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13-12-2007, 12:49 PM
No. S 334 Thursday 13 December 2007
By Authority. Victorian Government Printer
SPECIAL
Victoria Government Gazette
Fisheries Act 1995
FISHERIES NOTICE NO. 15/2007
I, Peter Appleford, delegate of the Minister for Agriculture, after consultation with the Fisheries Co-Management Council, Victorian Recreational Fishing peak body (VRFish), the Victorian Commercial Fishing peak body (Seafood Industry Victoria) and the Victorian National Parks Association make the following Fisheries Notice:
Dated 12 December 2007
PETER APPLEFORD
Executive Director, Fisheries Victoria
FISHERIES (GIPPSLAND LAKES BREAM) NOTICE NO. 15/2007
1. Title
This Notice may be cited as the Fisheries (Gippsland Lakes Bream) Notice No. 15/2007.
2. Objectives
The objective of this Notice is to apply increased restrictions on commercial and recreational fishing for bream in the Gippsland Lakes to protect breeding stocks in those waters.
3. Authorising provision
This Notice is made under section 152(1)(aa) of the Fisheries Act 1995.
4. Commencement
This Notice comes into operation on 18 December 2007.
5. Size Limit
For the purposes of section 68A(3) of the Fisheries Act 1995, the minimum size for taking or possessing bream from the Gippsland Lakes or any of its tributaries is 28 centimetres.
Note: It is an offence under section 68A(3)(a) for a person to take or have in his or her possession fish that are less than the minimum size specified by the regulations or by a fisheries notice for that species of fish. The maximum penalty for that offence is 20 penalty units (currently $2,202).
6. Revocation
Unless sooner revoked, this Notice will be automatically revoked 12 months after the day on which this fisheries notice commences.
SO, the bream limit is now a minimum 28cnm.
Take note if you head that way for the holidays.
Remember, you saw it first here.
By Authority. Victorian Government Printer
SPECIAL
Victoria Government Gazette
Fisheries Act 1995
FISHERIES NOTICE NO. 15/2007
I, Peter Appleford, delegate of the Minister for Agriculture, after consultation with the Fisheries Co-Management Council, Victorian Recreational Fishing peak body (VRFish), the Victorian Commercial Fishing peak body (Seafood Industry Victoria) and the Victorian National Parks Association make the following Fisheries Notice:
Dated 12 December 2007
PETER APPLEFORD
Executive Director, Fisheries Victoria
FISHERIES (GIPPSLAND LAKES BREAM) NOTICE NO. 15/2007
1. Title
This Notice may be cited as the Fisheries (Gippsland Lakes Bream) Notice No. 15/2007.
2. Objectives
The objective of this Notice is to apply increased restrictions on commercial and recreational fishing for bream in the Gippsland Lakes to protect breeding stocks in those waters.
3. Authorising provision
This Notice is made under section 152(1)(aa) of the Fisheries Act 1995.
4. Commencement
This Notice comes into operation on 18 December 2007.
5. Size Limit
For the purposes of section 68A(3) of the Fisheries Act 1995, the minimum size for taking or possessing bream from the Gippsland Lakes or any of its tributaries is 28 centimetres.
Note: It is an offence under section 68A(3)(a) for a person to take or have in his or her possession fish that are less than the minimum size specified by the regulations or by a fisheries notice for that species of fish. The maximum penalty for that offence is 20 penalty units (currently $2,202).
6. Revocation
Unless sooner revoked, this Notice will be automatically revoked 12 months after the day on which this fisheries notice commences.
SO, the bream limit is now a minimum 28cnm.
Take note if you head that way for the holidays.
Remember, you saw it first here.