Fisheries (Scalefish) Rules 2015
78Authority of fishing licence (octopus)
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78 Authority of fishing licence (octopus)
(1) A fishing licence (octopus) authorises its holder to take octopus of the following species:
(a) Octopus pallidus;
(b) Octopus tetricus;
(c) [Rule 78 Subrule (1) amended by S.R. 2023, No. 71, Applied:01 Nov 2023] Macroctopus maorum.
(2) A fishing licence (octopus) authorises its holder to take octopus in the octopus zone.
(3) Unless otherwise authorised by the Secretary, the holder of a fishing licence (octopus) must not use more than 10 000 octopus pots.
Penalty: Grade 3 penalty.
(4) The Secretary may, in writing, authorise the holder of a fishing licence (octopus) to use, for the purposes of scientific research, octopus pots additional to the number permitted under subrule (3) .
(5) An authorisation under subrule (4) may be granted on such conditions as the Secretary considers appropriate.
(6) The holder of a fishing licence (octopus) must, if granted an authorisation under subrule (4) , comply with the conditions of the authorisation.
Penalty: Grade 2 penalty.