Marine Scalefish Fishery
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Marine Scalefish Fishery Operator User Guide Last Updated November 2020 Marine Scalefish Fishery Information current as of November 2020 © Government of South Australia 2020 Disclaimer PIRSA and its employees do not warrant or make any representation regarding the use, or results of the use, of the information contained herein as regards to its correctness, accuracy, reliability and currency or otherwise. PIRSA and its employees expressly disclaim all liability or responsibility to any person using the information or advice. All Enquiries PIRSA Fisheries and Aquaculture Primary Industries and Regions SA (PIRSA) 2 Hamra Avenue, West Beach GPO Box 1625, Adelaide SA 5001 T 08 8207 5332 E. [email protected] Web: www.pir.sa.gov.au Contents Marine Scalefish Fishery .............................................................................................................. 1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 4 General Information ..................................................................................................................... 4 Marine Scalefish Fishery Fishing Zone ........................................................................................ 5 Permitted Species ........................................................................................................................ 5 Daily Commercial Limits ............................................................................................................... 9 Trip limits for School and Gummy Shark .................................................................................... 10 Closed areas and seasons ......................................................................................................... 12 Snapper Closures ...................................................................................................................... 15 Netting Closures ........................................................................................................................ 17 Prohibition of Hauling Nets during Public Holidays .................................................................... 32 Aquatic Reserves ....................................................................................................................... 33 Marine Parks .............................................................................................................................. 37 Artificial Reefs ............................................................................................................................ 37 Permitted Devices and their Use ................................................................................................ 38 Fisher Obligations ...................................................................................................................... 58 Mutilation of fish at sea .............................................................................................................. 61 Behaviour of Fishers .................................................................................................................. 62 Logbook Reporting Requirements ............................................................................................. 63 Sale of Catch ............................................................................................................................. 64 Fish Processors ......................................................................................................................... 64 Licence Transfers ...................................................................................................................... 65 Demerit Points ........................................................................................................................... 68 Contact Information .................................................................................................................... 70 Introduction The aim of this document is to outline the legal obligations of licence holders, registered masters and associated operators within the Marine Scalefish Fishery (MSF). This information package is to be used as a guide only. For further information or clarification please contact PIRSA Fisheries & Aquaculture or FISHWATCH (1800 065 522). The management arrangements for the MSF are complex due to the multi-species and multi-gear nature of the fishery and are implemented through a variety of regulations, licence conditions and other legal instruments. The fishery is largely managed through the use of input controls which aim to limit the total amount of effort that can be directed into the fishery to ensure the sustainability of the aquatic resources on which the fishery is based. General Information Whilst engaging in any commercial fishing activity you are required to carry your fishing licence. The minimum requirement to be a registered master on a commercial vessel is a Coxswains certificate. The maximum number of agents (deckhands) permitted on board a commercial fishing vessel can be found on the certificate of registration and entitlements. If any rules are breached, the licence holder and the registered master may both be guilty of an offence under the legislation and can incur demerit points. 4 Marine Scalefish Fishery Fishing Zone The Marine Scalefish Fishery (MSF) operates in all coastal waters (State waters, high tide mark to three nautical miles) of South Australia including gulfs, bays and estuaries (excluding the Coorong estuary), from the Western Australian border to the Victorian border. For some species, the Offshore Constitutional Settlement extends the fishery area out to the Australian Exclusive Economic Zone - 200 nautical miles. The Marine Scalefish Fishery (MSF) and the Restricted Marine Scalefish Fishery (RMSF) each consist of; a) The taking of aquatic resources as specified in Schedule 1 of the Fisheries Management (Marine Scalefish Fisheries) Regulations 2017 in coastal waters; b) The taking of Razorfish (Pinna bicolor) in the coastal waters for the purpose of bait only. Permitted Species Schedule 1 is a list of fish species that may be taken pursuant to a Marine Scalefish fishing licence. It is located in the Fisheries Management (Marine Scalefish Fisheries) Regulations 2017. Any fish species that is not on this list cannot be taken and must be returned to the water immediately. *Some species are subject to quota management (Sardine, Anchovy, Vongole, Pipi, Blue Swimmer Crabs, Snapper); separate operator user guides are provided for these activities. Annelids Beachworm (Class Polychaeta) Bloodworm (Class Polychaeta) Tubeworm (Class Polychaeta) Crustaceans Blue Swimmer Crab (Portunus pelagicus)* Sand Crab (Ovalipes spp) Velvet Crab (Nectocarcinus tuberculosus) Molluscs Southern Calamari (Sepioteuthis australis) Cockle (Suborder Teledonta)* Cuttlefish (Sepia spp) Mussel (Mytilus spp) Octopus (Octopus spp) Oyster (Family Ostreidae) Scallop (Family Pectinidae) Gould’s Squid (Nototodarus gouldii) Vongole Scalefish Australian Anchovy (Engraulis australis)* Barracouta (Thyrsites atun) Black Bream (Acanthopagrus butcheri) Cod of all marine species (Family Moridae) Dory (Family Zeidae) 5 Flathead (Family Platycephalidae) Flounder (Family Bothidae or Pleuronectidae) Southern Garfish (Hyporhamphus melanochir) Bluespotted Goatfish (Upeneichthys vlamingii) Australian Herring (Arripis georgianus) Yellowtail Kingfish (Seriola Ialandi) Leatherjacket (Family Monacanthidae) Pink Ling (Genypterus blacodes) Blue Mackerel (Scomber australasicus) Common Jack Mackerel (Trachurus declivis) Maray (Sptratelloides delicatulus) Morwong (Family Cheilodactylidae) Mullet of all species (Family Mugilidae) Mulloway (Argyrosomus japonicus) Redfish (Centroberyx affinis) Bight Redfish (Centroberyx gerrardi) West Australian Salmon (Arripis truttaceus) Australian Sardine (Sardinops sagax)* Samson Fish (Seriola hippos) Snapper (Chrysophrys auratus)* Snook (Sphyraena novaehollandiae) Southern Sole (Aseraggodes haackeanus) Blue Sprat (Spratelloides robustus) Sandy Sprat (Hyperlophus vittatus) Sea Sweep (Scorpis aequipinnis) Swallowtail (Centroberyx lineatus) Blue-eye Trevalla (Hyperoglyphe antarctica) Trevally (Carangidae spp) Western Striped Grunter (Pelates octolineatus) Whiting (Family Sillaginidae) Wrasse (Family Labridae) (other than Western Blue Groper (Achoerodus gouldii) Sharks Rays of all species (Class Elasmobranchii) Shark of all species (Class Elasmobranchii) other than White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) Skate of all species (Class Elasmobranchii) 6 Size Limits Common Name Scientific Name Size Limit (cm) Bream, Black Acanthopagrus butcheri 30 Flathead Platycephalus spp. 30 Flounder F. Pleuronectidae, or Bothidae 25 Garfish Hyporhamphus melanochir 25 *measured from upper jaw to tip of tail Morwong, Blue Nemadactylus valenciennesi 38 Mullet F. Mugilidae 21 Mulloway Argyrosomus japonicas 82 Redfish, Bight Centroberyx gerrardi 30 Salmon Arripis truttacea 21 Samson Fish Seriola hippos 88 Shark, gummy Mustelus antarcticus 45* *measured from 5th gill slit to base of tail Shark, school Galeorhinus australis 45* *measured from 5th gill slit to base of tail Snapper Chrysophrys auratus 38 *see section on snapper closures Snook Sphyraena novaehollandiae 41 Sweep Scorpis aequipinnus 24 Trevally, Silver Pseudocaranx dentex 24 7 Size Limits Common Name Scientific Name Size Limit (cm) Wrasse (Excluding Western Labridae spp. 25 (Min.)