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GREAT BARRIER REEF MARINE PARK REGULATIONS 1983 - REG 15

Fishing or collecting

         (1)   In this regulation:

possess something means:

                (a)    to have custody or control of it; or

               (b)    to have an ability or right to obtain custody or control of it.

         (2)   For the definition of fishing or collecting in the Zoning Plan, the following limitations are prescribed:

                (a)    an animal or plant of a protected species is not to be taken or possessed otherwise than in accordance with subparagraph 5.3 (b) (ii) or paragraph 5.3 (c) of the Zoning Plan;

               (b)    a specimen of an animal of a species referred to in Part 1 of Table 15 is not to be taken or possessed;

                (c)    not more than 5 specimens of an animal of a species referred to in Part 2 of that table are to be taken or possessed;

               (d)    if an animal or plant of a species authorised to be taken under Queensland fisheries legislation is taken:

                          (i)    no more than the number of specimens authorised by that legislation to be taken or possessed are to be taken or possessed; and

                         (ii)    the taking or possession is to be in accordance with that legislation.

Note for paragraph 2 (a)    For the kinds of species that are protected species, see regulation 29.

Table 15        Restricted species for fishing or collecting

 

Item

Species

Common names

Part 1 -- No specimens to be taken or possessed at any time

1

Classes Anthozoa and Hydrozoa (all species)

Corals (hard, soft and black), anemones, zoanthids, seafans, corallimorpharians, hydroids and fire corals

Part 2 -- No more than 5 specimens to be taken or possessed at a time

1

Chlorurus microrhinos

Steephead parrotfish

2

Class Ascidiacea (all species)

Sea squirts

3

Class Gastropoda (all species except Cassis cornuta and Charonia tritonis )

Snails, whelks, slugs, limpets, cowries including trochus, bailer shell, volutes, murex shells, nudibranchs (except helmet shell and triton shell)

4

Family Anomalopidae (all species)

Flashlightfishes

5

Family Antennariidae (all species)

Anglerfishes and frogfishes

6

Family Aploactinidae (all species)

Velvetfishes

7

Family Apogonidae (all species)

Cardinalfishes and siphonfishes

8

Family Aulostomidae (all species)

Trumpetfishes

9

Family Balistidae (all species)

Triggerfishes

10

Family Batrachoididae (all species)

Toadfishes

11

Family Blenniidae (all species)

Blennies

12

Family Callionymidae (all species)

Dragonets

13

Family Caracanthidae (all species)

Crouchers and orbicular velvetfishes

14

Family Centriscidae (all species)

Razorfishes and shrimpfishes

15

Family Chaetodontidae (all species)

Butterflyfishes

16

Family Cirrhitidae (all species)

Hawkfishes

17

Family Clinidae (all species)

Scaled blennies, armoured blennies and weedfishes

18

Family Congridae (all species)

Conger eels

19

Family Diodontidae (all species)

Porcupinefishes

20

Family Ephippidae (all species)

Batfishes

21

Family Fistulariidae (all species)

Flutemouths

22

Family Gobiidae (all species)

Gobies

23

Family Holocentridae (all species)

Squirrelfishes and soldierfishes

24

Family Labridae (all species except Choerodon anchorago , C. schoenleini , C. cyanodus , C. cephalotes , C. venustus , Bodianus spp., Cheilinus undulatus , C. fasciatus and C. trilobatus )

Wrasses and tuskfishes (except anchor tuskfish, blackspot tuskfish, blue tuskfish, purple tuskfish, Venus tuskfish, pigfish, humphead Maori wrasse, redbreast Maori wrasse and tripletail Maori wrasse)

25

Family Malacanthidae (all species)

Sand tilefishes

26

Family Microdesmidae (all species)

Wormfishes and dartfishes

27

Family Monacanthidae (all species)

Leatherjackets

28

Family Monocentridae (all species)

Pineapplefishes

29

Family Muraenidae (all species)

Moray eels

30

Family Ophichthidae (all species)

Snake eels

31

Family Ostraciidae (all species)

Boxfishes

32

Family Pegasidae (all species)

Seamoths

33

Family Plesiopidae (all species)

Longfins

34

Family Pomacanthidae (all species)

Angelfishes

35

Family Pomacentridae (all species)

Damselfishes

36

Family Priacanthidae (all species)

Bigeyes

37

Family Pseudochromidae (all species)

Dottybacks and eel blennies

38

Family Scorpaenidae (all species)

Firefishes, scorpionfishes, lionfishes

39

Family Siganidae (all species)

Rabbitfish

40

Family Tetraodontidae (all species)

Pufferfishes

41

Family Tripterygiidae (all species)

Triplefins

42

Family Zanclidae (all species)

Moorish idol

43

Genus Nautilus (all species)

Nautilus

44

Genus Pinctada (all species)

Pearl oysters

45

Phylum Echinodermata (all species except those of the class Holothuroidea)

Sea stars, crinoids, brittle stars, sea urchins, but not sea cucumbers

46

Phylum Porifera (all species)

Sponges

47

Sub-families Anthiinae and Grammistinae (all species)

Anthias and soapfishes



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