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Hello all, heading over to NT from Vic and QLD. What is the legislation on Crab Pots in NT? I can't find info on the float, in QLD has to be 6" diameter. Can you get away with a 2 litre milk bottle in NT?

Cheers

Gammo

Youll find all info on NT's Department of Primary Industry and Fisheries (DPIF) website mate.

Correct Floats are required.
Territorians are pretty protective of our fish & crab stocks. Use the right gear and leave others gear alone and its all happy days !!

Yeah no worries there, I protect our QLD stocks as well. My mate from VIC cant buy pots own there so i am sorting them out for him. Been on the website you mentioned and cant find info on the floats. Here is an extract from the website:

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Maximum of 5 pots or dillies per person with a maximum of 10 pots or dillies per vessel when 2 or more people are on board.

A complying marine pot:

Must not be greater than 100 cm in length, width, height or diameter and must not exceed 0.5m3 in volume.
Must not have more than 2 openings into any enclosure (excluding any opening for emptying crabs from it, or for placing bait in it).
Must not be used in fresh water.
The use of pots which are constructed of entanglement material, such as witches' hat pots is prohibited.

Mudcrab Pot Round Mudcrab Pot
A dilly

Must not be greater than 100 cm in length, height or diameter and must not exceed 0.5m3 in volume.
Must be constructed of flexible net material that has a minimum mesh size of not less than 15 mm when stretched.
Must be constructed so that, when set, the sides collapse and the net lies flat on the ground and does not contain material that is capable of entangling fish or aquatic life.

Dilly Pot
Freshwater pots

Maximum of 5 freshwater pots or dillies per person possession limit with a maximum of 10 freshwater pots or dillies per vessel when 2 or more people are on board (except in the Daly River Fish Management Zone).

Daly River Fish Management Zone specific controls:

Maximum of 3 freshwater pots or dillies per person possession limit with a maximum of 6 freshwater pots or dillies per vessel when 2 or more people are on board.

A complying freshwater pot:
Must not exceed 70 cm in length or 50 cm in width or height.
Must be constructed of flexible net material that has a minimum mesh size of not less than 15 mm when stretched.

Freshwater Pots
Drag net

Maximum length: 16 m excluding the length of any attached lines.
Maximum drop: 2 m.
Maximum mesh size: 28 mm and must not have pockets.

A drag net must not be staked or fixed and may only be hauled by hand. It must have a float attached with the user’s first and last name clearly marked on it.

A drag net must not be used in creeks and rivers and must be used seaward of the coast line and any catch must be cleared in water to prevent the death of released or unwanted fish.
Cast net

Maximum diameter: 6 m.
Maximum drop: 3 m when suspended from the centre.
Maximum mesh size: 25 mm.

A cast net must be attended at all times when in use and may only be used by casting, throwing or dropping it.

Fair enough....
Yeah your probably right! Floats have to be attached but doesnt actually state 'white round float'
I just always use proper white floats. other bottles, cork etc etc can be mistaken for rubbish....

Someone will soon jump on and give full run down of the law im sure!'

Thanks for the responses, this will be our third trip back into the Limmen Bight area, its a costly exercise for my mate to drive from Vic so every saving is a plus, if he can use old milk bottles it would be good!!

From memory, main thing is to have your name and address on the float.

And the NT tides are big, so big floats are better, because little ones can be dragged under.

Crabs are pretty big too, a Ned Kelly outfit might be useful ... http://www.cafepress.com/fishfinder/5960898