Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01095:schedule:39:p4
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01095
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 39 (pt 4/6)
Character Range: 12450–15236

the fishing season beginning on 1 May and ending on 30 April of the following year.

        (v) Fishing is not to be engaged in the area described in Schedule 39.

        (w) Fishing is not to be engaged in using trawl methods in the Commonwealth South East Trawl Sector of the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery within the areas described in Schedule 43.

7 Exemption to the prohibitions – Small Pelagic Fishery concession holders

        (1) Clauses 6(d), 6(i), 6(j), 6(k), 6(m), 6(o), 6(p), 6(q), 6(u) and 6(v) do not apply to holders fishing under a concession granted in accordance with the Small Pelagic Fishery Management Plan 2009 using the mid‑water trawl method.

        (2) Clause 6 does not apply to fishing by the purse seine, jigging or minor line methods.

        (3) If the holder of a Small Pelagic Fishery concession takes more than three
        Harrisson's dogfish (C. harrissoni), southern dogfish (C. zeehaani), Endeavour dogfish (C. harrissoni) or greeneye spurdog dogfish (S. chloroculus) combined in a fishing season in the areas specified in Schedules 10, 11, 12, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 and/or 33 while fishing under the authority of a concession granted in accordance with the Small Pelagic Fishery Management Plan 2009, the holder must notify AFMA and not engage in fishing in the area described in the relevant Schedule under that fishing concession until further notified by AFMA in writing.

        (4) If the holder of a Small Pelagic Fishery concession finds any evidence of benthic impacts while fishing under the authority of a concession granted in accordance with the Small Pelagic Fishery Management Plan 2009 in the area specified in Schedule 4 the holder must notify AFMA and not engage in fishing in the area described in the relevant Schedule under that fishing concession until further notified by AFMA in writing.

8 Exemption to the prohibitions – Orange Roughy

        (1) Despite clause 6(k), fishing using trawl methods is permitted within the area described in Schedule 34, known as the Pedra Branca Orange Roughy Management Area.

9 Exemption to the prohibitions – Hydraulic Hand Reel Droplining

        (1) Clauses 6(g), 6(h), 6(n), 6(o) and 6(r) do not apply to fishing by the hydraulic hand reel droplining method.

   10 Exemption to the prohibitions – Danish Seine Trawl

              Clause 6 (w) does not apply to concession holders using the Danish   seine trawl method with a codend mesh size of at least 80mm.

 Schedule 1—Murat Bay Closure

     The area of the Murat Bay Closure is that part of the AFZ and part of the coastal waters of the state of South Australia contained within and bounded by a line:
     a) commencing at the intersection of the southern coastline of South Australia at mean low