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Fisheries Management (General) Regulation 1995.

Country/Territory
Australia
Territorial subdivision
New South Wales
Document type
Regulation
Date
1997 (2002)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Fishery management and conservation Access right Fishing gear/fishing method Mesh Non-commercial fishing Crustaceans Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Institution Enforcement/compliance Total allowable catch Size Registration Fishing vessel Data collection/reporting Offences/penalties Fishing area Fishing authorization Protection of species Cartilaginous fishes Indigenous peoples Aquatic animals Authorization/permit
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific
Abstract

This Regulation regulates several areas of fisheries management and conservation covered in the principal Act. It is structured as follows: Preliminary (I); Protected fish, prohibited size fish and bag limits, including: special provisions relating to scallops (II); Fishing gear, including lawful commercial and recreational nets and traps (III); Priorities in the use of fishing gear, including offences, priority between commercial and recreational fishers using prawn nets (IV); Miscellaneous provisions relating to fisheries management, including use of explosives, etc., recognized fishing grounds, tagging of rock lobster (V); Commercial share management fisheries (VI); Licensing and other commercial fisheries management, including commercial licences, boat licences, crew members (VII); Restricted fisheries, including abalone, ocean prawn, ocean fish trawl, ocean trap and line, estuary general and estuary prawn trawl restricted fishery, scallops in Jarvis Bay, jellyfish, ocean hauling fishery (VIII); Fish receivers and fish records (IX); Administration, including Management Advisory Committees (XI); Enforcement (XII); Savings and transitional (XII). Schedules: Ocean waters (1); Waters in which net and trap fishing are prohibited (2); Waters in which use of prawn net (set pocket) is permitted (3); Waters in which spearfishing is prohibited (4); Penalty notices (5).

Full text
English
Website
www.austlii.edu.au

References - Legislation

Implements

Fisheries Management Act 1994.

Legislation | Australia | 1994 (2018)

Keyword: Framework law, Fishery management and conservation, Marine fisheries, Inland fisheries, Fishing gear/fishing method, Seasons, Total allowable catch, Enforcement/compliance, Aquaculture, Mariculture, Size, Policy/planning, Institution, Non-governmental entity, Court/tribunal, Fishing authorization, Protection of species, Cartilaginous fishes, Indigenous peoples, Fish disease, Animal health, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

Fisheries Management (General) Regulation 2002.

Legislation | Australia | 2002 (2007)

Keyword: Access right, Fishing gear/fishing method, Mesh, Non-commercial fishing, Crustaceans, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Institution, Enforcement/compliance, Total allowable catch, Size, Registration, Fishing vessel, Data collection/reporting, Offences/penalties, Fishing area, Cartilaginous fishes, Fishing authorization, Protection of species, Fishery management and conservation, Indigenous peoples, Aquatic animals, Authorization/permit, Protection of habitats

Source: FAO, FAOLEX