Legalities on Filleting while offshore

[Needmorerum]

Where is the best place to find out what the legalities are for filleting fish that have been caught before coming back to the ramp?

Cheers
Corry

[finding_time]

Corry

I've got the guide in front of me now, edition august 2005.

In relation to coral reef fin fish.

May posses on board a boat a fillet of fish other than a chinese footballer( blue spot) trout as long as the lenght of fillet is at least 40cms and the skin and scales of the fillet are attached to the fillet.

I'm sure the queensland gov. dept. of primary industrys has an internet site.


Hope that helps

Ian

Ps. hows the latest vehicle going!

[lippa]

take a member of the dpi fishing with you, i bet he still can't explain all the rules and regs, bugger

[fish2eat]

do you mean for immediate consumption or for compact storage in the esky ???

[thumps]

Skin, fillet and pectoral fin removal

In relation to fin fish (other than coral reef fin fish) a recreational fisher must not:

* remove the skin from a fish on a boat until the fish is brought to shore;
* bring a fish ashore and remove its skin and return the fish to the boat;
* divide a fish into portions other than in a way that allows an inspector to easily count the number of fish possessed by the fisher; or
* possess a dead Spanish mackerel unless a pectoral fin has been removed from the fish.

In relation to coral reef fin fish a recreational fisher:

* must not possess on board any boat fish taken from a boat other than in one of the following forms - whole, gilled or gutted or filleted;
* may possess on board a boat a fillet of a fish other than a Chinese footballer (blue spot) trout as long as the length of the fillet is at least 40cm, and skin and scales are attached to the fillet;
* must not return fish taken ashore from a boat and filleted and returned to a boat unless the length of the fillet is at least 40cm, and skin and scales are attached to the fillet;
* must not possess a dead coral reef fin fish unless a pectoral fin has been removed from the fish; or
* must not possess a live coral reef fin fish unless the person or fisher intends to immediately return the fish to the sea.


http://www2.dpi.qld.gov.au/fishweb/11416.html#skinning

[fish2eat]

Yes, but there is an exemption for "immediate consumption" as there is with crabs....otherwise boats cruising the coast and liveaboards could not eat fish (legally)

[Owen]

So you're catching so many now you can't fit them in the esky corry?
Might have to start following you around
BTW
The big esky is for the fishies. The little one for the rumbo's

cheers,
Owen

[thumps]

The big esky is for the fishies. The little one for the rumbo's

cheers,
Owen

SH*T

i knew it was the other way

[NeilD]

I have searched high and low for these "ëxemptions" but cannot find them in print anywhere. Can somebody tell me where to find them.

Neil

[mackmauler]

The only exemptions I know of are for crab meat for immediate consumption, you can have filleted fish onboard in accordance with the rules, its only illegal once you are down below 40cm on that coral fin fillet, but how many of us eat the skin just leave the skin on and a trail of crumbs to aid in identification

[craigie]

Eating fish while at sea, easy...............bake them whole

I'd be very surprised if it was illegal to eat fresh fish caught at sea.

To check this out, visit www.dpi.qld.gov.au/fishweb or check with the Qld Boating & Fisheries Patrol, Information Officer on 32681820.

Regards
Craigie.

[thumps]

In relation to fin fish (other than coral reef fin fish) a recreational fisher must not:

* remove the skin from a fish on a boat until the fish is brought to shore;
* bring a fish ashore and remove its skin and return the fish to the boat;
* divide a fish into portions other than in a way that allows an inspector to easily count the number of fish possessed by the fisher; or
* possess a dead Spanish mackerel unless a pectoral fin has been removed from the fish.

the law pertains to a rec fisherman...not someone having their lunch

[fish2eat]

Just phoned the DPI Hotline and got transferred to the local (Brisbane) Boating and Fisheries Patrol.

While there is no exemption in the rules, the rule of commonsense applies thus

IF you are on a boat with cooking facilities AND you have skinned fillets that are of a quantity which coul reasonably be consumed by the number of persons aboard, then the officers will not charge you with an offence.

I see that this covers houseboating, coastal cruising, overnighters on board and even day trips where you are not leaving the boat but having fish for lunch onboard

[fish2eat]

Sorry, left out consumed at the next meal, he did say you cannot get away with skinning more than you intend to eat at the next meal

[Burley_Boy]

So where does that leave my Thai fish balls?