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Hi Everyone, hope you’ve all had a great week, as more locals head back to work this week the waterways have seen a lot less traffic making fishing a bit nicer for those out chasing a feed. The weather has been great again with light to moderate easterly winds giving us plenty of fishing options to explore around the Gold …

Firstly, I hope everyone has had a good break over the Christmas/New Year period, recharged your batteries and are looking forward to a bigger and better 2019, both on and off the water. Unfortunately the forecast for the Bundaberg area is looking pretty windy along the coast for the next few days, but as always, check the latest forecast before …

Happy holiday to all of our readers and we hope you are managing to get out among some fishing action. For the most of you fishing the estuaries it is that time of year where boat traffic and people on the water increases dramatically. For those looking to throw a line in and have a go while the kids take …

THE Queensland Government today outlined the proposed direction for fisheries reform in the state’s trawl, crab and east coast inshore fisheries. Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries Mark Furner said a directions paper on fisheries reform was the next step to create a world-class fisheries management system under the Queensland Sustainable Fisheries Strategy. “The Palaszczuk Government is committed to …

KNOW your zones and protect your patch when you’re out on the water this summer — that’s the message from the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority in the busy holiday period. With several recreational fishers convicted in recent months for fishing in no-take green zone areas, the Authority’s field management assistant director Ben Kettle said it was a timely reminder …

BOAT owners in southwest WA are the winners, with a revitalised Augusta Marine becoming Australia’s latest Mercury Dealership. “We’ve put a lot of work into the business over the past five years and joining the Mercury team is taking us to the next level,” said owner Craig Gilbert. Augusta sits right on the south-west tip of W.A. With the Indian …

URGENT efforts are under way to contact more than 40 new boat owners to warn them they may be in danger if they take the vessels out on the water this summer. Maritime Safety Queensland Acting General Manager Capt Glenn Hale said Maritime Safety Queensland officers had discovered the boats, sold by Queensland company Scariff Boats, had the wrong, or …

A FISHING boat has been seized and forfeited to the state and a recreational fisher and restaurant manager fined more than $8600 for black marketing of red claw. Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries Mark Furner welcomed the successful court prosecution, as the Queensland Government moves to further strengthen fisheries laws. “Unlicensed selling of fisheries resources undermines the legitimate …

MERCURY Marine has officially opened a new state-of-the-art noise, vibration, harshness technical centre at its global headquarters in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. The A$14 million NVH testing and research centre, which covers some 1,900 square metres and took eight months to build, is the largest and most expansive facility of its kind in the marine industry.  NVH is the engineering …

PERTH boaties can now experience the legendary Seafarer ride with a new dealer, Dinghy World, appointed for the region. A boating icon since its inception in 1957, Seafarer has forged a strong reputation with the Australian boating community for its build quality, practicality and for having a hull that performs exceptionally on the water – even under extreme conditions. Dinghy …