(1)  In this rule –

upper-west blacklip area means the area of State waters adjacent to the upper-west coast of Tasmania enclosed by an imaginary line running from the northernmost point of Woolnorth Point to the point of latitude 40 ^o 37’ 14.40” South, longitude 144 ^o 41’ 37.87” east, then running due north to the line of latitude 40 ^o 16’ 58.41” South, then running due west to the line of longitude 144 ^o 26’ 18.11” East, then running due south to the line of latitude 41 ^o 21’ 58.85” South, then running due east to the mouth of the Wild Wave River near Sandy Cape, and following the line of high water in a generally northerly direction to the point of commencement at Woolnorth Point.

(2)  The holder of a fishing licence (abalone dive) must not take abalone from the waters of the upper-west blacklip area with a shell length that is –

(a) if the abalone is taken on or before 31 December 2024 – less than 132 millimetres; or

(b) if the abalone is taken after 31 December 2024 – less than 136 millimetres.

Penalty:  Grade 3 penalty.

(3)  The holder of a fishing licence (abalone dive) must not have possession of any abalone in the upper-west blacklip area with a shell length that is –

(a) if the abalone is taken on or before 31 December 2024  – less than 132 millimetres; or

(b) if the abalone is taken after 31 December 2024 – less than 136 millimetres –

unless –

(c) the holder of the fishing licence (abalone dive) is undertaking a fishing trip on a mother boat; and

(d) the abalone was taken legally from another part of the fishery.

Penalty:  Grade 3 penalty.

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