abalone size zone | 11 cm | | 2 | Greenlip abalone | Victorian waters (other than Port Phillip Bay) | 13 cm |

There are offences in sections 68A and 68B of the Act relating to taking or possessing fish of a species that are less than the minimum size specified for that species of fish in these Regulations. Various penalties apply.