Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

FISH RESOURCES MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS 1995 - REG 18

18 .         Fish on fishing boats (commercial)

        (1)         The maximum quantity of fish of a type specified in an item of the Table to this regulation that a master of a fishing boat may be in possession of on that boat is as set out opposite that item in column 2 of that Table.

        (2)         For the purposes of subregulation (1), the master of the fishing boat on which the fish are held or transported is to be taken to be in possession of the fish.

        (3)         This regulation does not apply —

            (a)         to fish taken in accordance with a Fishing Permit or Statutory Fishing Right granted under the Commonwealth Act; or

            (b)         where all the fish held or transported on the fishing boat were taken solely for a non‑commercial purpose.

        (3a)         The master of a fishing boat must not be in possession of more fish on that boat than is specified in accordance with this regulation.

        Penalty: In the case of an individual, $5 000 or, in the case of a body corporate, $10 000.

Table

1.	Billfish (marlins, sailfish and spearfish) and swordfish	0
	Tuna, southern bluefin and northern bluefin
2.	Tuna, yellowfin and bigeye	2
3.	Mackerel, jack, Peruvian jack, yellowtail jack and blue	10
	Tuna, albacore, longtail and skipjack
	Redbait
	Fish of the Family Bramidae when taken in WA waters outside the 200 m isobath

        [Regulation 18 amended in Gazette 12 Sep 1997 p. 5152; 1 Oct 2003 p. 4297 and 4344.]

[ 19.         Deleted in Gazette 1 Oct 2003 p. 4297.]