Fisheries and Oyster Farms Act 1935 Regulation relating to nets and traps (1990-104) [GG No 29 of 23.2.1990] (NSW)
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FISHERIES AND OYSTER FARMS ACT 1935 - REGULATION
(Relating to nets and traps)
NEW SOUTH WALES
[Published in Gazette No. 29 of 23 February 1990]
HIS Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, and in pursuance of the Fisheries and Oyster Farms Act 1935, has been pleased to make the Regulation set forth hereunder.
IAN ARMSTRONG
Minister for Agriculture and Rural Affairs.
| The Fisheries and Oyster Farms (Nets and | Other Fishing Gear) |
Regulation 1989 is amended:
| (a) | by omitting clause 23 (1) (c) and by | inserting instead the |
| following subclause: |
(c)
The net is landed on the tray of a boat or in sufficient depth of water to enable prohibited size fish that are taken in the net to escape.
| (b) | by omitting item 9 (a) of the Table to clause 24 and by inserting instead the following paragraph: |
9. (a)
Waters - The whole of the main arm of the Clarence River seawards of the Ulmarra Ferry Crossing (excluding all creeks, tributaries, effluents and secondary or back channels of that river, that part of the left or northern bank between Brown’s or Goodwood Island Wharf and the new (or eastern) opening in the Iluka Boat Harbour training wall and that part of the river which lies seawards of a line
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drawn from the north-westernmost corner of Portion 64, Parish of Taloumbi, to the north-westernmost corner of Freeburn Island and generally south of Freeburn Island and the main training wall that extends seawards from the easterly extremity of Freeburn Island).
(c)
by omitting item 1 (b) of the Table to clause 53 and by inserting instead the following paragraph:
(b)
Descripion of Description of trap - Not exceeding 2 metres in length, 1.5 metres in width and 1 metre in depth; consisting of mesh which will allow a metal cylinder (having an external diameter of 50 mm) to pass through; having an entrance funnel or funnels other than in the top; having at least 1 panel in a side or top of not less than 30 cm long by 30 cm wide consisting of galvanised wire.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The object of this Regulation is to make minor corrections to the provisions of the Fisheries and Oyster Farms (Nets and Other Fishing Gear) Regulation 1989 that specify
(a) the requirements for the lawful use of a hauling net for taking prawns; and (b) the waters of the Clarence River in which a set pocket net may be used for taking prawns; and (c) the dimensions and shape of a lawful fish trap.
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