Fisheries Management Plans Amendment Management Plan (No. 2) 2006 (Qld)

Fisheries Management Plans Amendment Management Plan (No. 2) 2006

Queensland Fisheries Management Plans Amendment Management Plan (No. 2) 2006 Subordinate Legislation 2006 No. 136 made under the FisheriesAct1994 Contents Part 1 1 2 Part 2 3 4 Part 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 Page Preliminary Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Amendment of Fisheries (Coral Reef Fin Fish) Management Plan 2003 Management plan amended in pt 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Amendment of s 111 (Definitions for sdiv 4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Amendment of Fisheries (East Coast Trawl) Management Plan 1999 Management plan amended in pt 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Amendment of s 42A (Definition for div 3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Amendment of ss 48 and 50D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Insertion of new ss 48A and 48B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 48A V-cut and bell cod end . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 48B Popeye fish excluder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Insertion of new ss 50E and 50F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 50E V-cut and bell cod end . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 50F Popeye fish excluder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Replacement of ch 5, pt 2, hdg (Review, amendment or repeal of plan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

11 12 13 14 Part 4 15 16 17 18 Part 5 19 20 21 22 Part 6 23 24 25 26 2 Fisheries Management Plans Amendment Management Plan (No. 2) 2006 No. 136, 2006 Omission of ch 5, pt 2, divs 1 and 2, hdgs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Omission of s 227 (General fishing effort review). . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 229 (General review) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Omission of ch 5, pt 2, div 3 (Amendment or repeal) . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Fisheries (Freshwater) Management Plan 1999 Management plan amended in pt 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Replacement of pt 10, hdg (Review, amendment or repeal) . . . . Amendment of s 69 (Review of plan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Omission of s 71 (How plan may be amended) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Fisheries (Gulf Of Carpentaria Inshore Fin Fish) Management Plan 1999 Management plan amended in pt 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Replacement of pt 8, hdg (Review, amendment or repeal) . . . . . Amendment of s 89 (Review of plan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Omission of s 91 (How plan may be amended) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Fisheries (Spanner Crab) Management Plan 1999 Management plan amended in pt 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 21 (Annual quota) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Replacement of pt 8, hdg (Review, amendment or repeal) . . . . . Omission of pt 8, div 3 (Amendment or repeal of plan) . . . . . . . . 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11

s1 3 s4 Fisheries Management Plans Amendment Management Plan (No. 2) 2006 No. 136, 2006 Part 1 Preliminary 1 Short title This amending management plan may be cited as the Fisheries Management Plans Amendment Management Plan (No. 2) 2006 . 2 Commencement (1) Sections 10 to 14, 25 and 26 and parts 4 and 5 commence on the later of the following days— (a) the day this amending management plan is notified in the gazette; (b) the date of assent of the Fisheries Amendment Act 2006 . (2) Section 24 commences on 1 July 2006. (3) Part 2 commences on 1 July 2006, immediately after the commencement of the Fisheries Management Plans Amendment Management Plan (No. 1) 2006 . Part 2 Amendment of Fisheries (Coral Reef Fin Fish) Management Plan 2003 3 Management plan amended in pt 2 This part amends the Fisheries (Coral Reef Fin Fish) Management Plan 2003. 4 Amendment of s 111 (Definitions for sdiv 4) Section 111, definition retained fish conditions , paragraph 1(b)(i), ‘50kg or less’—

s5 4 s8 Fisheries Management Plans Amendment Management Plan (No. 2) 2006 No. 136, 2006 omit, insert— ‘50kg or more’. Part 3 Amendment of Fisheries (East Coast Trawl) Management Plan 1999 5 Management plan amended in pt 3 This part amends the Fisheries (East Coast Trawl) Management Plan 1999. 6 Amendment of s 42A (Definition for div 3) (1) Section 42A, definition bar , ‘square’— omit. (2) Section 42A, definition bar , after ‘of a mesh’— insert — ‘of the net’. 7 Amendment of ss 48 and 50D Section 48(1) and 50D(1), ‘are’— omit, insert— ‘is’. 8 Insertion of new ss 48A and 48B Chapter 3, part 3, division 3, subdivision 3— insert— ‘48A V-cut and bell cod end ‘(1) A combination of the net’s cod end and a V-cut opening in the cod end is a recognised BRD if—

s8 5 s8 Fisheries Management Plans Amendment Management Plan (No. 2) 2006 No. 136, 2006 (a) the last 33 meshes of the net from the cod end drawstrings of the net have a circumference of at least 150% of the rest of the cod end; and (b) the opening complies with subsections (3) and (4); and (c) nothing covers any part of the opening during trawling. ‘(2) However, subsection (1)(c) does not apply if— (a) the meshes are left attached along the forward edge of the opening leaving a flap of net; and (b) the edges of the flap do not extend wider than the opening during trawling. ‘(3) The opening must— (a) be in the top of the net; and (b) have 2 diagonal forward measurements of 10 bars of the net; and (c) have a lateral measurement along its forward edge of 11 meshes of the net. ‘(4) The apex of the opening must not be more than 45 meshes of the net from the drawstrings. ‘48B Popeye fish excluder ‘(1) A combination of a funnel, frame and a rectangular opening in the net is a recognized BRD if— (a) they comply with subsections (2) and (3); and (b) nothing covers any part of the opening during trawling. ‘(2) The funnel must— (a) be attached to the net for all of the funnel’s front edge circumference; and (b) be held open by— (i) a hoop attached to the net at the funnel’s front edge; or (ii) a TED that is not more than 62cm from the funnel’s front edge; and

s9 6 s9 Fisheries Management Plans Amendment Management Plan (No. 2) 2006 No. 136, 2006 (c) have a number of meshes in its rear edge circumference of no more than 60% of the number of meshes in the circumference of the net at the rear edge; and (d) have a stretched length no longer than 2.25m; and (e) be no more than 110 meshes of the net from the the cod end drawstrings of the net. ‘(3) The opening must be— (a) no more than 95 meshes of the net from the drawstrings; and (b) at least 40cm long and 38cm wide; and (c) held open by a frame made of material that is rigid enough to ensure that, while the net is being used for trawling, the opening is at least 40cm long and 38cm wide.’. 9 Insertion of new ss 50E and 50F Chapter 3, part 3, division 3, subdivision 4— insert— ‘50E V-cut and bell cod end ‘(1) A combination of the net’s cod end and a V-cut opening in the cod end is a recognised BRD if— (a) the following number of the meshes of the net before the cod end drawstrings of the net have a circumference of at least 150% of the rest of the cod end— (i) if the net has a mesh size of less than 31mm—50; (ii) if the net has a mesh size of 31mm or more—40; and (b) the opening complies with subsections (3) and (4); and (c) nothing covers any part of the opening during trawling. ‘(2) However, subsection (1)(c) does not apply if— (a) the meshes are left attached along the forward edge of the opening leaving a flap of net; and

s9 7 s9 Fisheries Management Plans Amendment Management Plan (No. 2) 2006 No. 136, 2006 (b) the edges of the flap do not extend wider than the opening during trawling. ‘(3) The opening must— (a) be in the top of the net; and (b) have 2 diagonal forward measurements of the following number of bars of the net each— (i) if the net has a mesh size of less than 31mm—15; (ii) if the net has a mesh size of 31mm or more—12; and (c) have a lateral measurement along its forward edge of the following number of meshes of the net— (i) if the net has a mesh size of less than 31mm—16; (ii) if the net has a mesh size of 31mm or more—13. ‘(4) The apex of the opening must not be more than the following number of meshes of the net from the drawstrings— (a) if the net has a mesh size of less than 31mm—65; (b) if the net has a mesh size of 31mm or more—55. ‘50F Popeye fish excluder ‘(1) A combination of a funnel, frame and a rectangular opening in the net is a recognized BRD if— (a) they comply with subsections (2) and (3); and (b) nothing covers any part of the opening during trawling. ‘(2) The funnel must— (a) be attached to the net for all of the funnel’s front edge circumference; and (b) be held open by— (i) a hoop attached to the net at the funnel’s front edge; or (ii) a TED that is not more than 62cm from the funnel’s front edge; and

s 10 8 s 11 Fisheries Management Plans Amendment Management Plan (No. 2) 2006 No. 136, 2006 (c) have a number of meshes in its rear edge circumference of no more than 60% of the number of meshes in the circumference of the net at the rear edge; and (d) have a stretched length no longer than 2.25m; and (e) be no more than the following number of meshes of the net from the cod end drawstrings of the net— (i) if the net has a mesh size of less than 31mm—165; (ii) if the net has a mesh size of 31mm or more—135. ‘(3) The opening must be— (a) no more than the following number of meshes of the net from the drawstrings— (i) if the net has a mesh size of less than 31mm—140; (ii) if the net has a mesh size of 31mm or more—120; and (b) at least 40cm long and 38cm wide; and (c) held open by a frame made of material that is rigid enough to ensure that, while the net is being used for trawling, the opening is at least 40cm long and 38cm wide.’. 10 Replacement of ch 5, pt 2, hdg (Review, amendment or repeal of plan) Chapter 5, part 2, heading— omit, insert— ‘Part 2 Review of plan’. 11 Omission of ch 5, pt 2, divs 1 and 2, hdgs Chapter 5, part 2, divisions 1 and 2, headings— omit.

s 12 9 s 17 Fisheries Management Plans Amendment Management Plan (No. 2) 2006 No. 136, 2006 12 Omission of s 227 (General fishing effort review) Section 227— omit. 13 Amendment of s 229 (General review) Section 229, heading— omit, insert— ‘229 Review’. 14 Omission of ch 5, pt 2, div 3 (Amendment or repeal) Chapter 5, part 2, division 3— omit. Part 4 Amendment of Fisheries (Freshwater) Management Plan 1999 15 Management plan amended in pt 4 This part amends the Fisheries (Freshwater) Management Plan 1999. 16 Replacement of pt 10, hdg (Review, amendment or repeal) Part 10, heading— omit, insert— ‘Part 10 Review of plan’. 17 Amendment of s 69 (Review of plan) Section 69, heading—

s 18 10 s 22 Fisheries Management Plans Amendment Management Plan (No. 2) 2006 No. 136, 2006 omit, insert— ‘69 Review’. 18 Omission of s 71 (How plan may be amended) Section 71— omit. Part 5 Amendment of Fisheries (Gulf Of Carpentaria Inshore Fin Fish) Management Plan 1999 19 Management plan amended in pt 5 This part amends the Fisheries (Gulf of Carpentaria Inshore Fin Fish) Management Plan 1999. 20 Replacement of pt 8, hdg (Review, amendment or repeal) Part 8, heading— omit, insert— ‘Part 8 Review of plan’. 21 Amendment of s 89 (Review of plan) Section 89, heading, ‘of plan’— omit. 22 Omission of s 91 (How plan may be amended) Section 91— omit.

s 23 11 s 26 Fisheries Management Plans Amendment Management Plan (No. 2) 2006 No. 136, 2006 Part 6 Amendment of Fisheries (Spanner Crab) Management Plan 1999 23 Management plan amended in pt 6 This part amends the Fisheries (Spanner Crab) Management Plan 1999. 24 Amendment of s 21 (Annual quota) Section 21, ‘1727t’— omit, insert— ‘1923t’. 25 Replacement of pt 8, hdg (Review, amendment or repeal) Part 8, heading— omit, insert— ‘Part 8 Reviews’. 26 Omission of pt 8, div 3 (Amendment or repeal of plan) Part 8, division 3— omit. ENDNOTES 1 Made by the chief executive on 2 June 2006. 2 Approved by the Governor in Council on 15 June 2006. 3 Notified in the gazette on 16 June 2006. 4 Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 5 The administering agency is the Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries.