Fisheries Management (Ocean Hauling Share Management Plan) Regulation 2006
Schedule 1Waters closed to ocean hauling
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Schedule 1 Waters closed to ocean hauling
Schedule 1 Waters closed to ocean hauling
(Clause 10)
Table Waters in which ocean hauling is prohibited
Region 1—Upper North Coast
| Location | Description of waters | | Bogangar Beach | The whole of the waters adjacent to the beach from Norries Head generally northwest along the length of the beach for a distance of 400 metres (identified by a group of unnamed rocks). | | Crabbes Creek Beach (also known as Golden Beach) | The whole of the waters adjacent to the beach from the intersection of the beach and an extension of Gloria Street, generally south along the beach for a distance of approximately 2.67km to that part of the beach adjacent to the northern end of North Head Road. | | Brunswick River | The whole of the waters adjacent to the shoreline on both sides of the mouth of the Brunswick River for a distance of 1,000m, as indicated by the signposts on the breakwall. | | Seven Mile Beach to Boulder Beach | The whole of the waters adjacent to the shoreline between the intersection of Seven Mile Beach and an extension of Rutherford St (indicated by the Lennox Head boat channel) and Whites Head, excluding the boat channel. | | Shelly Beach | The whole of the waters adjacent to the shoreline between Black Head and Ballina Head. | | Airforce Beach | The whole of the waters adjacent to the shoreline from the northern Evans River breakwall generally north for a distance of 400 metres (indicated by the 4WD access track onto the beach). |
Region 2—Clarence
| Location | Description of waters | | Woody Bay | The whole of the waters adjacent to the shoreline between the northeasternmost extremity of Woody Head and the post marked “NSWF” on the foreshore (near the western end of the Woody Head camping ground) approximately 300 metres along the shoreline. | | Turners Beach to Pippi Beach | The whole of the waters adjacent to the shoreline between the southern breakwall of the Clarence River and the vehicle access track on Pippi Beach (approximately 700 metres south of Yamba Point), including Turners Beach, Yamba Beach and Pippi Beach. The waters adjacent to Convent Beach are excluded from this prohibition. | | Angourie Bay to Rocky Point (Lake Arragan entrance) | The whole of the waters adjacent to the shoreline between Angourie Point and Rocky Point (directly north of Red Cliff Beach) including Angourie Bay, Little Shelley Beach, Shelley Beach and Plumbago Beach. |
Region 3—North Coast
| Location | Description of waters | | Park Beach | The whole of the waters adjacent to the shoreline between Macauleys Headland and a line drawn east from the shoreline passing through the northern-most point of Little Muttonbird Island (east of the entrance of Coffs Creek). | | Hungry Head | The whole of the waters adjacent to the shoreline from the southern training wall of the Bellingen River for a distance of 1km travelling generally south along the shoreline. | | Nambucca North Head | The whole of the waters adjacent to the shoreline between the northern end of Beilbys Beach and the southern end of Shelly Beach (Cliffy Point). | | Forster Beach | The whole of the waters adjacent to the shoreline from the southern side of the mouth of the Nambucca River for a distance of 1km travelling generally southwesterly along the shoreline. | | Middle Beach and Grassy Beach | The whole of the waters adjacent to the shoreline between Scotts Head and Grassy Head. | | Smoky Cape | The whole of the waters adjacent to the shoreline between the northwesternmost extremity of Laggers Point, following the shoreline to a point on South Smoky Beach 3km generally southwest from Smoky Cape (that is, adjacent to Black Rocks), including Little Bay, Gap Beach and North Smoky Beach. | | Hat Head | The whole of the waters adjacent to the shoreline from the northernmost extremity of Korogoro Point, following the shoreline to a point on Killick Beach 3km generally southwest of the Jew Bite, including Gap Beach, O’Connors Beach and Third Beach. | | Crescent Head | The whole of the waters adjacent to the shoreline from Little Nobby at the southern end of Killick Beach for a distance along that beach of 1km. | | North Shore Beach | The whole of the waters adjacent to the shoreline between the easternmost extremity of Point Plomer to a point on North Shore Beach 3.5km generally north of the wall travelling along the beach at Pelican Point. | | Port Macquarie to Middle Rock Point | The whole of the waters adjacent to the shoreline between the southern wall of the entrance to the Hastings River and Middle Rock Point (south of Lighthouse Beach), including Town Beach, Oxleys Beach, Rocky Beach, Flynns Beach, Nobbys Beach, Shelly Beach, Miners Beach and Lighthouse Beach. | | Grants Beach | The whole of the waters adjacent to the shoreline between the northern wall of Camden Haven Inlet and a point on Grants Beach 1km along the beach. |