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in item 2, setlines and trotlines are examples of demersal longlines.

 (2) An activity described in paragraph 2 (b) of table 4 is not a prohibited activity for the purposes of this Declaration if the activity is:
 (a) carried out in the course of fishing operations; and
 (b) listed as a restricted activity in items 1 to 5 of table 5.

9 Restricted activities in the Perth Protection Zone

  An activity mentioned in an item in table 5 is restricted in the Perth Protection Zone, subject to an exception mentioned in the item.

        Table 5 Restricted activities in the Perth Protection Zone
Item  Activity                                                                                                                          Restriction
 1    The use of a demersal gillnet                                                                                                     The activity must not occur in waters more than 500 metres from the low‑water mark unless:
                                                                                                                                         (a) the ship is operating in waters less than 100 metres deep; and
                                                                                                                                         (b) each line used in the fishing operation has a breaking strain that does not exceed 2.7 tonne; and
                                                                                                                                         (c) no anchors or external weights are used with the gillnet; and
                                                                                                                                         (d) fishing gear is retrieved vertically from the seabed to the greatest extent practicable
 2    The use of a pot or trap                                                                                                          The activity must not occur in waters more than 500 metres from the low‑water mark unless:
                                                                                                                                         (a) for a single pot or single trap:
                                                                                                                                         (i) it is fixed to a single mainline; and
                                                                                                                                         (ii) it consists of:
                                                                                                                                          (A) a rectangular base or floor not exceeding  2 metres in length and 2 metres in width;               or
                                                                                                                                          (B) a circular base or floor not exceeding  2 metres in diameter; and
                                                                                                                                         (iii) the trap rope:
                                                                                                                                          (A) has a breaking strain that does not exceed  2.7 tonne; and
                                                                                                                                          (B) is not composed of wire; or
                                                                                                                                         (b) for multiple pots or multiple traps:
                                                                                                                                          (i) they are fixed to a single mainline; and
                                                                                                                                         (ii) the dry weight of each pot or trap does not exceed 15 kilograms; and
                                                                                                                                         (iii) each branch line has a breaking strain that does not exceed 500 kilograms; and
                                                                                                                                         (iv) the mainline:
                                                                                                                                          (A) has a breaking strain that does not exceed  2.7 tonne; and
                                                                                                                                          (B) is not composed of wire
 3    The use of a demersal dropline                                                                                                    The activity must not occur in waters more than 500 metres from the low‑water mark unless:

                                                                                                                                         (a) only circle‑type hooks are used; and
                                                                                                                                         (b) the demersal dropline has a breaking strain that does not exceed 2.7 tonne; and
                                                                                                                                         (c) the demersal dropline does not use a mainline, snood, trace or branch line made with wire; and
                                                                                                                                         (d) each branch line has a breaking strain that does not exceed 500 kilograms; and
                                                                                                                                         (e) the dropper weight does not exceed 15 kilograms
 4    The use of a demersal fishing line containing J‑hooks                                                                             The