Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations

MUD CRAB FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Clause

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY MATTERS

   1.      Citation
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Application of Plan
   4.      Objects of Plan
   5.      Review of management of fishery

   PART 2 - INTERPRETATION

   6.      Definitions
   7.      Complying commercial holding cage
   8.      Complying pot
   9.      Complying float for complying commercial holding cage
   10.     Complying float for complying pot
   11.     Maps

   PART 3 - GENERAL CONTROLS

   12.     No fishing in non-tidal waters
   13.     No taking or possession of berried female mud crab

   PART 4 - COMMERCIAL FISHING

           Division 1 - Licensing and nominated places

   14.     Number of licences
   15.     Nominated place

           Division 2 - Controls on commercial fishing
           Subdivision 1 - Application of Division

   16.     Division applies to licensees
           Subdivision 2 - Control relating to closed waters
   17.     No fishing in closed waters
           Subdivision 3 - Controls relating to taking, possession and processing of mud crabs
   18.     Mud crab less than minimum size not to be taken
   19.     Commercially unsuitable mud crab not to be taken
   20.     When licensee deemed not to have taken or have possession of mud crab
   21.     Mud crab to be restrained
   22.     Mud crab to be left intact
   23.     Processing mud crab
           Subdivision 4 - Controls relating to use of vessels and fishing gear
   24.     Limit on use of vessels
   25.     Prohibition on use of fishing gear - fishing for mud crabs
   26.     Limit on number of pots in use
   27.     Abandoning pot in water
   28.     Limit on number of pots in possession
   29.     Use of complying commercial holding cages
   30.     Limit on possession of complying commercial holding cages
   31.     Prohibition on use of fishing gear - fishing for bait
   32.     Certain fish not to be taken
   33.     Use of restricted bait net
   34.     Prohibition of possession of restricted bait net in certain area

           Division 3 - Revocation and refusal of approvals

   35.     Application of Division
   36.     Director to revoke or refuse approval

   PART 5 - AMATEUR FISHING

   37.     Part applies to amateur fishers
   38.     Mud crabs less than minimum size not to be taken
   39.     Limit on number of mud crabs taken in a day
   40.     Limit on number of mud crabs in possession
   41.     Prohibition on use of fishing gear
   42.     Limit on number of pots in possession

   PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS

   43.     Review after 5 years

   PART 7 - REPEAL OF MANAGEMENT PLANS

   44.     Repeals
           SCHEDULE 1
           SCHEDULE 2
           SCHEDULE 3
           SCHEDULE 4