Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2017C00604:clause:1_37
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2017C00604
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 37
Character Range: 64011–65429

37  Limitation of by‑catch in new and exploratory fisheries
37.1  A person using a boat in the Convention Area for new or exploratory fishing must:
 (a) bring on board or alongside the boat all skates and rays that are caught; and
 (b) retain on board tagged skates and rays; and
 (c) release untagged skates and rays that are alive and have a high probability of survival by:
 (i) cutting snoods; and
 (ii) if practicable, removing the hooks.
37.1A  A person is not required to comply with paragraph 37.1(c) if a scientific observer on board the boat tells the person not to do so.
37.2  If the by‑catch of a species is equal to or greater than 1 tonne in any one haul or set, the person must:
 (a) move the boat to another location that is at least 5 nautical miles from that location; and
 (b) ensure that the boat does not return to any point within 5 nautical miles of the location where the by‑catch exceeded 1 tonne for a period of at least 5 days (treating the location where the by‑catch exceeded 1 tonne as the path followed by the boat while taking the catch).
37.3  If the catch of Macrourus species taken by a single boat in any 2 10‑day periods in a single SSRU exceeds:
 (a) 1 500 kg in each of the 10‑day periods; and
 (b) 16 % of the catch of Dissostichus species by the boat in the SSRU in those periods;
the person must not use the boat to fish in the SSRU for the remainder of the fishing season.