Cessation

Cessation

3. This Direction ceases as if it was revoked on 1 May 2020 unless earlier revoked.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

(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 using trawl methods in the area described in Schedule 3.

(d) 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 3 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).

(e) Fishing is not to be engaged in the area described in Schedule 4.

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

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

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

(i) 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 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).

(j) Fishing is not to be engaged in the area described in Schedule 10:

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

(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 11 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 using hook or trawl methods in the area described in Schedule 12.

(m) Fishing is not to be engaged in the areas described in Schedule 13 and Schedule 14.

(n) Fishing is not to be engaged in using trawl methods in the areas described in Schedule 15.

(o) Fishing is not to be engaged in using demersal otter trawl methods in the areas described in Schedule 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20.

(p) Fishing is not to be engaged in using trawl methods in the areas described in Schedule 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 and 31.

(q) 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 31 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).

(r) Fishing is not to be engaged in the area described in Schedule 32 unless the method used is the hydraulic hand reel droplining method.

(s) Fishing is not to be engaged in the area described in Schedule 33 and Schedule 34.

(t) Fishing is not to be engaged in using trawl methods in the area described in Schedule 35.

(u) 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 35 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).

(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 36 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 using gillnet methods in the area described in Schedule 39.

Exemption to the prohibitions – Orange Roughy

7. (a) Despite paragraph 6(c), fishing using trawl methods is permitted within the area described in Schedule 36.

(b) Despite paragraph 6(n), fishing using trawl methods is permitted within the areas described in Schedules 36, 37 and 38.

Exemption to the prohibitions – Hydraulic Hand Reel Droplining

8. (a) Clauses 6(d), 6(i), 6(k), 6(q), 6(u) and 6(v) do not apply to fishing by the hydraulic hand reel droplining method.

Revocation of previous Direction

9. (a) This Direction revokes the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery (Closures) Direction No. 1 2013 with effect from the commencement of this Direction.

(b) This Direction revokes the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery (Closures) Direction No. 7 2013 with effect from the commencement of this Direction.