Torres Strait Fisheries (Finfish) Management Instrument 2020
7Prohibition—general
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7 Prohibition—general
(1) The taking, processing or carrying of finfish, other than barramundi, by a person in the finfish fishery is prohibited.
Note: This prohibition does not apply to traditional inhabitants engaged in traditional fishing due to application of the PZJA Arrangement.
(2) A person is exempt from the prohibition in subsection (1) when: (a) the person is a finfish licensed person; or (b) the person is a mackerel licensed person who: (i) has taken finfish to use as bait with the use of a bait net; and (ii) does not possess on their boat any more than 20 kilograms of finfish in addition to any finfish taken as bait under subparagraph (i); or (c) the person is a licensed person who is not a finfish licensed person or a mackerel licensed person, and the person does not possess on their boat any more than 20 kilograms of finfish or mackerel.