Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2017C00604:clause:3b_8
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2017C00604
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 3B cl 8
Character Range: 177830–179302

8  Conservation and management measure for minimising by‑catch of seabirds

Demersal longline fishing
 8.1 If a person is using a boat in the Convention Area for demersal longline fishing:
 (a) the person must not discharge biological material during the shooting and hauling of demersal longlines unless it is necessary to discharge the material due to operational safety concerns; and
 (b) the person must use:
 (i) the mitigation measures mentioned in column 1 of items 1, 2 and 3 of the following table; or
 (ii) if the flag State of the boat has given the person approval to use only one of the mitigation measures mentioned in column 1 of an item of the following table—the mitigation measure approved by the flag State of the boat; and
 (c) the person must ensure that the mitigation measure used conforms to the specifications mentioned for the measure in column 3 of the item of the table that applies to the measure.

Mitigation measures for minimising by‑catch of seabirds
Item                                                     Column 1            Column 2                                                                                                                                                   Column 3
                                                         Mitigation Measure  Description                                                                                                                                                Specifications