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attached to a boat, the try net is of a length is longer than 10 metres; and

      h)     where other nets, excluding try-nets, are in possession on board a boat and
      are not rigged for fishing, the nets are of a size greater than 10% smaller
      than the largest net in possession on board the boat.
  6.2 A net is rigged for fishing if part or all of the net is in the water, or if it is shackled,
  tied or otherwise connected to any trawl door or trawl board, or to any tow rope or cable, either on board the boat or attached in any manner to the boat.
  6.3 Pursuant to paragraph 16(1)(c) of the Act, the use or possession of otter trawl
  equipment in the area of the Torres Strait Prawn Fishery is prohibited if:

      a)      the size of the meshes in the cod end is less than 38 millimetres; or

      b)     there are more than 150 meshes when measured in the vertical plane from the drawstring; or

      c)      the size of the meshes in all other parts of the net other than the cod end does not exceed 45 millimetres; or

      d)     there is more than 1 line of ground chain across the mouth of each net; or

      e)      the diameter of the links of the ground chain exceed 10 millimetres; or

      f)       the chain is used with a weight or an attachment, other than an attachment for joining the chain to the net.

Measuring nets and meshes
  7.1 For the purposes of paragraph 6.1 the length of a net is determined by measuring the combined length, in metres, of the head rope and bottom rope when taut between the outermost points of the meshes that are attached to each rope respectively.
  7.2 For the purposes of paragraph 6.3 the size of a mesh of a:

      a)      knotless trawl net is determined by measuring the average distance when the net is taut, between the inner edges of 2 diagonally opposite corners of each of 10 meshes that are at least 30 centimetres from each other; or

      b)     knotted trawl net is determined by measuring the average distance when the
      net is taut, between the inner edges of 2 diagonally opposite knots of each of
      10 meshes that are at least 30 centimetres from each other.

Revocation of previous instruments
  8.1 This Instrument revokes the Torres Strait Fisheries Management Notice No. 71 from the date of commencement of this Instrument.

   8.2 In accordance with s16(7A) , notwithstanding the revocation of the Torres Strait Fisheries Management Notice No. 71, any entry previously made under s21(1) of the Act in an existing licence granted under s19(2) or (3) or