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12.35(5) prohibits the use of a live animal as bait for fishing, and the use of any native species as bait except fish. Regulation 12.19 prohibits bringing an animal into a Commonwealth reserve, dead or alive, which means that it is not legal to bring fish or other animals into Kakadu for use as bait. Regulation 12.35 prohibits the cleaning of fish within 50 metres of any waterway within the park. Fish cleaning facilities are provided at a safe distance from the water's edge at the South Alligator River and East Alligator River boat ramps, mainly to reduce the risk of crocodiles being attracted to these boat ramp areas.

Regulation 12.18 prohibits the use in Commonwealth reserves of spear guns and other weapons and devices, including any device that can be used, or is designed, for taking an animal other than a hook and a line for catching a fish or a hand-held net designed to land a fish caught on a hook and a line.

Northern Territory laws, including laws regulating fishing, apply in the park in so far as they can operate consistently with the EPBC Act and Regulations and this plan.

Regulation 12.56 enables the Director to control the use of vessels in the park including where vessels can and cannot be used, speed of vessels, number of vessels, and where vessels may be launched, anchored or moored.

Policies and actions relating to activities being undertaken by the Director to manage recreational fishing are in Section 6.1 (Kakadu as a visitor experience destination).

Policies

     10.7.14      Determinations may be made to prohibit or regulate recreational fishing in areas of the park.

     10.7.15      Determinations may be made to prohibit or regulate the use of vessels in the park including, but not limited to:

        (a)      speed limits

        (b)      maximum number and classes of vessels allowed in an area of water

        (c)       areas of water where a vessel or class of vessels is prohibited

        (d)      requirements to use designated mooring or launching sites.

     10.7.16      Determinations in effect at the commencement of the plan that relate to recreational fishing and/or the use of vessels in the park will continue to apply unless varied by a future determination.

     10.7.17       Subject to:

        (a)      any decision by the Board under Section 10.7.18;

        (b)      the conditions specified in Sections 10.7.19 and 10.7.21;

        (c)       any determination made by the Director under r.12.35 of the EPBC Regulations; or

        (d)      any licensing system that may be introduced to manage recreational fishing in the park,

     recreational fishing may be carried out in accordance with:

        (e)      Northern Territory fisheries laws (at the time of preparation of this plan the, Fisheries Act), including possession and size limits (to the extent capable of