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Finally, we have a fourth winner in the Fish n’ SIPS Tagged Fish Competition – with only eleven tagged fish remaining to be caught in the five impoundments. Mark Hennessy from Brisbane with a 109cm barramundi caught in Lake Tinaroo on the Atherton Tablelands was a very happy chap. Mark has $3000 to fund his next trip to Lake Tinaroo …

A Moreton Bay local has been fined $20,000 for illegally removing a large swathe of marine plants, including a mangrove that held significant importance to the local habitat.  protect Officers used satellite technology to detect the removal of more than 2,200 square metres of marine plants from images taken between 2014 and 2021. Marine plants form a vital part of …

The Albanese and Palaszczuk Labor Governments have announced critical funding to better protect threatened species that call the Great Barrier Reef home. Over $160 million will be delivered to significantly reduce net fishing and other high risk fishing activities impacting the reef. This includes ensuring the Great Barrier Reef is gillnet free by mid-2027. Destructive gillnet fishing injures and kills …

The Freshwater Fishing and Stocking Association of Queensland has been contacted by a member stocking group regarding the current Stocked Impoundment Permit Scheme fee structure, where everyone over 18 years of age is required to purchase a permit, either full price or concessional. The club has requested FFSAQ conduct a survey of clubs and members on their views and thoughts …

To help rebuild stocks of east coast spanish mackerel, new rules will be in place from July 1, 2023. From this date, the recreational possession limit will change to one fish per person, or two fish per boat with two or more recreational fishers on board. The boat limit will not apply to licensed charter fishing trips. Also from July …

White spot was detected at two northern NSW prawn farms in February 2023 and was confirmed by NSW Department of Primary Industries and Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness diagnostic tests. Consumers are assured that white spot does not pose a threat to human health or food safety. NSW seafood, including prawns, remains safe to eat. NSW DPI is working with …

Building a recreational catch and shark depredation reporting function into the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries recreational fishing app will ensure it can be a one-stop-shop for recreational fishing information and reporting. That’s the finding of the DAF project team and app developer after assessing feedback from consultations with recreational fishers. Feedback from last year’s spanish mackerel management changes consultation …

Murray crayfish, Euastacus armatus, sometimes called freshwater crays or lobsters may only be taken during the months of June, July and August in the Murray River between Hume Weir and the Newell Highway Road bridge at Tocumwal, including Lake Mulwala and in the Murrumbidgee River between the Hume Highway Road bridge, Gundagai and Berembed Weir, excluding Old Man Creek. The …

It’s time to get your final FADs fix for the season! DPI DPI NSW deployed FADs at 34 locations over the Spring to Autumn months and they didn’t disappoint with quality reports of catches from Tweed Heads to the Far South Coast. All FADs are removed during winter for annual maintenance. Retrievals of the Eden to Port Stephens FADs are …

If you’ve recreationally fished at one of the 50 boat ramps across Queensland that Fisheries Queensland monitor as part of the Boat Ramp Survey Program, you may have come across one of our interviewers asking you to spare a few minutes to answer some questions about your fishing trip. The Boat Ramp Survey Program is a voluntary program giving recreational …