Clarify that a general Removes uncertainty. Nil. Removes uncertainty. No. The proposal will purpose mesh net that can Provides protection for remove uncertainty. be used in DPA zones dugong from drift nets. cannot be allowed to drift freely. Clarify the closure to Removes uncertainty. Nil. The proposal will clarify the No. All closures are recreational netting in . currently enforced closure. currently included in the regulated waters provisions. Clarify the commercial Removes uncertainty. Nil. The proposal will clarify the No. All closures are netting closure in . currently enforced closure. currently included in the regulated waters provisions. Remove the 150 fish Removes unnecessary Nil. The proposal will allow The proposal removes possession for restrictions and allows the commercial line fishers to unnecessary restrictions. spotted mackerel line Total Allowable Catch to catch more than the current fishers be more fully utilised. 150 fish possession limit on a trip, improving the profitability of the sector. Increase the net caught Allows for net fishers to The proposal will allow for net No. The proposal relaxes Nil. incidental limit for spotted retain slightly more fishers to retain more spotted some of the current mackerel to 50 and spotted mackerel when mackerel when fishing for restrictions. introduce a trigger point at taken incidentally. The other species, helping to 100 tonnes, at which point prohibition on ring netting improve their profitability, the possession limit would for spotted mackerel will without impacting on spotted revert back to 15 fish. be maintained and the mackerel sustainability. integrity of the TAC will not be compromised. Tailor incidental limit to be Ensures that the TAC can Nil. The proposal is effectively only a The proposal will for No. An incidental limit reduced from 100kg to be monitored properly. reporting change. more effective monitoring of needs to be in place in case 30kg the TAC. the TAC is reached. The TAC has never been reached and much of the catch is incidental. Coral reef fin fish Allows net fishers to retain Minimal. Some quota holders felt it Allows net fishers to retain No. The proposal allows net incidental net caught limit a amount (up to the may drive down prices by putting fish that are dead when fishers to retain and sell a recreational bag limit) of lower quality net caught product on caught incidentally. small number of fish that the market.
Clarify that a general purpose mesh net that can be used in DPA zones cannot be allowed to drift freely. Removes uncertainty. Provides protection for dugong from drift nets. Nil. Removes uncertainty. No. The proposal will remove uncertainty. Clarify the closure to recreational netting in . Removes uncertainty. Nil. The proposal will clarify the currently enforced closure. No. All closures are currently included in the regulated waters provisions. Clarify the commercial netting closure in . Removes uncertainty. Nil. The proposal will clarify the currently enforced closure. No. All closures are currently included in the regulated waters provisions. Remove the 150 fish for spotted mackerel line fishers Removes unnecessary restrictions and allows the Total Allowable Catch to be more fully utilised. Nil. The proposal will allow commercial line fishers to catch more than the current 150 fish possession limit on a trip, improving the profitability of the sector. The proposal removes unnecessary restrictions. Increase the net caught incidental limit for spotted mackerel to 50 and introduce a trigger point at 100 tonnes, at which point the possession limit would revert back to 15 fish. Allows for net fishers to retain slightly more spotted mackerel when taken incidentally. The prohibition on ring netting for spotted mackerel will be maintained and the integrity of the TAC will not be compromised. Nil. The proposal will allow for net fishers to retain more spotted mackerel when fishing for other species, helping to improve their profitability, without impacting on spotted mackerel sustainability. No. The proposal relaxes some of the current restrictions. Tailor incidental limit to be reduced from 100kg to 30kg Ensures that the TAC can be monitored properly. Nil. The proposal is effectively only a reporting change. The proposal will for more effective monitoring of the TAC. No. An incidental limit needs to be in place in case the TAC is reached. The TAC has never been reached and much of the catch is incidental. Coral reef fin fish incidental net caught limit Allows net fishers to retain a amount (up to the recreational bag limit) of Minimal. Some quota holders felt it may drive down prices by putting lower quality net caught product on the market. Allows net fishers to retain fish that are dead when caught incidentally. No. The proposal allows net fishers to retain and sell a small number of fish that possession
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