FAD's Being Removed

[Marlin_Mike]

Issued this morning in Notice to mariners, for those that fish off the Goldy and Sth Straddie.

Maritime Safety Queensland
Queensland Notices to Mariners

451

(Temporary) of 2009

Outside pilotage areas

Locality: Pacific Ocean, east of South Stradbroke Island
Activity: Removal of fish attraction devices
Refer to notice: 390 of 2010

Mariners are advised that the six (6) fish attraction devices (FADs), marked by yellow special
mark buoys Fl Y 3s, located approximately 2nM east of South Stradbroke Island in positions: -
1. latitude 27° 52.3523' S, longitude 153° 27.2740' E
2. latitude 27° 52.3513' S, longitude 153° 27.5776' E
3. latitude 27° 52.6157' S, longitude 153° 27.2373' E
4. latitude 27° 52.6147' S, longitude 153° 27.5427' E
5. latitude 27° 52.8855' S, longitude 153° 27.2001' E
6. latitude 27° 52.8845' S, longitude 153° 27.5060' E
have been temporarily removed. These fish attraction devices will be re-established at the end of
the whale migration season.

AUS charts affected: 814
Maritime Safety Queensland Beacon to Beacon Directory 8

th edition map 6

Note: latitude and longitude positions on WGS84 horizontal datum (compatible with GDA94 datum).

For further information about this Notice, please contact:

Maritime Safety Queensland (Southport) on 07 5539 7300

Authorised by: Director (Maritime Services)

Issued: Brisbane 24 May 2010

Cheers

Mike

[FNQCairns]

Has this happened before?

[Marlin_Mike]

No idea mate just saw it in my inbox so thought I'd post it

Mike

[FNQCairns]

Fair enough.... very complex.

[honda900]

Are they concerned that there might be an accident between a whale and a FAD???

:grin:

Perhaps a spout to FAD incident.. :shocked:

Regards
HOnda.

[timddo]

Didn't they just place them there a few weeks ago.

[dagsje]

They take them out this time every year

[Midnight]

What a joke! As if a whale is going to crash into a FAD.
Are they going to ban long liners from placing the radios bouys on their lines too in case a whale crashes into one?
W@nkers

[Spaniard_King]

ya had me going there Mike, for a moment I thought we have had a fish population explosion and I was gunna have to go and thin them out

[onerabbit]

Yep,think it's a bit stupid, they dont move ours in Ballina.....

As if a whale is going to be cruising along and not notice a FAD,

although,

I have had a whale surface 30-40 feet in front of my boat,
it must have swore in whale and dived again
to go DIRECTLY under us.....

gee I was glad to see the tail go past

Muzz

[finding_time]

Remove the fads but leave the shark nets???????? Hummmmmmmmmmmmmm!

[murf]

I thought they were removed for maintenance during winter??? never went out in winter just to check haha

I have never heard the whale story before

cheers Murf

[murf]

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/...water/fads/map

cheers Murf

[Angla]

Keeps....... them....... em......ployed....... I....... sup.......pose.......(read slowly)

I think the shark nets should be pulled and replaced with damn big hooks and a drum. You know.......the baited drum lines. I haven't heard of too many whales being hooked on them cos you can't get the krill to stay on long enough

Cheers
Chris

[Donny Boy]

I have had a whale surface 30-40 feet in front of my boat,
it must have swore in whale and dived again
to go DIRECTLY under us.....

gee I was glad to see the tail go past

Muzz

Geez Muz.........

That woulda looked good on the sounder.....................