Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations(1) A person engaged in amateur fishing shall not use or have possession of fishing gear other than the following items or an item ancillary to the use of the gear:
(a) amateur drag net;
(b) cast net;
(c) float line;
(d) freshwater pot;
(e) gaff;
(f) hand spear;
(g) knife;
(h) long bow;
(j) pots;
(k) scoop net;
(m) spear gun;
(n) vertical line, as hand line or rod and reel;
(p) troll line.
(2) A person shall not engage in amateur fishing on a registered vessel, other than a vessel registered for the purposes of a Fishing Tour Operator licence or an Aboriginal Coastal licence.
(3) A person engaged in amateur fishing shall not take fish when using underwater breathing apparatus.