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Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025L00070
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Character Range: 132399–135355

mesh net towed through the water column on or near the seabed that may come into contact with the seabed during use. The net is held open horizontally by otter boards or trawl doors while towing. The bottom of the net opening generally has chains, rubber or steel bobbins and spacers threaded along its length to help reduce snagging by slightly lifting the net off the seafloor. The last section of the net is a cod end, where the catch is retained. Long metal cables connect the net and boards to a vessel. The cable length and mesh size vary depending on the species being targeted (fish or prawns). These nets can be towed by one vessel in various configurations such as one or 4 nets.

trawl (midwater)                                                   A cone-shaped mesh net towed through the water column that does not come into contact with the seabed at any stage during use. The net is held open horizontally by otter boards or trawl doors while towing. The bottom of the net opening is weighted. The last section of the net is a cod end, where the catch is retained. Long metal cables connect the net and boards to a vessel. The cable length and mesh size vary depending on the species being targeted (fish or prawns). These nets can be towed by one vessel in various configurations, such as one or 4 nets.

trotline                                                           Very similar to a demersal longline  a line that is horizontally set along the seafloor. The main line has a vertical line attached at each end which is connected to buoys on the surface of the water. Baited hooks are attached to the main line via smaller lines (branch-lines or snoods). Buoys are used intermittently along the main line to lift baited hooks away from the seafloor.

UNCLOS                                                             United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, concluded at Montego Bay on 10 December 1982.

values                                                             As described in Section 2.3 of this plan.

  Index

  A
  Abbott's booby seabirds, 13, 20, 22
  activities
   allowable, authorisation of, 51
   class approvals, 51
   decisions about, 49
   EPBC Regulations, governed by, 48
   licences and leases, 53
   management of, 37
   new, 49
   permits for, 51
   prescriptions for, 38
   proposed, assessment of, 50
  Administrative Review Tribunal
   review of decisions by, 50
  aquaculture, commercial, 42
  authorisations, 49

  B
  ballast water discharge, 46
  batfish, 25
  Biosecurity Act 2015 (Cth), 41
  biosecurity controls, 28
  bluefin trevally, 23

  C
  cetaceans, species of, 20
  Chinese and Malay communities, 16, 23
   fishing, 23
   maritime skills and traditions, 23
   oral histories and stories, 23
  Christmas Island
   Administrator, 11
   cemeteries on, 17
   community of, 16
   fisheries on, 11
   government, 11
   history of, 16
   Ocean Territory, 11
   people of, 16
  Christmas