On Wednesday September 22, Fisheries Officers received a report of a spearfisher who had allegedly taken a Wobbegong Shark from the waters off Kianinny Bay, near Tathra. The bag limit for recreational fishers, including spearfishers, for Wobbegong Sharks in NSW is zero. The report from a member of the public contained some great images, including [...]
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet says he is fast tracking raising Sydney's Warragamba Dam wall, announcing on 17 October that he will give the $1.6 billion project “state significant” status and will go ahead, even if the Federal government won't pay half of the cost. An independent inquiry into floods earlier in 2022 did not recommend [...]
The Bureau of Meteorology has asked the media to stop calling them the "BOM" and to use its full name in the first instance and "the Bureau" in subsequent references. It isn't clear whether the Bureau also wants members of the public to stop referring to the agency as "BOM". Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek [...]
Do you catch pearl perch and bluespotted sand flathead? Donate your frames to the Research Angler Program (RAP) (along with your mulloway, snapper, kingfish, dusky flathead, Spanish and spotted mackerel frames). As with all of the fish collected as part of the RAP, Fisheries is interested in learning more about the age structure and reproduction of [...]
Two men were recently convicted and fined $4000 each for being in possession of spearguns and attempting to take fish while in the Brunswick River Habitat Protection Zone of Cape Byron Marine Park. In addition one of the men was convicted for providing a false name to Fisheries Officers and fined an additional $1200. Cape [...]
The annual rules regarding Grey Nurse Sharks around Montague Island within the Batemans Marine Park will come into effect from Tuesday 1 November 2022. Fishing is restricted to protect Grey Nurse Sharks during the period 1 November to 30 April each year. Grey Nurse Sharks are listed as critically endangered and Montague Island is a [...]
Recreational fishers in Botany Bay are reporting seeing mullet with white lesions covering their bodies. This needs further investigation as contamination fears grow each day that the fish in the Bay are already so polluted that more testing needs to be done. One cause of these lesions could be pollution. The planned ferry wharves [...]
It’s easy to take certain lure designs for granted, particularly when the base shape hasn’t changed for a number of decades. Robbie Waller catches up with Paul Carter to discuss the evolution of squid jigs and what to look out for the next time you’re faced with a wall of options at your local tackle [...]
The annual salmon migration along the Western Australian coast is a major event for many anglers and occurs each year around early autumn. The heavy reduction in commercial salmon netting has fuelled this increase in numbers and as a result has been given the thumbs up from recreational fishermen. Damian Bowman recounts a day to [...]
Hundreds of Quintrex boat owners are set to join forces across the country as they unite for the inaugural Quintrex Community week this Saturday 22nd – Sunday 31st October. The events conception comes twofold – driven towards bringing Quinnie owners together to celebrate the brand and the shared community, whilst providing local Aussies the opportunity [...]
