Fishing Industry Organisation and Marketing Amendment Regulation (No. 3) 1993 (Qld)

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 1993 No. 235 Fishing Industry Organisation and Marketing Act 1982 FISHING INDUSTRY ORGANISATION AND MARKETING AMENDMENT REGULATION (No. 3) 1993 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 Amended regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4 Amendment of s.3 (Interpretation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 5 Amendment of s.10 (Licensed commercial fishing vessel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 6 Amendment of s.22 (Endorsement symbols) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7 Insertion of new ss.33A–33B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 33A Identification and counting of fish taken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 33B Extended fishing charter logbooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 8 Replacement of s.36 (Taking of certain fish) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 36 Prohibition against taking certain fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 36A Non-application of prohibition against taking certain fish . . . . . . . . 6 36B Exemption for Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 9 Insertion of new s.51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 51 Savings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 10 Amendment of Schedule 3 (Fisheries endorsements) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

2 Fishing Industry Organisation and Marketing Amendment (No. 3) No. 235, 1993 11 Replacement of Schedule 4 (Limit on taking of certain species of fish) . . 9 SCHEDULE 4 LIMIT ON TAKING OF CERTAIN SPECIES OF FISH 12 Replacement of Schedule 8 (Species of fish and marine product protected on account of size or weight) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 SCHEDULE 8 SPECIES OF FISH AND MARINE PRODUCT PROTECTED ON ACCOUNT OF SIZE OR WEIGHT

3 Fishing Industry Organisation and Marketing Amendment (No. 3) No. 235, 1993 ˙ Short title 1. This regulation may be cited as the Fishing Industry Organisation and Marketing Amendment Regulation (No. 3) 1993 . ˙ Commencement 2. This regulation commences on 1 July 1993. ˙ Amended regulation 3. The Fishing Industry Organisation and Marketing Regulation 1991 is amended as set out in this regulation. ˙ Amendment of s.3 (Interpretation) 4. Section 3— insert— ‘ “charter vessel” means a vessel in relation to which a certificate of survey has been issued under the Queensland Marine Act 1958 or the Navigation Act 1912 of the Commonwealth for 1 of the following classes— (a) Class 1A, 2A, 3A; (b) Class 1B, 2B, 3B; (c) Class 1C, 2C, 3C; (d) Class 1D; “extended fishing charter” means the use of a charter vessel for a continuous period of 48 hours or more for purposes that include— (a) the taking of fish, other than for a commercial purpose; and (b) the carriage of persons for financial reward; “fillet” means the whole of 1 side of a fish, other than the head and tail; ’.

4 Fishing Industry Organisation and Marketing Amendment (No. 3) No. 235, 1993 ˙ Amendment of s.10 (Licensed commercial fishing vessel) 5. After section 10(2)— insert— ‘(3) The Authority may determine the number, not greater than 4, of tender commercial fishing vessels that may be had in possession or employed at the same time as, and in association with, a primary commercial fishing vessel in reef line fishery operations. ‘(4) The Authority may determine if a single tender commercial fishing vessel may be had in possession or employed at the same time as, and in association with, a primary commercial fishing vessel in restricted reef line fishery operations. ’. ˙ Amendment of s.22 (Endorsement symbols) 6. Section 22(1)— omit, insert— ‘22.(1) The Authority— (a) must endorse a primary commercial fishing vessel licence; and (b) may endorse a tender commercial fishing vessel licence; with 1 or more of the symbols ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’, ‘E’, ‘F’, ‘G’, ‘H’, ‘I’, ‘J’, ‘K’, ‘L1’, ‘L2’, ‘L3’, ‘M’, ‘N’, ‘O’, ‘P’, ‘Q’, ‘R’, ‘T’, ‘U’, ‘V’, ‘W’, ‘X’ and ‘Z’. ’. ˙ Insertion of new ss.33A–33B 7. After section 33— insert— ˙ ‘Identification and counting of fish taken ‘33A.(1) Subject to subsection (2), if a person takes or is in possession of a fish on a vessel, the person must not remove the skin from the fish, or a fillet or any other portion of the fish, until the fish is brought ashore from the vessel at the end of the journey during which the fish was taken.

5 Fishing Industry Organisation and Marketing Amendment (No. 3) No. 235, 1993 ‘(2) A person may remove the skin from a fish, or a fillet or any other portion of the fish, other than a square area of skin measuring at least 10 cm 2 if— (a) the fish was taken on an extended fishing charter; and (b) the owner of the charter vessel on which the extended fishing charter took place completes a logbook under section 33B. ‘(3) A person who takes a fish, or is in possession of a fish, must not divide the fish into fillets or other portions unless the person divides the fish in a way that allows an inspector to readily count the number of fish that were taken by, or were in the possession of, the person. ˙ ‘Extended fishing charter logbooks ‘33B.(1) The owner of a charter vessel used for an extended fishing charter must maintain a logbook. ‘(2) The logbook must be in the form approved by the Authority. ‘(3) The owner of a charter vessel used for extended fishing charters must give to the Authority a copy of the entries in the logbook for each month. ‘(4) The copy must be given to the Authority within 14 days after the end of each month. ‘(5) A person must not make an entry in a logbook that is false or misleading. ‘(6) A person must not give the Authority a false or misleading copy of an entry in a logbook. ’. ˙ Replacement of s.36 (Taking of certain fish) 8. Section 36— omit, insert— ˙ ‘Prohibition against taking certain fish ‘36.(1) In this section— “allowed number of fish” means the number of fish specified in

6 Fishing Industry Organisation and Marketing Amendment (No. 3) No. 235, 1993 Schedule 4 in relation to a species mentioned in Schedule 4. ‘(2) A person must not take, or have in possession— (a) of all species of fish mentioned in Schedule 4 under the heading ‘Reef Fish’—more than 30 fish; and (b) more than the allowed number of fish. ˙ ‘Non-application of prohibition against taking certain fish ‘36A.(1) Section 36 does not apply to— (a) a person who is a licensed fisher, other than in relation to the following species of fish— (i) Australian Bass ( Macquaria novemaculeata ); (ii) Golden Perch ( Macquaria ambigua ); (iii) Mary River Cod ( Maccullochella sp. ); (iv) Murray Cod ( Maccullochella peeli ); (v) Saratoga ( Scleropages leichardti ); (vi) Silver Perch ( Bidyanus bidyanus ); or (b) a person who takes or has in possession more than the allowed number of fish under the heading ‘Reef Fish’ in Schedule 4 if— (i) the person takes the fish before 1 July 1994; and (ii) the person takes the fish on an extended fishing charter; and (iii) the person ensures that a portion of square area, measuring at least 10 cm 2 , of the skin of each fish taken is retained on the fish, or each fillet or other portion of the fish; and (iv) the owner of the charter vessel completes a logbook under section 33B; or (c) a person who is the holder of a docket, under section 44 of the Act, for fish mentioned in section 36(2); or (d) a person who is permitted under the Act or the FisheriesAct1976 to take more than the allowed number of fish; or

7 Fishing Industry Organisation and Marketing Amendment (No. 3) No. 235, 1993 (e) a person is in possession of more than the allowed number of fish for the purposes of keeping the fish in the form of cleaned and preserved molluscs in a bona fide shell collection. ‘(2) Subsection (1)(b) does not apply to Potato Cod ( Epinephelus tukula ), Queensland Groper ( Epinephelus lanceolatus ), and Wrasse—Maori ( Cheilinus undulatus ). ˙ ‘Exemption for Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders ‘36B. An Aborigine or Torres Strait Islander who takes fish according to Aboriginal tradition or Island custom is exempted from sections 33A, 34 and 36. ’. ˙ Insertion of new s.51 9. After section 50— insert— ˙ ‘Savings ‘51. Paragraph L2.3 of Schedule 3 does not apply to the use of a tender commercial fishing vessel in reef line fishery operations if the licence in relation to the vessel is in force and endorsed with the line fishery symbol ‘L’ immediately before the commencement of this section. ’. ˙ Amendment of Schedule 3 (Fisheries endorsements) 10. Schedule 3 (endorsement L)— omit, insert— ‘L1. Line fishery 1. Line fishery operations may be carried out in all tidal waters other than tidal waters bounded by a line commencing at a point which, at high water, is the northernmost extremity of Cape York, then— (a) in an easterly direction to the intersection of 10°41' south latitude and 145° east longitude; then (b) in a southerly direction along the meridian of longitude 145° east

8 Fishing Industry Organisation and Marketing Amendment (No. 3) No. 235, 1993 to its intersection with the parallel of latitude 13° south; then (c) in a south-easterly direction to the intersection of 15° south latitude and 146° east longitude; then (d) in a south-easterly direction to the intersection of 17°30' south latitude and 147° east longitude; then (e) in a south-easterly direction to the intersection of 21° south latitude and 152°55' east longitude; then (f) in a south-easterly direction to the intersection of 24°30' south latitude and 154° east longitude; then (g) in a westerly direction along the parallel of latitude 24°30' south to its intersection with the coastline at high water mark; then (h) in a generally northerly direction along the high water mark to the point of commencement. 2. Only apparatus having serial no. 7, 8, 9 or 35 is to be used in line fishery operations. 3. The licence for a tender commercial fishing vessel had in possession in line fishery operations must be endorsed with the line fishery symbol ‘L1’. ‘L2. Reef line fishery 1. Reef line fishery operations are only to be carried out in tidal waters bounded by the line mentioned in endorsement L1.1. 2. Only apparatus having serial no. 7, 8, 9 or 35 is to be used in reef line fishery operations. 3. Only the number of tender commercial fishing vessels authorised by the Authority may be had in possession or employed at the same time as, and in association with, a primary commercial fishing vessel in reef line fishery operations. 4. The licence for a tender commercial fishing vessel had in possession in reef line fishery operations must be endorsed with the reef line fishery symbol ‘L2’.

9 Fishing Industry Organisation and Marketing Amendment (No. 3) No. 235, 1993 ‘L3. Restricted reef line fishery 1. Restricted reef line fishery operations are only to be carried out in the tidal waters bounded by the line mentioned in endorsement L1.1. 2. Only apparatus having serial no. 7, 8, 9 or 35 is to be used in restricted reef line fishery operations. 3. Only the number of tender commercial fishing vessels (if any) authorised by the Authority may be had in possession or employed at the same time as, and in association with, a primary commercial fishing vessel in restricted reef line fishery operations. 4. The licence for a tender commercial fishing vessel had in possession in restricted reef line fishery operations must be endorsed with the restricted reef line fishery symbol ‘L3’. ’. ˙ Replacement of Schedule 4 (Limit on taking of certain species of fish) 11. Schedule 4— omit, insert— ‘SCHEDULE 4 ‘LIMIT ON TAKING OF CERTAIN SPECIES OF FISH section 36 REEF FISH Cod— Estuary Rock ( Epinephelus coioides/tauvina ) Potato ( Epinephelus tukula ) Queensland Groper ( Epinephelus lanceolatus ) 10 1 1

10 Fishing Industry Organisation and Marketing Amendment (No. 3) No. 235, 1993 Emperor— Red ( Lutjanus sebae ) Red Throat ( Lethrinus miniatus ) Spangled ( Lethrinus nebulosus ) Fingermark or Large-scale Sea Perch ( Lutjanus johnii ) Jew-fish—Spotted or Black ( Protonibea diacanthus ) Job-fish—Rosy ( Pristipomoides sp.) King-fish—Black ( Rachycentron canadus ) Mackerel— Broad-barred or Grey ( Scomberomorus semifasciatus ) Narrow-barred or Spanish ( Scomberomorus commerson ) Queensland School ( Scomberomorus queenslandicus ) Spotted ( Scomberomorus munroi ) Mulloway ( Argyrosomus hololepidotus ) Nannygai— Large-mouth ( Lutjanus malabaricus ) Small-mouth ( Lutjanus erythropterus ) Perch—Pearl ( Glaucosoma scapulare ) Snapper ( Pagrus auratus ) Teraglin—Jew ( Atractoscion aequidens ) Trout—Coral ( Plectropomus sp.) Tusk-fish— Black-spot ( Choerodon schoenleinii ) Purple ( Choerodon cephalotes ) Venus ( Choerodon venustus ) Wahoo ( Acanthocybium solandri ) Wrasse—Maori ( Cheilinus undulatus ) 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 30 30 10 10 10 10 30 10 10 10 10 10 10 1

11 Fishing Industry Organisation and Marketing Amendment (No. 3) No. 235, 1993 OTHER FISH Barramundi ( Lates calcarifer ) Bass—Australian ( Macquaria novemaculeata ) Cod— Mary River ( Maccullochella sp.) Murray ( Maccullochella peeli ) Crab— Mud ( Scylla spp.) Spanner or Frog ( Ranina ranina ) Gastropod or bivalve mollusc of any species other than oysters (Family Ostreidae ) Perch— Golden ( Macquaria ambigua ) Silver ( Bidyanus bidyanus ) Saratoga ( Scleropages leichardti ) 5 2 1 5 10 20 50 10 10 1 ’. ˙ Replacement of Schedule 8 (Species of fish and marine product protected on account of size or weight) 12. Schedule 8— omit, insert—

12 Fishing Industry Organisation and Marketing Amendment (No. 3) No. 235, 1993 ‘SCHEDULE 8 ‘SPECIES OF FISH AND MARINE PRODUCT PROTECTED ON ACCOUNT OF SIZE OR WEIGHT section 34 REEF FISH Cod— Estuary Rock ( Epinepheluscoioides/tauvina ) less than 35 cm or more than 120 cm Potato ( Epinephelus tukula ) less than 35 cm or more than 120 cm Queensland Groper ( Epinephelus lanceolatus ) less than 35 cm or more than 120 cm Dolphin-fish ( Coryphaena hippurus ) less than 45 cm Emperor— Red ( Lutjanus sebae ) less than 45 cm Red Throat ( Lethrinus miniatus ) less than 35 cm Spangled ( Lethrinus nebulosus ) less than 40 cm Fingermark or Large-scale Sea Perch ( Lutjanus johnii ) less than 35 cm Hussar ( Lutjanus adetii ) less than 25 cm Jew-Fish— Silver ( Nibea soldado ) less than 45 cm Spotted or Black ( Protonibea diacanthus ) less than 45 cm Job-fish—Rosy ( Pristipomoides sp.) less than 30 cm

13 Fishing Industry Organisation and Marketing Amendment (No. 3) No. 235, 1993 King-fish— Black ( Rachycentron canadus ) less than 75 cm Yellowtail ( Seriola lalandi ) less than 50 cm Mackerel— Broad-barred or Grey ( Scomberomorus semifasciatus ) less than 50 cm Narrow-barred or Spanish ( Scomberomorus commerson ) less than 75 cm Queensland School ( Scomberomorus queenslandicus ) less than 50 cm Sharkey ( Grammatorcynus bicarinatus ) less than 50 cm Spotted ( Scomberomorus munroi ) less than 50 cm Mangrove Jack ( Lutjanus argentimaculatus ) less than 35 cm Mulloway ( Argyrosomus hololepidotus ) less than 45 cm Nannygai— Large-mouth ( Lutjanus malabaricus ) less than 40 cm Small-mouth ( Lutjanus erythropterus ) less than 40 cm Perch— Moses ( Lutjanus russelli ) less than 25 cm Pearl ( Glaucosoma scapulare ) less than 30 cm Snapper ( Pagrus auratus ) less than 30 cm Stripey ( Lutjanus carponotatus ) less than 25 cm Sweetlip—Grass ( Lethrinus fletus ) less than 30 cm Teraglin— Jew ( Atractoscion aequidens ) less than 45 cm Silver ( Otolithes ruber ) less than 30 cm Trout—Coral ( Plectropomus sp.) less than 38 cm Tusk-fish— Black-spot ( Choerodon schoenleinii ) less than 30 cm Purple ( Choerodon cephalotes ) less than 30 cm

14 Fishing Industry Organisation and Marketing Amendment (No. 3) No. 235, 1993 Venus ( Choerodon venustus ) less than 30 cm Wahoo ( Acanthocybium solandri ) less than 75 cm Wrasse—Maori ( Cheilinus undulatus ) less than 75 cm OTHER FISH Barramundi ( Lates calcarifer ) less than 58 cm or more than 120 cm Bass—Australian ( Macquaria novemaculeata ) less than 30 cm Bream— Pikey ( Acanthopagrus berda ) less than 23 cm Yellow-finned ( Acanthopagrus australis ) less than 23 cm Cod—Freshwater ( Maccullochella spp.) less than 50 cm Crab— Mud ( Scylla spp.) carapace less than 15 cm, body less than 4.6 cm Sand ( Portunus pelagicus ) carapace less than 15 cm, body less than 3.7 cm Spanner or Frog ( Ranina ranina ) carapace less than 10 cm, sternite less than 3.7 cm Eels—Freshwater ( Anguilla spp.) less than 30 cm Flathead— Bar-tailed ( Platycephalus indicus ) less than 30 cm Mud ( Platycephalus fuscus ) less than 30 cm Sand ( Platycephalus arenarius ) less than 30 cm Green Snail ( Turbo marmoratus ) less than 280 g Javelin-fish— Small Spotted ( Pomadasys opercularis ) less than 30 cm Spotted ( Pomadasys hasta ) less than 30 cm Luderick ( Girella tricuspidata ) less than 23 cm

15 Fishing Industry Organisation and Marketing Amendment (No. 3) No. 235, 1993 Mullet—Sea ( Mugil cephalus ) less than 30 cm Pearl Oyster— Gold lip ( Pinctada maxima ) less than 13 cm or more than 23 cm Black lip ( Pinctada margaritifera ) less than 9 cm Perch— Golden ( Macquaria ambigua ) less than 30 cm Silver ( Bidyanus bidyanus ) less than 30 cm Salmon— Burnett ( Polydactylus sheridani ) less than 40 cm Cooktown ( Eleutheronema tetradactylum ) less than 40 cm Saratoga ( Scleropages spp.) less than 35 cm Scallop—Saucer ( Amusium japonicum balloti )— less than 9 cm between 8 a.m. EST on 1 November in any year and 8 a.m. EST on 1 May in the following year less than 9.5 cm between 8 a.m. EST on 1 May and 8 a.m. EST on 1 November in each year Tailor ( Pomatomus saltatrix ) less than 30 cm Tarwhine ( Rhabdosargus sarba ) less than 23 cm Trochus ( Trochus niloticus ) less than 8 cm or more than 12.5 cm Whiting— Gold-line ( Sillago analis ) less than 23 cm Sand ( Sillago ciliata ) less than 23 cm ’. ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Governor in Council on 24 June 1993. 2. Notified in the Gazette on 25 June 1993. 3. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4. The administering agency is the Department of Primary Industries.

16 Fishing Industry Organisation and Marketing Amendment (No. 3) No. 235, 1993 The State of Queensland 1993