Fisheries Management (General) Regulations 2017 (SA)

South Australia Fisheries Management (General) Regulations 2017 under the Fisheries Management Act 2007

Contents 1 Short title 3 Interpretation 4 Declarations for purposes of section 3(1) of Act 5 Classes of fishing activities prescribed for purposes of section 70 of Act 6 Sale, purchase or possession of aquatic resources 7 Possession of prescribed quantity of aquatic resource in prescribed circumstances 8 Possession of Pipi in vehicles carrying 3 or more persons 8A Possession or control of Black Bream in or near waters of Lakes and Coorong during closed season 9 Aquatic or benthic animals 10 Registration of devices for non-commercial fishing 11 Duty to produce certificate of registration 12 Section 53(2) of Act not to apply to rods and lines and hand lines used for commercial fishing 13 Requirements relating to buoys and tags 14 Carriage of hand fish spears, spear guns and explosive devices in specified areas 15 Carriage of certain devices while using scuba etc 16 Carriage of devices near lock and weirs of the River Murray 17 Distinguishing marks on boats 18 Mutilation of certain fish 19 Provisions relating to abalone fishing 20 Keeping of fish in corfs 21 Keeping of rock lobster 22 Taking rock lobster or setting rock lobster pots in Northern or Southern Zone during closed season 23 Duty to clip tail fan of rock lobster 23A Taking of bivalve filter‑feeding molluscs in Port Adelaide River estuary 23B Taking of Murray Cod in certain waters 23C Taking of Snapper in certain waters 23D Taking more than daily bag limit of Razorfish 23E Taking of certain aquatic resources in Germein Bay 23F Taking of cuttlefish in certain waters of Spencer Gulf 24 Restrictions on use of certain berley and bait 25 Commercial bait nets not to be left unattended 26 Requirement to remove anchors etc from nets removed from Lakes and Coorong Fishery 27 Marking of receptacles in which aquatic resources are transported, consigned for sale etc 28 Notice of seizure of device 29 Duty to notify Minister of change of address 30 Minister's determinations 31 Evidentiary provision 32 Expiation of alleged offences 33 Payment of fees by instalments 34 Penalty for default in payment of fees 35 Refund of fees 36 Waiver of fees Schedule 1—Permitted devices Schedule 2—Undersize fish Part 1—Crustaceans 1 Blue Swimmer Crab 2 Giant Crab 3 Sand Crab 4 Rock lobster Part 2—Molluscs 5 Abalone taken by licensed person 6 Abalone taken by unlicensed person 7 Cockle 8 Pipi 9 Scallop Part 3—Other fish 10 Gummy Shark and School Shark 11 Mulloway 12 Southern Garfish 13 King George Whiting 14 Other classes of fish Schedule 3—Commercial quantities Schedule 4—Corresponding laws Schedule 5—Protected species Schedule 6—Classes of fishing activities prescribed for purposes of section 70 of Act Part 1—Fishing activities not to be engaged in by licensed persons Division 1—Use of certain devices 1 Use of mesh nets in Coorong 2 Use of large mesh monofilament net in Coorong (area 1) or (area 2) 3 Use of certain nets in Coorong (area 1) 4 Use of hauling nets in coastal waters during certain holiday periods 5 Use of swinger net in coastal waters 6 Use of certain devices in River Murray 7 Use of nets other than bait nets to take fish for bait 8 Use of scallop dredge Division 2—Use of more than permitted number of devices 9 Use of more than permitted number of devices to take fish in Lakes and Coorong Division 3—Use of devices of unlawful specifications 10 Use of drum net of unlawful specifications 11 Use of gill net or mesh net of unlawful specifications in coastal waters 12 Use of small multifilament mesh nets of unlawful specifications in Coorong 13 Use of large multifilament mesh net of unlawful specifications as set net in Coorong 14 Use of large mesh monofilament mesh net of unlawful specifications other than as set net in Coorong 15 Use of multifilament hauling net of unlawful specifications in Coorong 16 Use of prawn trawl net of unlawful specifications in certain coastal waters 17 Use of crab net of unlawful specifications 18 Use of rock lobster pot of unlawful specifications in Northern Zone 19 Use of rock lobster pot of unlawful specifications in Southern Zone 20 Using fish trap of unlawful specifications to take leather jacket 21 Use of fish trap of unlawful specifications in other circumstances 22 Use of cockle rake of unlawful specifications Division 4—Use of devices with buoy or tag etc 23 Use of certain devices without buoy 24 Use of certain devices without tag Division 6—Miscellaneous 26 Use of trawl nets and boats in Gulf St. Vincent Prawn Fishery 27 Use of trawl nets and boats in Spencer Gulf Prawn Fishery 28 Use of trawl nets and boats in West Coast Prawn Fishery 30 Use of more than permitted number of hooks attached to line 31 Taking of certain fish in River Murray 32 Taking of Blue Swimmer Crab in certain Spencer Gulf waters 33 Taking of Blue Swimmer Crab, Rock Crab or Spider Crab in other waters 34 Taking of Sand Crab in certain waters 35 Taking of Vongole in waters of Coffin Bay 35A Taking of Pipi in certain waters 36 Taking of Blue Swimmer Crab during closed season 37 Use of untagged device in River Fishery 38 Taking of fish by electrofishing in Lakes and Coorong Part 2—Fishing activities not to be engaged in by unlicensed persons Division 1—Use of prohibited devices 39 Use of fish net or long line in coastal waters 40 Use of fish net in River Murray 41 Use of fish net in Coorong during certain periods 42 Use of certain fish traps Division 2—Use of more than permitted number of devices 43 Use of more than permitted number of devices in coastal waters 44 Use of more than permitted number of devices in certain inland waters 45 Use of more than permitted number of devices in Coorong (area 1) 46 Use of more than permitted number of devices in Coorong (area 2) 47 Using more than permitted number of devices in Lakes Albert and Alexandrina 48 Use of more than permitted number of devices in Lake George Division 3—Use of devices of unlawful specifications 49 Use of mesh net of unlawful specifications in Coorong (area 1) 50 Use of mesh net of unlawful specifications in Coorong (area 2) 51 Use of mesh net of unlawful specifications in Lakes Albert and Alexandrina 52 Use of mesh net of unlawful specifications in Lake George 53 Use of crab net or hand net of unlawful specifications 54 Use of rock lobster pot of unlawful specifications Division 4—Use of devices without buoy or tag etc 55 Use of certain devices without tag 56 Use of mesh net without tag 57 Use of mesh net in Lake George without buoy or tag 58 Use of drop net without buoy or tag 59 Use of hoop net without buoy or tag 60 Use of rock lobster pot without buoy or tag etc 61 Use of shrimp trap or pyramid net without buoy or tag 62 Use of registered device with incorrect tag Division 5—Boat and bag limits 63 Recreational non-charter boat fishing daily boat and bag limits 64 Recreational non‑charter boat fishing daily boat and bag limits 65 Recreational bag limits 66 Recreational charter boat fishing daily bag and trip limits (trips lasting more than 3 days) 67 Recreational charter boat fishing daily bag (combination) limits 68 Recreational charter boat fishing daily bag and trip limits (trips lasting more than 1 day) Division 6—Miscellaneous 70 Use of mesh net in Coorong (area 1) 71 Use of mesh net in Coorong (area 2) 72 Use of mesh net in Lakes Albert and Alexandrina 73 Use of mesh net in Lake George 73A Taking of Pipi in certain waters 73B Taking of Pipi during closed season Part 3—Fishing activities not to be engaged in by any person Division 1—Use of prohibited devices 74 Use of device other than permitted device etc 74A Taking of fish in waters of prescribed reservoir other than by using rod and line or hand line 75 Use of unregistered mesh net or rock lobster pot 76 Use of bow and arrow 77 Use of pointed device to take rock lobster Division 2—Use of more than permitted number of devices 78 Use of more than permitted number of rods and lines or hand lines 79 Use of more than permitted number of large mesh nets 80 Use of more than permitted number of teaser lines Division 3—Use of devices of unlawful specifications 82 Use of fish net of unlawful specifications in Lake George 83 Use of hauling net of unlawful specifications in coastal waters 84 Use of hauling net of unlawful specifications for power hauling 85 Use of mesh net of unlawful specifications in certain Coorong waters 86 Use of mesh net of unlawful specifications in Goolwa waters 87 Use of mesh net of unlawful specifications in Lakes Albert and Alexandrina 88 Use of large mesh net of unlawful specifications 89 Use of purse seine net of unlawful specifications to take salmon 90 Use of shrimp trap of unlawful specifications Division 4—Use of unbuoyed or untagged devices 91 Use of unbuoyed mesh net or set line 92 Use of unbuoyed fish net Division 5—Use of devices near other devices 93 Use of fish net near another fish net in Lakes Albert and Alexandrina, Murray Mouth or Coorong Division 6—Use of certain devices in certain waters 94 Use of device other than rod and line, hand line or hand net in certain waters 95 Use of certain devices in inland waters 96 Use of towed net in certain waters 97 Use of fish net in certain waters 98 Use of fish net in Spencer Gulf 99 Use of fish net or set line in certain waters 100 Use of long line in Murray Mouth 101 Use of mesh net as set net in Murray lakes, Murray Mouth and Coorong 102 Use of mesh net as set net on weekends in certain waters 103 Use of hauling net on weekends in certain waters 104 Use of certain devices near artificial reefs 105 Use of device for more than 4 hours Division 7—Use of certain fishing methods 106 Taking of prawn by power hauling method 107 Taking fish in Gulf St. Vincent or Spencer Gulf using large mesh net 108 Taking fish by using fish net fixed etc across bay 109 Taking of fish by placing stake etc across mouth of waters 110 Taking of fish using pipeline 111 Taking of fish using explosives or certain substances Division 8—Bag and boat limits 112 Bag limit on rock lobster taken by diving Division 9—Miscellaneous 113 Taking of undersize or oversize fish 114 Taking of molluscs in West Lakes and adjacent foreshore area 115 Taking of certain shellfish in Port Adelaide River 116 Taking of benthic marine organisms in certain waters 117 Taking of prawn in certain waters less than 10 metres deep 118 Taking of rock lobster in certain waters 119 Taking of fish near locks and weir of River Murray proper 120 Taking of certain fish during closed season 121 Taking fish using wire trace of unlawful gauge with certain hooks 123 Setting of rock lobster pots containing rock lobster 124 Use of registered boat other than under fishery authority 125 Taking of cephalopods in False Bay (Spencer Gulf) 126 Taking fish using certain traces or hooks in certain waters 126A Use of certain fish hooks and devices in certain waters within Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary 127 Taking fish near Horseshoe Reef 128 Taking fish in certain parts of Onkaparinga River Schedule 7—Areas in which use of fish nets is prohibited under section 70 of Act Part 1—Areas in which use of fish nets is prohibited Part 2—Areas in which use of nets other than large mesh nets and sardine nets is prohibited Part 3—Areas in which use of nets other than purse seine nets or sardine nets by certain licensed persons is prohibited Schedule 8—Prescribed quantities Schedule 9—Classes of aquatic resources prescribed for purposes of section 77(2) of Act Schedule 10—Areas in which hand fish spears, spear guns and explosive devices must not be carried while diving Part 1—Application of GDA2020 Part 2—Areas in which hand fish spears, spear guns and explosive devices must not be carried while diving Schedule 11—Expiation fees Schedule 12—Transitional provisions 2 Transitional provision—registration of devices Legislative history