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When it rains, it pours! We’ve had not one, not two, but THREE winners in our Fish ‘n’ SIPS tagged fishing competition in the space of a week! Taking home fifth place and $2,000 is Tim Meyers, who caught a 106cm barramundi at Callide Dam (near Biloela) on Thursday 26 October. This brute had grown 15cm since being tagged and …

Recently two campers were fined $619 on the spot and others cautioned after breaching a freshwater fishing ban designed to protect the critically endangered Mary River cod. Fishing in southeast Queensland’s upper Mary River catchment and adjoining creeks was prohibited from August 1 until the end of October to safeguard Mary River cod during its breeding season. The species has …

Mulloway are an important and iconic species for NSW commercial, recreational and Aboriginal cultural fishers, however stocks in NSW are currently classified as ‘depleted’. Recovering mulloway stocks in NSW is a key priority for NSW Department of Primary Industries Fisheries. Despite a range of fishing arrangements being implemented in the past, given the reported data DPI Fisheries managers and scientists …

With climbing temperatures and summer on the horizon, our coastline and fishing community are emerging from their winter cocoons. marine NSW DPI Fisheries Officers wish to take this time to remind our recreational fishers that if you plan to collect marine invertebrates, including turban snails, sea urchins and crabs from NSW rock platforms certain rules and regulations apply. When taking …

Palm Beach Reef is the largest coral reef system on the Gold Coast, and one of the best local spots to target mackerel. Swell New arrangements that came into effect late last year are helping to restore depleted stocks of this species and protect jobs in the industry for future generations.   Robina State High School students have constructed a …

With unseasonably warm water, fishers found tailor hard to come by. However, we still measured 140 fish and removed 27 pairs of tailor otoliths (fish ear bones). As a large number of boat-based fishers were heading offshore targeting reef fish, we also collected biological data and otoliths from pearl perch, snapper, and red emperor for our routine monitoring program for …

The Queensland Government has undertaken a review of the zoning plan for the Great Sandy Marine Park. Each marine park has a zoning plan that outlines the rules to manage the multiple activities that occur within each park and defines the locations of different zones, which in turn provide for different levels of protection and use. The Great Sandy Marine …

The Department of Agriculture and Fisheries are collaborating with Biopixel Oceans Foundation and James Cook University to undertake research into depredation. This occurs when a predator completely or partially consumes fish caught in fishing apparatus before it can be landed. Researchers are working with fishers to determine the extent of depredation, as well as which species are involved. Fishers who …

Tailor season is swiftly upon us! Fishery Monitoring staff are hitting the sand on the northern Gold Coast beaches to collect biological data on tailor. You can participate in the ongoing monitoring program by allowing scientists to measure your fish during these annual tailor surveys. Tailor is a widely fished species commonly found along the east coast of Australia from …

Queensland’s peak seafood industry body has called on the State Government to halt its imminent drastic cuts to spanish mackerel catches for professional, charter and recreational fishers. This follows the release of a draft independent scientific report questioning the fisheries department figures behind the planned catch cuts and saying the figures should not be used for management decisions. Queensland Seafood …