103Use of small-mesh gillnets

103 Use of small-mesh gillnets

(1)  A person must not use a small-mesh gillnet in the following areas of State waters:

(a) all waters off the west coast of Tasmania, south of an imaginary straight line starting at Cape Grim and running due west;

(b) all waters off the east coast of Tasmania, south of an imaginary straight line starting at Cape Naturaliste and running due east;

(c) all waters off the south coast of Tasmania.

Penalty:  Grade 2 penalty.

(2)  A person must not use a small-mesh gillnet in a shark refuge area unless the person is the holder of a fishing licence (personal) that is endorsed to use small-mesh gillnet in that area.

Penalty:   Grade 2 penalty.

(3)  The holder of both a fishing licence (small-mesh gillnet) and a scalefish licence must not possess on a fishing vessel, or use, one or more small-mesh gillnets and one or more graball nets if the combined length of the nets exceeds the greater of the following lengths:

(a) the length of graball net authorised to be used;

(b) the length of small-mesh gillnet authorised to be used.

Penalty:   Grade 2 penalty.

(4)  If the holder of both a fishing licence (small-mesh gillnet) and a fishing licence (personal) that is endorsed for the use of small-mesh gillnet in a shark refuge area intends to transfer the fishing licence (small-mesh gillnet), the holder must relinquish any endorsement on the fishing licence (personal) for the use of gillnet in that shark refuge area at the time of the transfer.

Penalty:  Grade 2 penalty.