Minimum sizes for abalone
291 Minimum sizes for abalone
For the purposes of the Act, the minimum size with respect to—
the taking of abalone of a species specified in Column 2 of the Table at the foot of this regulation, from the waters specified in Column 3 of that Table corresponding to that species of abalone, is the size specified in Column 4 of that Table corresponding to that species of abalone; or
the possession of abalone of a species specified in Column 2 of the Table at the foot of this regulation, in, on or next to the waters specified in Column 3 of that Table corresponding to that species of abalone, is the size specified in Column 4 of that Table corresponding to that species of abalone.
Table
Column 1
| Column 2 Species of abalone | Column 3
| Column 4
|
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Blacklip abalone | Far western abalone size zone | 13 cm |
Western abalone size zone | 12 cm | ||
Central abalone size zone | 11 cm | ||
Port Phillip Bay abalone size zone | 10 cm | ||
Eastern abalone size zone | 12 cm | ||
Mallacoota airport abalone size zone | 11 cm | ||
2 | Greenlip abalone | Victorian waters (other than Port Phillip Bay) | 13 cm |
Note
There are offences in sections 68A and 68B of the Act relating to taking or possessing fish of a species that are less than the minimum size specified for that species of fish in these Regulations. Various penalties apply.
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