You will need this licence if you intend to undertake commercial fishing of marine scalefish in coastal waters. Licence holders can take certain species of annelid, crustacean, mollusc, scalefish and shark.
No new licences are created or issued. Licences are only available by family transfer or authorised transfer under the licence amalgamation scheme.
Licence holders are also required to register:
- any boat or device used under this licence
- a person as a master of any boat used under this licence.