Fisheries Declaration 2019
sec.94Regulated waters to which division applies and their regulated periods
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sec.94 Regulated waters to which division applies and their regulated periods
In the table below— column 1 states the regulated waters to which this division applies; and column 2 states the regulated periods, if any, for the regulated waters. Column 1 Column 2 Regulated waters Regulated periods , if any southern regional waters from midday on 20 September to midday on 1 November near the New South Wales border to Point Lookout on North Stradbroke Island from midday on 20 September to midday on 1 March Stradbroke Island (trawl nets) from midday on 1 January to midday on 1 March Amity Bight and the South Passage from 6p.m. to 6a.m. from 1 October to 1 March Southern Moreton Bay area from midday on 1 July to midday on 30 September Boggy Creek, Pinkenba from midday on 1 November to midday on 30 April Brisbane River mouth area from midday on 1 July to midday on 30 September Moreton Bay outside Moreton Bay trawl region northern section of Moreton Bay from midday on 1 July to midday on 30 September Caloundra to Moreton Island (trawl nets) from midday on 1 November to midday on 1 March Caloundra Head from 6p.m. to 6a.m. from 1 October to 31 December Warana Beach at Kawana Waters Laguna Bay area Lakes Doonella and Weyba Noosa River and Lakes Cooroibah and Cootharaba from 7p.m. to 6a.m. Fraser Island (trawl nets) from midday on 1 November to midday on 1 March Mary River Fraser Island (Indian Head–Waddy Point) from 1 August to 29 September Hook Point to Taleerba Creek, Fraser Island Fraser Island (Hook Point to northern tip) from midday on 1 September to midday on 1 April Taleerba Creek to Indian Head, Fraser Island from midday on 1 August to midday on 1 April Hervey Bay—other closures from midday on 2 May to midday on the last day of February; and from 6a.m. to 6p.m. from 1 March to 1 May Southern Hervey Bay from midday on 1 July to midday on 31 October Hervey Bay seasonal night-time closure from 6p.m. to 6a.m. from 1 March to 1 May Northern Fraser Island and north of Fraser Island from 8a.m. to 6p.m. Burnett River (netting) Burnett River (trawl nets) from midday on 1 August to midday on 30 November Sandy Cape from midday on 20 September to midday on 1 February Skyringville Creek (upstream) from midday on 1 August to midday on 30 November Skyringville Creek (downstream) Gladstone offshore area Baffle Creek Yeppoon offshore area Keppel Bay near Middle Island Observatory Swain Reefs North Reef (trawl nets) from midday on 1 November to midday on 1 March Shoalwater Bay Broadsound to Dunk Island from 8a.m. to 6p.m. Grasstree Island area Pioneer River mouth Egremont Pass Closure Refuge Bay on Scawfell Island Pioneer Bay Hayman Island to Cape Abbot from 8a.m. to 6p.m. from 1 April to 31 October Bowen to Cairns offshore area Townsville to Cape York Peninsula offshore area Mission Beach night-time closure from 8p.m. to 6a.m. Mission Beach Etty Bay area Trinity Bay Yorkeys Knob to Simpson Point Cook Bay from 6a.m. to 6p.m. Island Point to the Daintree River north of latitude 15°30.00' south from 8a.m. to 6p.m. Grave Point to Indian Head Cape Bedford to Murray Reefs Cape Flattery to Lookout Point Lookout Point to Baron Reef Barrow Point to Bizant River Marrett River to Rocky River Rocky River to latitude 13°08.91' south Round Point to Fly Point near Cape York Peninsula tip of Cape York Peninsula latitude 13°08.91' south to Thorpe Point s 94 amd 2019 SL No. 181 ss 8 , 17 , 27 sch 1 ; 2020 SL No. 236 ss 54 , 179 ; 2022 SL No. 150 s 4