Fishing around the Port of Brisbane (Security)

[tiny_tinny]

Gidday all,

I haven't fished the Brisbane River for a few years, but would like to rectify that. I understood that there were new security restrictions applying, so I searched the Port of Brisbane web site, finding the following:

Waterside access to operating wharves is restricted to 30 metres from the wharves. If a vessel is alongside a wharf, waterside restricted zones can be activated which restricts access to 30 metres from the outer side of the ship.

Signs warning that a waterside restricted zone may be activated are located on all the wharves at the Port of Brisbane. Unauthorised access to these areas carries a penalty of 50 units (or $3,750). We conduct continued patrols of the port’s waterside area by our patrol vessel, PortWatch 1.

Under no circumstances is fishing allowed under any wharf at the port or within 30 metres of an operating wharf.

My question relates to the last sentence - does anyone know what "any wharf at the port" means? Does this apply to all of the run-down wharves along the river? Are they "at the port"? I wouldn't want to cop a fine greater than the value of my tinny!!

Regards,

Mike

[theoldlegend]

Hi Mike,

Maybe you could ask the POBA exactly where the boundaries are that come under their jurisdiction to avoid any nastiness.

Otherwise you might see torpedoes passing your boat while you're fishing.

TOL

[fish2eat]

The map below shows the red no go zones

[nabs12]

Holy Crap thats alot of no-fishing areas, lol
I understand that they are just taking security precautions but...dam thats bad.
Isnt it true that the AFC series stopped fishing the brisbane rivers cause of these restrictions and stuff?

[3Vs]

The red areas constitute restricted areas but they are not no fishing zones. The restictions apply to wharves and ships within those areas.

[harry_h01]

Something of interest in the restictions.

It states that the restriction starts from the edge of the wharf or structure out, or from a moored ship out.

It does therefore not limit you to inside the wharf.

Up here in Gladstone we have several wharves that have a water passage inside. The water inside the wharf is therefore open to fishing and anchoring.

Just a point and maybe something that the law makers over looked.

Harry

[3Vs]

Something of interest in the restictions.

It states that the restriction starts from the edge of the wharf or structure out, or from a moored ship out.

It does therefore not limit you to inside the wharf.

Up here in Gladstone we have several wharves that have a water passage inside. The water inside the wharf is therefore open to fishing and anchoring.

Just a point and maybe something that the law makers over looked.

Harry

Negative to that in Brisbane

[longtail]

there are still a lot of wharfs further up the river tho some areas upstream are very surprising

jason