76Rock lobster to be kept separate during transportation

76 Rock lobster to be kept separate during transportation

(1)  A person who is transporting rock lobster to a fish processor, or fish handler, under this Division must ensure that –

(a) while being transported, the rock lobster taken by the holder of a fishing licence (rock lobster) are held in a tank, or container, that does not contain rock lobster taken by any other holder of such a licence; and

(b) before transportation of the rock lobster commences, each tank, or container, holding rock lobster is clearly marked, tagged or labelled with –

(i) the fishing zone where the rock lobster were taken; and

(ii) the name of the holder of the fishing licence (rock lobster) who took the rock lobster.

Penalty:  Grade 3 penalty.

(2)  For the avoidance of doubt, a person transporting rock lobster complies with subrule (1)(b) if –

(a) the tank or container is clearly marked with a colour or unique means of identification; and

(b) each colour, or unique means of identification, used to mark a tank or container corresponds to rock lobster taken from a single fishing zone by a single holder of a fishing licence (rock lobster); and

(c) the colour, or unique means of identification, used to mark a tank or container is recorded, on each document specified in paragraph (d) , in a way that clearly identifies –

(i) the colour, or unique means of identification, so used to mark the tank or container; and

(ii) the fishing zone and holder of a fishing licence (rock lobster) to which the colour, or unique means of identification, relates; and

(d) the colour, or unique means of identification, used to mark a tank or container is recorded on –

(i) the relevant commercial rock lobster catch record and quota docket for the rock lobster; and

(ii) each relevant form required to be kept under the Fisheries (Processing and Handling) Rules 2021 in respect of the weight of the rock lobster.