89Certain scalefish limits for holder of fishing licence (rock lobster)

89 Certain scalefish limits for holder of fishing licence (rock lobster)

(1)  A person who is the holder of a fishing licence (rock lobster), when operating under the authority of that licence, must not use more than the following fishing apparatus to take fish of the superclass Pisces:

(a) graball net, the total headline length of which is not more than 150 metres;

(b) 2 fish traps;

(c) trolling lines;

(d) one of the following:

(i) one demersal longline not more than 1 000 metres in length with not more than 200 snoods and hooks attached or capable of being attached;

(ii) 2 droplines to which no more than 200 snoods and hooks are attached or capable of being attached.

Penalty:  Grade 3 penalty.

(1A)  [Rule 89 Subrule (1A) inserted by S.R. 2023, No. 71, Applied:01 Nov 2023] A person who is the holder of a fishing licence (rock lobster) and a scalefish licence must, prior to commencing a fishing trip, make a report to a reporting service in which the person nominates a licence, held by the person, under the authority of which the person intends to take scalefish on the fishing trip.

Penalty:  Grade 3 penalty.

(2)  [Rule 89 Subrule (2) amended by S.R. 2023, No. 71, Applied:01 Nov 2023] The holder of a fishing licence (rock lobster), when fishing under the authority of that licence, must not, in State waters –

(a) take, or be in possession of, more than the following amounts of scalefish:

(i) 10 fish or 40 kilograms, whichever is greater in weight, in total of albacore tuna, skipjack tuna, longtail tuna and Rays bream;

(ii) [Rule 89 Subrule (2) amended by S.R. 2023, No. 71, Applied:01 Nov 2023] 30 kilograms of bastard trumpeter;

(iii) 100 kilograms of blue-eye trevalla;