Net fisheries

Ocean beach nets, Gulf of Carpentaria inshore line fishery, and east coast line fisheries.

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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.