Sch 4

SCHEDULE 4

Bass Strait – Trawl Closure

The area of the Bass Strait – Trawl closure is the part of the AFZ contained within and bounded by a line:

a) commencing at the point of latitude 39˚ 00’ 00” south, longitude 143˚ 55’ 00” east and running progressively;

b) east along the parallel of latitude 39˚ 00’ 00” south to its intersection with the meridian of longitude 144˚ 50’ 00”east;

c) then south along that meridian to its intersection with the parallel of latitude 39˚ 30’ 00” south;

d) then east along that parallel to its intersection with the meridian of longitude 146˚ 34’ 00”east;

e) then south along that meridian to its intersection with the parallel of latitude 39˚ 36’ 00” south;

f) then east along that parallel to the intersection with meridian of longitude 147˚ 28’ 00”;

g) then north along that meridian to the intersection with parallel 39˚ 22’ 00” south;

h) then generally northwesterly to the point of latitude 39˚ 06’ east , longitude 147˚ 06’ 00”;

i) then northeasterly to the point of latitude 38˚ 40’ 00” south, longitude 147˚ 50’ 00” east;

j) then south southeasterly to the point of latitude 39˚ 25’ 3” south, longitude 148˚ 32’ 22” east;

k) then south southeasterly to the point of latitude 39˚ 45’ 06” south, longitude 148˚ 34’ 18” east;

l) then southeasterly to the point of latitude 40˚ 02’ 06” south, longitude 148˚ 36’ 24” east;

m) then southeasterly to the point of latitude 40˚ 24’ 06” south, longitude 148˚ 48’ 36” east;

n) then southwesterly to the point of latitude 40˚ 27’ 55”, longitude 148˚ 35’ 12” east;

o) then south along that meridian to its intersection with the parallel of latitude 40˚ 51’ 01” south;

p) then west along that parallel to its intersection with the outer limit of the coastal waters of Tasmania, close to longitude 148˚ 19’ 34.4” east;

q) then initially northerly but generally westerly along the outer limit of the coastal waters of Tasmania (along the northern coast of Tasmania) to the intersection of that outer limit with the meridian of longitude 144˚ 40’ 00” east, close to latitude 40˚ 19’ 17.0” south;

r) then generally westerly along the geodesic, diverting northerly but generally westerly from this geodesic, around the outer limit of the coastal waters of Tasmania, surrounding Reid Rocks, before rejoining the geodesic and continuing to the intersection of the outer limit of the coastal waters of Tasmania (in the vicinity of the southern tip of King Island, Tasmania), with the meridian of longitude 143˚ 56’ 00” east, close to latitude 40˚ 12’ 53.3” south;

s) then initially easterly but generally northerly along the outer limit of the coastal waters of Tasmania (adjacent to King Island, Tasmania) to the intersection of these coastal waters with the meridian of longitude 143˚ 55’ 00” east;