Amateur fishing gear
46 Amateur fishing gear
Notes for Part 5
1 In some places, amateur fishing may be prohibited or regulated by other laws in force in the Territory. For example:
(a) amateur fishing is prohibited in the Doctors Gully Aquatic Life Reserve – see the Doctors Gully Aquatic Life Reserve Management Plan 1993; and
(b) additional restrictions apply to amateur fishing in the East Point Aquatic Life Reserve – see the East Point Aquatic Life Reserve Management Plan 1993.
2 For additional restrictions that apply to amateur fishing for barramundi, Spanish mackerel and mud crabs, see the Barramundi Fishery Management Plan 1998, Spanish Mackerel Fishery Management Plan 2004 and Mud Crab Fishery Management Plan 2006.
(1) A person engaged in amateur fishing must not use or have possession of fishing gear other than the following items or an item ancillary to the use of the gear:
vertical line, as hand line or rod and reel;
float line;
troll line;
complying freshwater pot;
complying marine pot;
dilly pot;
amateur drag net
cast net;
scoop net;
bow and arrow other than crossbow;
spear-gun;
gaff (including hand-held hook);
hand spear;
knife.
Maximum penalty: 40 penalty units.
(2) A person must 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.
Maximum penalty: 40 penalty units.
(3) A person engaged in amateur fishing must not take fish when using underwater breathing apparatus.
Maximum penalty: 40 penalty units.
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