86Notification of intention to retrieve rock lobster from coff or wet well

86 Notification of intention to retrieve rock lobster from coff or wet well

(1) The holder of a rock lobster fishery access licence must give to the Victorian Fisheries Authority, via the fisheries notification service, the following details in accordance with subregulation (3) before retrieving and landing from a coff or wet well rock lobster taken under the licence—

(b) the number of rock lobster to be landed;

(c) the port or mooring area where the coff or wet well is located;

(d) the estimated time and date at which the rock lobster are to be retrieved.

Reg. 86(2) amended by S.R. No. 161/2021 reg. 9.

(2) Subregulation (1) does not apply to rock lobster that will be landed from a coff or wet well no later than 60 minutes after the boat that was used as part of the fishing operation to take those rock lobster arrived at a place of landing.

(3) The licence holder must provide the details referred to in subregulation (1) at least—

(a) one hour before commencing to retrieve and land rock lobster from a coff or wet well, on any day between the hours of 8 a.m. and 6 p.m.; or

(b) 2 hours before commencing to retrieve and land rock lobster from a coff or wet well, at any other time.

(4) The licence holder, at any time before retrieving rock lobster from a coff or wet well, may, via the fisheries notification service, vary the details given to the Victorian Fisheries Authority under subregulation (1).

(5) If the licence holder cancels the proposed retrieval of rock lobster from a coff or wet well, the licence holder must advise the Victorian Fisheries Authority to that effect via the fisheries notification service.