CITATION

REVOCATION OF FISHERIES
MANAGEMENT NOTICE NO. 37

4. Fisheries Management Notice No.
37 dated 22 May 1992 is revoked.

INTERPRETATION

5.1 In this Notice, unless the contrary
intention appears, words have the
same meaning as in the Torres
Strait Fisheries Act 1984, and –

"local time" means the time of day
 in the State of Queensland; and

"prawns" means fish of the family
 Penaeidae spp; and

"the Act" means the Torres Strait
 Fisheries Act 1984, and

1. This Notice may be cited as
 Torres Strait Fisheries
 Management Notice No. 40.

COMMENCEMENT

2. This notice commences on
Gazettal.

THIS NOTICE TO APPLY WITH OTHER NOTICES

3. This notice applies in conjunction
with any other notice in force from
time to time in the area of the
prawn fishery.

PERMANENT CLOSURE AROUND DARNLEY ISLAND

8.1 Pursuant to paragraph 16(1)(a) of
the Act, the taking of prawns is
prohibited in that part of the area
of the prawn fishery that is within
the areas specified in Schedule 4.

8.2 CARRIAGE OF EQUIPMENT

Pursuant to paragraph 16(1)(o) of
the Act a person is prohibited in
the areas specified in Schedule 4
from having in that persons
possession or in that persons
charge in a boat, equipment that
is –

(i)       capable of being used for any
kind of trawling; or

(ii)         capable of being used for
taking prawns

unless that equipment is carried
so that all of the equipment is out
of the water, or if any part of the
equipment is in the water –

(iii)      that all cod ends are open and
drawn up to the boat so that
the cod ends would be visible
from an aircraft or another
boat; and

(iv)       the boards are at the blocks.

SEASONAL CLOSURE OF THE ENTIRE PRAWN FISHERY AND EXTENDED SEASONAL CLOSURE EAST OF WARRIOR REEF

9.1 Pursuant to paragraph 16(1)(a) of
the Act, the taking of prawns is
prohibited –

(a)     in the area of the prawn
fishery during the period
commencing at 0600 hours
local time on 1 December in
any year and ending at 1700
hours local time on 1 March in
the following year; and

(b)     in that part of the area of the
prawn fishery that is within the
area specified in Schedule 5,
during the period commencing
at 1700 hours local time on
1 March in any year and
ending at 1700 hours local
time on 31 July in the same
year.

9.2 CARRIAGE OF EQUIPMENT

Pursuant to paragraph 16(1)(o) of
the Act a person is prohibited in
an area where  and at a time
during which, a prohibition is in
force under paragraph 9.1 of this
notice from having in that persons
possession or in that persons
charge in a boat, equipment that
is –

(i)            capable of being used for any
kind of trawling; or

(ii)          capable of being used for
taking prawns

unless all of that equipment
including nets, boards, beams,
and skids are carried either in the
racks or on the deck.

schedule 1

Area of the Prawn Fishery

The area consisting of –

(a) the area of waters in the Protected Zone to the south of

the Fisheries Jurisdiction Line;
and

(b) the area of waters (excluding
any waters within the limits of
Queensland) bounded by a
line –

(1) commencing at the point of
intersection of the parallel
of Latitude 10°28'00" South
and the meridian of
Longitude 142°09'00" East;

(2) running then east along the
parallel of Latitude
10°28'00" South to its
intersection by the meridian of Longitude 144° East;

(3) then south along that
meridian to its intersection
by the parallel of Latitude
10°41'17" South;

(4) then west along that parallel
to its intersection by the
meridian of Longitude
142°31'49" East;

(5) then south along that
meridian to its northernmost
intersection by the coastline
of Cape York Peninsula at
low water;

(6) thence generally south-
westerly along the western
coastline of Cape York
Peninsula, that is along the
low water line on that coast
and across any river mouth,
to its intersection by the
meridian of Longitude
142°09'00" East;

(7) thence north along that
meridian to the point of
commencement; and

(c) the territorial sea of Australia north
of the Fisheries Jurisdiction Line.

schedule 2

Permanent closure west of
Warrior Reef.

The areas bounded by a line –

(1) commencing at the point of
Latitude 9°46'00" South,
Longitude 142°00'00" East;

(2) running thence north-easterly
along the geodesic to the point of
Latitude 9°45'24" South,
Longitude 142°03'30" East;

(3) thence north along the meridian
of Longitude 142°03'30" East to
its intersection by the parallel of
Latitude 9°15'43" South;

(4) thence north-easterly along the
geodesic to the point of Latitude
9°12'50" South, Longitude
142°06'25" East;

(5) thence north-easterly along the
geodesic to the point of Latitude
9°11'51" South, Longitude
142°08'33" East;

(6) thence south-easterly along the
geodesic to the point of Latitude
9°11'58" South, Longitude
142°10'18" East;

(7) thence north-easterly along the
geodesic to the point of Latitude
9°11'22" South, Longitude
142°12'54" East;

(8) thence south-easterly along the
geodesic to the point of Latitude
 

9°11'34" South, Longitude
142°14'08" East;

(9) thence south-easterly along the
geodesic to the point of Latitude
9°13'53" South, Longitude
142°16'26" East;

(10) thence south-easterly along the
geodesic to the point of Latitude 9°16'04" South, Longitude
142°20'41" East;

(11) thence south-easterly along the
geodesic to the point of Latitude
9°22'04" South, Longitude
142°29'41" East;

(12) thence north-easterly along the
geodesic to the point of Latitude
9°21'48" South, Longitude
142°31'29" East;

(13) thence south-easterly along the
geodesic to the point of Latitude
9°22'33" South, Longitude
142°33'28" East;

(14) thence north-easterly along the
geodesic to the point of Latitude
9°21'25" South, Longitude
142°35'29" East;

(15) thence north-easterly along the
geodesic to the point of Latitude
9°20'21" South, Longitude
142°41'43" East;

(16) thence north-easterly along the
geodesic to the point of Latitude
9°20'16" South, Longitude
142°43'53" East;

(17) thence north-easterly along the
geodesic to the point of Latitude
9°19'26" South, Longitude
142°48'18" East where it joins the
outer limit of the three mile
territorial sea of Saibai Island;

(18) thence along the outer limit so as
to pass to the east of Saibai
Island to the point of Latitude
9°23'40" South, Longitude
142°51'00" East;

(19) thence south along the meridian
of Longitude 142°51'00" East to
its intersection by the parallel of
Latitude 9°40'30" South;

(20) thence north-easterly along the
geodesic to the point of Latitude
9°40'00" South, Longitude
143°00'00" East;

(21) thence north-easterly along the
geodesic to the point of Latitude
9°33'00" South, Longitude
143°05'00" East;

(22) thence east along the parallel of
Latitude 9°33'00" South, to its
intersection by the median of
Longitude 143°11'00" East;

(23) thence south-westerly along the
geodesic to the point of Latitude
9°46'00" South, Longitude
143°02'20" East;

(24) thence south-westerly along the
geodesic to the point of Latitude
10°13'00" South, Longitude
142°51'00" East;

(25) thence south-westerly along the
geodesic to the point of Latitude
10°28'00" South, Longitude
142°31'49" East;

(26) thence south along the meridian
of Longitude 142°31'49" East to
its intersection by the northern-
most point of the shore of Cape
York Peninsula at the low water
mark;

(27) thence generally south-westerly
along the western coastline of
Cape York Peninsula, that is
along the low water line on that
coast and across any river
mouth, to its intersection by the
meridian of Longitude 142°09'00"
East;

(28) thence north along that meridian
to its intersection by the parallel
of Latitude 10°28'00" South;

(29) thence west along that parallel to
its intersection by the meridian of Longitude 141°20'00" East;

(30) thence north along that meridian
to its intersection by the parallel
of Latitude 10°10'28.73" South;
and

(31) then north-easterly along the
geodesic to the point of
commencement.

SCHEDULE 3

THURSDAY ISLAND AND CAPE

YORK TRANSIT CORRIDOR

That part of the prawn fishery bounded
by a line:

(1) commencing at the point of
Latitude 10°06'00" South,
Longitude 142°54'00" East;

(2) running thence south-westerly
along the geodesic to the point of
Latitude 10°13'00" South,
Longitude 142°51'00" East;

(3) thence south-westerly along the
geodesic to the point of Latitude
10°28'00" South, Longitude
142°31'49" East;

(4) thence South along the meridian
of Longitude 142°31'49" to its
intersection by the Northern most
point of the shore of Cape York
Peninsula at low water mark;

(5) thence generally south-westerly
along the western coastline of
Cape York Peninsula, that is
along the low water line on that
coast and across any river
mouth, to its intersection by the
meridian of Longitude 142°09'00"
East;

(6) thence north along that meridian
to its intersection by the parallel
of latitude 10°28'00" South;

(7) thence north-easterly along the
geodesic to the point of
commencement.

SCHEDULE 4

Permanent closure Darnley Island

The area bounded by a line –

(1) commencing at the point of
Latitude 10°00'00" South,
Longitude 143°39'00" East;

(2) thence east along that parallel to
its intersection by the meridian of
Longitude 144°07'00" East;

(3) thence northerly along the
geodesic to the point of Latitude 9°30'00" South, Longitude 144°15'00" East;

(4) thence north-westerly along the geodesic to the point of Latitude 9°27'20" South, Longitude 144°06'00" East;

(5) thence west along that parallel to
its intersection by the meridian of
Longitude 143°52'00" East;

(6) thence south-westerly along the
geodesic to the point of Latitude
9°33'00" South, Longitude
143°39'00" East;

(7) thence south along that meridian
to the point of commencement.

SCHEDULE 5

SEASONAL CLOSURE EAST OF

WARRIOR REEF

The area bounded by a line –

(1) commencing at the point of Latitude 10°00'00" South, Longitude 142°56'28" East;

(2) thence east along that parallel to
its intersection by the meridian of
Longitude 143°04'24" East;

(3) thence north-easterly along the
geodesic to the point of Latitude
9°52'30" South, Longitude
143°09'30" East;

(4) thence north-easterly along the
geodesic to the point of Latitude
9°46'00" South, Longitude
143°14'00" East;

(5) thence north-easterly along the
geodesic to the point of, Latitude
9°36'30" South, Longitude
143°17'00" East;

(6) thence north-easterly along the
geodesic to the point of Latitude
9°33'00" South, Longitude
143°20'00" East;

(7) thence west along that parallel to
its intersection by the meridian of
Longitude 143°19'46" East;

(8) thence along a series of intersecting arcs of circles having
a radius of three miles and drawn
successively from the following
points, (which describe that part
of the territorial sea of Pearce
Cay which lies North of the
Fisheries Jurisdiction Line) –

  Latitude Longitude
 (South (East)

 (a) 9°30'50" 143°17'40"
(b) 9°30'48" 143°17'42"
(c) 9°30'41" 143°17'43"
(d) 9°30'42" 143°17'34"
(e) 9°30'43" 143°17'26"
(f) 9°30'46" 143°17'19"
(g) 9°30'50" 143°17'08"
(h) 9°30'53" 143°17'03"
(i) 9°30'56" 143°17'03"

 to the point of Latitude 9°33'00"
South, Longitude 143°14'51"
East;

(9) thence west along that parallel to
its intersection by the meridian of
Longitude 143°11'00" East;

(10) thence south-westerly along the
geodesic to the point of Latitude
9°46'00" South, Longitude
143°02'20" East;

(11) thence south-westerly along the
geodesic to the point of
commencement.