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Muttonbird Colony Information 2021 2021 Colonies Open for Non-Commercial Harvesting of Short-tailed Shearwaters (Muttonbirds) Colony Land Status 2021 Season dates; unless changed as per Nature *Bag Conservation (Open Seasons) Order 2004 Limit Hunter Group: Harbour Islets Conservation Area Conservation Area Open Seasons Order 3 April to 18 April 2021 25 Petrels Game Reserve Game Reserve As above As above 25 Ranger Point Rookery on Three State Reserve “ “ “ “ 25 Hummock Island State Reserve Stack Island Game Reserve Game Reserve “ “ “ “ 25 Bird Island Game Reserve Game Reserve “ “ “ “ 25 Walkers Island PRIVATE LAND Order + Permission for access required from “ “‘ 25 land owner. Robbins Island PRIVATE LAND Order + Permission for access required from “ “ 25 land owner. King Island Group: Badger Box Conservation Area Open Seasons Order 3 April to 18 April 2021 25 Barrier Creek Conservation Area As above As above 25 Bold Head Conservation Area & Order + Permission for access required from “ “ 25 Private land owner. Boulder Point State Reserve & As above “ “ 25 Private Catarique Point Conservation Area “ “ “ “ 25 Fraser Bluff Conservation Area “ “ “ “ 25 Grassy PRIVATE LAND Order + Permission for access required from “ “ 25 land owner. Naracoopa Beach Crown – Leased Order + Permission for access required from “ “ 25 lessee. New Year Island Game Reserve Game Reserve Open Seasons Order “ “ 25 Red Hut Conservation Area & Order + Permission for access required from “ “ 25 Private land owner. Rocky Point State Reserve Open Seasons Order “ “ 25 Sandblow Point Conservation Area “ “ “ “ 25 Seal Rocks State Reserve State Reserve “ “ “ “ 25 Wash and Springs Crown Reserve & Order + Permission for access required from “ “ 25 Private land owner. Whistler Point Conservation Area & Order + Permission for access required from “ “ 25 Private land owner. Wickham Lighthouse PRIVATE LAND Order + Permission for access required from “ “ 25 land owner. Furneaux Group: East Kangaroo Island Nature Reserve Harvesting under Special Permit ONLY. Permit from P&WS Whitemark, Flinders Island. Contact P&WS Whitemark on Ph: (03) 6359 2217 for details. Inner Sister Island Conservation Conservation Area & Order + Permission for access required from 3 April to 18 April 2021 25 Area Crown - Leased lessee Outer Sister Island Conservation Area Little Chalky Island Conservation Area Open Seasons Order As above 25 Little Dog Island Game Reserve Game Reserve & Order + Permission for access required from “ “ 25 Private land owner Little Green Island Conservation Conservation Area & “ “ “ “ 25 Area Private Little Island Conservation Area Open Seasons Order “ “ 25 Marriot Reef Conservation Area “ “ “ “ 25 Pasco Islands Conservation Area “ “ “ “ 25 Passage Island Conservation Area - Order + Permission for access required from “ “ 25 Leased lessee Pelican Island Crown Land Open Seasons Order “ “ 25 Prime Seal Island Conservation Area- Order + Permission for access required from “ “ 25 Leased lessee Puncheon Island PRIVATE LAND Order + Permission for access required from “ “ 25 land owner Roydon Island Conservation Area Open Seasons Order “ “ 25 Sentinel Island Conservation Area “ “ “ “ 25 The following colonies are CLOSED for harvesting during 2021 West Coast Ocean Beach Conservation Area Pensioner Rookery Crown Land Hannants Bight Conservation Area Pilots Bay Conservation Area Trumpeter Rock Conservation Area Furneaux Group: Big Green Island Nature Reserve Note: *Bag Limit = maximum number of birds per day per licence .
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