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Division 2.3 Directed fishing for small pelagic species with towed gear with a mesh size less than 55 mm shall be permitted, provided that:

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Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

  1. (i)

    no net of mesh size greater than or equal to 55 mm is carried on board; and

  2. (ii)

    by-catches of a species subject to the landing obligation are landed and counted against quotas.