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but less than 76.5%, of the statutory fishing rights in the fishery, and 2 other boats are registered as nominated boats for the person; or
 (c) the person holds 76.5% or more of the statutory fishing rights in the fishery, and 3 other boats are registered as nominated boats for the person.
Part 5 Fishing in the fishery
Division 5.1 Obligations of holders of statutory fishing rights
27 Environmental requirements
 (1) It is a condition of a statutory fishing right that the holder must, while in the fishery area:
 (a) take all reasonable steps to avoid losing any gear or other non‑biodegradable items from the boat; and
 (b) tell AFMA, in writing, about any loss of gear or any other non‑biodegradable item within 48 hours after the loss (including details of the quantity and description of the lost item, the time, date and position at which it was lost, and the circumstances surrounding the loss); and
 (c) ensure that no poultry products (including eggs or egg shells) or brassicas (for example, broccoli, cabbage) are discharged from the boat; and
 (d) subject to subsection (4) and any conditions attached to the statutory fishing right, ensure that no offal or bycatch is discharged from the boat; and
 (e) subject to subsection (5), ensure that no fish meal is discharged from the boat; and
 (f) ensure that the amount of light showing from the boat does not exceed the amount necessary for the safe operation of the boat; and
 (g) take all reasonable steps to minimise the risk and severity of collision with sea birds and marine mammals, and comply with any reasonable direction of a fishery observer to minimise that risk; and
 (h) ensure that, if possible, plastic packing bands are not used to secure items on board the boat, unless the bands are an essential part of the boat's gear; and
 (i) if items secured by plastic packing bands are brought on board the boat, and those bands are removed, ensure that:
 (i) they are cut so that they do not form a continuous loop; and
 (ii) they are incinerated at the earliest opportunity; and
 (iii) any plastic residue from the incinerator is stored on board the boat and disposed of on reaching port.
 (2) It is also a condition of a statutory fishing right that the holder must not target marine life other than Patagonian toothfish.
 (3) For paragraph (1) (b), the holder is not taken to have complied with the paragraph unless AFMA has replied, in writing, saying that the holder's transmission has been fully received and is legible.
 (4) If, because of a mechanical breakdown of the meal plant, it is not practicable to retain all offal and