Bush 'n Beach Fishing mag

Venture to new ground during pearl perch and snapper closures

With the pearl perch and snapper closure in full swing until midnight on August 15, anglers have had to venture to new ground in search of different species. For tips on catching a snapper before the closure, click here! Large grass emperor have been recorded in the shallower reefs off Noosa such as Sunshine and Halls, with anglers collecting fish …

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NSW DPI wants your fish skeletons

The NSW Department of Primary Industries want your fish skeletons! The DPI needs fish frames from recreational fishers to help with the monitoring of mulloway, yellowtail, kingfish, snapper, dusky flathead, tailor, black bream, spanish or spotted mackerel. skeletons It doesn’t just want huge trophy fish, the little ones are as important as the big ones. All legal length frames are …

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Tweed lures new offshore artificial reef

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Recreational fishers and local tourism on the far north coast of NSW will be the big winners with an offshore artificial reef to be deployed off the Tweed Heads coast. Minister for Primary Industries Niall Blair said the new offshore artificial reef is great news for Tweed Heads and will be a major drawcard for local fishers and visitors to …

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Plenty of impressive reef fish to be hooked around Bundaberg

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BUNDABERG OFFSHORE Once again there might be some small windows of opportunity to get out and wet a line off Bundaberg this weekend. The few boats that headed out last weekend, though it was a little rougher than the forecast, managed to land plenty of impressive reef fish, including coral trout, green jobfish, red emperor, grass sweetlip and parrot. Let’s …

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Flush out great news for fishing

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Hi everyone, hope you have all had a good week, with over 100mm of rain falling on the weekend over most suburbs on the Tweed and Gold Coast the flush out is great news for fishing over the next few months. For those keen to brave the cool nights and early mornings, bream have been on the bite in big …

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August 2020

Volume 31, Number 7   Click here for the BNB Fishing Facebook Page Grab the free digital copy of here. Jam packed full of offshore, freshwater and estuary features, plus the latest tips and techniques to Grab the free digital copy of August 2020 here. Jam packed full of offshore, freshwater and estuary features, plus the latest tips and techniques …

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Marine plants damaged at Golden Beach

Mangrove damage

Queensland Boating and Fishing Patrol officers at Mooloolaba were disappointed to see 12 during their patrol at Golden Beach, Caloundra recently. The plants form part of The TS Onslow Shoreline Management Project, a small community project that aims to re-establish a natural shoreline vegetation buffer to manage erosion and promote fish habitat. As part of the project, Bunya Bunya Country …

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Technology to identify seafood

Commonwealth set to combat seafood fraud

The Coalition Government is backing the development of world first portable x-ray fluorescence technology that aims to easily identify Australian grown seafood and protect against seafood fraud. Our Government is investing $202,500 into the Australian Nuclear Science Technology Organisations world-leading project, which is one of 16 to share in $4 million in funding under the first round of our Traceability …

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Shark equipment safety zone a success

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The Queensland Government says its new safety exclusion zone around shark control equipment has proven a successful deterrent since its introduction last year. Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries Mark Furner said heavy fines for people interfering with shark control gear were introduced, and he was pleased Queenslanders had listened to the important safety messages. “There are tens of …

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Crab pot clean-up targets Port Douglas waterways

crab pot clean up port douglas

Queensland Boating and Fisheries Patrol officers have hauled a raft of illegal crab pots from Far North Queensland waterways in their latest clean-up operation. Member for Cook Cynthia Lui said 70 unmarked pots were pulled from Dickson Inlet, Mowbray River and Mossman River over two days. “Crabbing is one of Queensland’s most popular forms of fishing and the problem of …

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