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NPFGD Determination No. 04 - Gear Determination

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FISHERIES MANAGEMENT ACT 1991
NORTHERN PRAWN FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN 1995
 
GEAR DETERMINATION No. NPFGD 04
 (revoking NPF Gear Determination No. 03)
 
 
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority makes the following Determination under section 17(6)(aa) of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 and section 7A(1) of the Northern Prawn Fishery Management Plan 1995.
 
 
Dated this   26   May 2008
 
The Common seal of the Australian
Fisheries Management Authority
was affixed in accordance with a
resolution of the Board
 
 
Peter Witheridge
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Citation
1.       This Determination may be cited as Gear Determination No. NPFGD 04.
Commencement and period of application
2.       This Determination commences on the day after it is registered.
Interpretation
3.       A term used in this Determination by way or priority, or if there is any inconsistency:
(a)   takes the meaning given to it in the Northern Prawn Fishery Management Plan 1995; and then
(b)   if no meaning is given to the word in the Northern Prawn Fishery Management Plan 1995, takes the meaning given to that word under the Fisheries Management Act 1991.
‘Otter board’ means a board or plate used on a fishing net which, when the net is being towed, keeps the mouth of the net open.
‘Twin trawl net configuration’ means the use of two fishing nets designed or intended to be towed simultaneously by a boat and having the mouth or opening of each net being controlled by the use of otter boards.
‘Quad trawl net configuration’ means the use of four fishing nets designed or intended to be towed simultaneously by a boat and having the mouth or opening of each net being controlled by the use of otter boards.
 
‘Twin tongue trawl net configuration’ means the use of two fishing nets designed or intended to be towed simultaneously by a boat and having the mouth or opening of each net being controlled by otter boards and at least one bridle extending from each warp wire to the centre or ‘tongue’ of the headrope of each net.
Determination of fishing capacity
4.             The total length of operational headrope for a twin trawl net configuration that may be used under gear statutory fishing rights in the area of the Northern Prawn Fishery is 2654.2 metres. This equates to 7.481cm per gear statutory fishing right.
5.             The total length of operational headrope for a quad trawl net configuration that may be used under gear statutory fishing rights in the area of the Northern Prawn Fishery is 2388.8 metres. This equates to 6.732cm per gear statutory fishing right.
6.             The total length of operational headrope for a twin tongue trawl net configuration that may be used under gear statutory fishing rights in the area of the Northern Prawn Fishery is 2388.8 metres. This equates to 6.732cm per gear statutory fishing right.
Revocation of Determination No NPFGD 03
7.             Determination No NPFGD 03 is revoked.