This also covers the use of any electric fishing spears for that purpose.
NFA’s Acting Managing Director, Justin Ilakini said the Fisheries Board, by virtue of powers vested on them under the Fisheries Act 1998 the Act as amended, all other powers enabling.
The Gazettal Notice #G337 prohibits all persons at all times, the use of Stun Guns or Electric Fishing spears to take or harvest Tropical Rock Lobster in the Torres Strait and Western Province Tropical Rock Lobster in fishery waters of Papua New Guinea.
