Fisheries Declaration 2019

Despite section 14, a person may take a spanner crab in the regulated waters if the person takes the crab—

under a C2 licence; and

from 6a.m. to 6p.m. on a particular day.

Despite section 14, a recreational fisher may take a spanner crab in the regulated waters if the fisher—

does not use fishing apparatus, other than a prescribed dilly, to take the crab; and

uses no more than 4 prescribed dillies to take the crab.

In this section—

prescribed dilly means a dilly that has—

an area within its frame of no more than 1m²; and

a net drop below its frame of no more than 10cm; and

a net made up of square or rectangular meshes with a mesh size of at least 25mm; and

the following attached to it—

a tag on which is written, legibly, visibly and in English, the full name and address of the person using the dilly;

a solid, light-coloured float that is no less than 15cm in any dimension and on which the name of the person using the dilly is also written, legibly, visibly and in English.