Eligibility criteria
8 Eligibility criteria
An applicant is eligible for assistance under this part of the scheme if—
the applicant held or leased a primary commercial fishing licence on which an eligible symbol was written for at least 1 day during the relevant period; and
the applicant took at least 1kg of fish—
in accordance with an eligible symbol written on the applicant’s primary commercial fishing licence; and
from a commercial fishery in any of management regions 1 to 5; and
during the relevant period; and
the applicant declares that they intend to surrender a stated length of usable net; and
the stated length is at least 1m.
Also, an applicant is eligible for assistance under this part of the scheme if—
the applicant surrendered, on or after 8 December 2023—
a primary commercial fishing licence on which the fishery symbol ‘N3’ was written; or
the fishery symbol ‘N3’; and
the applicant declares that they intend to surrender a stated length of usable net; and
the stated length is at least 1m.
An applicant is ineligible for assistance under this part of the scheme if—
the applicant has already received assistance under this part of the scheme; or
the applicant holds or leases a primary commercial fishing licence on which 1 or more of the following fishery symbols is written—
‘K1’, ‘K2’, ‘K3’, ‘K4’, ‘K5’, ‘K6’, ‘K7’, ‘K8’;
‘NX’, ‘N3’, ‘N10’, ‘N15’.
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