Cessation

Cessation

3. This Direction ceases as if it was revoked on 1 December 2018 unless earlier revoked.

Interpretation

4. Terms used in this Direction that are defined for the purposes of the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery Management Plan 2003 (the Plan) have the same meanings in this Direction as they have in the Plan.

‘Adjacent Area Boundary’ means the offshore State and Northern Territory boundaries established under Schedule 2 of the Petroleum and Submerged Lands Act 1967 as amended.

‘Automatic baiting equipment’ means any mechanical operation that automatically positions bait on the hooks without the need for each hook/snood to be individually clipped onto the mainline directly by hand during the setting of the gear.

‘Hydraulic hand reel droplining’ means a method of individual droplines which stay attached to the boat, with a maximum soak time of 90 minutes and no more than 25 hooks per individual line.

All geographic coordinates contained within the schedules attached to this document are in terms of the Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994 (GDA94).

Unless otherwise stated, the lines between coordinates are geodesics.

Notes: 1. Terms defined in the Fisheries Management Act 1991 have the same meanings in this Direction.

To whom this Direction applies

5. This Direction applies to a holder of a fishing concession in the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery and to a person acting on behalf of the holder.

Direction not to engage in fishing

6. Fishing is not to be engaged in in the following areas of the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery by the following methods:

(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 hook 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 demersal otter trawl methods in the area described in Schedule 4.

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

(f) 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 under a fishing concession in a season, the holder must not engage in fishing in the area described in Schedule 5 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).

(g) Fishing is not to be engaged in the areas described in Schedule 6, 7 and 8.

(h) Fishing is not to be engaged in using trawl methods in the area described in Schedule 9.

(i) Fishing is not to be engaged in using gillnet 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) 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 under a fishing concession in a season, the holder must not engage in fishing in the area described in Schedule 13 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).

(l) Fishing is not to be engaged in the area described in Schedule 14:

(i) using gillnet methods; and
(ii) hook methods if fishing under the authority of a shark hook boat statutory fishing right.

(m) 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 under a fishing concession in a season, the holder must not engage in fishing in the area described in Schedule 15 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).

(n) Fishing is not to be engaged in using hook methods in the area described in Schedule 16.

(o) Fishing is not to be engaged in using trawl methods in the area described in Schedule 17.

(p) Fishing is not to be engaged in the areas described in Schedule 18 and Schedule 19.

(q) Fishing is not to be engaged in using trawl methods in the areas described in Schedule 20 and Schedule 21.

(r) Fishing is not to be engaged in using demersal otter trawl methods in the areas described in Schedule 22, 23, 24, 25 and 26.

(s) Fishing is not to be engaged in using trawl methods in the areas described in Schedule 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36 and 37.

(t) 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 under a fishing concession in a season, the holder must not engage in fishing in the area described in Schedule 37 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).

(u) Fishing is not to be engaged in the area described in Schedule 38 unless the method used is the hydraulic hand reel droplining method.

(v) 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 under a fishing concession in a season, the holder must not engage in fishing in the area described in Schedule 38 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).

(w) Fishing is not to be engaged in the area described in Schedule 39 and Schedule 40.

(x) Fishing is not to be engaged in using trawl methods in the area described in Schedule 41.

(y) 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 under a fishing concession in a season, the holder must not engage in fishing in the area described in Schedule 41 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).

Revocation of previous Direction

7. This Direction revokes the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery (Closures) Direction No. 4 2010 with effect from the commencement of this Direction.