Fisheries Qld has created a Women in Recreational Fishing Network Queensland. The online community on Facebook aims to encourage women to participate in recreational fishing in Queensland and invites those of all skill levels to get involved and share their knowledge and passion for fishing. The group aims to be a safe space for women who love to wet a …
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27 Queensland community-based not-for-profit organisations, fishing clubs and incorporated associations have received funding for community fishing projects. The funding will support fishing clinics, research and promote recreational fishing or fish habitat improvement and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community fishing projects. Fisheries Qld 4 commercial fishing groups have received funding. These projects will improve fishery management practice, trial cost-effective independent …
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A joint patrol between Queensland National Parks and Queensland Boating and Fisheries Patrol (QBFP) saw officers targeting lost, abandoned, and unmarked pots from Inskip Point to the southern end of Tin Can Bay. Fisheries Qld The focus of the patrol was to minimise ghost fishing in the region, where lost or abandoned fishing equipment continues to kill wildlife. Fisheries Qld …
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Biosecurity Queensland is investigating a report of the invasive pest fish species tilapia suspected in Cooby Creek, downstream of Cooby Dam, north of Toowoomba. Cooby Creek is a tributary that flow into the Murray-Darling Basin. If confirmed, this would be the first instance that tilapia have been found in this catchment. Tilapia were introduced into Australia in the 1970s as …
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With heavy rain and large seas making its impact across our State, NSW Fisheries Officers are out and about on the lookout for attempts to illegally open Intermittently Closed and Open Lakes and Lagoons (ICOLLs) on the NSW coast. Illegal openings of lakes and lagoons have the potential to lead to large scale fish kills and ongoing environmental impacts. ICOLLs …
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Well, we’ve certainly experienced some crazy weather over the past three months or so, with relentless strong wind and ridiculous amounts of rainfall. Sussing Swain Reefs I feel for the thousands of people who have been affected by the floods and my thoughts are with you all. Sussing Swain Reefs Now, I know it’s been a while between articles, but …
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As we move into April and the second month of autumn, the days get shorter, the nights cooler and anticipation levels greater! K’gari Fraser trip Why, you may ask. K’gari Fraser trip Well, cool weather means one thing to me – that the peak beach fishing season in Queensland is not far away. K’gari Fraser trip With K’gari (formerly known …
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During a recent patrol of the Clarence Fisheries District up in Yaegl Country, Fisheries Officers Boughton and Maskey received information regarding a person who was allegedly using an unlawful net in ocean waters adjacent to the Woody Head campground, in Bundjalung National Park. unlawful net spear After further investigation and several hours of surveillance, Fisheries Officers intercepted a 39 year …
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While many thousands of articles have been written on how to catch large jewfish using almost every technique and bait or lure imaginable, the old saying ‘big bait equals big fish’ still holds true, especially when fishing off the beach. Yes, I’ve seen large jew caught on king prawns, small strips of mullet, bonito and the humble beachworm, however I …
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Fisheries Officers continue to wrack up the results as part of Operation Guardian along our inland waterways after the recent apprehension of fishers engaged in illegal fish trapping. Since Operation Guardian began, Fisheries Officers in the North West of the state have spent many hours in the field detecting and deterring illegal activity and have seized 50 wire fish traps …
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