Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery (Closures) Direction 2008 (Cth)

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FISHERIES MANAGEMENT ACT 1991

SOUTHERN AND EASTERN SCALEFISH AND SHARK FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN 2003

SOUTHERN AND EASTERN SCALEFISH AND SHARK FISHERY (Closures) DIRECTION 2008

(revoking SESSF (Closures) Direction June 2007)

PROHIBITION ON FISHING

The Australian Fisheries Management Authority makes the following Direction under section 17(5A) of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 and section 56(1) of the Southern and eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery Management Plan 2003.

Dated  30  June 2008

The Common seal of the Australian

Fisheries Management Authority

was affixed in accordance with a

resolution of the Board

Peter Witheridge

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1. Citation

This Direction may be cited as SESSF (Closures) Direction 2008

2. Commencement

This Direction commences the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.

3. Application

This Direction applies to a holder of statutory fishing rights in the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery and to a person acting on behalf of the holder.

4. Period of Application

This Direction applies for a period beginning on the date this Direction commences and ending on 1 January 2012.

5. Definitions

An expression used in this direction has the same meaning as in the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery Management Plan 2003.

Automatic baiting equipment - any mechanical operation that automatically positions bait on the hooks without the need for each hook/snood to be individually clipped onto the mainline directly by hand during the setting of the gear.

6. Prohibition on fishing

A person in:

(a)   An area described in Schedule 1 is prohibited from fishing using gillnet methods.

(b)   An area described by Schedule 2 is prohibited from fishing using hook methods.

(c)   An area described by Schedule 3 is prohibited from fishing.

(d)   An area described by Schedule 4 is prohibited from fishing using demersal otter trawl gear .

(e)   An area described by Schedule 5 is prohibited from fishing using trawl methods.

(f)     An area described in Schedule 6, 7 and 8 is prohibited from fishing.

(g)   An area described in Schedule 9 is prohibited from fishing using trawl methods.

(h)   An area described in Schedule 10 is prohibited from fishing using gillnet methods.

(i)   An area described by Schedule 11 is prohibited from fishing.

(j)   An area described by Schedule 12 is prohibited from fishing.

(k)    An area described in Schedule 13 is prohibited from fishing using gillnet methods.

(l)   An area described in Schedule 14 is prohibited from fishing using gillnet methods or holding a permit for the Tasmanian Coastal Waters Sector.

(m) An area described in Schedule 15 is prohibited from fishing using automatic baiting equipment.

(n)   An area described in Schedule 16 is prohibited from fishing using hook methods.

(o)   An area described in Schedule 17 is prohibited from fishing using demersal otter trawl gear.

(p)   An area described in Schedule 18 is prohibited from fishing.

(q)   An area described in Schedule 19 is prohibited from fishing using trawl or hook methods.

(r)     An area described in Schedule 20 is prohibited from fishing using trawl methods.

(s)   An area described in Schedule 21 is prohibited from fishing using trawl methods.

(t)     An area described in Schedule 22 is prohibited from fishing using demersal otter trawl gear.

(u)   An area described in Schedule 23 is prohibited from fishing using demersal otter trawl gear.

(v)    An area described in Schedules 24, 25 and 26 is prohibited from fishing using demersal otter trawl gear.

(w)  An area described in Schedule 27 - 35 is prohibited from fishing using trawl methods.

7. To whom do the prohibitions in clause 6 not apply?

The prohibitions in clause six do not apply to a person if the person is fishing in accordance with:

I.   another plan of management in force under the Fisheries Management Act 1991 , or a law of a State or Territory that is in force in relation to the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery area; or

  1. a scientific permit which gives specific conditions enabling the holder to operate in the specified area of waters.

8. Revocation of SESSF Closures Direction 2007

This Direction revokes SESSF (Closures) Direction 2007 with effect from the commencement of this Direction.

SCHEDULE 1

Murat Bay

The area bounded by the line:

(a)   commencing at the intersection of the southern coastline of South Australia at mean low water and the meridian of longitude 133° 50’ 50” east, in the vicinity of Point Brown and running progressively;

(b)   north-westerly to the southern most point of the Franklin Island group at the intersection of the parallel of latitude 32° 28’ 20” south and meridian of longitude 133° 37’ 50” east;

(c)   then north-westerly to the intersection of the southern coastline of South Australia at mean low water and the meridian of longitude 133° 07’ 36”  east, in the vicinity of Point Bell;

(d)   then generally easterly and southerly along the mean low water line to the point of commencement.

SCHEDULE 2

Cascade Plateau

The area bounded by a line drawn at a 15 nautical mile radius from the point of latitude 43° 55’ 06” south, longitude 150° 28’ 11” east.

SCHEDULE 3

Kent Group National Park

The area as proclaimed under the Nature Conservation Act 2002 Tasmania (S.R. 2004, No.

143).

SCHEDULE 4

Bass Strait – Trawl closure

The area bounded by the line:

a)Commencing at the point of latitude 39˚ 00’ 00” south, longitude 143˚ 55’ 00” east and running progressively;

b)east along the parallel of latitude 39˚ 00’ 00” south to its intersection with the meridian of longitude 144˚ 50’ 00”east;

c)then south along that meridian to its intersection with the parallel of latitude 39˚ 30’ 00” south;

d)then east along that parallel to its intersection with the meridian of longitude146˚ 34’ 00”east;

e)then south along that meridian to its intersection with the parallel of latitude 39˚ 36’ 00” south;

f)then east along that parallel to the intersection with meridian of longitude 147˚ 28’ 00”;

g)then north along that meridian to the intersection with parallel 39˚ 22’ 00” south;

h)then generally north west to the point of latitude 39˚ 06’ east , longitude 147˚ 06’ 00”;

  1. then generally north east to the point of latitude 38˚ 40’ 00” south, longitude 147˚ 50’ 00” east;

j)then generally south east to the point of latitude 39˚ 25’ 3” south, longitude 148˚ 32’ 22” east;

k)then generally south westerly to the point of latitude 39˚ 45’ 06” south, longitude 148˚ 34’ 18” east;

l)then generally southerly to the point of latitude 40˚ 02’ 06” south, longitude 148˚ 36’ 24” east;

m)then generally south easterly to the point of latitude 40˚ 24’ 06” south, longitude  148˚ 48’ 36” east;

n)then generally south westerly to the point of latitude 40˚ 27’ 55”, longitude 148˚ 35’ 12” 00” east;

o)then south to the point of latitude 40˚ 51’ 01” south , longitude 148˚ 35’ 12” east;

p)then west along the parallel of latitude 40˚ 51’ 01” south to its intersection with the outer limit of the coastal waters of Tasmania;

q)then generally westerly along the outer limit of the coastal waters of Tasmania to the intersection with these coastal waters and meridian of longitude 144˚ 40’ 00” east;

r)then generally westerly along the geodesic to the intersection of the longitude 143˚ 56’ 00” east and the coastal waters of Tasmania (in the vicinity of the southern tip of King Island, Tasmania );  

s)then generally northerly along the outer limit of the coastal waters of Tasmania (adjacent to King Island, Tasmania ) to the intersection with these coastal waters and the meridian of longitude 143˚ 55’ 00” east;

t)then north along that meridian to the point of commencement’

SCHEDULE 5

St Helens Hill Closure

The area bounded by a line:

(a)   commencing at the point of latitude 41° 5’ south, longitude 148° 39’ east ; and

(b)   then east along that parallel to its intersection with the meridian of longitude 148° 52’ 30” east;

(c)   then south along that meridian to its intersection with the parallel of latitude 41°21’ south;

(d)   then west along that parallel to its intersection with the meridian of longitude 148° 39’ east;

(e)   then north along the meridian to the point of commencement.

SCHEDULE 6

Seal Bay

The area bounded by a line:

(a)commencing at the intersection of the southern shore of Kangaroo Island, South Australia, at mean low water with the meridian of longitude 137°16’ 59.0” east and running progressively;

(b)south along that meridian to its intersection with the parallel of latitude 36°00’ 00.8” south;

(c)then easterly to the point 36° 00’ 24.8” south and 137° 19’ 29.0” east;

(d)then southerly along the meridian of longitude 137° 19’ 29.0” east to its intersection with a line every point of which is 1nm off the mean low water line of the coast;

(e)then easterly and southerly along the one nautical mile line to its intersection with the meridian of longitude137°23’ 05.0” east;

(f)then northerly along that meridian of longitude until its intersection with the mean low water line of the coast;

(g)then westerly and northerly along the mean low water line of the coast until the point of commencement.

SCHEDULE 7

PagesIsland

The area within 1 nautical mile around:

(a)North Page Island located at the intersection of the parallel of  latitude 35° 45’ 32” south with the meridian of longitude 138° 18’ 05” east; and

(b)South Page Island located at the intersection of the parallel of latitude 35° 46’ 40” south. with the meridian of  longitude 138° 17’ 29” east.

SCHEDULE 8

Great Australian BightHead of the

The area bounded by a line:

(a)   commencing at the intersection of the southern shore of the mainland of Australia at mean low water with the meridian of longitude 129° 00’ 08.1” east;

(b)   then running south along that meridian to its intersection with the parallel of latitude 31° 44’16.1" south;

(c)   then easterly to the point of latitude 31° 44' 16.1'' south, longitude 129° 05' 52.1'' east;

(d)   then northerly to the point of latitude 31° 42' 13.1'' south, longitude 129° 05' 52.1'' east;

(e)    then easterly, north easterly, south easterly along a line 2 nautical miles seaward of the mean low water line of the coast until this line intersects the meridian of  longitude132° 42' 53.3'' east;

(f)     then northerly along that meridian to its intersection with the mainland at mean low water, in the vicinity of Eyre Bluff.

(g)   then running west along the mean low water line of the mainland to the point of commencement.

SCHEDULE 9

East Coast Deepwater Trawl Sector Exclusion Zone

The area bounded by a line:

(a)   commencing at the point of latitude 24° 29’ 54” south, longitude 155° 30’ east and running progressively;

(b)   south along the meridian of longitude 155° 30’ east to its intersection with the parallel of latitude 27° south;

(c)   south-easterly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 30° south, longitude 157° east;

(d)   south along the meridian of longitude 157° east to its intersection with the parallel of latitude 33° 34’ 54” south;

(e)   west along that parallel of latitude to its intersection with the meridian of longitude 153° 16’ 58” east;

(f)     generally north-easterly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 29° 59’ 54” south, longitude 154° 40’ 04” east;

(g)   north along that meridian of longitude to latitude 24° 29’ 54” south;

(h)   east along that parallel of latitude to the point of commencement.

SCHEDULE 10

South Australian Gillnet Closure – Backstairs Passage

The area bounded by a line:

(a)   commencing at the intersection of the southern coast line of mainland Australia at mean low water  with the  meridian of longitude 137° 40’ 38.96” south in the vicinity of Troubridge Point, South Australia  and running progressively;

(b)   south easterly along the geodesic to the intersection of the southern coast line of mainland Australia at mean low water with the parallel of latitude 35° 36’ 13.86” east in the vicinity of  Cape Jervis;

(c)   then generally easterly along the mean low water line of the coast to the intersection of this line with the meridian of longitude 138° 31’ 20.14” south in the vicinity of Newland Head;

(d)   then south westerly to the intersection of the coastline of Kangaroo Island, South Australia at mean low water with the meridian of longitude 138° 8’ 4.92” south in the vicinity of Cape Willoughby;

(e)   then north westerly along the mean low water line of that coast to the intersection of this line with the meridian of longitude 137° 37’ 55.31” south in the vicinity of Point Marsden, South Australia;

(f)     then generally northerly to the point of commencement.

SCHEDULE 11

South Australian Shark Hook and Shark Gillnet Closure – Kangaroo Island

The area bounded by a line:

(a)   Commencing at the intersection of the coastline of Kangaroo Island, South Australia at mean low water with the meridian of longitude 138° 8’ 4.92” south in the vicinity of Cape Willoughby and running progressively;

(b)   south westerly along the mean low water line to the intersection of this line with the meridian of longitude 136° 42’18.61” south in the vicinity of  Cape du Couedic;

(c)   then due south from that point along the meridian to its intersection with a line every point of which is 1nm seaward of the mean low water mark;

(d)   then generally easterly along that line until it’s intersection with the parallel of latitude of 35° 50’ 29.65” south; 

(e)   then due west along the parallel to the point of commencement.

SCHEDULE 12

South Australian Shark Hook and Shark Gillnet closure – Victor Harbor to the Victorian Border

The area bounded by a line:

(a)   Commencing at the intersection of the southern coastline of mainland Australia at the mean low water with the border between Victoria and South Australia and running progressively;

(b)   due south along the meridian to its intersection with the outer limit of Coastal Waters;

(c)   then generally north westerly along that outer limit to its intersection with the meridian of longitude 138° 38’ 21.01” east;

(d)   then north along that meridian to the point of intersection with the mainland at the mean low water line, in the vicinity of Victor Harbor;

(e)   then generally south easterly along the mean low water line to the point of commencement.

SCHEDULE 13

Gillnet 183m Depth Closure

The area of the Gillnet 183m Depth Closure is the part of the AFZ contained within and bounded by a line commencing at the point on the Adjacent Area Boundary between New South Wales and Victoria, off south-eastern Australia, closest to the point of latitude 37º 35' 54.5" south, longitude 150º 12' 31.8" east (Point 159).

Thence south-easterly along that Adjacent Area Boundary to its intersection with the outer limit of the AFZ, close to the point of latitude 38º 58' 17" south, longitude 153º 46' 43" east.

Thence generally southerly and westerly along the outer limit of the AFZ to its intersection, south of Australia, with the Adjacent Area Boundary between South Australia and Western Australia, close to the point of latitude 35º 19' 14.9" south, longitude 129º 00' 05.2" east.

Thence northerly along that Adjacent Area Boundary to a point closest to latitude 33º 20’ 47.1” south, longitude 129º 00’ 05.1” east, (Point 1).

Thence generally south-easterly along the geodesics sequentially connecting the following points:

Point Longitude Latitude
2 33º 20' 32” south 129º 42' 55” east
3 33º 18' 05” south 130º 05' 25” east
4 33º 20' 29” south 130º 44' 42” east
5 33º 26' 07” south 131º 27' 54” east
6 33º 31' 45” south 131º 47' 44” east
7 33º 51' 13” south 132º 19' 50” east
8 34º 11' 01” south 132º 35' 06” east
9 34º 49' 47” south 133º 25' 53” east
10 35º 03' 23” south 134º 14' 06” east
11 35º 31' 35” south 135º 02' 56” east
12 35º 38' 24” south 135º 17' 06” east
13 35º 36' 57” south 135º 21' 36” east
14 35º 41' 47” south 135º 24' 47” east
15 35º 53' 25” south 135º 44' 41” east
16 35º 59' 58” south 135º 45' 12” east
17 36º 27' 12” south 136º 11' 22” east
18 36º 30' 49” south 136º 21' 00” east
19 36º 22' 49” south 136º 28' 12” east
20 36º 25' 10” south 136º 29' 57” east
21 36º 32' 23” south 136º 28' 16” east
22 36º 36' 06” south 136º 37' 12” east
23 36º 36' 41” south 136º 39' 54” east
24 36º 31' 45” south 136º 41' 12” east
25 36º 31' 04” south 136º 43' 30” east
26 36º 35' 39” south 136º 46' 12” east
27 36º 38' 46” south 136º 56' 52” east
28 36º 37' 21” south 137º 00' 55” east
29 36º 41' 27” south 137º 03' 14” east
30 36º 40' 51” south 137º 07' 48” east
31 36º 45' 01” south 137º 13' 02” east
32 36º 48' 13” south 137º 24' 54” east
33 37º 02' 07” south 137º 48' 08” east
34 37º 03' 48” south 137º 54' 36” east
35 37º 03' 04” south 137º 58' 31” east
36 37º 05' 45” south 138º 02' 59” east
37 37º 03' 34” south 138º 14' 24” east
38 37º 04' 47” south 138º 31' 13” east
39 37º 10' 23” south 138º 58' 30” east
40 37º 17' 04” south 139º 11' 47” east
41 37º 24' 34” south 139º 16' 17” east
42 38º 17' 27” south 140º 33' 35” east
43 38º 30' 51” south 141º 09' 15” east
44 38º 37' 33” south 141º 17' 06” east
45 38º 43' 47” south 141º 30' 00” east
46 38º 48' 23” south 142º 00' 56” east
47 38º 51' 01” south 142º 04' 29” east
48 38º 50' 04” south 142º 10' 14” east
49 38º 52' 02” south 142º 10' 12” east
50 38º 52' 41” south 142º 15' 36” east
51 38º 58' 55” south 142º 21' 54” east
52 39º 02' 36” south 142º 31' 06” east
53 39º 22' 20” south 142º 52' 34” east
54 39º 25' 42” south 142º 53' 13” east
55 39º 27' 17” south 142º 57' 00” east
56 39º 37' 46” south 143º 05' 17” east
57 40º 02' 25” south 143º 15' 26” east
58 40º 02' 58” south 143º 18' 16” east
59 40º 05' 58” south 143º 17' 12” east
60 40º 08' 22” south 143º 20' 25” east
61 40º 10' 40” south 143º 19' 30” east
62 40º 13' 35” south 143º 22' 30” east
63 40º 25' 12” south 143º 25' 34” east
64 40º 41' 43” south 143º 36' 31” east
65 41º 17' 50” south 144º 16' 42” east
66 41º 20' 23” south 144º 20' 42” east
67 41º 19' 44” south 144º 25' 32” east
68 41º 33' 53” south 144º 26' 6” east
69 41º 45' 51” south 144º 31' 26” east
70 41º 44' 07” south 144º 35' 18” east
71 41º 52' 47” south 144º 35' 01” east
72 42º 13' 28” south 144º 49' 15” east
73 42º 25' 27” south 144º 51' 18” east
74 42º 35' 58” south 144º 56' 30” east
75 42º 47' 43” south 144º 56' 40” east
76 42º 55' 46” south 145º 02' 48” east
77 43º 03' 41” south 145º 12' 14” east
78 43º 02' 54” south 145º 16' 30” east
79 43º 06' 34” south 145º 15' 54” east
80 43º 11' 33” south 145º 22' 48” east
81 43º 10' 15” south 145º 25' 12” east
82 43º 13' 47” south 145º 35' 15” east
83 43º 19' 07” south 145º 36' 20” east
84 43º 21' 12” south 145º 34' 25” east
85 43º 33' 35” south 145º 50' 57” east
86 43º 37' 11” south 145º 51' 36” east
87 43º 39' 52” south 145º 55' 59” east
88 43º 45' 17” south 145º 56' 05” east
89 43º 47' 05” south 146º 00' 33” east
90 43º 51' 23” south 146º 01' 05” east
91 43º 59' 43” south 146º 19' 59” east
92 43º 59' 00” south 146º 33' 16” east
93 44º 03' 04” south 146º 33' 42” east
94 44º 04' 18” south 146º 37' 21” east
95 44º 02' 23” south 146º 48' 23” east
96 43º 59' 08” south 146º 52' 48” east
97 44º 07' 13” south 147º 02' 29” east
98 44º 00' 41” south 147º 10' 30” east
99 44º 03' 27” south 147º 11' 45” east
100 43º 57' 33” south 147º 15' 35” east
101 43º 57' 13” south 147º 19' 12” east
102 44º 00' 36” south 147º 18' 54” east
103 43º 56' 55” south 147º 21' 36” east
104 44º 00' 40” south 147º 25' 12” east
105 43º 53' 19” south 147º 41' 24” east
106 43º 40' 24” south 147º 52' 18” east
107 43º 32' 27” south 147º 54' 21” east
108 43º 24' 49” south 148º 06' 42” east
109 43º 01' 10” south 148º 14' 12” east
110 42º 51' 41” south 148º 20' 10” east
111 42º 43' 11” south 148º 21' 01” east
112 42º 41' 22” south 148º 23' 55” east
113 42º 30' 20” south 148º 29' 06” east
114 42º 13' 12” south 148º 34' 44” east
115 41º 57' 16” south 148º 36' 54” east
116 41º 41' 22” south 148º 34' 02” east
117 41º 35' 40” south 148º 36' 14” east
118 41º 31' 11” south 148º 34' 56” east
119 41º 25' 29” south 148º 37' 52” east
120 41º 10' 46” south 148º 37' 05” east
121 40º 52' 35” south 148º 44' 25” east
122 40º 16' 46” south 148º 52' 53” east
123 40º 05' 00” south 148º 50' 54” east
124 40º 05' 00” south 148º 55' 20” east
125 40º 01' 28” south 148º 55' 56” east
126 39º 48' 51” south 148º 53' 21” east
127 39º 47' 40” south 148º 50' 50” east
128 39º 45' 53” south 148º 52' 57” east
129 39º 30' 16” south 148º 51' 03” east
130 39º 14' 11” south 148º 45' 33” east
131 39º 14' 45” south 148º 42' 28” east
132 39º 11' 40” south 148º 44' 58” east
133 39º 10' 00” south 148º 44' 11” east
134 39º 10' 00” south 148º 37' 40” east
135 39º 05' 02” south 148º 36' 03” east
136 39º 04' 44” south 148º 32' 15” east
137 39º 00' 53” south 148º 33' 25” east
138 38º 58' 10” south 148º 31' 23” east
139 38º 56' 07” south 148º 23' 27” east
140 38º 53' 27” south 148º 27' 44” east
141 38º 48' 53” south 148º 18' 27” east
142 38º 45' 00” south 148º 19' 51” east
143 38º 45' 00” south 148º 25' 18” east
144 38º 41' 59” south 148º 34' 00” east
145 38º 31' 30” south 148º 36' 41” east
146 38º 30' 16” south 148º 35' 12” east
147 38º 21' 49” south 148º 39' 17” east
148 38º 23' 52” south 148º 51' 18” east
149 38º 18' 47” south 149º 21' 00” east
150 38º 14' 58” south 149º 29' 4” east
151 38º 11' 21” south 149º 30' 16” east
152 38º 16' 39” south 149º 33' 54” east
153 38º 16' 06” south 149º 43' 48” east
154 38º 14' 05” south 149º 50' 00” east
155 38º 06' 07” south 149º 50' 00” east
156 38º 06' 03” south 149º 50' 22” east
157 37º 57' 05” south 150º 00' 57” east
158 37º 49' 07” south 150º 03' 13” east

Thence north-easterly along the geodesic to the point of commencement.

SCHEDULE 14

West Coast Tasmania Shark Hook and Shark Gillnet Sector Depth Closure

The area of the West Coast Tasmania Shark Hook and Shark Gillnet Sector Depth Closure is that area within and bounded by a line commencing at the intersection of the outer limit of the AFZ and the parallel of latitude 40º 45’ south, closest to the meridian of longitude 138º 04’ 48.8" east.

Thence east along that parallel of latitude to its intersection with the meridian of longitude 143º 40’ 35" east, (Point 1).  Thence generally south-easterly along the geodesics sequentially connecting the following points:

Point Latitude Longitude
2 41º 19 '28” south 144º 20' 32” east
3 41º 17' 56” south 144º 25' 48” east
4 41º 19' 58” south 144º 30' 36” east
5 41º 22' 33” south 144º 31' 03” east
6 41º 26' 41” south 144º 27' 26” east
7 41º 33' 48” south 144º 27' 55” east
8 41º 39' 33” south 144º 38' 04” east
9 41º 48' 16” south 144º 40' 30” east
10 41º 53' 40” south 144º 44' 32” east
11 41º 55' 55” south 144º 49' 40” east
12 42º 11' 41” south 144º 59' 20” east
13 42º 30' 17” south 144º 57' 05” east
14 42º 38' 40” south 145º 00' 40” east
15 42º 44' 59” south 144º 59' 24” east
16 42º 48' 34” south 145º 04' 45” east
17 42º 51' 28” south 145º 04' 05” east
18 42º 53' 21” south 145º 12' 38” east
19 42º 58' 15” south 145º 16' 09” east
20 43º 05' 28” south 145º 27' 43” east
21 43º 09' 16” south 145º 28' 41” east
22 43º 10' 55” south 145º 36' 23” east
23 43º 16' 35” south 145º 39' 00” east
24 43º 20' 36” south 145º 45' 18” east
* 25 * 43º 35' 57” south 145º 58' 30” east
* 26 * 43º 39' 48” south 146º 08' 45” east
27 43º 43' 37” south 146º 10' 25” east
* 28 * 43º 46' 45” south 146º 22' 12” east
29 43º 45' 02” south 146º 27' 18” east
30 43º 46' 40” south 146º 27' 55” east
31 43º 43' 42” south 146º 31' 12” east
32 43º 44' 38” south 146º 46' 30” east
33 43º 47' 42” south 146º 49' 12” east
34 43º 43' 30” south 147º 00' 00” east
35 43º 47' 20” south 147º 00' 00” east
* 36 * 43º 51' 35” south 146º 56' 24” east
37 43º 55' 16” south 146º 57' 18” east
* 38 * 43º 53’ 05" south 147º 00' 00” east

Note:  Points marked by asterisks (for example, * 25 *) above, fall within the Tasmanian Coastal Waters Sector.

Thence south along that meridian of longitude 147º east, to its intersection with the outer limit of the AFZ close to latitude 47º 11’ 36.9" south.

Thence generally in a westerly and north-westerly direction along the outer limit of the AFZ back to the point of commencement.

SCHEDULE 15

Automatic Longline 183m Depth Closure

The area of the Automatic Longline 183m Depth Closure is the part of the Australian Fishing Zone within and bounded by a line commencing at the intersection of the outer limit of Coastal Waters off south-eastern Australia with the Adjacent Area Boundary between New South Wales and Victoria close to the point of latitude 37º 31’ 40’8” south, longitude 150º 01’ 59’8” east’

Thence south-easterly along that Adjacent Area Boundary to its intersection with parallel of latitude 37º 34’ 54” south, close to meridian of longitude 150º 10’ 04” east’

Thence east along that parallel of latitude to its intersection with the meridian of longitude 150º 12’ 43’8” east, (Point 1)’  Thence, initially south-westerly, along the geodesics sequentially connecting the following points:

Point

Latitude

Longitude

2

37º 35’ 54” south

150º 12’ 32” east

3

37º 49’ 07” south

150º 03’ 13” east

4

37º 57’ 05” south

150º 00’ 57” east

5

38º 06’ 03” south

149º 50’ 22” east

6

38º 08’ 44” south

149º 36’ 07” east

   7

   38º 02’ 50” south

 149º 22’ 29” east

8

38º 04’ 26” south

149º 20’ 01” east

9

38º 07’ 02” south

149º 21’ 18” east

10

38º 13’ 58” south

149º 07’ 48” east

11

38º 13’ 01” south

148º 58’ 13” east

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38º 17’ 30” south

148º 43’ 30” east

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38°15’ 50” south

 148° 36’ 10”east

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38º 22’ 46” south

148º 27’ 51” east

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38º 48’ 53” south

148º 18’ 27” east

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38°51’ 10” south

148°19’ 46” east

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38°53’ 02” south

148°23’ 36” east

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39° 01’ 03” south

148°33’ 14” east

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39° 04’ 22” south

148° 31’ 48” east

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39°05’ 19” south

148° 32’ 24” east

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39º 05’ 02” south

148º 36’ 03” east

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39°07’ 42” south

148° 36’ 54’ east

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39°09 42” south

148°36 00” east

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39° 10’ 05” south

148°38’ 18” east

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39° 14 03” south

148° 38’ 54” east

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39°20 51” south

148°36 27 east

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39° 23 00” south

148°38 24” east

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39º 19’ 12” south

148º 41’ 42” east

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39º 20’ 31” south

148º 43’ 39” east

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39°25 00”  south

148°43 54” east

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39° 26 10” south

148°43 24” east

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39°27 48” south

148°44 36” east

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39º 34’ 46” south

148º 46’ 43” east

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39º 39’ 00” south

148º 42’ 07” east

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39º 42’ 16” south

148º 47’ 06” east

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39° 45’ 18” south

148° 47’ 39” east

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39° 48’ 30” south

148° 46’ 9” east

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39° 51’ 00” south

148° 48’ 24” east

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39° 54’ 36” south

148° 47’ 54” east

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39° 56’ 12” south

148°49’ 30” east

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40° 11’ 24” south

148° 52’ 18” east

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40° 14’ 00” south

148°50’ 48” east

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40º 16’ 46” south

148º 52’ 53” east

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40º 52’ 35” south

148º 44’ 25” east

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41° 03’ 24” south

148° 40’ 00” east

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41° 04’ 48” south

148° 38’ 42” east

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41° 06’ 42” south

148° 38’ 42” east

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41º 10’ 46” south

148º 37’ 05” east

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41º 25’ 29” south

148º 37’ 52” east

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41º 31’ 11” south

148º 34’ 56” east

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 41° 33’ 12 south

148° 35’ 30” east

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41º 41’ 22” south

148º 34’ 02” east

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41º 57’ 16” south

148º 36’ 54” east

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42° 07’ 30” south

148° 35’ 30” east

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42° 09’ 42” south

148° 34’ 12” east

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42º 13’ 12” south

148º 34’ 44” east

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42° 15’ 18” south

148° 33’ 00” east

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42° 16’ 48” south

148° 33’ 33” east

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42° 23’ 00” south

148° 31’ 30” east

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42° 26’ 00” south

148°29’ 36” east

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42° 28’ 00” south

148° 29’ 51” east

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42º 30’ 20” south

148º 29’ 06” east

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148º 23’ 55” east

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42º 43’ 11” south

148º 21’ 01” east

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42º 51’ 41” south

148º 20’ 10” east

66

43º 01’ 11” south

148º 14’ 12” east

  67

43º 24’ 49” south

148º 06’ 42” east

  68

43° 27’ 30” south

148° 00’ 30” east

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43º 32’ 27” south

147º 54’ 21” east

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43º 40’ 24” south

147º 52’ 18” east

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43º 53’ 19” south

147º 41’ 24” east

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44º 00’ 40” south

147º 25’ 12” east

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43º 56’ 55” south

147º 21’ 36” east

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44º 00’ 36” south

147º 18’ 54” east

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43º 57’ 13” south

147º 19’ 12” east

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43º 57’ 33” south

147º 15’ 35” east

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44º 03’ 27” south

147º 11’ 45” east

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44º 00’ 41” south

147º 10’ 30” east

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44º 07’ 13” south

147º 02’ 29” east

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  43º 59’ 8” south

146º 52’ 48” east

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44º 02’ 23” south

146º 48’ 23” east

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44º 04’ 18” south

146º 37’ 21” east

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44º 03’ 04” south

146º 33’ 42” east

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43º 59’ 00” south

146º 33’ 16” east

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43º 59’ 43” south

146º 19’ 59” east

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43º 51’ 23” south

146º 01’ 5” east

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43º 47’ 05” south

146º 00’ 33” east

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43º 45’ 17” south

145º 56’ 06” east

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43º 39’ 52” south

145º 55’ 59” east

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43º 37’ 11” south

145º 51’ 36” east

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43º 33’ 35” south

145º 50’ 57” east

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43º 21’ 12” south

145º 34’ 25” east

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43º 19’ 07” south

145º 36’ 20” east

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43º 13’ 47” south

145º 35’ 15” east

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43º 10’ 15” south

145º 25’ 12” east

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43º 11’ 33” south

145º 22’ 48” east

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43º 06’ 34” south

145º 15’ 54” east

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43º 02’ 54” south

145º 16’ 30” east

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43º 03’ 41” south

145º 12’ 14” east

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42º 55’ 46” south

145º 02’ 48” east

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42º 47’ 43” south

144º 56’ 40” east

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42º 35’ 59” south

144º 56’ 30” east

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42º 25’ 27” south

144º 51’ 18” east

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42º 13’ 28” south

144º 49’ 15” east

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41° 51’ 00” south

144° 35’ 12” east

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41º 44’ 07” south

144º 35’ 18” east

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41º 45’ 51” south

144º 31’ 26” east

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41º 33’ 53” south

144º 26’ 06” east

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41º 19’ 44” south

144º 25’ 32” east

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41° 19’ 18” south

144° 24’ 54” east

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41º 20’ 23” south

144º 20’ 42” east

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41º 17’ 50” south

144º 16’ 42” east

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40º 41’ 43” south

143º 36’ 31” east

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40º 25’ 12” south

143º 25’ 34” east

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40º 13’ 35” south

143º 22’ 30” east

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40º 10’ 40” south

143º 19’ 30” east

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40º 08’ 22” south

143º 20’ 25” east

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40º 05’ 58” south

143º 17’ 12” east

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40º 02’ 58” south

143º 18’ 16” east

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40º 02’ 25” south

143º 15’ 26” east

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39° 55’ 36” south

143° 14 48” east

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39° 57’ 18” south

143° 13’ 12” east

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39° 51’ 24” south

143° 11’ 00” east

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39° 49’ 18” south

143° 11’ 42” east

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39º 37’ 46” south

143º 05’ 17” east

126

39º 27’ 17” south

142º 57’ 00” east

127

39º 25’ 42” south

142º 53’ 13” east

128

39º 22’ 20” south

142º 52’ 34” east

129

39º 02’ 36” south

142º 31’ 06” east

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38º 58’ 55” south

142º 21’ 54” east

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38º 52’ 41” south

142º 15’ 36” east

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38º 52’ 02” south

142º 10’ 12” east

133

38º 50’ 04” south

142º 10’ 14” east

134

38º 51’ 01” south

142º 04’ 29” east

135

38º 48’ 23” south

142º 00’ 56” east

141

38º 43’ 47” south

141º 30’ 00” east

142

38º 37’ 33” south

141º 17’ 06” east

143

38º 30’ 51” south

141º 09’ 15” east

144

38º 17’ 27” south

140º 33’ 35” east

145

37º 24’ 34” south

139º 16’ 17” east

146

37º 17’ 04” south

139º 11’ 47” east

147

37º 10’ 23” south

138º 58’ 30” east

148

37º 04’ 47” south

138º 31’ 13” east

149

37º 03’ 34” south

138º 14’ 24” east

150

37º 05’ 45” south

138º 02’ 59” east

151

37º 03’ 04” south

137º 58’ 31” east

152

37º 03’ 48” south

137º 54’ 36” east

153

37º 02’ 07” south

137º 48’ 08” east

154

36º 48’ 13” south

137º 24’ 54” east

155

36º 45’ 01” south

137º 13’ 02” east

156

36º 40’ 51” south

137º 07’ 48” east

157

36º 41’ 27” south

137º 03’ 14” east

158

36° 37’ 18” south

137° 01’ 18” east

159

36° 37’ 18” south

137° 01’18” east

160

36º 38’ 46” south

136º 56’ 52” east

161

36° 34’ 54” south

136° 47 48” east

162

36º 35’ 39” south

136º 46’ 12” east

163

36° 30’ 36” south

136° 43’ 12” east

164

36º 31’ 45” south

136º 41’ 12” east

165

36º 36’ 41” south

136º 39’ 54” east

166

36º 36’ 06” south

136º 37’ 12” east

167

36º 32’ 23” south

136º 28’ 16” east

168

36º 25’ 10” south

136º 29’ 57” east

169

  36°22’ 24” south

136°27’ 48” east

170

36º 30’ 49” south

136º 21’ 00” east

171

36º 27’ 12” south

136º 11’ 22” east

172

35º 59’ 59” south

135º 45’ 12” east

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35º 53’ 25” south

135º 44’ 41” east

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35º 41’ 47” south

135º 24’ 47” east

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35º 36’ 57” south

135º 21’ 36” east

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35º 38’ 24” south

135º 17’ 06” east

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35º 31’ 35” south

135º 02’ 56” east

178

35º 03’ 23” south

134º 14’ 06” east

179

34º 49’ 47” south

133º 25’ 53” east

180

34º 11’ 01” south

132º 35’ 06” east

181

33º 51’ 13” south

132º 19’ 50” east

182

33º 31’ 45” south

131º 47’ 44” east

183

33º 26’ 07” south

131º 27’ 54” east

184

33º 20’ 29” south

130º 44’ 42” east

185

33º 18’ 05” south

130º 05’ 25” east

186

33º 20’ 32” south

129º 42’ 55” east

Thence westerly along the geodesic to the point on the Adjacent Area Boundary between South Australia and Western Australia closest to latitude 33º 20’ 47’1” south, longitude 129º 00’ 05’1” east, (Point 155)’

Thence north along that Adjacent Area Boundary to its intersection with the outer limit of Coastal Waters off southern Australia close to a point of latitude 31º 44’ 29’8” south, longitude 129º 00’ 05’0” east’

Thence generally easterly along the outer limit of the Coastal Waters of South Australia and Victoria back to the point of commencement’

Also included in the Automatic Longline 183m Depth Closure is the area within a circle of radius 8’1 nautical miles centred at the point of latitude 33º 09’ 51’1” south, longitude 156º 10’ 02’4” east, in the vicinity of Taupo Seamount’

SCHEDULE 16

Commonwealth Scalefish Hook Sector Gulper Shark Closure – Southern Dogfish

The area of the Commonwealth Scalefish Hook Sector Gulper Shark Closure - Southern Dogfish is the part of the AFZ contained within and bounded by a line commencing at the point of latitude 35º 21’ 26” south, longitude 134º 45’ 00” east, (Point 1).

Thence south along the meridian of longitude 134º 45’ 00” east, to its intersection with the parallel of latitude 35º 29’ 08" south, (Point 2).  Thence generally north-westerly along the geodesics sequentially connecting the following points:

Point Latitude Longitude
3 35º 28’ 54” south 134º 44’ 42” east
4 35º 28’ 30” south 134º 43’ 48” east
5 35º 28’ 02” south 134º 43’ 13” east
6 35º 27’ 39” south 134º 42’ 00” east
7 35º 26’ 40” south 134º 41’ 25” east
8 35º 26’ 23” south 134º 41’ 06” east
9 35º 26’ 00” south 134º 40’ 02” east
10 35º 25’ 24” south 134º 39’ 18” east
11 35º 24’ 52” south 134º 37’ 51” east
12 35º 23’ 58” south 134º 36’ 57” east
13 35º 23’ 17” south 134º 35’ 42” east
14 35º 22’ 37” south 134º 35’ 03” east
15 35º 22’ 04” south 134º 33’ 54” east
16 35º 21’ 02” south 134º 33’ 20” east
17 35º 20’ 39” south 134º 33’ 00” east
18 35º 20’ 22” south 134º 32’ 21” east
19 35º 19’ 49” south 134º 31’ 31” east
20 35º 19’ 30” south 134º 30’ 17” east
21 35º 19’ 13” south 134º 30’ 04” east
22 35º 18’ 21” south 134º 29’ 45” east
23 35º 17’ 40” south 134º 29’ 02” east
24 35º 17’ 22” south 134º 28’ 12” east
25 35º 16’ 47” south 134º 25’ 48” east
26 35º 15’ 52” south 134º 25’ 17” east
27 35º 15’ 33” south 134º 24’ 54” east
28 35º 15’ 02” south 134º 22’ 12” east
29 35º 14’ 47” south 134º 21’ 47” east
30 35º 14’ 14” south 134º 21’ 11” east
31 35º 13’ 53” south 134º 20’ 35” east
32 35º 13’ 15” south 134º 18’ 07” east
33 35º 12’ 31” south 134º 16’ 48” east
34 35º 11’ 42” south 134º 13’ 51” east
35 35º 11’ 23” south 134º 13’ 25” east
36 35º 10’ 28” south 134º 12’ 55” east
37 35º 10’ 01” south 134º 12’ 32” east
38 35º 09’ 08” south 134º 11’ 07” east
39 35º 08’ 53” south 134º 10’ 12” east
40 35º 08’ 41” south 134º 07’ 48” east
41 35º 08’ 01” south 134º 06’ 38” east
42 35º 07’ 29” south 134º 05’ 24” east
43 35º 07’ 04” south 134º 03’ 56” east
44 35º 06’ 33” south 134º 02’ 42” east
45 35º 06’ 18” south 134º 01’ 48” east
46 35º 06’ 06” south 134º 00’ 36” east
47 35º 05’ 40” south 133º 56’ 06” east
48 35º 05’ 18” south 133º 53’ 24” east
49 35º 04’ 38” south 133º 51’ 54” east
50 35º 03’ 45” south 133º 50’ 42” east
51 35º 03’ 21” south 133º 49’ 29” east
52 35º 02’ 33” south 133º 48’ 00” east
53 35º 01’ 57” south 133º 45’ 00” east

Thence north along the meridian of longitude 134º 45’ 00” east, to its intersection with the parallel of latitude 34º 54’ 17” south, (Point 54).  Thence generally south-easterly along the geodesics sequentially connecting the following points:

Point Latitude Longitude
55 34º 54’ 18” south 133º 45’ 37” east
56 34º 54’ 26” south 133º 46’ 12” east
57 34º 55’ 26” south 133º 47’ 06” east
58 34º 55’ 17” south 133º 48’ 00” east
59 34º 55’ 49” south 133º 48’ 54” east
60 34º 55’ 29” south 133º 49’ 48” east
61 34º 55’ 34” south 133º 50’ 25” east
62 34º 56’ 13” south 133º 51’ 27” east
63 34º 57’ 08” south 133º 54’ 18” east
64 34º 58’ 04” south 133º 55’ 12” east
65 34º 57’ 56” south 133º 56’ 06” east
66 34º 58’ 04” south 133º 56’ 25” east
67 34º 59’ 03” south 133º 57’ 00” east
68 34º 59’ 06” south 133º 57’ 15” east
69 34º 58’ 56” south 133º 57’ 54” east
70 34º 58’ 59” south 133º 58’ 13” east
71 34º 59’ 32” south 133º 59’ 24” east
72 35º 00’ 16” south 134º 02’ 06” east
73 35º 00’ 16” south 134º 02’ 42” east
74 35º 00’ 01” south 134º 03’ 36” east
75 35º 00’ 01” south 134º 04’ 12” east
76 35º 00’ 21” south 134º 04’ 42” east
77 35º 00’ 51” south 134º 05’ 06” east
78 35º 01’ 04” south 134º 06’ 00” east
79 35º 01’ 40” south 134º 06’ 54” east
80 35º 01’ 54” south 134º 07’ 48” east
81 35º 02’ 22” south 134º 08’ 42” east
82 35º 02’ 20” south 134º 09’ 18” east
83 35º 02’ 31” south 134º 10’ 14” east
84 35º 02’ 36” south 134º 10’ 30” east
85 35º 03’ 08” south 134º 11’ 06” east
86 35º 03’ 14” south 134º 11’ 24” east
87 35º 02’ 44” south 134º 12’ 18” east
88 35º 03’ 17” south 134º 13’ 04” east
89 35º 03’ 24” south 134º 14’ 06” east
90 35º 03’ 36” south 134º 14’ 24” east
91 35º 04’ 18” south 134º 15’ 00” east
92 35º 04’ 43” south 134º 15’ 54” east
93 35º 04’ 57” south 134º 16’ 10” east
94 35º 05’ 22” south 134º 16’ 28” east
95 35º 06’ 07” south 134º 16’ 48” east
96 35º 06’ 13” south 134º 17’ 02” east
97 35º 06’ 06” south 134º 17’ 42” east
98 35º 06’ 22” south 134º 18’ 36” east
99 35º 06’ 29” south 134º 19’ 30” east
100 35º 07’ 00” south 134º 20’ 24” east
101 35º 07’ 51” south 134º 21’ 18” east
102 35º 08’ 03” south 134º 22’ 12” east
103 35º 08’ 42” south 134º 23’ 06” east
104 35º 08’ 50” south 134º 24’ 00” east
105 35º 09’ 00” south 134º 24’ 17” east
106 35º 09’ 15” south 134º 24’ 31” east
107 35º 10’ 11” south 134º 24’ 54” east
108 35º 09’ 55” south 134º 25’ 48” east
109 35º 10’ 28” south 134º 26’ 59” east
110 35º 10’ 22” south 134º 28’ 14” east
111 35º 10’ 28” south 134º 28’ 30” east
112 35º 10’ 46” south 134º 28’ 50” east
113 35º 11’ 29” south 134º 29’ 24” east
114 35º 11’ 36” south 134º 29’ 40” east
115 35º 11’ 38” south 134º 30’ 18” east
116 35º 12’ 04” south 134º 31’ 12” east
117 35º 12’ 03” south 134º 31’ 49” east
118 35º 12’ 09” south 134º 32’ 12” east
119 35º 12’ 34” south 134º 32’ 38” east
120 35º 13’ 30” south 134º 33’ 13” east
121 35º 13’ 54” south 134º 33’ 54” east
122 35º 14’ 50” south 134º 34’ 58” east
123 35º 15’ 12” south 134º 36’ 01” east
124 35º 15’ 36” south 134º 36’ 36” east
125 35º 15’ 53” south 134º 36’ 56” east
126 35º 16’ 32” south 134º 37’ 16” east
127 35º 16’ 46” south 134º 37’ 30” east
128 35º 17’ 13” south 134º 38’ 41” east
129 35º 17’ 59” south 134º 39’ 18” east
130 35º 18’ 34” south 134º 40’ 17” east
131 35º 19’ 25” south 134º 41’ 20” east
132 35º 19’ 41” south 134º 42’ 00” east
133 35º 20’ 21” south 134º 43’ 02” east
134 35º 20’ 48” south 134º 44’ 07” east

Thence south-easterly along the geodesic to the point of commencement.

SCHEDULE 17

Great Australian Bight Trawl Sector Gulper Shark Closure – Southern Dogfish

The area of the Great Australian Bight Trawl Sector Gulper Shark Closure - Southern Dogfish is the part of the AFZ contained within and bounded by a line commencing at the point of latitude 35º 24' 38" south, longitude 134º 45' 00" east, (Point 1).

Thence south along the meridian of longitude 134º 45' 00" east, to its intersection with the parallel of latitude 35º 29' 08" south, (Point 2).  Thence generally north-westerly along the geodesics sequentially connecting the following points:

Point Latitude Longitude
3 35º 28' 54" south 134º 44' 42” east
4 35º 28' 30" south 134º 43' 48” east
5 35º 28' 02" south 134º 43' 13” east
6 35º 27' 39" south 134º 42' 00” east
7 35º 26' 40" south 134º 41' 25” east
8 35º 26' 23" south 134º 41' 06” east
9 35º 26' 00" south 134º 40' 02” east
10 35º 25' 24” south 134º 39' 18” east
11 35º 24' 52” south 134º 37' 51” east
12 35º 23' 58” south 134º 36' 57” east
13 35º 23' 17” south 134º 35' 42” east
14 35º 22' 37” south 134º 35' 03” east
15 35º 22' 04” south 134º 33' 54” east
16 35º 21' 02” south 134º 33' 20” east
17 35º 20' 39” south 134º 33' 00” east
18 35º 20' 22” south 134º 32' 21” east
19 35º 19' 49” south 134º 31' 31” east
20 35º 19' 30” south 134º 30' 17” east
21 35º 19' 13” south 134º 30' 04” east
22 35º 18' 21” south 134º 29' 45” east
23 35º 17' 40” south 134º 29' 02” east
24 35º 17' 22” south 134º 28' 12” east
25 35º 16' 47” south 134º 25' 48” east
26 35º 15' 52” south 134º 25' 17” east
27 35º 15' 33” south 134º 24' 54” east
28 35º 15' 02” south 134º 22' 12” east
29 35º 14' 47” south 134º 21' 47” east
30 35º 14' 14” south 134º 21' 11” east
31 35º 13' 53” south 134º 20' 35” east
32 35º 13' 15” south 134º 18' 07” east
33 35º 12' 31” south 134º 16' 48” east
34 35º 11' 42” south 134º 13' 51” east
35 35º 11' 23” south 134º 13' 25” east
36 35º 10' 28” south 134º 12' 55” east
37 35º 10' 01” south 134º 12' 32” east
38 35º 09' 08” south 134º 11' 07” east
39 35º 08' 53” south 134º 10' 12” east
40 35º 08' 41” south 134º 07' 48” east
41 35º 08' 01” south 134º 06' 38” east
42 35º 07' 29” south 134º 05' 24” east
43 35º 07' 04” south 134º 03' 56” east
44 35º 06' 33” south 134º 02' 42” east
45 35º 06' 18” south 134º 01' 48” east
46 35º 06' 06” south 134º 00' 36” east
47 35º 05' 40” south 133º 56' 06” east
48 35º 05' 18” south 133º 53' 24” east
49 35º 04' 38” south 133º 51' 54” east
50 35º 03' 45” south 133º 50' 42” east
51 35º 03' 21” south 133º 49' 29” east
52 35º 02' 33” south 133º 48' 00” east
53 35º 01' 57” south 133º 45' 00” east

Thence north along the meridian of longitude 133º 45' 00” east, to its intersection with the parallel of latitude 34º 58' 34” south, (Point 54).  Thence generally south-easterly along the geodesics sequentially connecting the following points:

Point Latitude Longitude
55 35º 07’ 32” south 134º 16’ 40” east
56 35º 07’ 39” south 134º 16’ 48” east
57 35º 07’ 39” south 134º 17’ 03” east
58 35º 08’ 25” south 134º 19’ 48” east
59 35º 08’ 58” south 134º 20’ 24” east
60 35º 10’ 21” south 134º 23’ 35” east
61 35º 11’ 16” south 134º 24’ 54” east
62 35º 11’ 17” south 134º 25’ 48” east
63 35º 11’ 40” south 134º 26’ 25” east
64 35º 11’ 54” south 134º 27’ 36” east
65 35º 12’ 47” south 134º 28’ 17” east
66 35º 13’ 03” south 134º 28’ 40” east
67 35º 13’ 18” south 134º 29’ 24” east
68 35º 13’ 20” south 134º 29’ 42” east
69 35º 19’ 21” south 134º 37’ 50” east
70 35º 19’ 41” south 134º 38’ 03” east
71 35º 20’ 01” south 134º 38’ 24” east
72 35º 20’ 15” south 134º 39’ 03” east
73 35º 21’ 00” south 134º 40’ 05” east
74 35º 21’ 07” south 134º 40’ 12” east
75 35º 21’ 12” south 134º 40’ 21” east

Thence south-easterly along the geodesic to the point of commencement.

SCHEDULE 18

Gulper Shark Closure – Endeavour Dogfish

The area of the Gulper Shark Closure – Endeavour Dogfish is the part of the AFZ within and bounded by a line commencing at the point of latitude 33º 43 ' 26.8" south, longitude 151º 46' 56.6" east, (Point 1).  Thence easterly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 33º 43' 35.5" south, longitude 151º 53' 30.5" east, (Point 2). Thence generally south-westerly along the geodesics sequentially connecting the following points:

Point Latitude Longitude
3 33º 46’ 47” south 151º 50’ 13” east
4 33º 49’ 29” south 151º 48’ 10” east
5 33º 52’ 29” south 151º 46’ 43” east
6 33º 54’ 44” south 151º 45’ 05” east
7 33º 56’ 18” south 151º 43’ 20” east
8 33º 57’ 54” south 151º 42’ 20” east
9 34º 00’ 57” south 151º 39’ 29” east
10 34º 02’ 27” south 151º 39’ 00” east
11 34º 02’ 59” south 151º 38’ 10” east
12 34º 05’ 03” south 151º 36’ 47” east

Thence south-westerly along the geodesics to the point of latitude 34º 13’ 40.0” south, longitude 151º 29’ 35.8" east, (Point 13).

Thence north-westerly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 34º 10’ 59.6” south, longitude 151º 26’ 14.4" east, (Point 14).  Thence generally north-easterly along the geodesics sequentially connecting the following points:

Point Latitude Longitude
15 34º 10’ 24” south 151º 26’ 29” east
16 34º 09’ 35” south 151º 27’ 24” east
17 34º 07’ 29” south 151º 28’ 28” east
18 34º 06’ 44” south 151º 29’ 22” east
19 34º 00’ 30” south 151º 33’ 57” east
20 33º 59’ 15” south 151º 34’ 16” east
21 33º 58’ 29” south 151º 35’ 23” east
22 33º 57’ 18” south 151º 35’ 50” east
23 33º 56’ 41” south 151º 36’ 35” east
24 33º 54’ 39” south 151º 37’ 42” east
25 33º 53’ 36” south 151º 39’ 13” east
26 33º 52’ 11” south 151º 39’ 49” east
27 33º 51’ 42” south 151º 40’ 48” east
28 33º 50’ 23” south 151º 41’ 54” east
29 33º 48’ 35” south 151º 42’ 43” east

Thence north-easterly along the geodesic to the point of commencement.

SCHEDULE 19

Gulper Shark Closure – Harrison’s Dogfish

The area bounded by a line:

(a)   Commencing at the point of latitude 40° 27’ 55” south and the meridian of longitude 148° 35’ 12” east and running progressively:

(b)   north easterly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 40° 21’ 15” south  and longitude 148° 58’ 48” east;

(c)   then generally south westerly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 40° 47’ 15” south, longitude148° 51’ 33” east;

(d)   then generally westerly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 40° 51’ 01” south, longitude 148° 35’ 12” east; 

(e)   Then generally north along the geodesic to the point of commencement.

SCHEDULE 20

Commonwealth South East Trawl Sector 700m Depth Closure

The area of the Commonwealth South East Trawl Sector 700m Depth Closure is the part of the AFZ contained within and bounded by a line commencing at the point of latitude 33º 34’ 19” south, longitude 152º 02’ 30” east, (Point 171).

Thence east along the parallel of latitude 33º 34’ 19" south, to its intersection with the meridian of longitude 156º 10’ 04” east.

Thence south along that meridian to its intersection with the outer limit of the AFZ, close to the point of latitude 33º 52' 04" south, longitude 156º 10' 04" east.

Thence, generally southerly and westerly, along the outer limit of the AFZ to its intersection, south of Australia, with the meridian of longitude 138º 08’ 00” east.

Thence, north along this meridian to its intersection with the parallel of latitude 37º 08’ 47” south, (Point 1).

Thence generally easterly and northerly along the geodesics sequentially connecting the following points.

Point No. Longitude Latitude
2 138º24'49" E 37º11'38" S
3 138º35'35" E 37º14'37" S
4 138º53'6" E 37º16'33" S
5 138º53'16" E 37º17'37" S
6 138º54'28" E 37º19'25" S
7 139º1'36" E 37º23'26" S
8 139º4'31" E 37º33'8" S
9 139º6'33" E 37º35'9" S
10 139º12'54" E 37º37'45" S
11 139º25'12" E 37º37'19" S
12 139º32'8" E 37º40'36" S
13 139º29'60" E 37º42'14" S
14 139º38'9" E 37º48'41" S
15 139º44'10" E 37º53'1" S
16 139º48'0" E 37º55'3" S
17 139º50'13" E 37º57'2" S
18 139º54'58" E 37º59'44" S
19 140º2'13" E 38º3'6" S
20 140º5'59" E 38º6'0" S
21 140º14'46" E 38º11'50" S
22 140º15'56" E 38º12'57" S
23 140º19'43" E 38º15'31" S
24 140º27'39" E 38º19'16" S
25 140º29'37" E 38º20'51" S
26 140º36'6" E 38º24'44" S
27 140º45'11" E 38º29'15" S
28 140º57'22" E 38º33'58" S
29 141º7'22" E 38º36'46" S
30 141º10'53" E 38º39'1" S
31 141º14'42" E 38º43'6" S
32 141º18'32" E 38º45'36" S
33 141º22'33" E 38º47'47" S
34 141º26'4" E 38º49'56" S
35 141º34'13" E 38º48'36" S
36 141º38'9" E 38º50'11" S
37 141º40'11" E 38º48'60" S
38 141º45'35" E 38º50'29" S
39 141º50'43" E 38º52'35" S
40 141º56'28" E 38º52'21" S
41 142º0'0" E 38º52'53" S
42 142º2'51" E 38º53'59" S
43 142º6'34" E 38º55'27" S
44 142º9'56" E 38º56'24" S
45 142º13'53" E 38º57'38" S
46 142º39'1" E 39º13'32" S
47 142º40'31" E 39º16'44" S
48 142º44'45" E 39º21'22" S
49 142º49'17" E 39º25'5" S
50 142º52'9" E 39º29'13" S
51 142º54'48" E 39º32'2" S
52 142º58'13" E 39º36'12" S
53 143º1'21" E 39º40'31" S
54 143º7'18" E 39º47'32" S
55 143º10'44" E 39º58'24" S
56 143º13'1" E 40º4'5" S
57 143º21'15" E 40º26'33" S
58 143º26'40" E 40º35'42" S
59 143º31'23" E 40º42'60" S
60 143º35'55" E 40º47'26" S
61 143º52'29" E 41º5'2" S
62 143º58'16" E 41º10'16" S
63 144º2'30" E 41º14'38" S
64 144º5'29" E 41º16'43" S
65 144º12'51" E 41º21'51" S
66 144º17'7" E 41º24'31" S
67 144º18'14" E 41º25'38" S
68 144º21'33" E 41º31'16" S
69 144º23'1" E 41º35'36" S
70 144º24'24" E 41º39'52" S
71 144º26'39" E 41º43'60" S
72 144º29'16" E 41º49'24" S
73 144º40'25" E 42º7'22" S
74 144º46'50" E 42º23'52" S
75 144º47'57" E 42º27'20" S
76 144º49'24" E 42º30'21" S
77 144º51'18" E 42º34'43" S
78 144º51'59" E 42º35'53" S
79 144º53'37" E 42º37'58" S
80 144º53'40" E 42º40'19" S
81 144º52'36" E 42º42'3" S
82 144º52'26" E 42º43'17" S
83 144º52'23" E 42º44'7" S
84 144º52'35" E 42º45'4" S
85 144º53'4" E 42º46'27" S
86 144º53'35" E 42º47'50" S
87 144º55'42" E 42º51'19" S
88 144º55'58" E 42º51'58" S
89 144º57'35" E 42º54'9" S
90 145º5'48" E 43º2'37" S
91 145º5'19" E 43º3'12" S
92 145º24'11" E 43º19'14" S
93 145º34'30" E 43º25'42" S
94 145º38'20" E 43º28'54" S
95 145º42'43" E 43º30'8" S
96 145º48'29" E 43º35'49" S
97 145º52'41" E 43º45'11" S
98 145º58'28" E 43º53'9" S
99 146º6'35" E 44º0'5" S
100 146º29'10" E 44º7'38" S
101 146º35'32" E 44º8'28" S
102 146º45'33" E 44º8'13" S
103 146º51'49" E 44º9'26" S
104 147º4'16" E 44º10'22" S
105 147º12'23" E 44º8'18" S
106 147º19'43" E 44º5'7" S
107 147º31'18" E 44º3'34" S
108 147º42'31" E 43º57'23" S
109 147º47'22" E 43º54'7" S
110 147º49'39" E 43º51'11" S
111 147º55'37" E 43º44'1" S
112 148º1'41" E 43º34'19" S
113 148º5'28" E 43º28'46" S
114 148º9'54" E 43º25'48" S
115 148º13'13" E 43º19'22" S
116 148º14'29" E 43º10'55" S
117 148º16'58" E 43º2'11" S
118 148º22'55" E 42º50'42" S
119 148º25'28" E 42º45'11" S
120 148º26'48" E 42º42'11" S
121 148º30'5" E 42º33'24" S
122 148º32'1" E 42º31'37" S
123 148º33'51" E 42º24'28" S
124 148º34'54" E 42º19'18" S
125 148º35'48" E 42º15'22" S
126 148º36'29" E 42º13'15" S
127 148º37'38" E 42º10'46" S
128 148º39'4" E 42º3'9" S
129 148º37'56" E 41º52'27" S
130 148º36'25" E 41º44'47" S
131 148º37'26" E 41º41'55" S
132 148º38'30" E 41º37'41" S
133 148º39'0" E 41º36'18" S
134 148º39'25" E 41º32'2" S
135 148º41'27" E 41º25'44" S
136 148º41'25" E 41º23'2" S
137 148º41'25" E 41º13'27" S
138 148º41'47" E 41º11'27" S
139 148º41'21" E 41º7'49" S
140 148º48'0" E 40º51'0" S
141 148º56'0" E 40º18'0" S
142 148º56'0" E 40º8'0" S
143 148º53'0" E 39º46'0" S
144 148º52'0" E 39º34'0" S
145 148º49'0" E 39º29'0" S
146 148º45'0" E 39º11'0" S
147 148º34'0" E 38º49'0" S
148 148º36'0" E 38º43'0" S
149 148º35'0" E 38º33'0" S
150 148º41'1" E 38º25'2" S
151 148º54'18" E 38º23'48" S
152 149º2'2" E 38º21'16" S
153 149º18'27" E 38º19'29" S
154 149º33'47" E 38º17'27" S
155 149º45'19" E 38º15'26" S
156 149º56'0" E 38º11'59" S
157 150º5'0" E 38º6'0" S
158 150º15'0" E 37º46'0" S
159 150º19'0" E 37º38'0" S
160 150º19'0" E 37º31'0" S
161 150º24'0" E 37º11'0" S
162 150º20'0" E 36º56'0" S
163 150º20'0" E 36º51'0" S
164 150º21'0" E 36º29'0" S
165 150º22'0" E 36º16'0" S
166 150º34'0" E 35º51'0" S
167 150º53'0" E 35º23'0" S
168 151º7'20" E 35º3'13" S
169 151º23'21" E 34º26'36" S
170 151º31'22" E 34º17'14" S

Thence north-easterly along the geodesic to the point of commencement.

Not included in the Commonwealth South East Trawl Sector 700m Depth Closure is the area within a circle of radius 15 nautical miles, centred at the point of latitude 43º 55’ 06” south, longitude 150º 28’ 11” east, known as the Orange Roughy Cascade Plateau Zone’

SCHEDULE 21

Tasmanian Seamounts Marine Reserve

The area bounded by a line:

(a)   commencing at the point of latitude 44°30’ south, longitude 147°25’ east;

(b)   and proceeding west along the parallel of latitude to its intersection with the meridian of longitude 147°14’ east;

(c)   then in a north-westerly direction along the geodesic to the point latitude 44°18’ 50” south, longitude 147°10’ east;

(d)   then east along the parallel of latitude to its intersection with the meridian of longitude 147°15’ 50” east;

(e)   then in a north-easterly direction along the geodesic to the point latitude 44°16’ south, longitude 147° 25’ east;

(f)     then south along the meridian to the point of commencement.

SCHEDULE 22

Eastern South Australia Trawl Closure

The area bounded by the line:

(a)   commencing at the intersection of the outer limit of the coastal waters of South Australia and the meridian of longitude 138˚ 10’ 00” east and running progressively;

(b)   south to point of longitude 138˚ 10’ 00” east, latitude 36˚ 10’ 00” south;

(c)   then generally south-easterly along the geodesic to the intersection of the parallel of latitude 37˚ 11’ 00”, with the outer limit of the coastal waters of South Australia’

(d)   then generally northerly, north westerly, south westerly along the outer limit of South Australian coastal waters back to the point of commencement’

SCHEDULE 23

Portland area Trawl Closure

The area bounded by the line:

(a)   commencing at the intersection of the outer limit of the coastal waters of South Australia with the parallel of latitude 37˚ 17’ 00” and running progressively;

(b)   south-westerly along the geodesic the point of latitude 37˚ 23’ 00” south, meridian of longitude 139˚ 19’ 00” east ;

(c)   then south-east along the geodesic to the point of latitude 38˚ 16’ 00” south, meridian of longitude 140˚ 36’ 00” east;

(d)    then generally east along the geodesic to the intersection of the outer limit of the coastal waters of Victoria with the meridian of longitude 141˚ 23’ 00” east; 

(e)    then generally north westerly following the outer limit of the Victorian and South Australian coastal waters back to the point of commencement’

SCHEDULE 24

GAB Deepwater Closure – Central west zone  

a)Commencing at the point of latitude 35°11' 37" south, longitude 134° 00' 00" east and running progressively;

b)east along the geodesic to the point of latitude 35˚ 07' 00” south, longitude 134˚ 20' 00” east;

c)then south along the meridian of longitude 134˚ 20’ 00” east to its intersection with the outer limits of the Australian Fishing Zone ;

d)then generally north westerly along the outer limits of Australian Fishing Zone to the intersection of the meridian of longitude 134° 00' 00" east and the Australian Fishing Zone;

e)then north along the meridian of longitude 134° 00' 00" east to the point of commencement.

SCHEDULE 25

GAB Deepwater Closure – Salisbury Canyon

a)Commencing at the point of latitude 34˚ 40’ 00” south, longitude 123˚ 20’ 00”  east and running progressively;

b)east along the geodesic to the point 34˚ 40’ 00” south, longitude 123˚ 40’ 00” east;

c)then south along the meridian of longitude 123˚ 40’ 00” east to its intersection with the outer limits of the Australian Fishing Zone ;

d)then progressively west along the outer limits of the Australian Fishing Zone to the intersection of the meridian of longitude 123˚ 20’ 00”  east and the Australian Fishing Zone;

e)then north along the meridian of longitude 123˚ 20’ 00” east to the point of commencement.

SCHEDULE 26

GAB Deepwater Closure – Far West

a)Commencing at the point of latitude 34˚ 39’ 00” south, longitude 120˚ 00’ 00” east and running progressively;

b)north east to the point of latitude 34˚ 35’ 00” south , longitude 120˚ 47’ 00” east ;

c)then east to the point of latitude 34˚ 35’ 00” south , longitude 122˚ 00’ 00” east

d)then south along the meridian of longitude 122˚ 00’ 00” east to its intersection with the outer limits of the Australian Fishing Zone;

e)then progressively west along the outer limits of the Australian Fishing Zone to the point of intersection with the meridian of longitude 120˚ 00’ 00” east and the Australian Fishing Zone;

f)then north along the meridian of longitude 120˚ 00’ 00” east to the point of commencement.

SCHEDULE 27

GAB Orange Roughy Zone – Albany

a)Commencing at the point of latitude 35˚ 24’ 00” south, longitude 118˚ 10’ 00 east and running progressively;

b)north easterly to the point of latitude 35˚ 08’ 00” south, longitude 118˚ 44 ‘ 00” east;

c)then south along the meridian of longitude 118˚ 44’ 00” east to the point of latitude 35˚ 30’ 00”  south  , longitude 118˚ 44’ 00” east;

d)then generally south west to the point of latitude 35˚ 46’ 00” south, longitude 118˚ 10’ 00” east  ;

e)then north along the meridian of longitude 118˚ 10’ 00” east to the point of commencement.

SCHEDULE 28

GAB Orange Roughy Zone – Bremmer

a)Commencing at the point of latitude 34˚50’ 00” south, longitude 119˚16’ 00 east and running progressively;

b)north east to the point of latitude 34˚44’ 00” south , longitude 119˚30’ 00” east;

c)then south  along the meridian of longitude 119˚30’ 00” east to the point of latitude 34˚ 56’ 00” east, longitude 119˚30’ 00” south;

d)then generally south westerly to the point of latitude 35˚02’ 00” south, longitude 119˚16’ 00” east;

e)then north along the meridian of longitude 119˚16’ 00” east to the point of commencement.

SCHEDULE 29

GAB Orange Roughy Zone – Humdinger West

a)commencing at the point of latitude 34˚38’ 00” south, longitude 123˚ 46’ 00” east and running progressively;

b)north easterly to the point of latitude 34˚24’ 00” south , longitude 124˚ 06’ 00” east;

c)then due south to the point of latitude 34˚48’ 00” south, longitude 124˚ 06’ 00” east;

d)then generally south westerly to the point of latitude 35˚02’ 00” south,longitude 123˚ 46’ 00” east

e)then north along the meridian of longitude 123˚ 46’ 00” east to the point of commencement.

SCHEDULE 30

GAB Orange Roughy Zone – Humdinger/Magic

a)commencing at the point of latitude 34˚15’ 00” south, longitude 124˚36’ 00” east and running progressively;

b)north easterly to the point of latitude 34˚10’ 00” south, longitude 125˚00’ 00” east;

c)then generally north easterly to the point of latitude 33˚30’ 00”south, longitude 126˚24’ 00” east;

d)then south along the meridian of longitude126˚24’ 00” east to the point of latitude 34˚00’ 00” south, longitude126˚24’ 00” east;

e)then generally south westerly to the point of latitude 34˚28’ 00” south, longitude125˚00’ 00” east;

f)then south westerly to the point of latitude 34˚33’ 00” south ,longitude 124˚36’ 00” east;

g)then north along the meridian of longitude 124˚36’ 00” east to the point of commencement.

SCHEDULE 31

GAB Orange Roughy Zone – Lomvar Gully

a)commencing at the point of latitude 33˚32’ 00” south, longitude 129˚40’ 00” east and running progressively;

b)north easterly to the point of latitude 33˚26’ 00” south, longitude 130˚06’ 00” east;

c)then south along the meridian of longitude 130˚06’ 00” east to the point 33˚44’ 00” south, longitude 130˚06’ 00” east;

d)then generally south westerly to the point of latitude 33˚50’ 00” south, longitude129˚40’ 00” east;

e)then north along the meridian of longitude 129˚40’ 00” east to the point of commencement.

SCHEDULE 32

GAB Orange Roughy Zone – United Nations

a)Commencing at the point of latitude 33˚40’ 00” south, longitude 131˚15’ 00” east and running progressively;

b)South easterly to the point of latitude 33˚45’ 00” south, longitude 131˚38’ 00” east;

c)Then south along the meridian of longitude131˚38’ 00” east to the point of latitude 34˚15’ 00” south, longitude 131˚38’ 00” east;

d)Then generally north westerly to the point of latitude 34˚10’ 00” south, longitude 131˚15’ 00” east;

e)Then north along the meridian of longitude 131˚15’ 00” east to the point of commencement.

SCHEDULE 33

GAB Orange Roughy Zone – The Knob

a)Commencing at the point of latitude 34˚23’ 00” south, longitude 132˚26’ 00” east and running progressively;

b)south easterly to the point of latitude 34˚41’ 00” south, longitude 133˚00’ 00” east;

c)then south along the meridian of longitude 133˚00’ 00” east  to the point of latitude 34˚59’ 00” south, longitude 133˚00’ 00” east;

d)then north westerly to the point of latitude 34˚41’ 00” south, longitude 132˚26’ 00” east;

e)then north along the meridian of longitude 132˚26’ 00” east to the point of commencement.

SCHEDULE 34

GAB Orange Roughy Zone – Racetrack/Hamburger

a)Commencing at the point of latitude 34˚48’ 00” south , longitude133˚12’ 00” east then running progressively;

b)south easterly to the point of latitude 35˚02’ 00 “ south , longitude133˚45’ 00” east;

c)then running generally south easterly to the point of latitude 35˚06’ 00” south, longitude 134˚00’ 00” east;

d)then running south along the meridian of longitude 134˚00’ 00” east  to the point of latitude 35˚24’ 00” south, longitude 134˚00’ 00” east;

e)then running generally north west to the point of latitude 35˚20’ 00” south, longitude133˚45’ 00” east;

f)then running generally north west  to the point of latitude 35˚06’ 00” south, longitude133˚12’ 00” east;

g)then north along the meridian of longitude 133˚12’ 00” east to the point of commencement.

SCHEDULE 35

GAB Orange Roughy Zone – Kangaroo Island Hill

a)Commencing at the point of latitude 36˚44’31”south, longitude 137˚10’00” east and running progressively;

b)south easterly to the point of latitude 37˚01’34”south, longitude 137˚43’52 “east;

c)then generally south westerly to the point of latitude 37˚06’00”south, longitude 137˚40’00”east;

d)then north westerly to the point of latitude 36˚54’22”south longitude, 137˚10’00”east;

then north along the meridian of longitude 137˚10’00”east to the point of commencement.

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