Ocean beach net fishery

• K1: Net fishery (ocean beach area 1)
• K2: Net fishery (ocean beach area 2)
• K3: Net fishery (ocean beach area 3)
• K4: Net fishery (ocean beach area 4)
• K5: Net fishery (ocean beach area 5)
• K6: Net fishery (ocean beach area 6)
• K7: Net fishery (ocean beach area 7)
• K8: Net fishery (ocean beach area 8)

Management

• Harvest strategy
• Protected species management strategy
• Working group

Operating areas

• Area of the K1 net fishery
• Area of the K2 net fishery
• Area of the K3 net fishery
• Area of the K4 net fishery
• Area of the K5 net fishery
• Area of the K6 net fishery
• Area of the K7 net fishery
• Area of the K8 net fishery

Quota or effort units

The fishery is managed through the east coast inshore fishery.

Licences

To operate in the fishery, you need a:

• primary commercial fishing licence with the relevant fishery symbol
• commercial fisher licence for the person in charge of fishing activities.

There is a requirement for at least 2, but no more than 4 assistant fishers.

Reporting and monitoring

Commercial fishers must:

• report trip and catch notices through the Automated Interactive Voice Response (AIVR)
• pre-trip notice
• amending notice
• prior notice
• weight notice
• emergency notice
• complete daily logbooks – paper only
• complete the catch disposal record – paper only
• keep sale dockets
• have vessel tracking on their boats
• comply with state marine park and Great Barrier Reef Marine Park zoning rules.

Read the reporting requirements for more detail.

Closures

• Fish may only be taken from 1 April to 31 August.

Equipment

Fish may be taken only by using seine nets that are:

• no longer than 500m
• mesh size of at least 12mm but no more than 70mm
• drop of at least 150 meshes for at least half of its length.