Fisheries Amendment Regulations (No. 9) 1991 (WA)

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FISHERIES ACT 1905

FISHERIES AMENDMENT REGULATIONS (NO. 9) 1991

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Made by His Excellency the Governor in Executive Council.

Citation

1. These regulations may be cited as the Fisheries Amendment Regulations

(No. 9) 1991.

Commencement

2. These regulations shall come into operation on 1 December 1991.

Regulation 3AB amended

3. Regulation 3AB of the Fisheries Regulations 1938* is amended —

(a) in subregulation (3) (b) by deleting "item 1" and substituting the
following —

it

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(b) in subregulation (4a) by deleting "item 2" and substituting the
following —

Division 3 "; and

(c) by repealing the Schedule and substituting the following
Schedule —

SCHEDULE

AUTHORIZED BAG LIMITS FOR PERSONS

WHO ARE NOT HOLDERS OF A

PROFESSIONAL FISHERMAN'S LICENCE

PART A

Fish Species
bag limit
for one day

Abalone whether Brownlip Abalone

(Haliotis conicopora) or Greenlip Abalone

(Haliotis laevigata) 10

Abalone, Roe's (Haliotis roei) 20

Blue Groper (Achoerodus gouldii) 1

Blue Manna Crabs (Portunus pelagicus) 24

Bream, black and yellowfin

(Acanthopagrus butcheri, A. australis) 20

Cherabin (Macrobrachium	spp.)	9 litres
Cobbler (Cnidoglanis	macrocephalus)	20

Flathead and flounder (combined)

(Platycephalus spp., and Pseudorhombus

spp.)	20
Leatherjackets (Monacanthidae family)	20
Mangrove jack and fingermark bream
(combined)	(Lutjanus argentimaculatus,
and L russelli)	20

Marron (Chera:c tenuimanus) 20

Mud crabs whether Brown (Scylla serrata)

or Green (Scylla paramanosain)	10
Mussels (Family Mytilidae)	9 litres

Pike and snook (combined) (Dinolestes

lewini, Sphyraena novaehollandiae,

S.obtusata)	20
Prawns (Family Penaeidae)	9 litres
Rock Lobster (All species)	8
Skipjack trevally (Psew:locaranx spp.)	20

Tailor (Pomatomus saltatrix) 20

Tarwhine (R1wcbdosargus sarba) 20

Threadfin salmon and bluenose salmon

(Polydactylus spp.) 20

Trout whether Brown Trout (Salmo trutta)

or Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) 10

Whiting, King George (Sillaginodes

punctatus) 20

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Fish Species
bag limit
for one day

All other Western Australian species of

fish not specifically covered in this

Schedule except for bait fish of the family Clupeidae and Engraulididae (anchovies, pilchards (mulies), sandy sprat (whitebait),	blue sprat, scaly mackerel, maray)	40
Cod (Epineplzelus spp., up to and including
a maximum weight of 30 kg)	1
Cod (Epineplzelus spp., in excess of 30 kg
weight)	0

PART B

Fish Species Grouped
bag bag limit
limit for for one
one day day

Division 1

Barramundi (Lates cakarifer)	4
Cobia (Rachycentron canadus)	4
Cods (Serranidae family)	4
Coral trout (P1ectropomus app.)	4
Dolphinlish (mahi mahi)
(Co1'yphaerza hippurus)	4
Jewfish, Westralian (Gl.aucosoma
he bra icum)	4
Mackerel, Spanish
(Scomberomorus app.)	4
Mackerel, wahoo and shark
(Acanthocybium solandri,
Grammatorcynus bicarinatus)	4
Mulloway (Argyosomus hololepidotus) and black jewfish
(northern mulloway - Protonibea	diaccznthus)

(a)	between 45 cm and 70 cm
length 3
(b)	over 70 cm length 1

Queenfish (Scomberoides

commersonnianus)	4
Salmon, Australian (Arripis
truttaceus)	4
Samson fish (Serbia hippos)	4
Sharks (All app.)	4
Tuna, Southern bluefin (Thunnus
maccoyii)	4
Yellowtail kingfish (Serb ola
lalandi)	4

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Fish Species Grouped
bag bag hxnit
limit for for one
one day day

Division 2

Emperor, red (Lutjanus sebae)	8
Groper, baldchin (Choerodon spp.)	8
Snapper,	pink (Chrysophrys
auratus)	8
Snapper, north west	(Lethrinus
spp.)	8
Snapper, queen (Blue morwong — Nemad-
actylus valenciennesi)	8
Snapper,	red (Centroberyx
gerrardi)	8

Division 3

Cuttlefish, Octopus and Squid (all

species of Cephkpods of the sub

class Coleoidea)	15
Cockle (Ark shell)	(Anadara
trapezia)

Venus clams (all species of the

genus Katelysia)	2 Litres
All other species of edible molluscs not specifically mentioned in this Schedule

Division 4

Abalone, Brownlip	(Haliotis conicopora)
Abalone, Greenlip	(Haliotis laevigata)
Abalone, Roe's	(Haliotis roei)
Baldchin Groper	(Ch.oerodon spp.)
Blue Groper	(Achoerodus gouldii)

Blue Manna crabs (Portunus pelagicus)

Coral Trout	(Plectropomus spp.)
North West Snapper	(Lethrinus spp.)
Queen Snapper (or Blue Morwong)	(Nemculactylus
valenciennest)
Red Emperor	(Lutjanus sebae)
Salmon, Australian	(Arripis truttaceus)
Samson Fish (or Sea Kingfish)	(Seriola hippos)
Snapper	(Chrysophrys spp.)

[* Reprinted as at 15 September 1988.

For amendments to 7 November 1991 see 1990 Index to Legislation of Western Australia, pp.239-40 and Gazettes of 28 March, 17 May, 28 June and 25 October 1991.]

By His Excellency's Command,

L. M. AULD, Clerk of the Council.