Net fisheries
Ocean beach nets, Gulf of Carpentaria inshore line fishery, and east coast line fisheries.
Topics
Operating in the fishery
Fishery symbols, operating areas and requirements for the commercial net fisheries.
East coast inshore fishery
Fishery symbols, operating areas, reporting requirements and management arrangement.
Gulf of Carpentaria inshore fishery
Management arrangements, reporting requirements, equipment limits and closures.
Ocean beach net fishery
Management arrangements, reporting requirements, equipment limits and closures.
Gillnet buyback and surrender
Eligible commercial fishers can apply for a payment to surrender useable gillnets.
Net-free fishing zones
Net-free zones in Cairns, Mackay and Rockhampton are closed to all commercial mesh and seine netting.
NX fishery symbol
Operating conditions for the temporary NX net fishery symbol.