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RECR SE IN IN Primary Primary Department Department TASMANIA TASMANIA and and TASMANIA TASMANIA A A 1 EATIONAL EATIONAL FISHING FISHING Fisheries Fisheries 99 Industry Industry 4 4 of of Welcome to ~~~·,; \ /- (9 ~;itiJleM MOTDR HOTEL ORFORD TASMANIA Tasman Highway Orford on the East Coast • Water Frontage • Budget Family Accommodation • Family Fishing BBQ your catch • Counter Meals • Beer Garden • Playground Tennis Courts • Boat Charter for Fishing & Diving • Scuba Tank Air Refills • Visit Maria Island • TAB & Sky PHONE (002) 57 1102 THE BIG BOATING STORE FAX (002) 57 1621 WITH THE BIG SELECTION AND VALUE FOR MONEY '· <\. ?. 5' iFlELD BREAD ~RJIIS ·.• ..... tlfAKEAWAY (9am · 6pm) 6-8 WEST TAMAR ROAD JJJUE'S AND PATRICK'S RESTAl1.RANT LAUNCESTON, 7250 · >·:OPEN 6pm till ctosino (Fully 4icensed) PHONE 003 316188 all situat.ed i;lf 2 A,lexander •.·.. , Stanley SUPPLIERS OF S l=OOQ . FAX 003 342681 · .·• ... ;agents for ·.. ·. TASJ;'A(NTS- Marine & Houseltbld · · • •'Fresh Varieties of Fish Daily • Live, tanked sca!efish & crayfish • cooked and frozen OPEN SATURDAY MORNINGS • Takeaway and Sit Down Me.als • Hot Bread ~• Sun<layto Friday • All Types of Cakes and Pastr~ • Speclalisin9 in curried Seafood Pies MAIL/PHONE ORDER Phone (004)58119.3- ... CATALOGUE AVAILABLE I P79'9. l l rec ( 2nd Copy •\T t,IT'I\.TCR C.TO'I\.T (i) PAY YOUR BILLS THE FOREWORD EASIEST WAY OF ALL! Thank you for reading this booklet. It will help you understand the rules which are necessary to AT ensure a long term future for fishing in Tasmania. Australia Post 4~ Fishing is a leisure activity enjoyed by more than Bill paying is as easy as calling into your local post 100,000 Tasmanians. It is healthy and a source office. With cash, a cheque, or your Commonwealth of excitement, relaxation and companionship for Keycard you can do all you bill paying on the spot. people of all ages. It contributes to the economy through expenditure on fishing gear, boats, PAY ✓ Sea Fisheries Licences travel and accommodation. This expenditure ✓ Telecom exceeds $SOM a year, and creates many jobs. ✓ Taxation About 16,000 visitors a year to the State also do ✓ Passports some recreational fishing and are reckoned to ✓ The Gas Corp spend over $20M. ✓ HEC ✓ Commonwealth Bank As a Tasmanian, a father and a fisherman, I ✓ Island State Credit Union deposits want to see the Tasmanian fishing experience ✓ Housing Payments preserved and enhanced for the our children's ✓ City or Municipal rates children. ✓ Adult Education A recreational fishing section has now been Pay them all at one location. established within the Department of Primary No more running around town. Industry and Fisheries. As part of the process covering all the State's fisheries, a management PAY IT AT POSTI plan is oeing developed for recreational fishing. It will incorporate revised regulations . .Jl (J)'VE/1{7'ISP, I:N THIS In addition, because management of recreational fishing depends mainly on voluntary compliance ct(, with acceptable good practice the Department (}3001(:NP.X7'ctP..JL(J{ has worked in partnership with you to develop and promote a code on Fishing for the Future. (jP.7'ctOV(J{:MC£SS.JlqP, rro Your input into this development has been greatly appreciated. The code is available from PISJl!E/RS OP 7'.JLS:M.Jl:NI.Jl fhe Manne Resources Division upon request and will be distributed as widely as possible. We all know our marine resources are limited and we must work together to ensure a healthy future for recreational fishing. Good luck for the year and enjoy your fishing. Steve Balcombe SECRETARY & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Department of Primary Industry & Fisheries \ '\ Phone (}reg (J)ou6[e on (002) 33 6234 ~creatwna[ <Fishing :Management, (]PO (}3ox._ 619P, Jfo6art, 7001 (ii) (iii) ENQUIRIES CONTENTS L?ept ..of P?mary Industry & Fisheries FOREWORD (I) F1shenes Licensing (002) 33 3515 ENQUIRIES (II) Recreational Fish Management (002) 33 6234 INTRODUCTION 1 General Enquiries (Free Call) 131368 RECENT REGULATION CHANGES 1 Law enforcement- STATE FISHING WATERS 1 Tasmania Police, Marine Division: METHODS OF CONSERVATION 2 1-1:obart (002) 35 2476 SUSTAINING OUR FISHERY 3 B1cheno (003) 75 1122 FLIES & LURES 4 Launceston (003) 32 3212 CODE OF PRACTICE 4-5 St He_Iens (003) 76 1122 MARINE POLICING 5-6 Burme (004) 30 5211 MARINE RESERVES 7 Strahan (004) 71 7151 RESEARCH AREAS 8 Stanley (004) 58 1104 FISH ILLUSTRATIONS 9-12 .If no answer on Police numbers, telephone PROHIBITED SPECIES 13 Cnme Stoppers- MINIMUM LEGAL SIZES 14 16-19 24 hours a day (toll free) 1800 005 555 CRAYFISH (ROCK LOBSTER) Aus.Underwater Federation (018) 136 777 ABALONE 20 21 Fishing Ind. Training Board (002) 336442 OCTOPUS SALMONIDS 21 Inland Fisheries Commission (002) 23 6622 SCALLOPS 22 SEA URCHINS 22 Boating weather conditions- 11541 NETTING DEFINITIONS 23 Marine Board/Port Authorities- BUOYS 24 B~rnie (004) 313444 WEIGHTS 24 C1rc~ar Head (004) 58 1271 NO NETTING AREAS 24-26 Cume (004) 62 1137 NO MULLET NETS 27 Devonport (004) 24 0911 ONE GRABALL NET AREAS 36 Grassy (004) 61 1155 MAPS 28-34 Hobart (002) 35 1000 SHARK CLOSURE & NURSERY AREAS 37-38 Launceston (003) 82 0111 LONG LINING 39 Strahan (004) 71 7291 MARINE BOARD 39 39 Spectrum Management Agency (formerly MARINE FARMS Transport & Communication) (002) 205271 FISHING IN SAFETY SAFETY 40 Tas. Amateur Sea Fishermen's Assoc. RADIOCOMMUNICATIONS 42-43 (002) 28 6920 TASMA NIAN AMATEUR SEA Tas~ar Radio (S.E Tas waters) (002)31 2276 FISHERMEN$ ASSOCIATION 44 Tourism, Sport and R'ec. (002) 30 8323 PENALTIES 44 UNDARIA 44-45 SEA STARS 45-47 EUROPEAN SHORE CRABS 48 MARINE POLLUTION 49 FISHING INDUSTRY TRAINING 49 AUST. UNDERWATER FEDERATION 50 SHELLFISH & PUBLIC SAFETY 51 LOCALITY INDEX 52-53 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 54 TAGS IN SHARKS 56 CATCH RECORD 57 LOST FISHING GEAR 58 Stripey Trumpeter 2 INTRODUCTION METHODS OF CONSERVATION This booklet is a guide to the regulations that were in place on 1 September 1994 for recreational fishers in Tasmanian State Fishing The Regulations are in place to conserve Waters. It has no legal standing. For exact Tasmanian fishing resources. This is achieved information, see the Sea Fisheries 1{egulations in a number of ways: 1962. All maps are indicative only. CLOSED AREAS are to protect fish in nursery areas and Marine Reserves. CLOSED SEASON to protect spawning fish. RECENT & PENDING GEAR RESTRICTIONS, such as escape gaps REGULATION CHANGES in crayfish pots and specified mesh sizes of nets, protect smaller fish. Prohibited Species Page 13 LEGAL MINIMUM SIZES allow fish to reach Sea Urchins Page 22 maturity and reproduce before being caught. Shark Season Page 38 BAG LIMITS OR CATCH QUOTAS restrict Page 39 Lons Lining the number of fish of a particular species that Nettmg- Henty River Page 25 Netting- Pittwater Page 26 can be caught by a person per day. They protect Banded Morwong & Wrasse species where increasing numbers of fishers are Page 14 harvesting the limitecf resources. This also provides for a more equitable share of the STATE FISHING WATERS resource amongst users. State Fishing Waters are those waters HANDLING FISH Fish caught and released downstream of the seaward limits of rivers have a good chance of survival if these steps are which are defined in the Statutory Rule: followed: Fisheries (Seaward Limits of Rivers) 1983; the Release the fish quickly keeping it in water as boundaries are marked by white posts on banks much as possible before release. Fish can't live of some rivers; and where river waters meet sea out of water for more than 3-4 minutes. waters (or any harbour or bay) at the low Handle gently with wet hands or a wet towel water mark of ordinary spring tides mark the to minimise sca1e damage. boundary. Remove the hook quickly and gently. If the fish is deeply hooked, cut the line close to the The Inland Fisheries Commission has mouth and leave the hook in. Stainless Steel jurisdiction over those waters upstream of hooks should be avoided if possible as they do boundaries known as the Seaward Limits of not rust and will stay in the fish until it Rivers and other inland waters. Persons fishing consequently dies. in those waters must comply with Inland Fisheries Commission Regulations. Generally all these waters are closed to netting, although there is provision for the use of bait nets in some areas. Inland Fisheries should be contacted for further information on (002) 23 6622. 4 3 SUSTAINING THE FISHERY FLIES AND LURES Fishing is important to our community, both Many sea fish will take artificial fly and lures recreationally and commercially. As our in the same way that trout do. I have caught_flat population increases more pressure is placed on head,morwong, i!lck mackerel, l?arrot fish, the fishing stocks, which are a limited resource. leather jackets, p1k~ and ~ustraiian Salmon To ensure fair distribution of catch across the using flies. I prefer fhes to bait. community and long term sustainability, management practices are implemented. The type of fly does not seem to matter much. Sea fish seem less fussy than trout. Try this simple Fishing regulations are largely based on rig --"The same one you usually use but tie on recommendations from fisheries researchers and flies or lures instead of a hook"--fish as you managers within the Marine Resources Division usually do but move it about a bit more. of the Department of Primary Industry and Fisheries.