Fish Resources Management Act 1994
Fish Resources Management Amendment Regulations (No. 4) 2025
Fish Resources Management Act 1994
Fish Resources Management Amendment Regulations (No. 4) 2025
Western Australia
Fish Resources Management Amendment Regulations (No. 4) 2025
Contents
1.Citation1
2.Commencement1
3.Regulations amended1
4.Schedule 1 amended1
Fish Resources Management Act 1994
Fish Resources Management Amendment Regulations (No. 4) 2025
Made by the deputy of the Governor in Executive Council.
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.
These regulations amend the Fish Resources Management Regulations 1995.
Delete Schedule 1 Part 3 item 3 and insert:
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3.Managed fishery licence fees |
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(1)Abalone Managed Fishery, the sum obtained by multiplying the total kg of entitlement conferred by the licence (but excluding any entitlement transferred to or from the licence under section 141 of the Act) by the fee for each kg, as follows — |
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(a)for greenlip abalone, per kg |
9.23 |
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(b)for brownlip abalone, per kg |
9.23 |
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(c)for Roe’s abalone, per kg |
0.79 |
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(2)Abrolhos Islands and Mid West Trawl Managed Fishery, per licence |
37 789.23 |
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(3)Broome Prawn Managed Fishery, per licence |
42.69 |
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(4)Cockburn Sound (Fish Net) Managed Fishery, per licence |
1 500.75 |
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(5)Cockburn Sound (Line and Pot) Managed Fishery — |
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(a)per licence |
177.88 |
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(b)per unit of entitlement conferred by the licence |
1.00 |
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(6)Cockburn Sound (Mussel) Managed Fishery, per licence |
122.00 |
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(7)Exmouth Gulf Prawn Managed Fishery, per licence |
49 643.76 |
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(8)Gascoyne Demersal Scalefish Managed Fishery — |
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(a)per class A unit of entitlement |
5.27 |
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(b)per class B unit of entitlement |
9.29 |
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(9)Kimberley Crab Managed Fishery, per unit of entitlement conferred by the licence |
1.63 |
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(10)Kimberley Gillnet and Barramundi Managed Fishery, per licence |
11 829.95 |
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(11)Kimberley Prawn Managed Fishery — |
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(a)per Class 1 licence |
206.21 |
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(b)per Class 2 licence |
206.21 |
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(12)Mackerel Managed Fishery, the sum obtained by multiplying the number of units of entitlement conferred by the licence by the fee for each unit as follows — |
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(a)per class 1A unit of entitlement |
27.99 |
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(b)per class 1B unit of entitlement |
0.02 |
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(c)per class 2A unit of entitlement |
14.57 |
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(d)per class 2B unit of entitlement |
4.01 |
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(e)per class 3A unit of entitlement |
6.98 |
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(f)per class 3B unit of entitlement |
1.45 |
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(13)Marine Aquarium Fish Managed Fishery — |
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(a)per licence |
2 012.00 |
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(b)per class C unit of entitlement |
0.39 |
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(c)per class G unit of entitlement |
0.09 |
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(d)per class L unit of entitlement |
0.04 |
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(e)per class S unit of entitlement |
0.17 |
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(14)Nickol Bay Prawn Managed Fishery, per licence |
2 802.69 |
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(15)Northern Demersal Scalefish Managed Fishery — |
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(a)per Area 1 licence |
No fee |
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(b)for an Area 2 licence, per zone A unit of entitlement |
56.43 |
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(c)for an Area 2 licence, per zone B unit of entitlement |
385.13 |
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(d)for an Area 2 licence, per zone C unit of entitlement |
2.92 |
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(16)Octopus Interim Managed Fishery, the sum obtained by multiplying the number of units of entitlement conferred by the licence by the fee for each unit as follows — |
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(a)per class 1 unit of entitlement |
6.45 |
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(b)per class 2 unit of entitlement |
9.10 |
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(c)per class 3 unit of entitlement |
1.48 |
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(17)Onslow Prawn Managed Fishery — |
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(a)per class A licence |
2 557.98 |
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(b)per class B licence |
43.73 |
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(c)per class C licence |
43.73 |
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(d)per class D licence |
43.73 |
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(18)Pilbara Crab Managed Fishery, per unit of entitlement conferred by the licence |
6.00 |
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(19)Pilbara Fish Trawl Interim Managed Fishery, per fish trawl unit of entitlement conferred by the licence |
21.92 |
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(20)Pilbara Trap Managed Fishery, per trap unit of entitlement conferred by the licence |
47.25 |
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(21)Shark Bay Beach Seine and Mesh Net Managed Fishery, per licence |
3 890.45 |
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(22)Shark Bay Crab Managed Fishery, per unit of entitlement conferred by the licence |
5.44 |
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(23)Shark Bay Prawn Managed Fishery, per unit of entitlement conferred by the licence |
540.38 |
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(24)Shark Bay Scallop Managed Fishery — |
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(a)per class A licence |
21 937.95 |
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(b)per class B licence |
5 745.65 |
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(25)South Coast Crustacean Managed Fishery, the sum obtained by multiplying the number of units of entitlement conferred by the licence by the fee for each unit as follows — |
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(a)per zone 1 unit of entitlement |
53.44 |
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(b)per zone 2 unit of entitlement |
12.89 |
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(c)per zone 3 unit of entitlement |
26.50 |
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(d)per zone 4 unit of entitlement |
7.76 |
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(26)South Coast Estuarine Managed Fishery, per licence |
2 449.21 |
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(27)South Coast Line and Fish Trap Managed Fishery — |
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(a)per class A licence |
1 112.16 |
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(b)per class B licence |
318.18 |
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(c)per class C zone 1 licence |
222.92 |
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(d)per class D zone 2 licence |
60.86 |
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(28)South Coast Nearshore Net Managed Fishery, per licence |
163.52 |
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(29)South Coast Purse Seine Managed Fishery, the sum obtained by multiplying the number of units of entitlement conferred by the licence by the fee for each unit as follows — |
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(a)per zone 1 unit of entitlement |
166.13 |
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(b)per zone 2 unit of entitlement |
4.67 |
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(c)per zone 3 unit of entitlement |
141.56 |
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(d)per zone 4 unit of entitlement |
121.10 |
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(30)South Coast Salmon Managed Fishery, per licence |
146.13 |
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(31)Southern Demersal Gillnet and Demersal Longline Managed Fishery, the sum obtained by multiplying the number of units of entitlement conferred by the licence by the fee for each unit as follows — |
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(a)per zone 1 unit of entitlement |
7.11 |
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(b)per zone 2 unit of entitlement |
12.98 |
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(c)per zone 3 unit of entitlement |
7.11 |
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(32)South West Coast Salmon Managed Fishery, per licence |
993.04 |
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(33)South West Trawl Managed Fishery — |
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(a)per zone A licence |
1 526.60 |
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(b)per zone B licence |
No fee |
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(34)Specimen Shell Managed Fishery, per licence |
1 030.00 |
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(35)West Coast (Beach Bait Fish Net) Managed Fishery, per licence |
135.89 |
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(36)West Coast Deep Sea Crustacean Managed Fishery, the sum obtained by multiplying the number of units of entitlement conferred by the licence by the fee for each unit as follows — |
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(a)per class A unit of entitlement |
56.16 |
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(b)per class B unit of entitlement |
5.05 |
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(c)per class C unit of entitlement |
10.79 |
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(37)West Coast Demersal Gillnet and Demersal Longline Interim Managed Fishery, per unit of entitlement conferred by the licence |
1.12 |
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(38)West Coast Demersal Scalefish Interim Managed Fishery, the sum obtained by multiplying the number of units of entitlement conferred by the licence by the fee for each unit as follows — |
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(a)for the Kalbarri Area, per unit of entitlement |
5.66 |
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(b)for the Mid‑West Area, per unit of entitlement |
3.99 |
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(c)for the South‑West Area, per unit of entitlement |
9.16 |
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(39)West Coast Estuarine Managed Fishery — |
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(a)per Area 1 licence |
4 261.63 |
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(b)per Area 2 licence |
7 250.04 |
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(c)per Area 3 licence |
3 726.94 |
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(40)West Coast Purse Seine Managed Fishery, per licence |
2 049.79 |
K. COLLERAN, Clerk of the Executive Council
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