Fisheries Declaration 2019
sec.50Possessing or using spears or spear guns—particular regulated waters
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sec.50 Possessing or using spears or spear guns—particular regulated waters
This section applies to the following regulated waters— jetties in, or south of, Noosa River Tallebudgera Creek (spearing) Southern Moreton Bay (including The Broadwater) Moreton Island (artificial reef area) Pumicestone Strait (spearing) Mooloolah River (spearing) Maroochy River (spearing) Noosa River (spearing) North Sandy Strait (artificial reef area) Hervey Bay (artificial reef area off Woodgate) Bargara Beach Great Keppel Island North Keppel Island Brampton Island–Pelican Island–Carlisle Island Seaforth Island Lindeman Island Long Island Molle Island West Molle Island Hook Island (spearing) Hayman Island main wharf at Port Denison, Bowen Cape Edgecumbe jetties at Dungeness and Lucinda Point Richards Island Dunk Island Cooktown wharf and nearby pontoons. A recreational fisher must not in the regulated waters— possess a spear or spear gun; or use a spear or spear gun to take a fish; or possess a fish taken in contravention of paragraph (b) . (sec.50-ssec.1) This section applies to the following regulated waters— jetties in, or south of, Noosa River Tallebudgera Creek (spearing) Southern Moreton Bay (including The Broadwater) Moreton Island (artificial reef area) Pumicestone Strait (spearing) Mooloolah River (spearing) Maroochy River (spearing) Noosa River (spearing) North Sandy Strait (artificial reef area) Hervey Bay (artificial reef area off Woodgate) Bargara Beach Great Keppel Island North Keppel Island Brampton Island–Pelican Island–Carlisle Island Seaforth Island Lindeman Island Long Island Molle Island West Molle Island Hook Island (spearing) Hayman Island main wharf at Port Denison, Bowen Cape Edgecumbe jetties at Dungeness and Lucinda Point Richards Island Dunk Island Cooktown wharf and nearby pontoons. (sec.50-ssec.2) A recreational fisher must not in the regulated waters— possess a spear or spear gun; or use a spear or spear gun to take a fish; or possess a fish taken in contravention of paragraph (b) .
- • jetties in, or south of, Noosa River
- • Tallebudgera Creek (spearing)
- • Southern Moreton Bay (including The Broadwater)
- • Moreton Island (artificial reef area)
- • Pumicestone Strait (spearing)
- • Mooloolah River (spearing)
- • Maroochy River (spearing)
- • Noosa River (spearing)
- • North Sandy Strait (artificial reef area)
- • Hervey Bay (artificial reef area off Woodgate)
- • Bargara Beach
- • Great Keppel Island
- • North Keppel Island
- • Brampton Island–Pelican Island–Carlisle Island
- • Seaforth Island
- • Lindeman Island
- • Long Island