South Australian Consolidated Regulations

FISHERIES MANAGEMENT (AQUATIC RESERVES) REGULATIONS 2008 - REG 5

5—Authorised fishing activities in aquatic reserves

        (1)         For the purposes of section 76 of the Act, a person may engage in a fishing activity in an aquatic reserve as follows:

            (a)         Barker Inlet—St Kilda Aquatic Reserve—

                  (i)         taking fish by using a rod and line or hand line;

                  (ii)         taking bloodworms (Class Polychaeta) for bait by using a hand net;

            (b)         Blanche Harbour—Douglas Bank Aquatic Reserve—taking fish by using a hand fish spear;

            (c)         Coobowie Fishing Zone—

                  (i)         taking fish by using a hand line or rod and line;

                  (ii)         taking fish for bait from the shore by any means;

            (d)         Port Noarlunga Reef Aquatic Reserve—taking fish by using a hand line or rod and line, but not—

                  (i)         from within 25 metres of any part that becomes exposed at low water of Horseshoe Reef, the northern Port Noarlunga Reef or the southern Port Noarlunga Reef; or

                  (ii)         from the last 50 metres of the western end of the Port Noarlunga Jetty; or

                  (iii)         from a boat within Port Noarlunga Reef Boat Fishing Exclusion Zone;

            (e)         Port Noarlunga Reef Shrimp Zone—taking shrimp (Suborder Natantia) for bait by using a hand net;

            (f)         St Kilda—Chapman Creek Aquatic Reserve—taking Blue Swimmer Crab ( Portunus pelagicus ) by hand or by using a crab net or crab rake;

            (g)         Troubridge Hill Aquatic Reserve—taking fish by using a hand line or rod and line;

            (h)         West Island Encounter Bay Fishing Zone—taking fish by using a hand line or rod and line;

                  (i)         Whyalla—Cowled's Landing Fishing Zone—taking Blue Swimmer Crab ( Portunus pelagicus ) by hand or by using a crab net or crab rake, but not for a commercial purpose.

        (2)         For the purposes of section 76 of the Act, a person may also engage in an act preparatory to, or involved in, the taking of an aquatic resource authorised under subregulation (1).