New Laws !st March 2009

[Magella]

Don't forget that new bag limit and size laws come in on the !st march only a couple of days away. The good thing is that the law about crab pots is under review and at this stage the old laws will still remain.

Cheers Foxie

Should be able to pick up new Rec Fishing Rules Guide at your Tackle Store as they are out now

[Steve B]

Foxie,

can you tell me where there is a good tackle shop in the Gin Gin area..

Put the kettle on.

Steve

[finga]

Foxie,

can you tell me where there is a good tackle shop in the Gin Gin area..

Put the kettle on.

Steve

I thought that was the local Ambo station??

White no sugar ta

[Scott nthQld]

The new laws are not yet available in a hard copy, only via internet access. So what happens if a person does not have access to the internet for one reason or another? Apparently the new regs haven't even been printed yet, let alone distributed.

See the article here from the Townsville bulletin:

http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au...1_fishing.html

The relevant text from that article:

Internet only access
NEW recreational fishing regulations that will be implemented from March 1 will need to be accessed via the internet if anglers are to keep abreast of the extensive rule changes.
That is despite a Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries promise to have hard copies of the regulations available to the fishing public by early February.
As of late last week, the printers had not yet delivered the literature to DPI&F and in turn, bait and tackle outlets, marine shops and other related industries were unable to assist anglers in their quest for copies of the new rules.
Several anglers, including Townsville's Bruce Landolph, have had trouble finding copies of the regulations and they all wonder if people will get fined if they can't see exactly what the new regs are.

[harry_h01]

I just visited the local Chandlery (whits) and they have nothing. No maps, no bag or size limits. The Government haven't even sent them the material soas they can amend their little tide time cards they hand out for free.

Harry

[Lucky_Phill]

http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/documents/...e-combined.pdf



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[Lucky_Phill]

Recreational fishing size and bag limits for Queensland Tidal waters
Note: Fish with new size and/or bag limits, and/or limits that now apply to both the east coast and Gulf of Carpentaria are marked ‘NEW’. The changes are effective from 1 March 2009 (except limits that apply to sharks and rays that are effective from 1 June 2009, and size limits for pikey and yellowfin bream, tailor and tarwhine that come into effect on 1 March 2010).

Coral reef fin fish*
Species
Size limit (cm)
Bag limit
All cods and groupers
38 min
Combined limit of 5 in total of all cod and grouper species
Cod and grouper exceptions
Blackspotted rockcod (estuary cod) NEW..............................38 min 120 max
Camouflage grouper NEW.................................................. .....50 min 70 max
Flowery rockcod NEW.................................................. ..........50 min 70 max
Goldspotted rockcod (estuary cod) NEW...............................38 min 120 max
Greasy rockcod.................................................. .......................38 min 100 max
Maori rockcod.................................................. ........................45 min
Barramundi cod.................................................. .....No take
Potato rockcod.................................................. ......No take
Queensland grouper.................................................N o take

All coral trout ......38 min ..Combined limit of 7 in total of all trout species
Coral trout exceptions
Blue spotted coral trout (Chinese footballer) ..........................50 min 80 max
All emperors...............25 min............................................5 per species
Emperor exceptions
Redthroat emperor (sweetlip emperor)......38 min ...............8
Long nose emperor....................................38 min ................5
Spangled emperor ...................................45 min ..................5
All fusiliers
No limit

All parrotfishes ......................25 min ............................5 per species
All surgeonfishes ...................25 min ..............................5 per species
* The 2009 coral reef fin fish closures are under review. Visit the DPI&F website at www.dpi.qld.gov.au to find out if seasonal closures apply.
Coral reef fin fish*
Species
Size limit (cm)
Bag limit
All sweetlips—excluding redthroat emperor (sweetlip emperor) ...25 min ...5 per species
All tropical snappers and sea perches ..............25 min .................................5 per species
Tropical snappers and sea perch exceptions
Rosy snapper (jobfish) and lavender snapper (jobfish) .................................38 min
Combined limit of 8 in total of both species
Chinaman fish .................................................. .....................No take

Crimson snapper (small mouth nannygai) and saddletail snapper (large mouth nannygai)
40 min
Combined limit of 9 in total of both species
Flame snapper ................................38 min ...........................5
Goldband snapper ..........................38 min ...........................5
Hussar ............................................25 min ..........................10
Green jobfish .................................38 min ...........................5
Paddletail ..........................No take
Red bass .........................No take
Red emperor .................................55 min ..............................5
Ruby snapper .............................38 min ................................5
Smalltooth jobfish .......................38 min ...............................5
Miscellaneous jobfish..................38 min....................5 per species
All wrasse ..............................25 min ....................5 per species
Wrasse exceptions
Humphead Maori .....................No take

Tuskfish (all species) .............................30 min
Combined limit of 6 in total of all tuskfish species

[maztez]

I have just picked up a copy of (1) Recreational fishing rules and regulations for Queensland ...a brief guide march 2009
(2) Recreational fishing size and bag limits for Queensland ...march 2009

available from Nitro Marine

[Lucky_Phill]

Other tidal species

Giant queenfish
East coast NEW...................50 min......................5
Gulf of Carpentaria NEW.........50 min.............No limit
Golden snapper (fingermark)....East coast NEW....35 min.....5
Gulf of Carpentaria......................................3 5 min..............10
Goldlip pearl oyster.....................13 min 23 max..........No limit
Grass emperor (sweetlip) NEW.........30 min...................10
Javelin
Barred (spotted grunter) East coast NEW..........40 min............10
Barred (spotted grunter)Gulf of Carpentaria NEW...40 min.10 whole fish or..20 fillets
Silver (small spotted grunter) NEW..............30 min.................10
Jewfish
Black (east coast) NEW.......................75 min.............................2
Black (Gulf of Carpentaria).................60 min 120 max....5 with no more than
2 over 100 cm
Scaly jewfish (jewel fish) NEW..............45 min...................No limit
Luderick NEW...............................30 min...........................10
MackerelGrey NEW.......................60 min...........................5
Spanish.....................................75 min..............................3
School NEW................................50 min...........................10
Shark NEW...............................50 min..............................10
Spotted NEW..........................60 min................................5
Coral reef fin fish*

All sweetlips—excluding redthroat emperor
(sweetlip emperor)........25 min......................5 per species
All tropical snappers and sea perches.........25 min.........5 per species

Tropical snappers and sea perch exceptions
Rosy snapper (jobfish) and lavender snapper (jobfish)..........38 min
Combined limit.of 8 in total of both species
Chinaman fish....................No take

Crimson snapper (small mouth nannygai) and saddletail snapper (large mouth nannygai)................40 minCombined limit of 9 in total of both species
Flame snapper...............38 min.................5
Goldband snapper.........38 min..................5
Hussar..............25 min..............................10
Green jobfish................38 min...................5
Paddletail...................No take
Red bass....................No take
Red emperor..............55 min......................5
Ruby snapper............38 min.....................5
Smalltooth jobfish......38 min...................5
Miscellaneous jobfish...38 min.............5 per species

All wrasse.....................25 min.............5 per species
Wrasse exceptions
Humphead Maori.........................No take
Tuskfish (all species)..................30 min

Combined limit of 6 in total of all tuskfish species

* The 2009 coral reef fin fish closures are under review. Visit the DPI&F website at www.dpi.qld.gov.au to find out if seasonal closures apply.
In addition to individual bag limits for each coral reef fin fish species listed, they all have a combined bag limit of 20. Please refer to the Recreational fishing rules and regulations for Queensland: A brief guide for more information. For a complete list of coral reef species access the Fisheries (Coral Reef Fin Fish) Management Plan 2003 at www.legislation.qld.gov.au
Other tidal species

Mahi mahi (dolphin fish) NEW...............60 min....................5
Mangrove jack NEW.............................35 min.....................5
Mullet Diamondscale NEW.................30 min.....................20
Sea NEW.........................................30 min.......................20
Molluscs and gastropods any—excluding oysters..No limit..50
Mulloway NEW.....................75 min.................................2
Pearl perch........................35 min.....................................5
Prawns..........................No limit..............................10 litres‡
Samsonfish NEW...........75 min
Combined limit
of 2 in total of amberjack and samsonfish

Sharks and rays (effective from 1 July 2009) NEW..1.5 m max.....1
Sharks and rays exceptions NEW
Great white sharks
Grey nurse sharks
Sawfish
Speartooth sharks
All No take

Snapper.........................35 min......................5
Swallowtail dart NEW.....30 min...................30
Tailor NEW.....................30 min......(35 min from 1 March 2010).....20
Tarwhine NEW.................23 min........(25 cm from 1 March 2010)
Combined limit of
30 in total of pikey and yellowfin bream, and tarwhine

‡ No more than 10 prawns with their heads or any other part
removed, unless the removal was to process the prawns for immediate consumption.

Other tidal species

Amberjack NEW..................75 min
Combined limit of 2 in total of amberjack and samsonfish
Australian bass†.....................30 min...............2
Barramundi†
East coast............................58 min 120 max........5
Gulf of Carpentaria..........60 min 120 max.............5
Bêche de mer (sea cucumber)..........No limit.........5

Bêche de mer exception
Black teatfish

Bream (pikey and yellowfin) NEW...........23 min (25 cm from 1 March 2010)
Combined limit of
30 in total of pikey and yellowfin bream, and tarwhine

Blacklip pearl oyster............9 min........................No limit
Cobia (black kingfish) NEW...........75 min............2
Crab Blue swimmer....................11.5 min............No limit
Mud...........................................15 min..................10
Spanner†................................10 min....................20

Eels
Longfin.............30 min....Combined limit of 10 in total of all species

Pacific shortfin (south Pacific)......................30 min
Southern shortfin.......................................30 min

Flathead
All flathead (except dusky flathead) NEW............30 min
Combined limit of 5 in total of all species (except dusky flathead)

Dusky flathead (mud flathead) NEW.....40 min 75 max............5
Garfish NEW...............No limit.......................................50

† A closed season applies to these species. Please refer to the Recreational fishing rules and regulations for Queensland: A brief guide for more information.
Other tidal species

Teraglin NEW....................38 min...............5
Threadfin (salmon)...King NEW..........60 min................5
Blue (east coast) NEW.....................40 min................10
Blue (Gulf of Carpentaria)................40 min.................20
Trevally NEW..............................No limit......................20
Trochus.....................8 min 12.5 max..........................50

Tropical rocklobster† (tropical spiny rock lobster) (Panulirus ornatus)
11.5 tail min..........................9 carapace min
Above 14˚ south latitude:
3 per person/6 per boat
Below 14˚ south latitute:
5 per person/10 per boat


Wahoo NEW...............75 min.........................2

Whiting
All whiting (except trumpeter whiting) NEW..............23 min
Combined limit...............of 30 in total of..........all whiting species
(except trumpeter whiting)
Trumpeter (winter whiting) NEW.........No limit................50
Wolf herring NEW...............................No limit...............10

Worms (including part thereof)
Beach....................................No limit.............................30
Blood................................No limit..................................50
Yellowtail kingfish NEW............60 min...........................2


† A closed season applies to these species. Please refer to the Recreational fishing rules and regulations for Queensland:


Hope this helps.............. confuse people...



phill

[zigfreed]

I rang DPI&F a few weeks ago and got my " brief guide" yesterday in the mail. No maps though.

Dunno if this will be of any help but below is a link where you can suscribe to updates from DPI&F so you get emailed directly when changes happen. Hopefully it would include things like the crab trap review/changes and size/bag changes in the future.

http://www.vision6.com.au/em/forms/s...3082&k=4b24c9a

cheers

Mick

[Ratman]

Might grab me one of these.

Fish identification/bag/seize chart. It looks accurate at first glance.

Mick

www.camtas.com.au

[SeaHunt]

I'd better get out there this Saturday and put a dent in the ones that are going to be illegal on Sunday.

[Lucky_Phill]

I will personally hand you the info booklet when you turn up at the Protest Rally after BBQ on Saturday 28th.

Get a snag, drink and the info..............

You can't get better service than that ???????

Phill
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[Scott nthQld]

Phil, its all well and good for us, obviously we have access to the internet, but what about those that don't? They obviously can't log into Ausfish and take a look at the regs you've posted, let alone get onto the DPI site.

[Lucky_Phill]

Scott,

Your question should be targeting the DPI&F.

I would say that the DPI&F will eventually get their info books out to all tackle shops.

The local Fishing Mag will publish them.

Approach you local newspaper to do the same in the interest of community awareness.

Maybe, as I have suggested to the DPI&F, they put a booklet or info on where to obtain it, inside the boat rego envelope.

All camping, and fishing stores should carry it and I believe it is up to them ( partially ) to obtain these for customer service.

All DPI&F field officers should carry spare booklets.

AND, I don't believe it is that hard or expensive to place a notice at every boat ramp.

All fishing club should obtain supplies.

And all fishing competition organisors should release the booklet along with entry forms.


That should just about cover it....

cheers
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