Queensland Consolidated Regulations

FISHERIES (FRESHWATER) MANAGEMENT PLAN 1999

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Contents

           Part 1--Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   2.      What is the freshwater fishery
   3.      Application of plan
   4.      Objectives of plan and its achievement
   5.      Interpretation

           Part 5--Releasing restrictions

   28.     Nonindigenous fisheries resources—sch 5
   29.     Aquaculture fisheries resources
   30.     Live bait—sch 7

           Part 6--Regulated fishing apparatus declarations for recreational fishers in nontidal waters

   31.     Operation of pt 6
   32.     Recreational fishers regulated for pt 6
   36.     Canister traps
   37.     Collapsible traps
   38.     Dillies
   39.     Funnel traps
   39A.    Round traps
   40.     Scoop or dip nets
   41.     Fishing lines and set lines not used in privately owned waters
   42.     Number of traps
   43.     Marking traps and set lines

           Part 7--Stocked impoundments

   44.     Permit to fish with fishing line or set line in stocked impoundment
   45.     Prohibition on using fishing line or set line without permit

           Part 8--Commercial fishery for eels

           Division 1--Preliminary

   46.     Meaning of eel licence

           Division 2--General

   47.     Who may take eels
   47A.    Obtaining nominee approval
   48.     How eels may be taken
   49.     Waters from which eels may be taken
   50.     Selling or processing eels taken under eel licence

           Division 3--Authorities

   51.     Restriction on writing fishery symbol 'E' on authorities
   52.     Eel licences are not transferable

           Division 4--Eel traps and round traps
           Subdivision 1--General requirements

   54.     Definition for sdiv 1
   55.     Entrances to trap and from trap to pocket
   56.     Trap mesh size
   57.     Trap frame
   58.     Trap float
   59.     Marking of trap and trap float
   60.     Pocket length
   61.     Pocket float
   62.     Pocket frames
           Subdivision 2--Dimension requirements for eel trap frames
   63.     Dimensions
           Subdivision 3--Dimension requirements for round traps
   64.     Diameter and height

           Division 5--Requirements for using eel traps and round traps

   65.     Restriction on trapping times
   66.     Number of traps that may be used
   67.     Checking traps

           Part 11--Miscellaneous

   73.     Criteria for suspending authority relating to fishery

           Part 12--Transitional provision

   74.     Transitional provision for Fisheries Management Plans Amendment Management Plan (No. 1) 2006
           SCHEDULE 5 WATERS WHERE NONINDIGENOUS FISHERIES RESOURCES MUST NOT BE RELEASED
           1. Drainage divisions
           2. River basins in East Coast Drainage Division
           SCHEDULE 6 WHERE CERTAIN AQUACULTURE FISHERIES RESOURCES MAY BE RELEASED
           1. Australian bass
           2. Barramundi
           3. Freshwater catfish
           4. Golden perch
           4A. Khaki grunter
   5.      Mary River cod
   6.      Murray cod
   7.      Redclaw
   8.      Silver perch
   9.      Sleepy cod
   10.     Sooty grunter
   11.     Southern saratoga
           SCHEDULE 7 RESTRICTIONS ON THE USE OF LIVE FISH AS BAIT
           1. Redclaw
           2. Yabby
           SCHEDULE 8 AIDS TO INTERPRETATION AND DEFINITIONS

           Part 1--Provisions aiding interpretation
           6. River basins and drainage divisions

           Part 2--Dictionary
           Endnotes