6Meaning of fishery

### 6 Meaning of fishery > [*\[Section 6 Substituted by No. 26 of 1997, s. 4, Applied:03 Sep 1997\]*](/view/html/inforce/1997-09-03/act-1997-026#GS4@EN) > > > (1)  A fishery includes activities by way of fishing identified by reference to any or all of the following: > > > > > > (a) a species, type or class of fish; > > > > > > > (b) a description of fish by reference to sex, size or another characteristic; > > > > > > > (c) an area of water, seabed or land; > > > > > > > (d) a method of fishing; > > > > > > > (e) a class or type of vessel; > > > > > > > (f) a class of persons; > > > > > > > (g) a purpose of an activity; > > > > > > > (h) a season. > > > (2)  A fishery includes the activity of processing or handling fish. > > > (3)  [*\[Section 6 Subsection (3) inserted by No. 3 of 2022, s. 6, Applied:18 Mar 2022\]*](/view/html/inforce/2022-03-18/act-2022-003#GS6@EN) For the purposes of [subsection (1)(g)](#GS6@Gs1@Hpg@EN) , a purpose of an activity may include, but is not limited to, a purpose of an activity specified in an arrangement entered into under [Part 7](#HP7@EN) .