Rules 44 and 45 of the Principal Rules are rescinded and the following is substituted:

44.     Small-mesh gillnet net depth

A person must not carry on a fishing vessel, or use, a small-mesh gillnet that has a net depth of more than 75 meshes while carrying, or using, more than half the amount of small-mesh gillnet authorised by the person's licence.

Penalty:  Grade 2 penalty.

45.     Fishing licence (purse seine net)

(1)  The holder of a fishing licence (purse seine net) must not carry on a fishing vessel, or use –

(a) a purse seine net with a headline length of more than 600 metres; or

(b) a lampara net with a headline length of more than 600 metres.

Penalty:  Grade 2 penalty.

(2)  The holder of a fishing licence (purse seine net) must not use more than one seine net at any one time.

Penalty:  Grade 2 penalty.

(3)  However, nothing in subrule (2) prevents the holder of a fishing licence (purse seine net) from carrying on a fishing vessel more than one seine net at any time.