85Sharks

85 Sharks

(1)  A person, while on a fishing vessel in State waters, must not take, or be in possession of, more than 5 sharks (other than elephantfish) for commercial purposes unless the person is the holder of an appropriate authority and is fishing in accordance with that authority.

Penalty:  Grade 3 penalty.

(2)  The holder of a scalefish licence must not, in State waters –

(a) take more than 100 kilograms of elephantfish in any one day; or

(b) be in possession of more than 100 kilograms of elephantfish at any one time.

Penalty:  Grade 3 penalty.

(3)  The holder of a scalefish licence must not, in any one day, take more than 5 elephantfish in a shark refuge area.

Penalty:  Grade 3 penalty.