Fisheries Declaration 2019

The size of a fin fish is decided by measuring, with the fish in the required position—

for a flathead, shark or ray—the distance along a straight horizontal line along the centre of the fish’s underside from the foremost point of the fish to the end of its tail; or

for a fin fish, other than a fish mentioned in paragraph (a)—the distance along a straight horizontal line (the measurement line) along the fish’s side from its mouth to—

the point on the measurement line where the fish’s tail ends; or

if part of the tail extends further than the point on the measurement line where the fish’s tail ends—the point on the measurement line corresponding in length with the end of the longest part of the fish’s tail.

For subsection (1), the size of the fin fish must be measured without manipulating the fish, other than to the extent reasonably necessary to allow the fish to be measured as required under the subsection.

In this section—

for a fish mentioned in subsection (1)(a)—lying on its underside; or

for a fish mentioned in subsection (1)(b)—lying on its side with the dorsal fin facing outward and its mouth closed.

The following figure is an example of the operation of subsections (1)(b) and (3), definition required position, in diagrammatic form—