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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Maintain beach seines, mesh or gill nets ready for deployment
   • Check beach seines, mesh nets or gill nets against supervisor instructions
   • Identify and report beach seine, mesh net or gill net components that are worn or damaged and lack security or symmetry to supervisor
   • Recondition or repair worn or damaged beach seine, mesh net or gill net components according to supervisor instructions
   • Dispose of defective beach seine, mesh net or gill net components according to workplace requirements
2. Deploy beach seines, mesh or gill nets
   • Connect beach seine, mesh net or gill net components in the configuration according to fishing method and supervisor instructions
   • Deploy the beach seines, mesh nets or gill nets according to supervisor instructions and safety procedures
   • Deploy beach seines, mesh nets or gill nets ensuring they are not twisted and are in a pattern required by the fishing operation
   • Deploy devices and systems to minimise environmental impact and interaction with by-catch
3. Retrieve beach seines, mesh or gill nets
   • Attach beach seines, mesh nets or gill nets to winches or haulers and retrieve to maximise catch according to supervisor instructions
   • Land and remove catch from beach seines, mesh nets or gill nets to maximise seafood quality
   • Disconnect and stow beach seines, mesh nets or gill nets, ensuring ease of deployment and a safe working area
   • Clean equipment and storage area according to health and safety and biosecurity requirements
4. Land, contain and sort catch
   • Prepare containment devices to receive the catch according to supervisor instructions
   • Load catch safety into containment devices
   • Handle and sort seafood according to food safety and hygiene requirements
   • Sort catch to maximise by-catch survival and seafood quality