Marine Parks (Moreton Bay) Zoning Plan 2019
sec.101Fishing or collecting
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sec.101 Fishing or collecting
A person who is fishing or collecting in the marine park must not— take or possess, other than under section 106 , an animal or plant of a protected species; or take or possess, other than with a permission, a specimen of coral of a species mentioned in schedule 4 , part 1 ; or take or possess, other than with a permission, more than 2 specimens of the same species, or a total of more than 5 specimens, of— a fish of a species mentioned in schedule 4 , part 2 ; or a marine invertebrate, other than an excluded invertebrate, greater than 5mm in length. If a person takes or possesses an animal or plant of a species that is authorised to be taken under the Fisheries Act 1994 — the person must not take or possess more than the number of specimens authorised under the Fisheries Act 1994 to be taken or possessed; and the taking or possessing must be in compliance with the Fisheries Act 1994 . A person must not detach more than 1 tender boat from a primary boat in the conservation park zone. A person must not detach a tender boat from its primary boat in the marine national park zone unless— the tender boat is being used in the rescue or attempted rescue of a person in danger; or the tender boat is being used for providing assistance for an endangered aircraft, vessel or structure to prevent or mitigate damage to the environment or to the aircraft, vessel or structure; or the tender boat is being used to take a person on a direct journey from land to its primary boat, or from its primary boat to land, and throughout the journey the primary boat remains within 1 nautical mile of both the tender boat and the land. In this section— excluded invertebrate means a marine invertebrate mentioned in schedule 4 , part 3 . primary boat see the Fisheries (General) Regulation 2019 , schedule 11 . tender boat see the Fisheries (General) Regulation 2019 , schedule 11 . (sec.101-ssec.1) A person who is fishing or collecting in the marine park must not— take or possess, other than under section 106 , an animal or plant of a protected species; or take or possess, other than with a permission, a specimen of coral of a species mentioned in schedule 4 , part 1 ; or take or possess, other than with a permission, more than 2 specimens of the same species, or a total of more than 5 specimens, of— a fish of a species mentioned in schedule 4 , part 2 ; or a marine invertebrate, other than an excluded invertebrate, greater than 5mm in length. (sec.101-ssec.2) If a person takes or possesses an animal or plant of a species that is authorised to be taken under the Fisheries Act 1994 — the person must not take or possess more than the number of specimens authorised under the Fisheries Act 1994 to be taken or possessed; and the taking or possessing must be in compliance with the Fisheries Act 1994 . (sec.101-ssec.3) A person must not detach more than 1 tender boat from a primary boat in the conservation park zone. (sec.101-ssec.4) A person must not detach a tender boat from its primary boat in the marine national park zone unless— the tender boat is being used in the rescue or attempted rescue of a person in danger; or the tender boat is being used for providing assistance for an endangered aircraft, vessel or structure to prevent or mitigate damage to the environment or to the aircraft, vessel or structure; or the tender boat is being used to take a person on a direct journey from land to its primary boat, or from its primary boat to land, and throughout the journey the primary boat remains within 1 nautical mile of both the tender boat and the land. (sec.101-ssec.5) In this section— excluded invertebrate means a marine invertebrate mentioned in schedule 4 , part 3 . primary boat see the Fisheries (General) Regulation 2019 , schedule 11 . tender boat see the Fisheries (General) Regulation 2019 , schedule 11 .