Torres Strait Fisheries (Finfish) Management Instrument 2020
12Prohibition—no take species
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12 Prohibition—no take species
The taking, processing or carrying of the following finfish by a person in the finfish fishery is prohibited: (a) potato cod (Epinephelus tukula); and (b) Queensland groper (Epinephelus lanceolatus); and (c) chinaman fish (Symphorus nematophorus); and (d) paddletail (Lutjanus gibbus); and (e) humphead Maori wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus); and (f) hammerhead shark (Sphyrna lewini); and (g) grey nurse shark (Carcharias taurus); and (h) tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier).
Note: This prohibition does not apply to traditional inhabitants engaged in traditional fishing due to application of the PZJA Arrangement.