Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery and Small Pelagic Fishery (Closures) Direction 2016
11nmradius Australian sea lion gillnet closures
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11nm radius Australian sea lion gillnet closures
The area of the 11 nm Australian sea lion gillnet closures is the part of the Australian Fishing Zone and/or Coastal Waters of the State of South Australia contained within and bounded by a line eleven nautical miles seaward of:
a) Nuyts Reef (west) located near latitude 32° 07.117’ south, longitude 132° 07.883’ east;
b) Nuyts Reef (east) located near latitude 32° 08.317’ south, longitude 132° 08.483’ east;
c) Point Fowler located near latitude 32° 00.65’ south, longitude 132° 26.267’ east;
d) Olive Island located near latitude 32° 43.15’ south, longitude 133° 58.183’ east;
e) Nicolas Baudin Island located near latitude 33° 00.933’ south, longitude 134° 07.983’ east;
f) Jones Island located near latitude 33° 11.117’ south, longitude 134° 22.033’ east;
g) West Waldegrave Island located near latitude 33° 35.767’ south, longitude 134° 45.683’ east;
h) Ward Island located near latitude 33° 44.45’ south, longitude 134° 17.10’ east;
i) Dorothee Island located near latitude 34° 00.30’ south, longitude 134° 14.70’ east;
j) Rocky (North) Island located near latitude 34° 15.517’ south, longitude 135° 15.633’ east;
k) Four Hummocks (North) Island located near latitude 34° 45.467’ south, longitude 135° 02.533’ east;
l) Price Island located near latitude 34° 42.467’ south, longitude 135° 17.367’ east; and
m) Liguanea Island located near latitude 34° 59.90’ south, longitude 135° 37.183’ east;
n) Lewis Island located near latitude 34° 57.417’ south, longitude 136° 01.90’ east;
o) North Neptune (East) Island located near latitude 35° 13.683’ south, longitude 136° 04.617’ east.
p) South Pages Island located near latitude 35° 46.633’ south, longitude 138° 17.50’ east; and
q) North Pages Island located near latitude 35° 45.533’ south, longitude 138° 18.067’ east.
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Gillnet Deepwater Closure
The area of the Gillnet Deepwater Closure is that part of the AFZ contained within and bounded by a line commencing at the point on the Adjacent Area Boundary between the States of New South Wales and Victoria, off south eastern Australia, closest to the point of latitude 37º 35.91’ south, longitude 150º 12.53’ east.
Then south easterly along that Adjacent Area Boundary to its intersection with the outer limit of the AFZ, close to the point of latitude 38º 58.28’ south, longitude 153º 46.72’ east.
Then generally southerly and westerly along the outer limit of the AFZ to its intersection, south of Australia, with the Adjacent Area Boundary between the States of South Australia and Western Australia, close to the point of latitude 35º 19.25’ south, longitude 129º 00'.08’ east.