43Unattended rock lobster on vessels

43 Unattended rock lobster on vessels

(1)  If rock lobster is taken during a non-commercial fishing trip, the non-commercial fisher who took the rock lobster must remain in the immediate proximity of the vessel, used for the fishing trip, while the rock lobster is on board the vessel.

Penalty:  Grade 2 penalty.

(2)  Subrule (1) does not apply to a non-commercial fisher keeping rock lobster on a vessel if –

(a) the rock lobster is not left unattended on the vessel for a continuous period exceeding 24 hours; and

(b) the rock lobster –

(i) is marked in accordance with these rules; and

(ii) is entirely separate from each compartment, or container, in which another person is holding rock lobster; and

(iii) is kept in a container that is marked with the non-commercial fisher's UIC; and

(c) the non-commercial fisher is not also using, at the same time, a fish cauf for rock lobster in accordance with rule 42 .