Fin Fish Closures 2008

[BobbyJ123]

If you are preparing to fish the Qld Coast, here are the Fin Fish closure dates:

Coral reef finfish

Three, nine-day periods have been implemented as closed seasons to the taking of all coral reef fish in October, November and December each year around the new moon phases. The closures apply to all Queensland east coast waters between latitude 10°41´S and 24°50´S. The closures are designed to protect spawning aggregations of most coral reef fish species.
The closures for 2008 will be:

• 22 October 2008 to 30 October 2008 (inclusive)
• 21 November 2008 to 29 November 2008 (inclusive)
• 21 December 2008 to 29 December 2008 (inclusive).

You are allowed certain species, pelagics and bottom dwellers like flathead, whiting etc.

[slyman]

Cheers mate, so essentially that is all queensland waters north of a line between Bargara and Rooney Point (24°50´S) to Cape York (10°41´S).

[BobbyJ123]

Yup. Just make sure that the only fish in the esky are non reef fin fish.