Fish Resources Management Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2024 00-00-00 Xml

Western Australia

Fish Resources Management Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2024

Contents

1.Citation1

2.Commencement1

3.Regulations amended1

4.Regulation 16DA amended1

5.Regulation 35 replaced2

35.Possession of rock lobster tails2

35A.Sale of rock lobster parts3

6.Regulation 38D amended3

7.Regulation 44 deleted4

8.Regulation 55A amended4

9.Regulation 55C amended4

10.Regulation 55E amended5

11.Regulation 55F amended5

12.Regulation 55FA inserted5

55FA.Bait bands to be broken5

13.Regulation 64 amended6

14.Regulation 64S amended7

15.Regulation 64T amended7

16.Regulation 69 amended7

17.Regulation 144M amended8

18.Regulation 156 amended8

19.Schedule 1 amended8

20.Schedule 2 amended8

21.Schedule 3 amended8

Subdivision 2 — Abrolhos Island Fish Habitat Protection Area

22.Schedule 4 amended10

23.Schedule 5 amended10

24.Schedule 7 Division 1 replaced11

Division 1 — Marine or fluvio‑marine fish

25.Schedule 7 Division 2 amended19

26.Schedule 7 Divisions 3 to 5 replaced19

Division 3 — Crustaceans

Division 4 — Molluscs

Division 5 — Other

27.Schedule 9 amended22

28.Schedule 10 amended22

29.Schedule 12 amended22

Fish Resources Management Act 1994

Fish Resources Management Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2024

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

1.Citation

These regulations are the Fish Resources Management Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2024.

2.Commencement

These regulations come into operation as follows —

(a)regulations 1 and 2 — on the day on which these regulations are published on the WA legislation website;

(b)the rest of the regulations — on the day after that day.

3.Regulations amended

These regulations amend the Fish Resources Management Regulations 1995.

4.Regulation 16DA amended

(1)Before regulation 16DA(1) insert:

(1A)In this regulation —

excluded boat means —

(a)a fishing boat; or

(b)a charter boat while it is being used to conduct a fishing tour.

(2)In regulation 16DA(1) delete “a fishing boat,” and insert:

an excluded boat,

5.Regulation 35 replaced

Delete regulation 35 and insert:

35.Possession of rock lobster tails

A person must not be in possession in WA waters of a rock lobster tail unless —

(a)the rock lobster tail is being consumed or prepared for immediate consumption; or

(b)the rock lobster tail —

(i)is on a charter boat while the boat is being used to conduct a fishing tour; and

(ii)is, or will be, prepared for consumption in the course of carrying on a business;

(c)the rock lobster tail is on a commercial passenger vessel that is not engaged in fishing.

Penalty:

(a)for an individual, a fine of $5 000 and the penalty provided in section 222 of the Act;

(b)for a body corporate, a fine of $10 000 and the penalty provided in section 222 of the Act.

35A.Sale of rock lobster parts

A person must not sell a part only of a rock lobster unless —

(a)the person is authorised to do so under a fish processor’s licence and the part is a part of a whole rock lobster which was processed at the place specified in the licence as the place at which fish are to be processed; or

(b)the part was purchased from the place specified in a fish processor’s licence as the place at which rock lobster is to be processed and the person has a receipt detailing that purchase; or

(c)the rock lobster was kept, bred, hatched or cultured in accordance with an aquaculture licence.

Penalty:

(a)for an individual, a fine of $5 000 and the penalty provided in section 222 of the Act;

(b)for a body corporate, a fine of $10 000 and the penalty provided in section 222 of the Act.

6.Regulation 38D amended

Delete regulation 38D(3) and insert:

(3)A person must not fish for sea urchins for a commercial purpose in Abalone Zone 1, 2 or 3 unless the person is authorised to take sea urchins under a commercial fishing licence.

Penalty for this subregulation: a fine of $5 000 and the penalty provided in section 222 of the Act.

7.Regulation 44 deleted

Delete regulation 44.

8.Regulation 55A amended

In regulation 55A delete the definition of automatic location communicator or ALC and insert:

automatic location communicator or ALC means —

(a)an electronic device for receiving, recording, generating, responding to and transmitting information, including information about the geographical position of a boat; and

(b)includes hardware, software or firmware that is capable of facilitating the operation of that device;

9.Regulation 55C amended

(1)In regulation 55C(1) insert in alphabetical order:

operating effectively, in relation to an ALC, means that the ALC is accurately receiving, recording, generating, responding to and transmitting information.

(2)In regulation 55C(1) in the definition of ALC fishing boat delete “directions.” and insert:

directions;

10.Regulation 55E amended

In regulation 55E insert in alphabetical order:

NDS Managed Fishery means the Northern Demersal Scalefish Managed Fishery;

PT Managed Fishery means the Pilbara Trap Managed Fishery;

11.Regulation 55F amended

(1)In regulation 55F(1) delete “(3) and (4),” and insert:

(3), (4) and (5),

(2)After regulation 55F(4) insert:

(5)Subregulation (1) does not apply in relation to a boat that is authorised to be used for or in connection with fishing in the NDS Managed Fishery or the PT Managed Fishery.

12.Regulation 55FA inserted

At the end of Part 4 Division 7B insert:

55FA.Bait bands to be broken

(1)In this regulation —

broken, in relation to a bait band, means that the band is cut through or pulled open so that it no longer forms a continuous loop;

specified boat means a boat referred to in regulation 55F(5).

(2)The master of a specified boat must ensure that a bait band securing a carton is broken when the carton is opened.

Penalty for this subregulation: a fine of $2 000.

13.Regulation 64 amended

(1)In regulation 64(4) delete “subregulation (6),” and insert:

subregulations (4A) and (6),

(2)After regulation 64(4) insert:

(4A)If the person who is to keep records under this regulation holds an aquaculture licence —

(a)subregulation (4) does not apply; and

(b)the person must submit a return to the Department regarding the activity each financial year —

(i)in the form, if any, approved for that activity by the CEO; and

(ii)by sending the return to the Department to arrive not later than 15 July in the following financial year.

(3)In regulation 64(6) after “subregulation (4)” insert:

or a return under subregulation (4A)

14.Regulation 64S amended

(1)Delete regulation 64S(1)(b) and insert:

(b)1 or more rods, reels and lines, or hand‑held lines; and

(2)Delete regulation 64S(3)(b) and insert:

(b)1 or more rods, reels and lines, or hand‑held lines; and

15.Regulation 64T amended

In regulation 64T delete the passage that begins with “net —” and ends with “hand‑held line.” and insert:

net is used only for the purpose of landing teleost fish taken by means of a rod, reel and line or a hand‑held line.

16.Regulation 69 amended

In regulation 69:

(a)in paragraph (c) delete “in triplicate”;

(b)delete paragraph (c)(ii) and (iii) and insert:

(ii)retain a copy of the consignment note at the place where aquaculture is carried out under the licence;

17.Regulation 144M amended

At the end of regulation 144M insert:

Penalty: a fine of $10 000.

18.Regulation 156 amended

In regulation 156 in the Table after “35,” insert:

35A,

19.Schedule 1 amended

(1)In Schedule 1 Part 3 item 3(27)(c) delete “zone 1”.

(2)In Schedule 1 Part 3 item 3(27)(d) delete “C zone 2 licence” and insert:

D licence

20.Schedule 2 amended

In Schedule 2 Part 2 Division 2 delete the passage that begins with “Live coral” and ends with “starting point.”.

21.Schedule 3 amended

(1)In Schedule 3 Division 1 Subdivision 1 in the 1st column delete “Foxfish, Western and Pigfish” and insert:

Foxfish

(2)In Schedule 3 Division 1 Subdivision 2 in the 1st column delete “Foxfish, Western and Pigfish” and insert:

Foxfish

(3)In Schedule 3 Division 2 Subdivision 1 in the 1st column delete “(Gemfish)”.

(4)Delete Schedule 3 Division 2 Subdivision 2 and insert:

Subdivision 2 — Abrolhos Island Fish Habitat Protection Area

[r. 65CA]

Fish	Species bag limit for one day	Grouped bag limit of all species of large pelagic finfish for one day
Amberjack, Samsonfish and Yellowtail Kingfish	3	3
Barracouta	3
Barracuda	3
Billfish (Marlin, Sailfish) and Swordfish	1
Cobia	3
Dolphinfish (Mahi Mahi)	3
Mackerel (Grey, School, Shark, Spanish, Spotted) and Wahoo	3
Sharks and Rays	3
Trevally, Giant and Golden	3
Tuna (Bigeye, Longtail, Mackerel, Skipjack, Southern Bluefin, Yellowfin and Dogtooth)	3

(5)In Schedule 3 Division 6 in the 1st column after “Redclaw” insert:

Crayfish

22.Schedule 4 amended

(1)In Schedule 4 under the heading Category 1 fish delete “Foxfish, Western” and insert:

Foxfish

(2)In Schedule 4 under the heading Category 2 fish delete “(Beche‑de‑mer, Trepang)”.

23.Schedule 5 amended

(1)In Schedule 5 in the Table delete the items for:

Acartia (Acanthacartia) tonsa

Alexandrium catenella

Alexandrium minutum

Alexandrium monilatum

Alexandrium tamarense

Chaetoceros concavicornis

Chaetoceros convolutus

Dinophysis norvegica

Gymnodinium catenatum

Pfiesteria piscicida

Pseudo‑nitzschia seriata

(2)In Schedule 5 in the Table insert in alphabetical order:

Astacus leptodactylus	Danube Crayfish, Turkish Crayfish	Any area of the State
Cambarellus patzcuarensis	Mexican Dwarf Crayfish	Any area of the State
Faxonius rusticus (formerly Orconectes rusticus)	Rusty Crayfish	Any area of the State
Orconectes limosus	Spiny Cheek Crayfish	Any area of the State
Orconectes virilis	Northern Crayfish, Virile Crayfish	Any area of the State
Pacifastacus leniusculus	Signal Crayfish	Any area of the State
Procambarus fallax f. virginalis	Marbled Crayfish, Marmorkrebs	Any area of the State

24.Schedule 7 Division 1 replaced

Delete Schedule 7 Division 1 and insert:

Division 1 — Marine or fluvio‑marine fish

Common name	Scientific name
Albacore	Thunnus alalunga
Amberjack	Seriola dumerili
Anchovy, Australian	Engraulis australis
Bait Fish	Families Clupeidae and Engraulidae
Barracouta	Family Gempylidae
Barracuda, Great	Sphyraena barracuda
Barracuda, Striped	Sphyraena obtusata
Barramundi	Lates calcarifer
Billfish (Marlins, Sailfish, Spearfish)	Family Istiophoridae
Boarfish	Family Pentacerotidae
Bonefish	Albula spp.
Bonito, Leaping	Cybiosarda elegans
Bonito, Oriental	Sarda orientalis
Bream, Black	Acanthopagrus butcheri
Bream, Northwest Black	Acanthopagrus palmaris
Bream, Western Yellowfin	Acanthopagrus morrisoni
Catfish	Families Ariidae and Plotosidae
Cobbler, Estuary	Cnidoglanis macrocephalus
Cobbler, Silver	Neoarius midgleyi
Cobia	Rachycentron canadum
Cod, Barramundi	Cromileptes altivelis
Cod, Breaksea	Epinephelides armatus
Cod, Rankin	Epinephelus rankini
Coral Trout	Plectropomus spp.
Coronation Trout	Variola spp.
Dart	Trachinotus spp.
Dhufish, West Australian	Glaucosoma hebraicum
Dolphinfish (Mahi Mahi)	Coryphaena spp.
Dory, John	Zeus faber
Dory, Mirror	Zenopsis nebulosus
Dusky Whaler	Carcharhinus obscurus
Emperor	Lethrinus spp.
Emperor, Bluespotted	Lethrinus punctulatus
Emperor, Grass	Lethrinus laticaudis
Emperor, Red	Lutjanus sebae
Emperor, Spangled	Lethrinus nebulosus
Flathead	Platycephalus spp.
Flathead, Longspine	Platycephalus grandispinis
Flathead, Marbled	Platycephalus marmoratus
Flathead, Southern Bluespotted	Platycephalus speculator
Flathead, Yellowtail	Platycephalus westraliae
Flounder	Families Pleuronectidae, Bothidae and Paralichthyidae
Foxfish	Bodianus spp.
Garfish	Family Hemiramphidae
Groper, Baldchin	Choerodon rubescens
Groper, Bass	Polyprion americanus
Groper, Queensland	Epinephelus lanceolatus
Groper, Western Blue	Achoerodus gouldii
Grouper, Eightbar	Hyporthodus octofasciatus
Hapuku	Polyprion oxygeneios
Hardyhead	Families Atherinidae and Dentatherinidae
Herring, Australian (Herring)	Arripis georgianus
Herring, Giant	Elops spp.
Herring, Perth	Nematalosa vlaminghi
Javelinfish and Sweetlips	Family Haemulidae
Jewfish, Black	Protonibea diacanthus
Leatherjacket	Family Monacanthidae
Longtom	Family Belonidae
Mackerel	Family Scombridae
Mackerel, Blue	Scomber australasicus
Mackerel, Common Jack	Trachurus declivis
Mackerel, Grey (Broad‑barred Mackerel)	Scomberomorus semifasciatus
Mackerel, Peruvian Jack	Trachurus murphyi
Mackerel, Scaly	Sardinella lemuru
Mackerel, School	Scomberomorus queenslandicus
Mackerel, Shark	Grammatorcynus bicarinatus
Mackerel, Spanish (Narrow‑barred Mackerel)	Scomberomorus commerson
Mackerel, Spotted	Scomberomorus munroi
Mangrove Jack	Lutjanus argentimaculatus
Maray	Etrumeus jacksoniensis
Milkfish	Chanos chanos
Mullet	Family Mugilidae
Mullet, Red (Goatfish)	Family Mullidae
Mullet, Sea	Mugil cephalus
Mullet, Yelloweye	Aldrichetta forsteri
Mulloway	Argyrosomus japonicus
Parrotfish	Subfamily Scarinae
Pearl Perch	Glaucosoma spp., excluding G. hebraicum
Pike, Longfin	Dinolestes lewini
Queenfish	Scomberoides spp.
Queenfish, Needleskin	Scomberoides tol
Rays	Superorder Batoidea
Rays, Eagle	Family Myliobatidae
Ray, Manta	Manta birostris
Redbait	Emmelichthys nitidus
Redfish, Bight (Nannygai, Red Snapper)	Centroberyx gerrardi
Redfish, Yelloweye	Centroberyx australis
Rockcod	Families Epinephelidae and Serranidae
Rockcod, Blackspotted	Epinephelus malabaricus
Rockcod, Chinaman (Charlie Court)	Epinephelus rivulatus
Rockcod, Goldspotted (Estuary Cod)	Epinephelus coioides
Rockcod, Potato	Epinephelus tukula
Salmon, Atlantic	Salmo salar
Salmon, Western Australian (Salmon)	Arripis truttaceus
Samsonfish	Seriola hippos
Sardine, Australian (Pilchard)	Sardinops sagax
Sawfish	Family Pristidae
Scad, Yellowtail	Trachurus novaezelandiae
Seabream	Gymnocranius spp. and Monotaxis spp.
Seadragon, Common	Phyllopteryx taeniolatus
Seadragon, Leafy	Phycodurus eques
Shark, Northern River	Glyphis garricki
Shark, Speartooth	Glyphis glyphis
Shark, Whale	Rhincodon typus
Shark, White	Carcharodon carcharias
Sharks	Orders Squatiniformes, Pristiophoriformes, Squaliformes, Hexanchiformes, Carcharhiniformes, Lamniformes, Orectolobiformes and Heterodontiformes
Sharks, Whaler	Carcharhinus spp.
Snapper, Crimson	Lutjanus erythropterus
Snapper, Deep Water	Pristipomoides spp. and Etelis spp.
Snapper, Goldband	Pristipomoides multidens
Snapper, Golden (Fingermark)	Lutjanus johnii
Snapper (Pink Snapper)	Chrysophrys auratus
Snapper, Queen (Blue Morwong)	Nemadactylus valenciennesi
Snapper, Saddletail	Lutjanus malabaricus
Snapper, Stripey	Lutjanus carponotatus
Snapper, Tropical	Family Lutjanidae
Snook	Sphyraena novaehollandiae
Sole	Family Soleidae
Sprat, Blue	Spratelloides robustus
Sprat, Sandy (Whitebait)	Hyperlophus vittatus
Stingray, Black	Bathytoshia lata
Stingray, Smooth	Bathytoshia brevicaudata
Swallowtail	Centroberyx lineatus
Sweep, Banded	Scorpis georgiana
Sweep, Sea	Scorpis aequipinnis
Swordfish	Xiphias gladius
Tailor	Pomatomus saltatrix
Tarwhine	Rhabdosargus sarba
Threadfin	Family Polynemidae
Threadfin, Blue	Eleutheronema tetradactylum
Threadfin, King	Polydactylus macrochir
Trevalla(s), Blue‑Eye	Family Centrolophidae
Trevally	Family Carangidae
Trevally, Diamond	Alectis indica
Trevally, Giant	Caranx ignobilis
Trevally, Golden	Gnathanodon speciosus
Trevally, Silver (Skipjack)	Pseudocaranx spp. complex
Tripletail	Lobotes surinamensis
Tuna, Bigeye	Thunnus obesus
Tuna, Dogtooth	Gymnosarda unicolor
Tuna, Longtail	Thunnus tonggol
Tuna, Mackerel	Euthynnus affinis
Tuna, Skipjack	Katsuwonus pelamis
Tuna, Southern Bluefin	Thunnus maccoyii
Tuna, Yellowfin	Thunnus albacares
Tuskfish	Choerodon spp. excluding C. rubescens
Tuskfish, Blackspot	Choerodon schoenleinii
Tuskfish, Blue	Choerodon cyanodus
Wahoo	Acanthocybium solandri
Whiting	Sillago spp.
Whiting, Goldenline	Sillago analis
Whiting, King George	Sillaginodes punctatus
Whiting, Southern School	Sillago bassensis
Whiting, Yellowfin	Sillago schomburgkii
Wrasse	Subfamily Labrinae
Wrasse, Humphead Maori	Cheilinus undulatus
Yellowtail Kingfish	Seriola lalandi

25.Schedule 7 Division 2 amended

In Schedule 7 Division 2 delete the item for Cobbler, Silver.

26.Schedule 7 Divisions 3 to 5 replaced

Delete Schedule 7 Divisions 3 to 5 and insert:

Division 3 — Crustaceans

Common name	Scientific name
Crab	Chaceon, Hypothalassia, Ovalipes, Portunus, Pseudocarcinus and Scylla spp.
Crab, Blue Swimmer (Blue Manna)	Portunus armatus
Crab, Brown Mud	Scylla olivacea
Crab, Champagne	Hypothalassia acerba
Crab, Coral	Charybdis feriata
Crab, Crystal	Chaceon albus
Crab, Giant	Pseudocarcinus gigas
Crab, Green Mud	Scylla serrata
Crab, Sand	Ovalipes australiensis and Portunus sanguinolentus
Freshwater Crayfish	Cherax spp. excluding C. tenuimanus and C. cainii
Gilgie	Cherax quinquecarinatus and C. crassimanus
Koonac	Cherax plebejus and C. glaber
Marron	Cherax tenuimanus and C. cainii
Prawn	Superfamilies Penaeoidea and Caridea
Prawn, Banana	Penaeus indicus and Penaeus merguiensis
Prawn, Brown Tiger	Penaeus esculentus
Prawn, Freshwater (Cherabin)	Macrobrachium spp.
Prawn, Western King	Melicertus latisulcatus
Prawn, Western School	Metapenaeus dalli
Redclaw Crayfish	Cherax quadricarinatus
Rock Lobster	Jasus and Panulirus spp.
Rock Lobster, Southern	Jasus edwardsii
Rock Lobster, Tropical	Panulirus spp. excluding P. cygnus
Rock Lobster, Western	Panulirus cygnus
Yabbie	Cherax destructor

Division 4 — Molluscs

Common name	Scientific name
BIVALVES
Ark Shell	Family Arcidae
Clam, Giant	Tridacna gigas
Clam, Venus	Family Veneridae
Cockle	Anadara spp.
Mussel	Family Mytilidae
Mussel, Blue	Mytilus galloprovincialis
Oyster	Family Ostreidae
Pipis	Family Donacidae
Razor Shell	Family Pinnidae
Scallop	Family Pectinidae

CEPHALOPODS
Cuttlefish	Sepia spp.
Octopus	Family Octopodidae
Squid	Order Teuthoidea

GASTROPODS
Abalone	Haliotis spp.
Abalone, Brownlip	Haliotis conicopora
Abalone, Greenlip	Haliotis laevigata
Abalone, Roe’s	Haliotis roei
Bailer Shell	Family Volutidae
Conch	Family Strombidae
Trochus	Rochia nilotica
Zoila Cowry	Family Cypraeidae

Division 5 — Other

Common name	Scientific name
Bloodworm	Polycirrus spp.
Coral	Class Anthozoa and Class Hydrozoa
Live Rock	Family Corallinaceae, Class Polychaeta, Class Crinoidea, Class Ascidiacea, Class Ophiuroidea, Phylum Bryozoa and Phylum Porifera and dead fish of Class Anthozoa and Class Hydrozoa
Sea Cucumber	Class Holothuroidea
Sea Urchin	Family Echinometridae

27.Schedule 9 amended

In Schedule 9:

(a)delete “Foxfish, Western” and insert:

Foxfish

(b)delete “(Beche‑de‑mer, Trepang)”.

28.Schedule 10 amended

In Schedule 10 Division 1 item 5 after “Redclaw” insert:

Crayfish

29.Schedule 12 amended

(1)In Schedule 12 Part 2 item 2 delete “43, 44” and insert:

(2)In Schedule 12 Part 2 item 3 after “55F(1),” insert:

55FA,

(3)In Schedule 12 Part 2 item 4 after “35,” insert:

35A,

(4)In Schedule 12 Part 2 item 5 delete “128R and 128S(3) and (4)” and insert:

128R, 128S(3) and (4) and 144M

K. COLLERAN, Clerk of the Executive Council

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