Fisheries (Scalefish) Rules 2015

A person must not take scalefish for commercial purposes in State waters unless the person – holds, and takes the scalefish in accordance with, an appropriate authority; or in addition to a fishing licence (personal), holds the following licences specified on a fishing certificate, whether or not a species licence is also held by the person, and takes the scalefish in accordance with these licences:a fishing licence (vessel); an apparatus licence; or holds, and takes the scalefish in accordance with, a fishing licence (personal) that is endorsed for the use of – spears to take flounder for commercial purposes; or a maximum of 250 metres of beach seine net in waters between Point Sorell at Hawley, near Devonport, and North Point at Stanley; or special small-mesh gillnet; or small-mesh gillnet in Bass Strait; or if the person has never held a fishing licence (small-mesh gillnet), small-mesh gillnet in a shark refuge area. Grade 3 penalty.

The Secretary may direct the holder of a fishing licence, who intends to take fish for commercial purposes under that licence, to ensure that – a vessel monitoring system, within the meaning of the Fisheries Rules 2019, is installed on the vessel to be used by the holder to take fish for commercial purposes; and the vessel monitoring system, installed on a vessel under paragraph (a), is operated during a fishing trip in which specified species of scalefish are intended to be taken for commercial purposes.

The holder of a fishing licence who is given a direction by the Secretary under subrule (2) must comply with that direction. Grade 3 penalty.