Direction not to engage in fishing

6. (a) Fishing is not to be engaged in using gillnet methods in the area described in Schedule 1.

(b) Fishing is not to be engaged in using demersal otter trawl methods in the area described in Schedule 2.

(c) Fishing is not to be engaged in the area described in Schedule 3.

(d) Fishing is not to be engaged in using trawl methods in the area described in Schedule 4.

(e) Fishing is not to be engaged in using gillnet methods in the area described in Schedule 5.

(f) Fishing is not to be engaged in the areas described in Schedule 6 and Schedule 7.

(g) If a concession holder takes more than three Harrisson’s Dogfish (C. harrissoni), three Southern Dogfish (C. zeehaani) or three Harrisson’s Dogfish (C. harrissoni) and Southern Dogfish (C. zeehaani) combined in Schedule 8 under a fishing concession in a season, the holder must not engage in fishing in the area described in Schedule 8 under that fishing concession for a period of 12 months commencing from the date the concession holder caught the third Harrisson’s Dogfish (C. harrissoni) or Southern Dogfish (C. zeehaani). If the concession holder takes a species of Dogfish that cannot be identified by AFMA, for the purposes of this condition it will be deemed to be a Harrisson’s Dogfish (C. harrissoni) or Southern Dogfish (C. zeehaani).

(h) If a concession holder takes more than three Harrisson’s Dogfish (C. harrissoni), three Southern Dogfish (C. zeehaani) or three Harrisson’s Dogfish (C. harrissoni) and Southern Dogfish (C. zeehaani) combined in Schedule 9 under a fishing concession in a season, the holder must not engage in fishing in the area described in Schedule 9 under that fishing concession for a period of 12 months commencing from the date the concession holder caught the third Harrisson’s Dogfish (C. harrissoni) or Southern Dogfish (C. zeehaani). If the concession holder takes a species of Dogfish that cannot be identified by AFMA, for the purposes of this condition it will be deemed to be a Harrisson’s Dogfish (C. harrissoni) or Southern Dogfish (C. zeehaani).

(i) Fishing is not to be engaged in using hook or trawl methods in the area described in Schedule 10.

(j) Fishing is not to be engaged in the areas described in Schedule 11 and Schedule 12.

(k) Fishing is not to be engaged in using trawl methods in the areas described in Schedule 13.

(l) Fishing is not to be engaged in using demersal otter trawl methods in the areas described in Schedule 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18.

(m) Fishing is not to be engaged in using trawl methods in the areas described in Schedule 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 and 29.

(n) If a concession holder takes more than three Harrisson’s Dogfish (C. harrissoni), three Southern Dogfish (C. zeehaani) or three Harrisson’s Dogfish (C. harrissoni) and Southern Dogfish (C. zeehaani) combined in Schedule 29 under a fishing concession in a season, the holder must not engage in fishing in the area described in Schedule 29 under that fishing concession for a period of 12 months commencing from the date the concession holder caught the third Harrisson’s Dogfish (C. harrissoni) or Southern Dogfish (C. zeehaani). If the concession holder takes a species of Dogfish that cannot be identified by AFMA, for the purposes of this condition it will be deemed to be a Harrisson’s Dogfish (C. harrissoni) or Southern Dogfish (C. zeehaani).

(o) Fishing is not to be engaged in the area described in Schedule 30 unless the method used is the hydraulic hand reel droplining method.

(p) Fishing is not to be engaged in the area described in Schedule 31 and Schedule 32.

(q) Fishing is not to be engaged in using trawl methods in the area described in Schedule 33.

(r) If a concession holder takes more than three Harrisson’s Dogfish (C. harrissoni), three Southern Dogfish (C. zeehaani) or three Harrisson’s Dogfish (C. harrissoni) and Southern Dogfish (C. zeehaani) combined in Schedule 33 under a fishing concession in a season, the holder must not engage in fishing in the area described in Schedule 33 under that fishing concession for a period of 12 months commencing from the date the concession holder caught the third Harrisson’s Dogfish (C. harrissoni) or Southern Dogfish (C. zeehaani). If the concession holder takes a species of Dogfish that cannot be identified by AFMA, for the purposes of this condition it will be deemed to be a Harrisson’s Dogfish (C. harrissoni) or Southern Dogfish (C. zeehaani).

(s) Fishing is not to be engaged in using gillnet methods in the area described in Schedules 35 and 36.

(t) Fishing is not to be engaged in using automatic baiting equipment if fishing under the authority of a scalefish hook boat statutory fishing right in the area described in Schedule 37.

(u) Fishing is not to be engaged in by trawl methods in the part of the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery described in Schedule 38 in a season if an aggregated amount of 25 tonnes of Orange Roughy (western) (Hoplosthethus atlanticus) has been taken in the part of the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery described in Schedule 38 for the fishing season beginning on 1 May and ending on 30 April of the following year.

(v) Fishing is not to be engaged in in the part of the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery known as the Flinders Research Zone Closure as described in Schedule 39.

Exemption to the prohibitions – Small Pelagic Fishery concession holders

7. (a) Clauses 6(d), 6(i), 6(j), 6(k), 6(m), 6(o), 6(p), 6(q), 6(u) and 6(v) do not apply to holders fishing under a concession granted in accordance with the Small Pelagic Fishery Management Plan 2009 using the mid-water trawl or mid-water pair trawl method(s).

(b) Clause 6 does not apply to fishing by the purse seine, jigging or minor line methods.

(c) If the holder of a Small Pelagic Fishery concession takes more than three Harrisson’s Dogfish (C. harrissoni), Southern Dogfish (C. zeehaani), Endeavour dogfish (C.harrissoni) or Greeneye Spurdog dogfish (S. chloroculus combined in a fishing season in the areas specified in Schedules 10, 11, 12, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 and/or 33 while fishing under the authority of a concession granted in accordance with the Small Pelagic Fishery Management Plan 2009, the holder must notify AFMA and not engage in fishing in the area described in the relevant Schedule under that fishing concession until further notified by AFMA in writing.

(d) If the holder of a Small Pelagic Fishery concession finds any evidence of benthic impacts while fishing under the authority of a concession granted in accordance with the Small Pelagic Fishery Management Plan 2009 in the area specified in Schedule 4 the holder must notify AFMA and not engage in fishing in the area described in the relevant Schedule under that fishing concession until further notified by AFMA in writing.