Fisheries Management (Northern Prawn Fishery Seasonal Closures) Amendment Direction No. 1 2021
I, Wez Norris, Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Fisheries Management Authority, make the following direction.
Dated: 07 June 2021
Wez Norris
Chief Executive Officer
This Direction is the Fisheries Management (Northern Prawn Fishery Seasonal Closures) Amendment Direction No. 1 2021.
This instrument commences on 09 June 2021.
This instrument is made under subsection 41A(3) of the Fisheries Management Act 1991.
Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.
Fisheries Management (Northern Prawn Fishery Seasonal Closures) Direction 2021
1 Subsection 8(4)
Before the first word in body of subsection 8(4) insert “subject to subsection 8(5)”.
2 After subsection 8(4)
Insert:
Fishing ban for Sweers Island – Mornington Island
(5) Fishing is not to be engaged in in the area defined in Schedule 11 during the period commencing at 0800 hours UTC on 09 June 2021 and ending at 0200 hours UTC 15 June 2021.
Early closure for banana fishery west of 138 degrees
(6) Fishing is not to be engaged in in waters west of the meridian of Longitude 138° E during the period commencing at 0800 hours UTC on 09 June 2021 and ending at 0230 hours UTC 15 June 2021.
Early closure for banana fishery east of 138 degrees
(7) Fishing is not to be engaged in in waters east of the meridian of Longitude 138° E between the hours of 2200 hours UTC and 0800 hours UTC each day, during the period commencing at 0800 hours UTC on 09 June 2021 and ending at 0200 hours UTC 15 June 2021.