93Marker buoy requirements for rock lobster pots

93 Marker buoy requirements for rock lobster pots

(1)  A person must not set or use a rock lobster pot in State waters unless –

(a) a marker buoy is at all times attached to the rock lobster pot by means of a line long enough for the marker buoy to float on the surface of the water; and

(b) the marker buoy is –

(i) spherical in shape; and

(ii) at least 195 millimetres in diameter; and

(iii) specifically designed as a buoy.

Penalty:  Grade 3 penalty.

(2)  The person in charge of a fishing vessel must ensure that the fishing vessel's distinguishing mark is marked clearly and legibly on the marker buoy of every rock lobster pot used in connection with the fishing vessel.

Penalty:  Grade 3 penalty.

(3)  A distinguishing mark for the purposes of subrule (2) is to be at least 70 millimetres high and at least 12 millimetres wide.

(4)  A person who owns or is in charge of a fishing vessel must ensure that –

(a) a distinguishing mark marked on a marker buoy for the purposes of subrule (2) remains clear and legible; and

(b) the marker buoy bears only that distinguishing mark.

Penalty:  Grade 1 penalty.

(5)  A person must not, in State waters, possess a device designed to conceal a marker buoy under the surface of the water.

Penalty:  Grade 3 penalty.