NSW Recreational Saltwater Guide

2016–17

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n n n n n n n n n n n n n n Contents NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide ii all liability forall liability any error, from lossorotherconsequenceswhichmay arise relying onany information in the publicationiswithoutflaw oriswhollyappropriate andtherefore purpose for any particular disclaims This publicationmay provide assistanceorinformation butNSWDPIanditsemployees donotguarantee Disclaimers 2015 Development, © State South of New andRegional Skills Wales ofIndustry, through theDepartment 2015 JTN 13627October ISBN web 978-1-74256-847-8 978-1-74256-846-1 ISNB print A freshwater recreational fishingguideisalso available. commitment to providing recreational fisherswithcomprehensive, user-friendly information South New Wales (NSWDPI)LMB3020Nowra NSW2541,for andonbehalfofthestate Industries of Primary This NSW Recreational Fishing Saltwater of Guideisproduced by theNSWDepartment Sign upfor –aninformation Newscast bulletinfor NSWrecreational fishersathttp://eepurl cost orexpenseresulting from useof, orreliance on,theinformation isentirely excluded and(ii) rights; Property Intellectual The Bureau’s anynot infringe third party for liability any loss, damage, orreliability oftheinformation orthattheinformation will quality purpose will befit for any particular inrespectto theavailability,express, orotherwise accuracy, implied, currency, statutory completeness, (i) bypermitted law: The Bureaunorepresentation whether makes ofany andgives kind nowarranty oftheinformation whichissourced from respectofthatpart theBureau,In andto themaximumextent orendorse, orhaveBureau with, theproduct any support doesnotnecessarily connection This productisbasedonBureau ofMeteorology information thathassubsequently beenmodified represented by theBureau ofMeteorology, 2015 © Copyright inthe Tidal Predictions isowned by theCommonwealth ofAustralia Copyright ofthe Tidal Predictions isowned by theBureau ofMeteorology South Tidal ofNew information ofthePortAuthority isprovidedWales courtesy of Reproduction Tide for , charts EastCoast –Sydney (Fort Denison) ofNSWDPI permission in any form by electronicormechanicalmeans, photocopying orrecording withoutthewritten matterNo material inthispublicationmay bereproduced, stored inaretrievalsystem, ortransmitted www officeor fisheries fishers to ensure arewithinthelaw they atalltimes acting Recreational fishing theliferegulations may changeduring ofthispublication oflaw time ofpublicationandcannotbeusedasadefence inacourt rulesapplyingto,statutory oraffecting recreational fishing This publicationisaguideonly, itdoesnotreplace theFisheries and 1994orother acts Act Management this publication . . It isfundedfrom Recreational theSaltwater Fishing It Trust ofour aspart . . . dpi . nsw . gov

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TFNSW0190_Boat_LJ_A5_FP.indd 1 3/12/14 11:05 AM NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide NSW Recreational Fishing Fee 1 fishing gearin,onoradjacent to waters. prawn netting. gathering, digging, pumping, trapping and invertebrates usingmethodssuchashand orwhen collecting fishing; bait collecting when linefishing(rod orhandline); spear NSW Recreational Fishing Fee. This applies areceipt showingto thepayment carry ofthe fresh andsaltwater, you are required by law When you are fishinginNSW waters, both When doIneedto pay? NSW Recreational Fishing Fee This alsoapplieswheninpossessionof NSW Fishing Fee Receipt IMPROVE RECREATIONAL FISHING ALL FEESAREUSED TO How muchisthe fee? call 1300369365. stores, viawebsite www.onegov.nsw.gov.au or stations,parks, localshops, many service Kmart shops, caravansuch asmostfishingtackle You canpay at many outletsthroughout NSW, Where doIpay thefee? $85 for 3years $35 for 1year $14 for 1month $7 for 3days How muchisthe fee? 2 NSW Recreational Fishing Fee NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide A Department of Veterans’ Affairs Gold Affairs Veterans’ A Department of “Extreme endorsed Card Treatment Adjustment”. Disablement Veterans’ Department the from A letter of a disability receive you that stating Affairs or an or higher, pension of 70 per cent pension. intermediate A current Pensioner Concession Card issued Card Concession Pensioner A current Centrelink. by issued Card Concession Pensioner A current Veterans’ Affairs. the Departmentby of Gold Affairs Veterans’ A Department of and “Totally endorsed Card Treatment Incapacitated”. Permanently This information is current at time of at is current information This the NSW pay need to whether you If unsure ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ The holder of:The These exemptions only apply to the primary only apply to exemptions These must have fishers Recreational holder. card be exempt. in their possession to these cards health care seniors cards, that note Please do not health cards and repatriation cards the NSW Recreational paying from you exempt Fee. Fishing change. may regulations printing but fisheries they Itto ensure of fishers responsibility is the acting all times. at are within the law at check our website Fee, Fishing Recreational www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries receipt fee Replacement is $7.00. receipt fee a replacement for Cost or obtain a replacement 02 4424 7499 to Call our website from a form download www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries An Indigenous Australian. IndigenousAn Australian. A person fishing in a private dam with a A person fishing in a private surface hectares of two or less. area Persons under the age of 18. under Persons adult assisting persons under the age An rod per single take fish using a of 18 to a single dip or using take prawns child or to net per child. scoop The general NSW Recreational Fishing Fee Fee Fishing NSW Recreational general The A fifty per cent concession applies to people to people applies A fiftyconcession cent per ■ ■ ■ ■ Exemptions: contribution to its future. to contribution the resource are being asked to make a small being asked to are the resource means those who receive direct benefits from direct benefits from means those who receive ■ NSW Recreational Fishing Fee. Fishing NSW Recreational ■ fishing in NSW waters. All visitors must pay the must pay All visitors waters. fishing in NSW states, territories or countries are not valid for for not valid are or countries territories states, ■ Recreational fishing licences issued by other issued fishing licences Recreational ■ Interstate and overseas visitors visitors and overseas Interstate receive a paper receipt. a paper receipt. receive post. For all other payment methods you will methods you all other payment For post. letter, you will receive a plastic receipt in the a plastic receipt will receive you letter, if you renew your licence using your renewal renewal using your licence your renew if you online, over the phone, at a Touch agent or agent Touch a at the phone, over online, If you pay for a one year or three year period year or three a one year for If pay you How do I obtain a plastic receipt? How River and prescribed adjacent beach areas. beach areas. adjacent River and prescribed who only fish in the tidal waters of the Tweed Tweed of the waters who only fish in the tidal before going fishing. going fishing. before check whether you need to have paid the fee paid the fee have need to check whether you certificate which covers you as well. Always Always well. you as certificatecovers which your skipper or guide holds an exemption skipperyour or guide holds an exemption or with a fishing guide, you may find that that find you may or with a fishing guide, If you go fishing aboard a charter vessel If go fishing aboard you NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide Where do my fishing fees go? 3 recaptured 19years later off Victoria! was taggedin1994offUlladullaand It Shark? any to theprogram fish reported School was a for you that thelongesttimeat liberty know Billfish, Did sportfish. andselected Tuna, Sharks information onthemovement andgrowth of The program provides valuable scientific FishGame Tagging Program news. Sign uponourwebsite. can now receive for allFAD emailalerts related pelagic fish for recreational fishing. Anglers placed incoastal waters eachyear to attract fishaggregating devicesThirty (FADs) are Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) aretrust fundedprojects provided asfollows. found at theabove website. Examplesofsome to improve recreational fishing.Details canbe Anyone canapplyfor fundingfrom thetrusts website at www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries should bespent. provide advice onhow fundsinthetrusts improving recreational anglers fishing. Expert for freshwater –andcanonlybespent on fishing trusts–one for saltwater andone Fishing Fee are placed into recreational All fundsraised from theNSWRecreational Recreational fishingtrusts Where domy fishing fees go? There isalotmore information onthe 4 Where do my fishing fees go? NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide

Planning is underway for two new offshore new offshore is underway two Planning for Port Portartificial off and Macquarie reefs as a fifth reef as well offshore artificial Botany being determined. currently in a location on can be found of the reefs Locations our website. shown excellent catches around the reefs. the reefs. around catches excellent shown Heads. Monitoring and angler reports have Monitoring and angler reportsHeads. have NSW coast located off Sydney and Shoalhaven and Shoalhaven Sydney off located NSW coast artificial reefs have now been installed off the now artificial have reefs enhance recreational fishing. Two offshore offshore Two fishing. recreational enhance been installed in a number of locations to to of locations been installed in a number Estuarine and offshore artificial reefs have have artificial reefs Estuarine and offshore Artificialreefs (see community programs section page 9). (see community programs and values of sustainable recreational fishing of sustainable recreational and values awareness and advising fishers about the rules and advising fishers about the awareness across the state providing face to face face to face providing the state across This dynamic program involves 300 volunteers 300 volunteers involves dynamic program This Fishcare Volunteer program Volunteer Fishcare Ensure your local group gets involved! gets group local your Ensure fishing platforms and other infrastructure. and other infrastructure. fishing platforms fish cleaning tables, fish measuring stations, fish measuring stations, tables, fish cleaning improve recreational fishing facilities including facilities including fishing recreational improve local councils and community groups to to and community groups local councils Funding grants are available for fishing clubs, clubs, fishing for available are grants Funding More facilities for fishers fishers for facilities More NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide Where do my fishing fees go? 5 summer 2015/16. are andmoreestuaries planned for stockings prawns inDecember 2014inselected king ofEastern DPI commenced stocking marine stocking Marine and fisheries. provide goodwater quality, healthy habitats vegetation andrestoring tidalflows inorder to replanting andprotecting river bank include removing to fishmigration, barriers fishhabitat. and repairActivities important areA range beingfundedto ofactions protect Habitat program Action programs(see community page9). section class lessons. your Get localschoolinvolved Hooked theirGet during learned skills practice weeks whichenablestudents to putinto includes runningcoastal fishing workshop safe, responsible andsustainablefishing. This teaching children inschoolsacross NSWabout schooleducation program is A primary education program Hooked:Get It’s Fun to Fish [email protected] toGo thesafefishing website or, email ■ ■ ■ www.angelrings.com.au. information locations, onangelring check popular rock fishinglocations. For more Association (NSWBranch) at Sportfishing be installedby theAustralian National safe whilerock fishing. www.safefishing.com.au for sometips to keep dangerous. Ensure your safety andcheckout fishingispopularbutcanbe Rock rock fishing–fishsafely!Going ■ ■ ■ Get yourGet free DVDsonfishingsafely when: (lifeAngel rings buoys) continue to . Spearfishing. Freshwater fishing. fishing.Rock 6 Where do my fishing fees go? NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide Recreational fishing surveys. Recreational of popular Biology and behaviour species. recreational programs. catch Angler ■ ■ ■ Activities include: ■ Essential recreational research research recreational Essential ■ advisory fishers. services recreational to ■ compliance with fishing rules and provide fishing rules and provide with compliance many regions throughout NSW to maximise maximise NSW to throughout regions many Trust funded field officers are based in are officers field funded Trust Fisheries Officers Fisheries NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide Recreational Fishing Havens 7 promote tourism andcreate employment inthelocalareas. NSW Recreational Fishing Fee enableda$20millionbuyout to create thehavens. The havens also NSW coast to for provide recreational better anglingopportunities fishers.Money raised from the Recreational FishingThirty Havens, areas largely free ofcommercial fishing, were created alongthe Recreational Fishing Havens Locations andareas Tatham upstream Bridge to ‘Norco Weir’ at Casino each year. Commercial nettingisnotpermitted from –from Bridge below to 1April 31July theMissingham Recreational Fishing Haven –adjacent to Shaws Bay Commercial haulingisallowed Mullet Sea withinthe Emigrant Creek upstream from Point theBurns Ferry. and eeltrapping ispermitted intheriver and Lane besidethefloodgate. Commercial trapping 21whichisthe river endofEmigrant Pointportion Riverfrom Richmond thesoutheastern corner of Downstream from alinedrawn eastacross the River Richmond Oxley Cove) Crystal Waters Canal, EndlessSummerCanal Estate, Canal, Tweed West Canals, Blue Water Canals, area are alsorecreational fishingonly(i.e.Seagulls Wommin Lagoonandsixcanalestates beyond that Pointof Rocky eastto Fingal Road. Wommin Lake, Downstream from Boyds Bay andfrom Bridge south Tweed River Botany Bay Haven (includingGogleys Lagoon) Bridge Downstream from andNorth Bridge Dunbogan 4. 3. 2. 1. Clarence River

Arris Island and Saltwater Inlet, nearIluka IslandandSaltwater Inlet, Arris between Arm, river onthe eastern sideofNorth Entrance –a 300mstretch ofSaltwater Inlet of Bridge,Channel Road near Yamba –waters ChannelBridge Oyster adjacent to Oyster Bridge,Channel Road justoutside Yamba –waters Bridge adjacent toRomiaka theRomiaka will stillbepermitted inthisarea) the mullettravelling to season–April August – mouth near Yamba (commercial haulingduring Middle Wall stretch at –a2km theClarence River Lake Tabourie St Georges Basin RiverNullica Nelson Lake (NelsonLagoon) Inlet Meroo Lake Lake Macquarie Hoyers Lake) Little Lake asLittle (alsoknown Tilba Lakeand Deep Creek Dalmeny Lake) asMummaga Lake(also known Lake Brunderee River ) River (includingKalang Bega LakeBack (BackLagoon) from meanhighwater level) Wonboyn Lake, (to River andBeach 500m ) asKiah River (alsoknown Borang Lake) Tuross Lake (including Tuross Riverand 8 Recreational Fishing Havens NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide Community programs 9 170,000 contacts. around 500events over peryear andmaking 300 volunteers across NSW, in participating assist onthewater indedicated Fishcare boats. trade shows andfielddays. Volunteers also research displays programs at andadvisory education, habitat rehabilitation, assistingin such aschildren’s fishing workshops, angler Volunteers provide assistance in activities about sustainablerecreational fishing. among anglersandthewidercommunity will behelpingto create better awareness recreational fishingtrust. As a volunteer you funded by theNSWGovernment through the The NSWDPIFishcare Volunteer Program is community programs Your fishing fee supporting Community programs The program continues to grow withover school students, eachyear around 6,000 waterways andfish stocks. Aimed at primary roleactive inthe management oftheir program encourages children to takean The HookedIt’s NSWDPIGet Fun to Fish Assist at your school local and locations. www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries for dates your childto attend aworkshop, checkout species andaquatic you habitat. If want of protecting ourfishing resources, threatened about goodfishingpractices, theimportance Fishing workshops alsoteach young children and safe handlingoffish at alocalfishing spot. on suchascasting,rigging, thebasicsoffishing.learn They teach hands- 8,000 anglersbetween theagesof8-14years members. Eachyear, volunteers assistaround Fishcare Volunteers, andsomefishingclub education officers withassistance from NSW DPIfishing areworkshops run by fisheries Help take fishing akid 10 Community programs NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide If you would like more information about information like more If would you [email protected] [email protected] www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries or email www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries become a Fishcare Volunteer, please visit Volunteer, a Fishcare become Volunteers have no enforcement powers. powers. no enforcement have Volunteers to apply like to or would these programs become a volunteer. Conditions apply. Fishcare Fishcare apply. Conditions a volunteer. become around one day per month, you can apply to can apply to you per month, one day around If you are over 18 years of age and can assist 18 years over If are you Who can become a volunteer? a volunteer? canbecome Who component of the program. of the program. component teachers, especially in the fishing workshop fishing especially in the teachers, Fishcare Volunteers are a valuable resource for for resource a valuable are Volunteers Fishcare safe and responsible fishing behaviours. behaviours. fishing and responsible safe sustaining quality while practising fish habitat skills, and the importance and release catch of significance of aquatic life and life-cycles, life of aquatic significance to saltwater and freshwater fishing, the fishing, freshwater and saltwater to kids from around 100 schools are introduced introduced are schools 100 kids around from 11 NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide Responsible fishing ■ ■ ■ release your fish. applied whetheryou takefish for thetableor practices. The following guidelinescanbe NSW DPIpromotes responsible fishing fishing Responsible ■ entrance ofacrab trap. to reduce thesize ofthe A cabletiebeingused ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ To reduce injuries: fishing gearsuchascrab traps andnets. andunattendeddiscarded fishingtackle animals canbeaccidentally injured by Birds, andotheraquatic platypus turtles, Reduce wildlife injuries excessive noise. interfere withtheirequipment orcause the localarea. Try notto impedeothers, Consider otherwater users andpeoplein responsibly. Dispose ofalllitter andfish waste immediately withice. To avoid wastage always chillyour catch and invertebrates andhumanely. swiftly youIf retain your catch, dispatch allfish to theecosystem.are important allfish,includingscavengers,Remember catchbest practice andrelease techniques. immediate needs. allothersusing Release Only catch sufficient fish for your ■ ■ ■ I downstream. further nets regularly andconsider moving gear Please vigilant, beextra checktraps and ofinteracting withplatypus.higher risk towards anestuary’s headwaters hasa U accidentally caught aquatic animals. gear reduces thechances to ofharm settimeforReducing any fishing your crab traps andnetsregularly. A turtles from entering thetrap.turtles This canbe opening, to helpexclude installabarrier f usingacrab trap withaflexible void usingunattended linesandcheck sing crab traps andnetswhenfishing to enter. big enoughfor allsize crabs in size. The entrance isstill which hasbeenreduced An entrance ofacrab trap an entanglement net. inverted meshoperates as off thebottom andthe keeps thenettingmaterial A ‘witches hat’ –thefloat ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries For more information visit ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ , othergearorrubbish. several to lengthsoflinesdirectly thering. thefloat line with and re-attaching removing thefloat from above themesh easily beconverted netby to alift non-target animals;witches hats can mistake themfor natural jellyfishprey. bags canprove fatal whenseaturtles rubbish bins. birds andotheranimalsscavenge pieces to avoid entanglement incase C A A T D C the openingsize at thefront ofthetrap. as simpleusingacabletieto reduce reduce potential discard mortality. consider moving to adifferent location to released. you If are fishingdeep water, have once thebestchance ofsurvival grounds. Ensure any additionalfishcaught your baglimitandyou remain at thefishing responsiblyAct whenyou have reached where possible. biodegradable lineandnon-stainless hooks suchaslead-alternative sinkers,tackle Use environmentally fishing friendly Give swimmersordivers awideberth. water users’ safety at by risk your actions. careful notto putany particularly other Be o reduce theprobability ofentangling ut discarded fishinglineinto small ollect anddisposeofanyollect discarded void usingstainlesssteel hooks. void bird feeding andnestingareas. on’t leave anything behind. Even plastic caught whenthenet is lifted. crabs feeding onthebaitare the bottom whensetand andnetlaynet –thering on An example ofahooporlift 12 Responsible fishing NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide Main factors for survival reduced Deep hooking handling and sub-optimalPoor quality water well live handling Poor Deep hooking and poor handling Deep hooking Deep hooking time in poorlydesigned Excessive wells live Deep hooking and poor handling Deep hooking Deep hooking Deep hooking Per cent cent Per survival 92-100 91-96 99 73-81 91 93 68-98 67-92 92 72-97 85 Catch and release fish survivalresults release and Catch Species Australian Bass Australian Dusky Flathead Luderick Mulloway Perch Pearl Sand Whiting Trevally Silver Snapper Tailor Yellowfin Bream Yellowtail Kingfish 13 NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide Responsible fishing ■ ■ simple rules: to releasingfollow fish,itisimportant a few To whencatching and maximisefishsurvival fishsurvival Maximising ■ ■ ■ of thewater unhook. andswiftly thelengthoftimefishisout Minimise ■ ■ deep hooking. Use that methodsandrigs reduce ■ ■ ■ spent unhooking. devices can greatly reduce time pliersorhookretrieving needle-nosed aspossible. as quickly The useof Try to remove hooksandrelease fish using bait. circleChoose non-offset hookswhen Target lures. fishusingartificial ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ temperatures are high. thesummermonthsduring whenwater system. This isespeciallyimportant by usingaflowquality through, aerated sufficient size andmaintain good water liveIf wells are used, ensure theyare of ■ mesh. knotless Use landingnetswith fish-friendly ■ ■ than removing thehook. close aspossibleto thefish’s mouth rather thefishishookeddeeply,If cutthelineas ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ from 98percent to 63percent. Silver Trevally dropped where survival speciessuchas –particularly survival Poorly designed live wells reduce fish and fins. damage thefish’s eyes scales, skin, Avoid landingnetswhichmay knotted around three weeks. Bream shedhookswithin deep-hooked Up to 76percent ofreleased line-cut, 85 percent. from 12percent tosurvival more than cutting thelineincreases short-term hooks from Bream andMulloway, simply Compared to removing swallowed the water. Ideally unhookfishwhiletheyare stillin Remove hooksfrom mouth-hookedfish. 14 Responsible fishing NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide Gently hold or push the fish through the Gently hold or push the fish through of it obtains a good flow so that water water If is any there its gills. over water hold the fish upright facing current, it starts until the current show to towards of recovery. signs A smooth, wet surfaceA smooth, wet such as vinyl fish on if they lay is best to foam covered the water. from removed are squeezing by can be achieved This or filing down with pliers, barbs down barbs. larger ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ barbless hooks or hooks with reduced Use easier and make hook removal barbs to minimise hook damage. ■ Do not water. to the fish return Carefully fish any revive to care Take them. throw if they appear exhausted upon release upright hold themselves (struggling to swim away). and/or unable to ■ ■ ■ ■ Use wet hands or wet gloves when gloves hands or wet wet Use to damage to minimise handling a fish its skin. ■ ■ Handle fish firmly and carefully. Avoid Handle fish firmly and carefully. of boats to the bottom on fish dropping surfaces. and other hard Remember many verysurfaces, can become especially metal, hot in the sun. Use suitable tackle for the species that you suitable tackle you the species that Use for and minimise the time spent targeting are the fish. land to ■ ■ ■ ■ Other practices to help increase survivalOther help increase to practices 15 NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide Responsible fishing ■ ■ changes to your fishing normal techniques. anglers, buttheydorequire afew minor Circle aboutmany hooksbring benefits for including bream, Flathead andKingfish. for many othercommon recreational species species, thehooksare now usedincreasingly success already proven for many gamefish ofanglerreleased fish.the survival With their Circle hookshave beenshown to increase How to usecircle hooks ■ ■ ■ ■ hook themselves. hook inthemoutharea. The fishoften apply slow andsteady pressure to setthe to takethebaitinto itsmouthandthen at not strike thefish,allowDo thefishtime bite andbecome hooked. the hook asfishwillcrushthebaitduring to expose the bread itisnotsoimportant baitslikepeeledprawnWhen usingsoft or the bait. the pointare andbarb exposed or “bridle” tough baits),lightly hookthebaitsothat with your hook(particularly notbury Do ■ ■ ■ ■ help withunhooking. pliersto orneedle-nosed Use ade-hooker results.for thebestmouth-hooking circleNon-offset hooks are recommended 16 Responsible fishing NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide or The catch and release mats are available for for available are mats and release catch The conversion tables so approximate weight can weight tables so approximate conversion length measurement. from be estimated 0 contact and press 1800 025 520 purchase, www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries visit our website of the most popular species of fish and catch. The mat includes full colour illustrations illustrations includes full colour mat The catch. designed to help fishers accurately record their record help fishers accurately to designed A catch and release measuring mat has been measuring mat release and A catch recreational fishers Catch and release mats for for mats and release Catch 17 NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide Responsible fishing barotrauma-affected fish. of in maximisingthepost-release survival thefish to captureReturning depthiscrucial barotrauma caninclude: Physical symptoms offishsuffering from varies between fishspecies.susceptibility increaseinjuries withdepthofcapture and The ofbarotrauma effectsandseverity the surface. water pressure whentheyare pulledtowards are notableto adjustto therapid decrease in the swimbladderandotherorgans asthefish occurs asaresult oftheexpansion ofgasesin they are caught from deepwater. Barotrauma Fish may suffer from barotrauma when injuries Barotrauma ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ symptoms andunableto swimdown: thefishisdisplaying barotraumaIf any treatment. good chance to return to depthwithout out ofwater. This providesa thefishwith withminimal time yourRelease fishquickly Intestines protruding from theanus. The stomach protruding from themouth. Bulging eyes. An inflated abdomen. ■ ■ returns to depth. it willreturn to whenthefish normal if itisprotruding from the mouth; species. Avoid thestomach puncturing swim bladdervariesfrom speciesto organs asthesize and location ofthe damaging without inadvertently internal outsuccessfully experience to carry This technique requires considerable fish to release the expanded gases. nootheroptionisavailable,If vent the fish to depth. Use arelease weight to helpreturn the

the sinker. strengthen thehookpositionto thetop of Step 4.Use two cabletiesto secure and pilot hole). to thesinker (You may have to asmall drill Step 3.Use asmall screw andsecure thehook hook shankfinishing at the top ofthesinker. Step 2.Lay thehookonsinker, withthe hook usingametalfile. Step 1.Remove from thebarb thestainless ■ ■ ■ ■ tangle free. A handspoolwill helpkeepthelinetidyand Approx 25–30metres ofline shouldsuffice. cord orsimilarto thebendofhook. Attach mono(~80-100lb), heavy Venetian You willneed: hook. sinker andabarbless make your own usingalarge Snapper shopsoryoufrom may goodtackle weightsRelease may bepurchased arelease weightMaking practices www.recfishingresearch.org/category/ is available at: underbest practice More information onthesetechniques ■ ■ ■ ■ 2 cableties. eye ofthehook). 1 smallstainlessscrew (mustfitthrough the 1 longshank7/0Stainless hook. (450g) upto 30oz (850g)for larger fish. 1 large Snappersinker–minimumof16oz to sinker. screw to secure hook cable tiesandsmall Note hook, barbless DIY release weight. 18 Responsible fishing NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide Mulloway Snapper Kingfish Yellowtail Dusky Flathead Tailor Please visit the program web page web visit the program Please ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Donate your frames and help ensure there’s there’s ensure help and frames your Donate the future for fish Angler Research Wales South New The our understanding improve aims to Program by fish populations of important recreational to donate fishers recreational encouraging research. to they catch of fish the frames been expanded has recently program The include: to ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Frame donations from these species can be from donations Frame one of the 30 drop-off any made at points each From NSW coast. along the length of the of the fish the length can measure we frame (also known the otoliths removing and by the skull and from as earbones or jewels) the age of can estimate them, we analysing assess the health of to help the fish and us this fish stocks. (http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/ or contact the recreational/researchangler) co-ordinator research.angler@dpi. at program learn more. to nsw.gov.au It is illegal for an unlicensed boat to be used to boat It an unlicensed for is illegal You will recognise a licensed NSW charter a licensed will recognise You operators, visit www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries operators, information and a list of charterinformation fishing local NSW DPI fisheries office or for more for or local NSW DPI fisheries office If you have any concerns contact your contact your concerns any If have you survey before you board it. it. board you survey before licence and NSW Roads and Maritimelicence Services has a current NSW DPI charterhas a current fishing boat about fishing. about fishing. the boat Make sure charterfor in NSW. fishing your fishing activities to help you learn more you learn activities fishing more to help your also keen to provide advice and assist with advice provide also keen to usually provide all fishing equipment and are and are all fishing equipment usually provide These experienced charter experienced These fishing operators boat – the letters CFB followed by a number. a number. by CFB followed – the letters boat fishing boat by distinctive markings fishing boat on the need a licence to operate their business. their business. operate to need a licence for anglers in NSW estuaries and ocean waters waters anglers in NSW estuaries and ocean for Charter boat operators providing fishing trips providing Charter operators boat Charter fishing boat tie up to lease marker posts. tie up to injury industry to Do not lease. on the workers infrastructure and may pose significant risk of pose significant and may infrastructure wash may wash over Oyster crops from lease from Oyster crops over wash may wash fish responsibly around oyster leases. Boat leases. oyster around responsibly fish injury to oyster industryinjury oyster so please workers to sticks, baskets and trays may cause serious may baskets and trays sticks, Oysters. Hooks and lures abandoned on Oyster Hooks and lures Oysters. with any part of an oyster lease, including the part lease, with any of an oyster and your fishing tackleand your does not interfere ensure that your vessel, your vessel’s wash wash vessel’s your vessel, your that ensure regional employment and investment. Please Please investment. and employment regional Oyster leases Oyster NSW Oyster industryThe supports valuable 19 NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide Converting fish lengths to weights Yellowfin Bream, Snapper,Kingfish, Yellowtail Fork length measurements have been usedfor length Measuring age, sex, seasonandrecent feeding activity. dependingon individual fish weight can vary note that thesefigures are estimates onlyand weight ofafish itslength. by measuring Please species whichcanbeusedto estimate the weight relationships for somepopularfish Fish biologists have calculated lengthand Converting fishlengths to weights Australian Bass (cm) length Total 42 41 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 Total lengthusedfor bothlegallength measurement andweight calculation. (kg) Weight 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 (cm) length Total 60 59 58 57 56 55 54 53 52 51 50 49 48 47 46 45 44 43 (kg) Weight 4.3 4.1 3.9 3.7 3.4 3.2 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.7 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.1 1.9 1.8 1.6 1.5 the snoutto thetipoftail. fork ofthetail. Total lengthismeasured from Fork lengthismeasured from thesnoutto the Australian Flathead Bass, Dusky andMulloway. the conversion tablesandtotal lengthusedfor Sand Whiting, Tailor andAustralian in Salmon Dusky FlatheadDusky (cm) length Total 56 54 52 50 49 48 47 46 45 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 37 36 invertebrates andhumanely. swiftly youIf retain your catch, dispatch allfishand measurement ofthefish. Remember: Legal lengthisthetotal length Total lengthusedfor bothlegallength measurement andweight calculation. (kg) Weight 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 (cm) length Total 110 105 100 95 90 85 80 78 76 74 72 70 68 66 64 62 60 58 (kg) Weight 10.6 9.1 7.8 6.6 5.5 4.6 3.8 3.5 3.2 2.9 2.7 2.5 2.2 2.0 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.3 20 Converting fish lengths to weights NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide 6.9 7.4 8.0 8.6 9.2 9.8 10.5 11.2 12.0 12.7 13.5 14.4 15.2 16.1 17.1 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.0 Weight (kg) Weight (kg) 72 74 76 78 80 82 84 86 88 90 92 94 96 98 100 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Fork Fork Length (cm) Fork Fork Length (cm) 1.3 1.5 1.7 2.0 2.2 2.5 2.8 3.1 3.4 3.8 4.1 4.5 4.9 5.4 5.8 6.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 Weight (kg) Weight (kg) 40 42 44 46 48 50 52 54 56 58 60 62 64 66 68 70 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 Fork Fork Length (cm) Fork Fork Length (cm) 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Weight (kg) Weight (kg) 28 29 30 35 36 37 38 39 Fork Fork Length (cm) Fork Fork Length (cm) 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.9 Weight (kg) Weight (kg) 25 26 27 30 31 32 33 34 Fork Fork Length (cm) Fork Fork Length (cm) Sand Whiting Snapper 21 NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide Converting fish lengths to weights Yellowtail Kingfish Tailor (cm) Length Fork (cm) Length Fork 66 65 64 63 62 61 60 32 30 (kg) Weight (kg) Weight 3.7 3.5 3.4 3.2 3.0 2.9 2.8 0.4 0.3 (cm) Length Fork (cm) Length Fork 73 72 71 70 69 68 67 36 34 (kg) Weight (kg) Weight 5.0 4.8 4.6 4.4 4.2 4.0 3.8 0.6 0.5 58 56 54 52 50 48 46 44 42 40 38 (cm) Length Fork (cm) Length Fork 98 96 94 92 90 88 86 84 82 80 78 76 74 2.8 2.5 2.2 1.9 1.7 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.0 0.7 0.7 (kg) Weight (kg) Weight 12.0 11.3 10.6 9.9 9.3 8.7 8.1 7.6 7.0 6.5 6.1 5.6 5.2 80 78 76 74 72 70 68 66 64 62 60 (cm) Length Fork (cm) Length Fork 160 155 150 145 140 135 130 125 120 115 110 105 100 7.7 7.1 6.5 6.0 5.5 5.0 4.6 4.2 3.8 3.4 3.0 (kg) Weight (kg) Weight 52.0 47.5 43.0 38.9 35.0 31.4 28.0 24.9 22.0 19.4 17.0 14.8 12.8 22 Converting fish lengths to weights NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide 6.2 7.1 8.1 10.3 12.9 14.4 17.6 22.3 27.7 34.0 41.1 Weight (kg) 2.5 2.7 2.9 3.1 3.2 3.4 3.6 3.8 4.1 4.3 4.5 4.8 5.1 5.3 Weight (kg) 84 88 92 100 108 112 120 130 140 150 160 Total length (cm) 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 Fork Fork Length (cm) 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.9 2.3 2.8 3.3 3.9 4.6 5.4 Weight (kg) 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 2.1 2.2 2.4 Weight (kg) 45 48 49 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 Total length (cm) Mulloway 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Fork Fork Length (cm) 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 Weight (kg) 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.1 4.7 5.4 6.1 6.9 Weight (kg) 29 30 31 32 Fork Fork Length (cm) 54 57 60 63 66 69 72 75 Total length (cm) 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 Weight (kg) 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.9 1.2 1.5 1.8 2.1 Weight (kg) 25 26 27 28 Fork Fork Length (cm) 30 33 36 40 42 45 48 51 Total length (cm) Australian Salmon Australian Yellowfin Bream Yellowfin 23 NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide Fishing safely/Safe boating ■ ■ times whenrock fishing: dangerous. Follow thesebasicsafety tipsat all Fishing, especiallyrock fishing, canbe rock fishing Going Fishing safely ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ a short period oftime. period a short that conditions may change dramatically in conditions before goingfishing.Be aware aware oflocalweather, swell andtidal rough orlarge seas. sure Make you are and never fishin areasexposed during Fish onlyinplaces you are know safe ropes,afloat. afloat andCarry torches. be easilythrown andheldto helpyou stay somethingbuoyantAlso bring that can Wear alife lifejacket. safety gear. Carry shoes for theconditions. suit different Use theappropriate surfaces. sandals andsandshoeswithnonslipsoles Wear appropriate footwear. Cleats, anddifficultheavy totake off. easily ifyou are washed in.Jumpersmay be andaspray jacketwillletyou swim shorts Wear light clothing. Light clothingsuchas and whenyou wilIbeback. where orfamilyknow youfriends are going Inform othersofyour plans. Always let (dial000). services emergency can stay andhelpwhiletheotheralerts other. someoneiswashed in,oneperson If least three peopleandwithinsight ofeach Never fish by yourself. Fish inagroup ofat by emailing [email protected] safefishing.com.auwww.rfansw.com.au, or charge from thefollowing websites www. A rock fishingsafety DVDis available free of ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ services to gethelp.services emergency to useit. Dial000to alert how there nearby know isanangelring If something that floats to rescue theperson. into thewater. Use your rope or Do notjumpinifsomeoneiswashed is dangerous. area. They willalways tell you whenanarea Ask for advice from the whoknow locals leave immediately. swell threaten your fishingspotthen on thesea,ifwaves, weather or Stay Never ever alert. your turn back wait for helpto arrive. safe place to come ashore orstay afloat and swim away from therocks andlookfor a washed in.Stay calm,ifyou are washed in, routePlan anescape you incase are going out. the tidesare highorlow andcoming inor tide changes-youwhether shouldknow cycle. Wave conditions cangetworse asthe of theconditions over afullswell/wave intended spotbefore fishing to getanidea time (at least30minutes) watching your first,Observe fish later. Spendsome 24 Fishing safely/Safe boating NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide

Apply pressure bandage and immobilise pressure Apply emergencyContact services 000 (or 112 mobile) Contact emergencyContact services 000 (or 112 mobile) Blue-ringedExample organisms; Octopus, Sea Snakes Apply pressure bandage and immobilise bandage pressure Apply ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ For more information see: information more For ■ ■ ■ bites Venomous ■ Coneshells Coneshells ■ www.stjohn.org.au Contact emergencyContact services 000 (or 112 mobile) Place the sting area in hot water (as hot as in hot water the sting area Place skin) on unaffected can be tolerated Example organisms; Blue-bottleExample organisms; Jellyfish, Scat, Wife, Old Stingray, Catfish, Bullrout, RedEastern Scorpionfish and non-tropical minor Jellyfish ■ ■ ■ Stings ■ to reduce pain/ injury: reduce to ■ protective will help tips safety These footwear. it is a good idea to wear shoes or similar shoes wear idea to it is a good ■ unsure what the organism is. When wading, wading, When is. the organism what unsure with marine organisms, particularly with marine are organisms, if you exercise extreme caution when interacting caution when interacting extreme exercise with that are capable of causing injury. Always Always injury. capable of causing are with that recreational fishers may come into contact into come may fishers recreational There are a wide range of animals that animals that of a wide range are There Marine animals that cancause that animals injuryMarine 25 NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide Fishing safely/Safe boating ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ tips include: form ofrecreational fishing. A few keysafety dangerous canbeaparticularly Spearfishing Safe spearfishing ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ swimming locations. Avoid inpopular spearfishing considerateBe ofotherwater users. flag attached. towing ahighlyvisiblefloat withasafety flag “A” andthat alldivers inthe water are displays theinternational diver-down ensure your safetysurface vessel clearly that therein thevicinity are divers onthe Avoid propeller strike. To othervessels alert speargun whileinthewater. the water. Always loadandunloadyour Never loadyour speargun whileoutof is loaded. Always handleyour speargun asifit crowded areas. Avoid spearguns through carrying for any reason. (including yourself) Never point your speargun at anyone diver down” rule. the all timesandpractice “one diver up, one Always dive withabuddyinsight ofyou at others ofyour fishingplans. aloneandalways informNever spearfish blackout isareal danger. Never hyperventilate. Shallow water Alpha flag vessel for oftime. periods extended whilstseparated fromnear thesurface their onor if divers, are risk, at suchasspearfishers, yellow/green flag isflown underthe Alphaflag recommended that an additional high visibility buoy isalsostrongly nearby theboat. It be displayed from your vessel orfrom a ‘Alpha Diver inthe Water’ flagshouldalways are divingfrom avessel, theblueandwhite orSCUBAdivers snorkelers spearfishers, As required by regulations, maritime when Boat orbuoy/float flag all times. responsibilities andkeepaproper lookoutat anddivers mustmaintain personal skippers Both boat whilstonornearthesurface. canbeat ofbeinghitby risk a activities waterways. However, inthese participants onthe state’sare popularactivities coastal andSCUBAdiving snorkelling Spearfishing, Divers inthewater-keep aproper lookout 26 Fishing safely/Safe boating NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide Maintain awareness of boat traffic around traffic of boat Maintain awareness If ascend. look as you and Listen you. vertically speargun your raise concerned, others. visible to be more to you above Make sure you tow a float and flag a float tow you Make sure from away operating are you whenever and a float should also tow You vessel. your the shore. flag when diving from for float brightly coloured a large Use maximum visibility. Avoid pick-ups that might place your boat boat your place might that pick-ups Avoid A person a sudden wave. in danger from easily be hurt could in the water if you It is vessel. your move to suddenly have swim out to all the divers have to better have doesn’t so the pick-up deeper water ropes of float Be careful be rushed. to propeller. your fouling and area on the prop keep an eye Always the engine is clear while ever it make sure off is engine is good, Neutral is running. near the in the water best when people are without looking. reverse Never stern. Navigate with caution at all times within all times at with caution Navigate be may divers where shore 200m of the Be particularlypresent. when careful low glare, fog, such as in visibility is poor, and surfacelight chop. a diving vessel passing between Avoid clear on the well Pass and the shore. side. seaward or when within picking When up divers, first and all divers locate 60m of a float/flag, Select in if neutral slowly. then progress alongside anyone allowing doubt or before off the switching Consider board. or to particularlyengine; boarding are if people the stern. over Maintain a slow safe speed of less than less of speed safe Maintaina slow their divers, 10 knots any clear of well until and flags. or their floats vessels ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Take Care – Be Prop Aware – Be Prop Care Take Remember, spearfishersto 40m be up may Remember, and flag. their float from or more Always keep an eye out for divers’ floats floats divers’ out for keep an eye Always diving where in areas and flags whenever activity is likely. flags and floats any from clear Keep well in the water. divers out for and watch to down must slow all vessels Remember, less than 10 knots within 60m of whenever a person in the water. Check your local boating maps for likely maps for local boating Check your going out. before areas Spearfishing are vessels and snorkelling about anchor and often at move not always picking off divers. up and dropping Consider areas where divers may be may divers where areas Consider bomboras rocky reefs, – headlands, present coves. and sheltered It is recommended that flags on personal flags on It that is recommended Make sure the Alpha flag is in good the Alpha Make sure ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Know where divers go divers where Know minimum volume of 5 litres. minimum volume ■ also recommended your personal float has a personal float your also recommended and that they be flown above the float. It is above they be flown and that ■ floats be at least 15cm high and 25cm wide at least 15cm be floats comply with regulations. comply ■ condition and of right size and height to to and height and of right size condition or approaching boats. or approaching ■ maximise the chance of being seen by passing of being seen by maximise the chance ■ similar high visibility coloured float you will float similar high visibility coloured yellow/green second flag & upgrading to a flag & upgrading second yellow/green recommended that by adding a high visibility adding by that recommended away from the diver. Additionally it is also it is also Additionally the diver. from away personal float and towed no more than 40m than no more towed and personal float Alpha flag be flown from a brightly coloured coloured from a brightly flown flag be Alpha it is strongly advised as a minimum, that the advised as a minimum, that it is strongly away from their vessel, boat buoy or the shore, or the shore, buoy boat vessel, their from away When spearfishers When diving and snorkelers are Personal float and flags and float Personal water surface. water if flown from a buoy, at least 2m above the at least 2m above a buoy, from if flown vertically above the boat‘s superstructure or the boat‘s vertically above as possible. Boat flags must be at least 1m flags must be Boat as possible. is recommended the flags are flown as high as high flown flags are the is recommended (or buoy) must be at least 40cm by 40cm. It 40cm. 40cm by least at must be (or buoy) The Alpha Diver in the Water flag on the boat boat the on flag Water in the Diver Alpha The Watch out, slow down and keep clear and keep down slow out, Watch 27 NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide Fishing safely/Safe boating visibility flags Alpha flagwithadditionalhigh ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Move theflagwhen you move. closer to you. depths andthereby keepyour float/flag upyour float Shorten cord to suitshallower look about. boating traffic.often Raise and yourhead busy channelsandotherareas ofhigh you –usecommon senseandavoid rely solelyonyour float andflag to protect Consider carefully where you dive –don’t ■ ■ ■ ■ Key safe boating tipsinclude: www.rms.nsw.gov.au/maritime thewebsiteon 131236orby checking infolineby andMaritime callingtheRoads can beobtainedinprintanddigital formats information, aswellThe asfurther booklet, publication Services ‘Boating Handbook’. is available andMaritime intheRoads the water. advice Detailed onsafe boating BoatDrivers Licence. Services and Maritime ormore mustholdacurrent 10 knots Roads vessel onNSWwaterways at aspeedof Any personwhodrives arecreational powered Safe boating ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ It is important to stay safe isimportant whenouton It emergencies. Ensure thevessel isfullyequippedfor motor periodically.run theauxiliary tanks full. Checkbatteries beforehand and Ensure thevessel isseaworthy andfuel disorientation anddrowning are increased. the effects ofalcohol. Your chances of waves andthesuncombine to multiply the roads –0.05%butbecareful. The wind, alcohol limitonthewater isthesameason Don’t gooverboard withalcohol. The blood www.rms.nsw.gov.au/maritime. laws from 1December 2015,visit of proposed changesto NSWboating the newlifejacket rules. For fulldetails requirements including Services Maritime You mustcomply and withallRoads ■ ■ ■ ■ by law to wear alifejacket including: when you andyour passengersare required itahabitofwearingMake alifejacket. Know jackets andwarmclothing. Wear non-slipshoes andtakewaterproof Take offood plenty andwater. coastal patrol asyou leave port. goingouttoreturn. sea,advisethelocal If Let your timeof someoneknow expected how to useit. where knows everyone itisstowed and howKnow thesafety gearworks. sure Make ■ ■ ■ ■ at most times. Children under12must wear alifejacket At othertimesofheightened risk. water, at night orwhenalone. When onavessel lessthan 4.8minopen When crossing abar. 28 Food safety NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide Local signs. Local media. Local website: Water NSW OfficeThe of www.water.nsw.gov.au. 1800 999 457. Telephone ■ ■ ■ ■ Avoid collecting shellfish and eating Avoid collect If choose to and you recreationally. shellfish such as Mussels or eat Oysters do not collect Runoff after heavy rainfall. carries heavy rainfall following water sometimes waterways, pollution into including sewage. Only catch or collect when water when water collect or seafood Only catch water Rememberquality that is good. quality harmful can change and not all things can be seen with the naked eye. via alerts’ ‘red Known algal ■ ■ ■ ■ safety, food to related closures Fishing NSW DPI via website: issued by www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries. Keep fresh seafood cold and covered by by and covered cold seafood Keep fresh away. straight or a refrigerator putting in ice clean. Keep equipment or bait drip seafood let recreational Don’t other food. on to Like all fresh food from animals, seafood seafood animals, from food Like all fresh ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Food safety Food the fish and eating people enjoy Many your eat to intend If you they catch. seafood some important are follow tips to there catch, and avoid catch your enjoy be able to to causing illness. minimise the to carefully be handled needs to poisoning. risk of food fishing for Tips Important or collecting catching tips for include: seafood Don’t collect Pipis collect Pipis Don’t for fishers recreational by Collecting Pipis in NSW. is prohibited human consumption be to is permitted A maximum of 50 Pipis bait and within 50m of the collected for additional high tide mark (see page 56 for contain and Cockles may restrictions). Pipis blooms The algal blooms. natural due to toxins visible. not always are Check the current waterway status for: for: status waterway the current Check When coming back in over a bar, try to a bar, back in over coming When and wave back of a larger on the remain face. surfingwave avoid any down Try to take any waves as close to head on as close to waves take any to Try as possible. Do not go if in doubt or if you lack Do not go if in doubt or if you It and worth is not experience. life your a day just for of others perhaps the lives of fishing. Wear a lifejacket each time crossing the bar. the bar. each time crossing a lifejacket Wear and watch stop the bar, On approaching period and a flat for Look pattern. the wave when safe. proceed Use a tide chart and check the weather. a tide chartUse and check the weather. a bar on an ebb or a run- crossing Avoid wave out tide when the most dangerous usually occur. conditions floats and flags, especially when near rocky when near especially flags, and floats and down Slow and headlands. shores snorkelers divers, of any clear keep well or spearfishers. Watch out for divers in the water and their in the water divers out for Watch Avoid navigating close to commercial commercial close to navigating Avoid vertical marked by are leases which oyster of location The signs. posts and white on NSW can be found lease areas oyster Roads and Maritime Maps Boating and on personal Charts. Navigation For Australian and fishers boaters, recreational safety, spearfishers outside remain to advised are lease areas. oyster If a front approaches or the weather or the weather approaches If a front shore. head back to changes suddenly If possible, fish with another vessel. In an vessel. another with fish Ifpossible, emergency or radio other can help the help. for ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ utmost care. utmost care. Bar crossings can be dangerous and require and require can be dangerous Bar crossings Bar crossings maritime and www.safefishing.com.au safe fishing, please visit www.rms.nsw.gov.au/ fishing, safe For more information on safe boating and and boating on safe information more For 29 NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide Food safety are for especially highrisk shellfish. andviruses. spills bacteria Sewage with harmful catching seafood. orcollecting by pollutionandare industrial notsuitable for safety closure notice. nottakeseafoodDo listed inaNSWDPIfood Fishing closures toxic even at low levels. other bloomsare notvisiblebutare highly have amusty, orpungent smell. earthy Some may form onthewater surface. The water may brownish appearance. oranoilymilky Scum discolouration includingred, green, yellow, oysters andcrustacea such ascrabs orprawns. shellfishsuchasmussels,build upinmarine algaeproduceSome toxins harmful that can ‘Red alert’ algalwarnings andvisibleblooms ■ ■ ■ Tips for safe eating ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Sewage spillssometimescontaminateSewage waters waterwaysSome have beencontaminated Algal bloomscanappearaswater algal bloomsgoto www.whoi.edu/redtide. For background oftoxic ontherisks further waters affected by algalblooms. crustacea suchasCrabs orPrawns from shellfish,gastropods notcollect or Do result illnessordeath. inserious seafood contaminated withtoxins can seafood from waters. poorquality Eating remove toxins whichmight bepresent in willnotdestroy thatRemember cooking or health risk. and consumption ofthesefishcanbea The unknown causeofdeath isoften dying fishappearalongthe coastline. can sometimesseenumbersofdeador kills on beachesandshorelines. fish Mass noteatDo fishwhichhave washed up commercially shellfish. harvested food safetythe samestrict controls as recreationally to astheyare notsubject raw shellfishwhichhasbeen collected thoroughly. particular, In never eat Always cook recreational seafood www.foodstandards.gov.au websites at www.foodauthority.nsw.gov.au or phone1300552406 orcheckthe Authority For more information from theNSWFood More information Check thetablebelowfish safely. to select systems. developingcan harm nervous becausetoo muchmercury higher inmercury specieswhichare consumption ofcertain healthy diet. However theyshouldlimittheir ofa to offishaspart consume avariety andyoungpregnancy children cancontinue the tablebelow. Catfish shouldbelimited to theamounts in (flake),OrangeRoughy Shark and Marlin), and However, consumption ofbillfish( perweek offish. ofmosttypes eat 2–3serves has found itissafe for allpopulation groups to each type. of differentoftentypes offish and how to eat levels soit’s levels themercury bestto know mercury, butsomefishhave highermercury fishcaught in health. Most Australia are low in one ortwo fishmealsper week for good Guidelinesadviseeating Australian Dietary infish Mercury aware mercury Be Port Jacksonhasbeenhalted. All commercial fishingin Sydney Harbour/ ■ ■ ■ Jackson andtheParramatta River: some fishandseafood in Sydney Harbour/Port toDue elevated levels ofdioxins in detected Sydney HarbourandParramatta River ■ ■ ■ Pregnant women, women planning Food Standards Australia andNewZealand Sydney Harbour. Mussels, Oysters, Pipis from andCockles isprohibited shellfishsuchas It to collect gov.au/sydneyharbour. information goto www.foodauthority.nsw. advice for eachspecies.dietary For further per month, orto theamounts inthe limited generally to nomore than 150gms east ofSydney shouldbe Bridge Harbour Fish orseafood caught recreationally eaten; catches shouldbereleased. west ofSydney shouldbe Bridge Harbour No fishorseafood caught recreationally 30 Food safety NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide Rest of the Rest of population 1 serve 150 grams equals 2 – 3 serves per week of any 2 – 3 serves of any week per in not listed fish and seafood below the column OR 1 serve of Shark per week / (Swordfish or Billfish (Flake) and Marlin) no Broadbill and week other fish that Children Children 6 years) (up to 1 serve 75 grams equals planning pregnancyplanning 1 serve 150 grams equals Pregnant women and women and women women Pregnant 2 – 3 serves per week of any fish and seafood not listed below not listed and seafood fish 2 – 3 serves of any week per OR and or Catfish (Sea Perch) Roughy 1 serve of Orange per week week no other fish that OR / 1 serve or Billfish (Swordfish per fortnight of Shark (Flake) fortnight and Marlin) no other fish that Broadbill and 31 NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide Knots and rigs instructions carefully.instructions because itlays relatively to straight tiesofollow anddoesnotpoint outto istricky theside. the It loop.Perfection many loops usedto Of attach fliesandlures, loop isfavoured the Perfection 1. wrap provides aprotective cushionfor addedstrength. usedinjoiningfishinglines to swivels,connection lures. snaps, hooksandartificial Thedouble Palomar The knot. Palomar isageneral-purpose isquickto tieandforms It astrong knot knot. Knots andrigs 5. 1. around thebackofspoolrather thanthrough theeye ofthehook. less withheavier canalsobeusedto line. attach your It fishingline to your reel by passingtheline knot even dependable fishing lines.for deepseafishing. A very Usemore wraps withlighter line, This knot. orGrinner isanexcellentUni knot for hooksandswivels connecting to knot theendof ouble thelineand loop C. loop C. pulling tagAagainst by and form aknot Moisten theline  through eye. line Thread the hook. through theeye of 10cms long. Pass it form aloopabout D

2. 6. 2. the loopD. are transferred to the spirals inthetag pull onthetagallof As you continue to configuration. this Make the hook. ontheeye of knot Form an overhand    3. 7. 3. the hook. and passitover theloop Extend knot andloop.knot This forms aslipping loop CwithtagA. Begin wrapping    8. 4. 4. four to sixtimes. Continue wrapping to theeye. slidesdown on knot disappears asthe The loopC when complete. tight. Trim the tag before pulling Moisten theknot   32 Knots and rigs NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide M  Draw the knots together, the knotsDraw together, then trim more, once tighten the tags. inall. wraps ake four 6. 3. P alongside the other strand. alongside the  Moisten the knot before pulling tight. tight. pulling Moisten the knot before the tag. Trim knot theoverhand ass thetagbackthrough 4. 2.   Wrap the double strand the double strand Wrap loop. inside the formed Moisten the line and tighten each knot in turn. 2. 5. M and thread the tag through the eye of the lure of the lure the eye the tag through and thread or fly.    Do the same with the other line so the knot in each line is other. the tied around Overlap be the lines to one line joined then encircle with the tag of the other. Now bend the tag back so it goes back up Now is sequence The the knot through as shown. under. over, under, over, over, knot overhand ake asimple intheleader 4. 1. This is a useful knot lines. joining two Double uni knot. This for 3. 1. 33 NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide Knots and rigs many fishers. andispreferredthis type by strongest of possiblerig a tieoffpoint results inthe fishing situations. strong enoughfor most toeasy rig prepare and loop to attach hooksisan main lineanddon’t tangle. so theystandaway from the dropperusing twisted loops sinker at variousintervals hooks attached above the of thelinewithoneormore end or loopedonto thevery consistsrig. ofasinkertied It is thebasicfixed Paternoster A simplebottomrig fishing Fixed sinker rigs. 3. 2. 1. of asinker. the hook. They are usedwhere itisanadvantage to letfishpickupbaitwithout feeling the weight Running sinker rigs. Arunningsinkerisnotfixed butslidesalongthelineuntil it reaches astop or he simplest rig featureshe simplestrig asmallballsinkerrunningto the hook butthere isnoprovision for aheavier leader. T Using aswivel as orring The useofadropper heavier andvice versa. sinker buttheclipallows light sinkersto beswapped for illustrated isthreaded ontoThe linejustlikea EzyRig tied onbelow theswivel orring. as asinkerstop above thehookandallows aleaderto be A conventional runningsinkerfeatures aswivel orring  34 Knots and rigs NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide With the float in position, tie on the hook in position, the float With When the required length of line has been the required When Remove the sleeve from the stem and pass the stem from the sleeve Remove Depending on the situation a waggler can Depending a waggler on the situation When out the baited hooks sink to hooks sink to the baited casting out When keep it in an upright position in the water. keep it in an upright and weight the line with enough split shot to the line with enough split shot to and weight back into position to fix the float on the line. fix the float position to back into passed through the guides, slide the sleeve slide the sleeve the guides, passed through guide at the stem base. the stem guide at the line through it and then through the line it and then through the line through stem float are: float stem on the line. Steps to follow in rigging a fixed a fixed in rigging follow to Steps on the line. the top of the stem to fix the float in position fix the float to of the stem the top a plastic or rubber sleeve which positions over which positions over a plastic or rubber sleeve the surface. Most have added buoyancy. bulbous body for balance so that only the tip will appear above only the tip will appear above so that balance with a consist of a thin stem floats Stem shot. Extra shot is added down the line for Extra the line for shot. shot is added down floats. stem Fixed here are fixed to the line with two lockingto the line with two fixed are here down the line. Straight wagglers as shown as shown wagglers Straight the line. down be fixed in one spot or left free to slide up and in one spot or left free be fixed visibility their tip. at provides good buoyancy and excellent buoyancy good and excellent provides of fishing. The straight design of wagglers of design The straight of fishing. design and can be used for almost all forms almost all forms and can be used for design Waggler floats are by far the most diverse float float most diverse by far the are floats Waggler The waggler float. waggler The stopper after casting stopper whether that is 2m or 10m and below the top the top is 2m or 10m and below whether that of the lower ball or bean sinker on the line, sinker on the line, ball or bean of the lower which can be cast using a fixed float. cast using a fixed which can be the depth pre-determined position the by at a deeper depth than the length of drop the length of drop a deeper depth than at sinker. In effect, they are used to present bait to present used In are they effect, sinker. hole through their centres just like a running like a running just centres their hole through Running floats such as a bobby cork rig have a cork rig have bobby such as a floats Running Running floats – bobby cork rig. cork – bobby floats Running 35 NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide Fishing rules: permitted methods and activities up to 6singlehookswithlures attached jiggingline:1rodRod/hand orhandlinewith of hooks*. line:3hooksorthreeHooks per gangs orlines:4rodsRods orhandlinesintotal. person: per permitted number Recreational equipment andmaximum page 45 for details). size on limits(seebagandsize limitsection to baglimitsandmany to are alsosubject Prawns, worms, are andSquid subject Nippers Fishing Guide. to theNSWDPIRecreational Freshwater for freshwater fishingand you should refer office.DPI fisheries Different rulesapply orclosedareasrestrictions at your localNSW well inadvance andaskabout activity saltwater recreational fisheries. Plan your Abiding by our theruleswillhelppreserve sustainable fisheries for future generations. Fishing rulesapplyto helpensure healthy and Permitted andactivities methods permitted as given above only. This lineisincludedinthetotal numberoflines # This gearmustbeusedby themethodofhandjigging No more than3trebles attached to alure. * Agangofhooksshouldhave nomore than5hooks. in thissection. adhered to. Specificgear requirements are alsoprovided andrequirementsadditional restrictions that mustbe All thespecified recreational fishingequipment has permitted perpersoninuseorpossessionat any time. Note: The tableprovides amaximumofeachgeartype Spear/spear gun:– Spear/spear orscoopDip net:1net. (push)net:1net. Scissors Hand hauledPrawn net:1net. Spanner Crab net:1net. Lobster trap: 1trap. Crab trap: 2traps. Hoop netorwitches hat: 4nets. trap:Bait 1trap. All finfishand invertebrates suchas Crabs, # . Bait trapBait ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Line fishing ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ attached to alure. A maximumofthree treble hookscanbe unattended.left to beusedfor jigging only and cannotbe with alure attached to each. This lineis One linemay have upto sixsinglehooks hooks shouldhave nomore thanfive hooks. of hookscanbeattached perline. Agangof A maximumofthree hooksorthree gangs registration number. name andaddress ornameandboat withthefisher’s marked must beclearly anyIf rods unattended, orlinesare left they attached, andshouldbeproperly stowed. e.g. withhooksorlures shouldnotberigged fish lines shouldnotbecapableoftaking by any onepersonat any onetime. Spare A maximumoffour rods orlinescanbeused contrasting colour to thetag. 15mm in height, visible andina clearly the personwhosets, thetrap, usesorlifts andpostcodeand surname, of year ofbirth x 45mm,labelledwiththeletters BT, initial level withdimensionsnotlessthan80mm ofthetrap which isat orabovepart water The trap musthave atagattached to a in diameter. with entrance funnel no larger than60mm are 450mmlengthx350mmdiameter The maximumdimensionsofabaittrap one trap at any time. You canonlyuseorhave inyour possession 36 Fishing rules: permitted methods and activities NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide Hoop nets or lift nets must not have any any Hoop nets or lift nets must not have on the surface floating rope water. of the and raised net must be dropped The hand. by vertically the water through waters. net must not be used in ocean The Rocklobstersare finfish which or Any limit must be immediately subject a size to unharmed if caught. the water to returned as for hats witches same rules apply for The hoop nets. traffic high boat of Do not set gear in areas channels. or navigation No more than two hoops per net (no rigid per net (no rigid hoops than two No more them). between frame should be no greater of hoops Diameter than 1.25m. 13mm cannot be less than Mesh size on the diagonal. measured (length of net) cannot be more Drop than 1m. lettersto be labelled with the A float/buoy birth of year HN, initial and surname, and uses or of the person who sets, postcode at least being float The lifts the fishing gear. the and 50mm above 100mm in diameter of be a minimum to with all letters water clearly visible and in a15mm in height, buoy. the to colour contrasting Not more than four nets are to be used be used to are nets than four Not more any at one person any by possession) (or in one time. ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Hoop nets and witches hats witches and nets Hoop 13mm May only be used as an ancillaryMay of fish caught retrieval aid for when line fishing. Barrel diameter not more than 85mm. not more diameter Barrel Hand (Nipper) pumps are commonly used commonly Hand (Nipper) pumps are collect Nippers. to Saltwater Pliers may be used to help gather help gather be used to may Pliers platforms. on rock except invertebrates A single blade knife with a blade longer help gather be used to than it is wide may invertebrates. Hand pickingHand take fish. to be used may permitted. are Gloves ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Landing net ■ Hand (Nipper) pump ■ ■ Pliers ■ Knife Hand ■ 37 NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide Fishing rules: permitted methods and activities Spanner crab net ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ frame issuspended inahorizontal position. than 0.1mbeneath theframe whenthe moreNet mustnotbecapableofextending exceeding 1.6minlengthand1mwidth. Net mustbeattached to arigid frame not any onetime. be used(orinpossession)by any personat Not more thanonespannercrab netcan net islifted. catching crabs feeding onthebaitwhen underneath thebaitlineandbeeffective in set, themeshwillnow lay flat onthebottom to (seepage11).When directly thering the float linewithseveral lengthsoflines from above themeshandre-attaching converted netby to removing alift thefloat target species. Witches hats caneasilybe reduce theprobability ofentangling non- modifications to theircrab apparatus to Recreational fisherscanmakesomesimple downstream.moving gearfurther vigilant, checknetsregularly andconsider of interacting withplatypus. Please beextra there isahigherrisk reaches ofanestuary When fishingwithnets towards theupper andturtles. platypus accidentally caught aquatic animalssuchas gear reduces thechances to ofharm regularly. settimefor Reducing any fishing Check your hoopnets/witches hats Crab trap ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ least 100mmindiameter and50mmabove thefishinggear.lifts The float being at postcode ofthepersonwhosets, usesor CT, and initialandsurname, year ofbirth A float/buoy to belabelledwiththeletters are onthetop ofthetrap). No more than4entrances (none ofwhich meshsize 50mm. Minimum exceeding 1.6mat thetop orbottom. width x0.5mdepthorhasadiameter not dimensions–1.2mlengthx1m Maximum possession) by any personat any onetime. Not more thantwo traps to beused(orin ofthe water.is floating onthesurface metre below thebuoy sothat norope/line 50 gram weight attached nolessthanone colour to thebuoy. There mustalsobea visibleandinacontrasting15mm, clearly water withallletters to beaminimumof 100mm indiameter and50mmabove the thefishinggear.lifts The float being atleast postcode oftheperson whosets, usesor and SN, initialandsurname, year ofbirth A float/buoy to belabelledwiththeletters Korogoro Point (Hat Head). of May onlybeusedinocean waters north Spanner Crabs. The of netcanonlybeusedfor taking through thewater onlyby hand. The netmustbelowered andraised 38 Fishing rules: permitted methods and activities NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide A float/buoy to be labelled with the lettersto be labelled with the A float/buoy of birth year initial and surname, and LT, uses of the person who sets, postcode beingThe float or lifts gear. the fishing and 50mm least 100mm in diameter at be to with all letters the water above clearlya minimum of 15mm in height, to colour visible and in a contrasting must also be a 50 gram There the buoy. no less than one metre attached weight is no rope/line so that the buoy below on the surfacefloating water. of the Either: One required. Escape gaps are gap not less than 57mm high x 500mm gaps not less than 57mm wide; or two gaps not wide x 250mm wide; or three less than 57mm high x 200mm wide so no part that gap is more escape of any trap. the floor of the than 12cm above ■ ■ Maximum length 6m. 30mm–36mm between Mesh size the diagonal. across measured Must or joined or not be staked or set, other net. with any placed Lobster traps must not be used in inland traps Lobster than 10m more waters or any waters deep (contour). Only Rocklobsters can be taken with this trap. traffic of high boat Do not set gear in areas channels. or navigation ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Prawn nets Prawn Hand hauled net If the trap opening is flexible, then Ifa is flexible, opening the trap barrier will be should be installed that cable tie turtles excluding in (e.g. effective entrance). of the trap the front at or cord Trap opening size: Your trap should have should have trap Your opening size: Trap a maximum opening of approximately is aThis or smaller. 60cm circumference the of the opening/s where measurement if the trap (i.e. actually the trap crab enters then it is thehas a funnel-type entrance/s of the funnel). smaller measurement ■ ■ Not more than one trap is to be used (or in is to than one trap Not more time. any at person any possession) by be either may trap base or floor of the The Rectangular not rectangular or circular. not 1.2m. Circular by 1.2m exceeding in diameter. 1.2m exceeding Only Crabs can be taken with this trap. can be taken Only Crabs must not be used in inland or traps Crab waters. ocean When fishing crab gear towards the upper towards gear fishing crab When is a higher there estuary, of an reaches and drowning catching traps risk of your as the species such wildlife air-breathing are traps that Itplatypus. is recommended saline further the more deployed into down part of the estuary this likelihood. reduce to ■ ■ To minimise the incidental capture of capture minimise the incidental To including turtles, species, non-target make simple you it is recommended trap: your crab to modifications Check your crab trap regularly. Reducing regularly. trap crab Check your reduces fishing gear any set time for accidentally of harm to the chances such as platypus animals aquatic caught and turtles. Do not set gear in areas of high boat traffic traffic of high boat Do not set gear in areas channels. or navigation Must not be made of entanglement material. Mustentanglement not be made of passage the free impede Must not be set to be set closer than cannot of fish (2 traps 3m apart). the water with all letters to be a minimum a minimum be to all letters with water the clearlyof 15mm, a contrasting and in visible be a must also There buoy. the to colour than one no less attached weight 50 gram rope/line no that so the buoy below metre on the surfaceis floating water. of the ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Lobster trap Lobster 39 NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide Fishing rules: permitted methods and activities Scissors (pushnet)–PrawnsScissors ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ inland waters. (push)netsmustnotbeusedin Scissors water unharmed. limit mustbeimmediately returned to the Any fishcaught whichareto asize subject any time. Only onenetperpersonispermitted at beoperatedMust by onepersononly. net. stationary through thewater andnotusedasa becontinuouslyMust andmanuallypulled placed with any other net. notbestakedorset,Must orjoined measured across thediagonal. sizeMesh between 30mm–36mm 2.75m. the endsofpolesmustbenolongerthan Length oftheleadorbottom linebetween beattachedMust to frame. ascissor-type in inlandwaters. Hand hauledprawn netsmustnotbeused water unharmed. limit mustbeimmediately returned to the Any fishcaught whichareto asize subject length each. hauling linesthat are notmore than2min The netmay beattached to upto 2 Dip orscoopDip net–Prawns ■ andspearfishing Diving ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ (ie notools –implements). hand to take Lobster whensnorkelling You may onlyuseahandorgloved inland waters. Dip orscoop netsmustnotbeusedin limits apply. may bekept, however bagandsize Any fishcaught whilefishing for Prawns other net. notbejoinedorplacedMust withany or set. beusedbyMust handandnotstaked Drop (lengthofnet)nomore than1.25m. across thediagonal. meshsize 20mmmeasuredMinimum diameter 0.6m. Maximum ofhooporring other similardevices. Note: Speargun includesspear, bow andarrow or recreational/publications at www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/factsheet NSW includingclosedareas, download the For in more information onspearfishing for Lobster. You may useatorch whenhandgathering to takescallops andseaurchins only. You apparatus may useSCUBAorhookah equipment to takefishinNSW waters. You may usespear/speargunwithsnorkel 40 Fishing rules: permitted methods and activities NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide

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Collect invertebrates within intertidal Collect invertebrates Harbour such as Sydney areas protected reserves within aquatic and some zones and marine parks. Retain carrying Rocklobsters, Bugs or Crabs It the water. to must be returned They eggs. eggs. any remove to is an offence RocklobstersRetain whilst any caught line fishing. Use abalone gut as bait. This is due to the is due to This abalone gut as bait. Use virus (see page 68). AVG Interfere with commercial fishers or fishers Interfere with gear. another to one boat fish from Tranship Squid and specified bait species, (except bait only.) for use as Cuttlefish lines in, on or adjacent fishing Carry excess not be rigged lines should Spare waters. to stowed. and should be properly Jag fish (hookingto hook attempting or the mouth). fish other than through drift Lines must be held in the Use lines. or the shore. to a boat hand or fixed Remove the fins of sharks while at sea. of sharks fins the while Remove catch. recreational Sell any ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Invertebrates to: not permitted are You ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Line fishing to: not permitted are You 7 Any fish altered for any reason at any location location at any reason for any fish altered Any Note: legal size. with the listed must comply Possess prohibited or excess fishing gear in, fishing or excess prohibited Possess waters. to on or adjacent removing by filleting, a fish (e.g. Alter the from away well the head or tail) until gilling and by clean fish may You water. rule does not apply at This gutting only. cleaning fish such normally used for areas cleaning tables; if the fish are ramp as boat or immediate consumption immediate for a do not have fish that use as bait; or for section for legal length. See invertebrates restrictions. additional invertebrate Use a cast net in NSW waters. Use Use a chemical or explosive device to take to device a chemical or explosive Use take fish. or assist to Take, attempt to take, harm or be take, to attempt Take, or in possession of threatened species. protected Hold prohibited size fish or fish in excess of excess fish or fish in size Hold prohibited or use them well live the legal bag limit in a or dead on injured if they are bait even for Tailor). fish such as undersize (e.g. capture a fish or bait from purchased If have you to the receipt retain vendor, commercial a NSW DPI fisheries officer. to present Take or be in possession of fish or Take of bag limit or in excess invertebrates All limits. outside the legal size of a size released fish must be size prohibited and unharmed. immediately Use any methods/gear to take fish or to methods/gear any Use not specified are that invertebrates in legislation. Fish in waters that are closed to fishing. closed to are that in waters Fish www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries Check website details. for ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ You are not permitted to: not permitted are You ■ General Prohibited methods activities and Prohibited 41 NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide Fishing rules: permitted methods and activities ■ legal size. or for immediate useasbaitmustcomply withthe listed Note: Invertebrates usedfor immediate consumption ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ and Cockles. use asbait. e.g. Cunjevoi, Limpets, Pipis or Rocklobster Turban Snail)for immediate invertebrates (otherthanabalone, This ruledoesnotapplyto intertidal or meat), until well away from thewater. (e.g. removing thehead, shell, tail, claws invertebrateShuck any intertidal tail ormeat), until well away from thewater. Turban Snail(e.g. removing thehead, shell, Alter orshuckanAbalone, Rocklobster in legislation. dredges orotherinstruments notspecified Use hammers, mattocks, chisels, crowbars, 7 7 7 7 You are notpermitted to: Spearfishing ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ You are notpermitted to: Oyster leases ■ ■ www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries. For in NSWvisit more information onspearfishing lagoons andothertidalwaters are closedto spearfishing. Please note: All inlandwaters andmany entrances, coastal ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 20m at eachendofthebeach). onocean beaches(exceptSpearfish thelast using alight. Take fishwithaspear/speargunwhilst Use aspear/speargunto takeRocklobster. Groper.or Red Use aspear/speargunto takeBlue, Brown or infrastructure. Tie upto oyster posts leasemarker Take any stock from anoyster lease. lease infrastructure. withanyInterfere oyster tide water mark. not betakenmore than50mfrom thehigh Take Pipis, except for useasbait. Pipis can rock platforms.intertidal Use aspear/speargun to takeCrabs from Spearfish usingSCUBAapparatus. Spearfish 42 How to measure finfish and invertebrates NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide Measuring devices for abalone, Rocklobster abalone, Measuring for devices Rocklobster along the length Rocklobsters measured are line along a straight or head, of the carapace of the union of the second the point from of the centre to feelers large or antennae any ignoring the back edge of the carapace, hairs. attached NSW DPI from available are and crabs fisheries offices. Spanner Crab along the body measured are Spanner Crabs socket) (eye of the orbital the base notch from of margin of the posterior the centre to the carapace. of the posterior margin of the carapace or shell. of the carapace margin of the posterior two most protruding frontal teeth to the centre the centre to teeth frontal most protruding two along the body from the notch between the between the notch along the body from Crabs, except Spanner Crabs, are measured measured are Spanner Crabs, except Crabs, Crab the widest point of the shell. the widest point Abalone are measured along a straight line at line at along a straight measured are Abalone Abalone Abalone total length. total the tip of the tail – this is also knownthe tip of the tail – this as the fish is measured from the tip of the snout to the tip of the snout from fish is measured Fin fish Fin the legal length of a fish, the determine To How to measure finfish and invertebrates and finfish measure to How 43 NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide Fish identification background. end over abrown/grey speckled Tail blackspotat –distinctive caudal Australian Bass ofvariousfishspecies.characteristics of fishes. species. Various reference booksare available outlinethedefiningcharacteristics whichclearly what fish exactly toyou catch know asdifferent isimportant It regulations may apply todifferent familiesoffishhaveSome anumberofdifferent specieswhichcanmakeidentification difficult. Fish identification Bluespotted Flathead Flathead) (Sand FlatheadDusky leading margin. Pelvic finwhite at Perch.than Estuary Snout lengthshorter Some specieslookquiteSome similar. The following tipshave beenprepared to helpidentify dark blotches.dark Tail –lower half has3-5irregular yellowish white below. on backfadingto off-white or Dark olive/grey/greenDark concave to straight. Snout profile –slightly across rear ofbody. visible barsoften Dark blue spots. small, widelyspaced brownMottled with

Tiger Flathead PerchEstuary Sand WhitingSand the mouth. upper body. large Particularly teeth ontheroof of Light brown to orange/brown withspotson (longer thanbass). and elongated Snout tapered – concave. Snout profile of pectoral fin. of pectoral Black spotat base firstdorsalfin. High spots onupperhalf. Tail –linesoforange/brown paler below. grey onback, Dark andsilvery All finsdark. blotches. colour, nobarsor Uniform body and analfins. Yellow ventral 44 Fish identification NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide

Tail profile – profile Tail rounded (convex).

Prominent golden lines golden Prominent on head and body with silver. colour background Tail profile – profile Tail rounded (concave). rounded Head more rounded and rounded Head more as snout not as pointed of Bream. that Southern ShortfinEel Tarwhine Dorsal fin extends a little forwardDorsalextends fin of anal fin. a little Uniform olive/green olive/green Uniform no colour, brown to distinctive markings. Ventral and anal fins and anal fins Ventral particularly canary yellow, the spines. Underside profile of head of head Underside profile as almost continued the anus. line to straight Check the bag and size limits which apply to these species in the following limits which apply to Check the bag and size section limits fish bag and size (see page 45). Fin Teraglin Dark spot above Dark spot above pectoral fin. Mulloway Uniform olive/green to to olive/green Uniform distinctly colour, brown or mottled. blotched Dorsal fin extends markedly forwardDorsalextends fin markedly of anal fin. Longfin Eel Longfin Yellowfin Bream Bream Yellowfin bronzy to green. silver from varies Body colour 45 NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide Fish bag limits, size limits and closed seasons Retained fish:All retained andhumanely. fishshouldbedispatched swiftly Tailor, Luderick, Trevallies andBlueSwimmer Crab, thedailybaglimitisalsopossessionlimit. species except; Perch, Australian BassandEstuary Flathead (except Bream and Dusky), Tarwhine, any onetime. This includesfishthat are alsostored elsewhere e.g. freezer. infridge/ For allsaltwater Possession limit:The maximumnumberoffishapersonisallowed to have intheirpossession at larger breeding females (seepage42for how to measure fish). page 11for more information). specieshave Some to protect maximumlengthrestrictions this minimumlengthmustbeimmediately returned to thewater (seeresponsible fishingsection stated.Legal length:The Afishwhichdoesnot minimumlengthofafishunlessotherwise reach limitcomprised*Bag ofany oracombination singlespecies oflisted grouped species. threatened speciescannotbetaken. bag limitof20appliesto any fishorinvertebrate notincludedinthetablesbelow. Protected and limit:TheBag maximumnumberoffishorinvertebrates perpersonday. Amaximumdaily Explanation ofterms A maximumdailybaglimitof20appliesto any speciesnotlisted below. over istheresponsibility offishers time.to ensure withinthelaw It theyare at alltimes. acting The following information iscurrent at timeofprintingbutsomebagandsize limitsmay change Fin fishbaglimits, size limitsandclosedseasons Good baits: Pilchards,Good lures. Squid, smalllive fishor artificial Habitat: Coastal waters, bays andlower estuaries. limit:10. Bag Legal length:None. Australian Bonito species respond fliesandlures.Both well to artificial smallfish,crustaceansinsects, and worms. baits:BassandPerchGood feed aggressively on and are mostprevalent inwaters southofSydney. winter Perch months. Estuary live andinlets inestuaries Habitat: Bassmigrate to saltwater to breed the during water unharmed. mustbeimmediatelyperiod returned to the Any Perch Australian Bass orEstuary caughtthis during in rivers from andestuaries 1May to 31August eachyear. Closure: Zero baglimitfor Perch Australian BassandEstuary limit:2intotal*,Bag 4inpossession. Legal length:Only1over 35cm(inrivers andtributaries). Australian Perch andEstuary Bass regulations willhelpmaintain oursaltwater recreational fisheries. make sure getsafairshare everyone oftheresource andspeciesare Abiding notoverfished. by the limits aimto allow fish to and cycle,completereach maturity theirbreeding whilebaglimits help Regulations applyto helpensure healthy andsustainable fisheries for future generations. Size Why have bagandsize limits? returned to thewater immediately, even iftheyare injured ordead. the water orat afishcleaningfacility. You may only gill, gutandscalefish.Undersize fishcannotbeusedasbait, theymustbe Note: You mustnotalter thelengthofafishwithlegalsize limit by filletingor removing theheadortail until well away from Estuary PerchEstuary Australian Bass 46 Fish bag limits, size limits and closed seasons NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide Tarwhine Black Bream Yellowfin Bream Yellowfin Mackerel, Squid or fish strips. Squid or fish strips. Mackerel, Live bait such as Yellowtail or Slimy or Slimy Yellowtail Good bait such as baits: Live to frequent inshore reefs, headlands and bays. reefs, inshore frequent to Usually found on offshore reefs but is reefs known on offshore found Usually Habitat: Bag limit: 5. None. length: None. Legal Cobia to small minnow lures and soft lures plastics. small minnow to baitfish. Live Prawns are a great bait for Bream. Will also respond Will also for Bream. bait great a are Prawns baitfish. Live Crustaceans, Molluscs, Marine Worms, small Worms, Marine Molluscs, Good baits: Crustaceans, found with Yellowfin Bream. Yellowfin with found Favours estuaries, rocky reefs and beaches. Often and beaches. rocky reefs estuaries, Favours Tarwhine: headlands, inshore reefs. inshore headlands, Rivers, estuaries, beaches, rocky beaches, estuaries, Rivers, Bream: or Silver Yellowfin even fresh water. water. fresh even especially in the southern half of NSW. Will tolerate brackish or tolerate Will especially in the southern half of NSW. Black or Southern Bream: Creeks and estuary Black or Southern Creeks Habitat: Bream: systems, 10 in total*. 20 in possession. Bag 10 in total*. limit: Tarwhine 20cm. Tarwhine Black, Yellowfin Bream 25cm. Bream Yellowfin length: Black,Legal Bream Bream Tarwhine and Coastal and offshore rockyreefs. and offshore Coastal Habitat: Lord Howe Island Marine Park: 5. Island Marine Park: Howe Lord NSW waters other than Lord Howe Island Marine Park. Howe Lord other than NSW waters 0 – release only. Prohibited catch in all catch Prohibited only. Bag limit: 0 – release Legal length: None. Legal Blue Drummer targeting Luderick on Marine Weeds. on Marine Luderick targeting Good baits: Often fishers by as a by-catch caught inside bays and harbours. inside bays Favours rocky reefs and areas of structure and areas rocky reefs Favours Habitat: Bag limit: 5. None. length: None. Legal Australian Sawtail (Surgeonfish) Sawtail Australian prowess. Salmon are a regular catch by beach fishermen using Pilchards and lures. Pilchards beach fishermen using by catch regular a Salmon are prowess. Baitfish, Beach Worms, Pipis. An aggressive, schooling fish known for its sporting fish schooling known An aggressive, Pipis. Worms, Good baits: Baitfish, Beach Beaches, rocky headlands, inshore reefs, bays, inlets. bays, reefs, inshore rocky headlands, Beaches, Habitat: Bag limit: 5. Legal length: None. length: Legal Australian Salmon Australian 47 NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide Fish bag limits, size limits and closed seasons on diving lures, plastics. fliesand soft Crustaceans, Marine Worms and fishstrips. A common catch baits:Baitfish(live poddy mullet areGood a great bait), offshore areas. Habitat: Coastal rivers, estuaries, lakes, inlets, beachesand All other Flathead species10intotal*. 20inpossession. (Common) limit:Dusky Bag Flathead 10. Only 1over 70cm.Bluespotted and Tiger Flathead 33cm. (Common)Legal length: Dusky Flathead 36cm. Flathead Worms.Marine baits:Molluscs, Good Habitat: Estuaries, water rivers andbrackish zones. limit:10ofeachspecies.Bag Eel 30cm. Longfin Eel58cm. Shortfin Legal length:Southern and Longfin Shortfin Eel: Southern baits:Pilchards,Good Prawns, orfishstrips. Squid Habitat: Inshoreandoffshore reefs. limit:5. Bag Legal length:None. Eastern RedScorpionfish (RedRock Cod) baits:Squid, oilyfishsuchasGood Mackerel.Tuna or Habitat: offshore Deep waters. species2in All otherdogfish total*. limit:Harrisson’sBag –0. andSouthern Legal length:None. Dogfish baits:Squid, oilyfishsuchasGood Mackerel.Tuna or continental shelf. Habitat: offshore Deep waters, usuallyonor over the perboat.Boat limit:10Gemfish combined baglimit(above) perperson. isalimitof2Gemfish limit:5intotal*Bag includingamaximumof2Gemfish. Within the Legal length:None. Groper,Bass Blue-Eye Trevalla (Cod), Gemfish Fish: Rockcod Banded Hapuku(Hapuka), Deep-Sea Cod), (Bar * Baglimitcomprised ofany singlespeciesoracombination oflisted grouped species. Gemfish Blue-Eye TrevallaBlue-Eye Shortfin Eel Shortfin Rockcod Banded Southern Southern Longfin Eel Bluespotted Flathead Dusky FlatheadDusky Tiger Flathead Bass Groper Bass Hapuku 48 Fish bag limits, size limits and closed seasons NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide Flounder Blue Groper, (male) Blue Groper, Red/Brown Groper, Groper, Red/Brown (female) bread, Cunjevoi and Marine Worms. and Marine Cunjevoi bread, Marine weeds (green weed and cabbage), weed Good baits: Marine (green weeds estuary systems. Rocky headlands, coastal rivers and Rocky rivers coastal Habitat: headlands, Bag limit: 10. 20 in possession. Legal length: 27cm. Legal Luderick (Blackfish) Luderick Prawns, Squid, Pilchards and fish strips. Pilchards Squid, Good baits: Prawns, extending offshore. Tidal rivers, bays, inlets and over reefs reefs inlets and over bays, rivers, Tidal Habitat: Bag 20 in total*. limit: None. length: None. Legal Leatherjackets Hairtail at night. fish best to tend Live Yellowtail or Slimy Mackerel, ganged Pilchards. ganged Pilchards. Mackerel, or Slimy Yellowtail Good baits: Live north of Sydney. Deep water regions in estuaries, especially in the in estuaries, regions Deep water Habitat: Bag 10. limit: None. length: None. Legal Hairtail Good Cunjevoi. baits: Red Rock Crabs, Habitat: Rocky reefs. Habitat: headlands and inshore 2 by line only. Bag limit: 2 by 30cm. Only 1 over 60cm. length: 30cm. Only 1 over Legal Groper: Blue, Red/Brown Blue, Groper: Bread, Pipis and worms. Pipis Good baits: Bread, Found in shallow coastal areas, large bays and estuaries. bays large areas, coastal in shallow Found Habitat: Bag limit: 20. None. length: None. Legal : Worms, Pipis, Prawns, Pilchards or fish strips. Pilchards Prawns, Pipis, Worms, Good baits: Garfish: Eastern Sea Inshore coastal and estuarine waters. Inshore coastal Habitat: their body. fin around a single a distinct Sole have tail. have Flounder Note: Bag limit: 20 in total*. Flounder 25cm. Sole none. Flounder length: Legal Flounders and Soles and Flounders 49 NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide Fish bag limits, size limits and closed seasons well to trolled skirted lures.well to trolled skirted Yellowtail or Tuna. All specieswillalsorespond baits:Live ordeadSlimyGood Mackerel, much closerinshore. continental willcome shelfalthoughBlackMarlin Habitat: Offshore, usuallyaround or over the limit:1ofeachspecies.Bag Legal length:None. Marlin: Striped, Blackand Blue as Tuna lures. andMullet.Also takescastandtrolled deep-diving baits:Live Mullet, Good Yellowtail orPrawns. Oilyfishsuch waters althoughanoccasional capture around Sydney. when mature. NSW Largely to restricted northern andrivers.in estuaries Migrate to offshore reefs Habitat: Mangroves structure androcky limit:5. Bag Legal length:None. Mangrove Jack baits:Pilchards,Good artificial fishstrips,lures. live fishor suchasbuoys,floating andseaweed. objects driftwood Habitat: Oceanic waters. Commonly found around limit:10. Bag Legal length:60cm.Only1over 110cm. (Dolphinfish) Mahi Mahi require theuseofwire leaders. lures. teethand trolled Sharp minnow andskirted Pilchards andotheroilyfish. Also respond well to cast baits:Live SlimyGood Mackerel, Yellowtail and Tuna, summer season. NSWwaters the during Largely to restricted northern Habitat: Offshore reef systems, bays, headlands. rocky limit:5intotal*.Bag Legal length:Spanish75cm,Spotted 60cm. Mackerel: SpanishandSpotted Striped Marlin Spotted Mackerel Blue Marlin Spanish Mackerel Black Marlin 50 Fish bag limits, size limits and closed seasons NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide

Grey Morwong Jackass Morwong Bread, peeled Prawns, Marine Worms. Worms. Marine peeled Prawns, Good baits: Bread, Migrates annually along coastline. Migrates Habitat: Rivers and estuary Habitat: systems. Bag 20 in total*. limit: 30cm Sea (Bully) only. length: 30cm Sea (Bully) only. Legal Mullet Also responds aggressively to small minnow lures and soft lures plastics. minnow small to aggressively responds Also Crustaceans, oily fish such as Tuna or Mullet. oily fish such as Good baits: Crustaceans, estuary systems, generally restricted to northern restricted to estuary generally NSW waters. systems, Around rocks, mangroves, piers and wharves in mangroves, rocks, Around Habitat: Bag 5. limit: Legal length: None. Legal Moses Snapper (Moses Perch) Prawns, Squid. Good baits: Prawns, Inshore/offshore reef systems. Inshore/offshore Habitat: Bag 5. limit: None. length: None. Legal Morwong: Banded Prawns, Squid and fish strips. Good baits: Prawns, Inshore reef systems. Inshore reef Habitat: Bag limit: 5. Legal length: 30cm. Legal Morwong: Red Prawns, Squid and fish strips. Good baits: Prawns, Common over areas where rock and sand mix. rock where areas over Common Inshore/offshore reef systems. reef systems. Inshore/offshore Habitat: Bageach species. limit: 10 of Legal length: 30cm. length: Legal Morwong: Jackass and Grey (Rubberlip) Morwong: Grey and Jackass 51 NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide Fish bag limits, size limits and closed seasons Squid, live fish, fish strips and artificial lures. baits:Squid, live and Good fish,fishstrips Habitat: Inshoreandoffshore reefs. limit:5intotal*.Bag Legal length:None. and Amberjack Samsonfish small lures. baits:Garfish, Good rigged baits orartificial takenon Often Tuna. reef orstructure. Prefers waters. warm sub-tropical Habitat: Offshore waters, of around often somesort limit:1. Bag Legal length:None. Sailfish baits:Cunjevoi,Good Prawns, weeds, marine bread. Habitat: areas, Reefy points rocky andheadlands. limit:10. Bag Legal length:30cm. Drummer) Blackfish(Black Rock baits:Squid, Prawns,Good baitfish. NSWwaters. commonMost innorthern Habitat: Frequents deep offshore waters around reefs. limit:5. Bag Legal length:30cm. Pearl Perch baits:Live Squid, Good Beach Worms, Mullet,baitfishandoilyfishsuchas Tuna. systems,Habitat: beaches, Rivers/estuary headlands, rocky inshore reefs. limit:2. Bag Legal length:70cm. Mulloway (Jewfish) baits:Bread withfinelineandsmallhooks,Good althoughcanbecaught inbaittraps. Habitat: systems. flats Sand and riversweed bedsin andestuary limit:20intotal*Bag for live baitonly. Legal (Bully)only. length:Under15cmSea Mullet: Juvenile (for live baitonly) Samsonfish Amberjack 52 Fish bag limits, size limits and closed seasons NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide Wobbegong School Shark Adult Juvenile Only Smooth Hammerheads may be taken. Great and Great be taken. Hammerheads Only Smooth may 0 for Wobbegong, release only. release Wobbegong, 0 for Hammerhead# or Whaler/Blue Shark.Whaler/Blue Hammerhead# or # 5 in total*. Only 1 Tiger, Mako, Smooth Smooth Mako, Tiger, Only 1 Bag limit: 5 in total*. 91cm School 91cm length: Shark Legal only. Sharks and Rays Sharks An occasional capture on artificial capture occasional An lures. fished deep on heavy tackle at night. Most Swordfish are caught on caught Squid are Good baits: Most Swordfish Deep offshore waters. Deep offshore Habitat: Bag 1. limit: None. length: None. Legal Swordfish Not common in NSW waters. Not common similar foods as Marlin and Sailfish.similar foods A pelagic predator favouring favouring Good predator baits: A pelagic Open ocean. Habitat: Bag 1. limit: None. length: None. Legal Spearfish Squid, Prawns, Octopus, fish. Good Prawns, baits: Squid, systems and protected bays. and protected systems headlands and points. Smaller fish common in estuary Smaller fish headlands and points. Inshore and offshore reef systems. Rocky reef systems. Inshore and offshore Habitat: Bag limit: 10. Legal length: 30cm. Legal Snapper fish such as Tuna. Tuna. fish such as Most sharks and rays will respond to oily to Good will respond baits: Most sharks and rays open ocean. open ocean. habitats including estuaries, beaches, rocky reefs and rocky reefs beaches, estuaries, including habitats Various species occupy a diverse range of range a diverse species occupy Various Habitat: and must be released immediately with minimal harm. with immediately released and must be Scalloped Hammerheads are protected species in NSW species in Scalloped protected Hammerheads are 53 NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide Fish bag limits, size limits and closed seasons diving lures. baits:Pilchards,Good Slimy Mackerel, Yellowtail. Tuna alsorespond and well to trolled skirted Habitat: Openocean, sometimesfound closeinshore following schools of baitfish. Tuna: Albacore, Big-Eye, Longtail, Yellowfin baits:Marine Good Worms, Prawns, andFish Squid strips. Silver Trevally, whichfavours inshore reefs, areas rocky andbays. Habitat: The mostcommon Trevally inNSWwaters isthe limit:10intotal*.Bag 20inpossession. Legal length:30cmfor Silver Trevally only. Trevallies live Slimy Mackerel or Yellowtail. baits:Squid, oilyfishsuchasGood Tuna, Habitat: Inshore/offshore reefs. limit:5. Bag Legal length:38cm. Teraglin to thewater immediately, even iftheyare injured ordead. Please note: Undersize fishcannotbeusedasbait, theymustbe returned lures anddivingminnows. or oilyfishsuchas Responds aggressivelyTuna. to metal baits:Smallbaitfishsuchas Good Pilchards and Whitebait Habitat: Beaches, headlands, rocky estuaries, inshore reefs. limit:10.20inpossession. Bag Legal length:30cm. Tailor Bag limit: Bag * Baglimit comprised ofany singlespecies oracombination oflisted grouped species. Less than90cm–5intotal*. 90cm orabove –2intotal*.  Longtail Albacore Yellowfin Big-Eye Silver Trevally 54 Fish bag limits, size limits and closed seasons NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide Sand Whiting Yellowtail Scad Yellowtail Blue Mackerel Mackerel and Yellowtail Scad; Garfish (other than Eastern Sea Garfish); and Silverfish.Yellowtail Hardyhead and Mackerel Blue Mackerel (Slimy Mackerel); Jack Mackerel); (Slimy Blue Mackerel each species or species grouping: A bag limit of 50 for (Round Herring); Australian Sardine (Pilchard); Sandy Sprat (Whitebait); Sandy Sprat (Pilchard); Sardine Southern(Round Herring); Herring. Australian Australian Anchovy; (Bluebait); Maray Australian Blue Sprat each of the following: Bag of 100 for limit Baitfish bag limits (excluding charter operators) boat Baitfishbag limits (excluding Saltwater Nippers, Marine Worms, crustaceans. Worms, Good Marine Nippers, baits: Saltwater Beaches, estuaries, sandflats. estuaries, Beaches, Habitat: Bag 20 in total*. limit: 27cm for Sand Whiting only. only. Whiting Sand length: 27cm for Legal Whiting such as Tuna. Kingfish respond well to cast and trolled lures and jigs. lures to cast and trolled well Kingfishrespond Tuna. such as Live Squid/Slimy Mackerel/Yellowtail, oily fish Mackerel/Yellowtail, Good Squid/Slimy baits: Live Inshore and offshore reefs, rocky headlands. reefs, Inshore and offshore Habitat: Bag limit: 5. Legal length: 65cm. Legal Yellowtail Kingfish Yellowtail Wahoo also respond aggressively towards skirted towards or diving lures. aggressively also respond Wahoo Live Slimy Mackerel, small Tuna. Tuna. small Mackerel, Good Slimy baits: Live Open ocean. Habitat: Bag limit: 5 None. length: None. Legal Wahoo Tuna also respond well to trolled skirted trolled to well diving lures. and also respond Tuna Pilchards, Slimy Mackerel, Yellowtail. Yellowtail. Mackerel, Slimy Good baits: Pilchards, Open ocean. Habitat: Bag limit: 1 None. None. length: Legal Tuna: Southern Bluefin Tuna: 55 NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide Bag and size limits for saltwater invertebrates water soyour catch may bemeasured ifnecessary. shuck (remove themeat from theshell)in,onoradjacent to the put inacatch bagandbefore leaving thewater. You mustnot Abalone shouldbemeasured assooncollected, before being limit:2. Bag Legal length:11.7cm. Abalone for more information). well away from thewater. Specialrulesapplyfor abalone, Rocklobster, invertebrates snailsandintertidal turban (see Note: You mustnotalter thelengthofaninvertebrate and/orremoving withalegalsize by shucking thehead/shell/tailuntil limitcomprised*Bag ofany oracombination singlespecies oflisted grouped species. molluscs whichhave acombined bag limitof20intotal*). A maximumdailybaglimitof20appliesto any invertebrate notlisted below (excluding unlisted Please note that you mustpay theNSWRecreational Fishing Fee to catch invertebrates. orcollect Invertebrates are creatures andincludecrustaceans, withoutabackbone molluscsandworms. Invertebrates bagandsize limits Bag limit:100intotal*.Bag Legal length: None. wormOther species limit:20inwholeorpart*. Bag Legal length:None. WormsBeach limit:20. Bag its widestpoint. Legal length:10cm.Carapace measured from spiketo spike at Bug Balmain penalties applyfor closure breaches. in the declineofabalonestocks tonot harmful inthesewaters humansbuthasbeenakeyfactor over recent decades. Heavy and Bay) abalonecanonlybetakenonweekendsWreck andadjacent NSWpublicholidays. Bay (Jervis Beach The parasite is Note: To allow abalonestocks to recover following outbreaks oftheaquatic parasite Perkinsis olseni,between Port Stephens measurement page 40 56 Bag and size limits for saltwater invertebrates NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide Pipi All other crabs All length: None. Legal Bag limit: 10 in total*. Cockle Soldier Crabs length: None. Legal Bag 100 in total*. limit: Mussel Spanner Crabs length: 9.3cm. Legal Bag limit: 10. Mud (Black/ Crabs Mangrove) length: 8.5cm. Legal Bag 5. limit: * Bag limit comprised of any single species or a combination of listed grouped species. grouped of listed single species or a combination of any * Bag limit comprised 20 in possession. Bag limit: 10. Legal length: 6cm. Legal Blue Swimmer Crabs Crabs Blue Swimmer Bag 20 in total*. limit: Legal length: None. Legal Cunjevoi Crabs carrying eggs must be returned immediately to the water. It is an offence to remove any eggs. any remove to It is an offence carrying the water. Crabs to Note: immediately eggs must be returned Crabs Bagtotal*. limit: 50 in them or remove eat to Pipis cannot take You Note: mark. the high tide 50m from than more Legal length: None. length: Legal Cockles, Mussels and Pipis (Pipis for bait only) for (Pipis and Pipis Mussels Cockles, 57 NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide Bag and size limits for saltwater invertebrates a Rocklobster in,onor adjacent toa Rocklobster thewater. Note: You mustnotshuck(remove thehead/shell/tail/meat) Colour: Red. any In combination. Rocklobster). Limit:2intotalBag (withEastern Female 10.5cm. Legal Length: 11cm, Male Rocklobster Southern Colour: Green. anyIn combination. Rocklobster). limit:2intotalBag (withSouthern 18cm. 10.4cm,Max Legal length:Min Eastern Rocklobster Lobsters or from rock platforms inSydney Harbour. cannotbetakenfromNote: ocean Octopus rock platforms inNSW limit:10intotal*.Bag Legal length: None. Octopus Colour: Beige/grey. limit:2. Bag Legal length:None. Slipper Lobster (Flat) remove any eggs. eggs mustbereturned immediately to thewater. isanoffence It to spearor snare.person), butnotwithahook, Lobsters orCrabs carrying Note: Lobsters may betakenby handorina lobster trap (1trap per combinations. VariousBody: brightmultiple blackandwhite.Mottled Colour: Legs andantennae: limit:2intotal*.Bag Legal length:None. Tropical (Ornate Rocklobster andPainted) Rocklobster Eastern Rocklobster Southern 58 Bag and size limits for saltwater invertebrates NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide

Turban Turban Snail measurement All other molluscs 20 in total* including Turban Snails. Turban including other molluscs 20 in total* All Sydney, Military 20 in total*. Bag limit: Sydney, along its longest axis. All other molluscs none. All along its longest axis. Sydney, Military measured 7.5cm. Diameter length: Sydney, Legal Turban Snails and other molluscs Turban the water. to Snail in, on or adjacent Turban the shell) a from the meat must not shuck (remove You Note: Bag 20 in total*. limit: Legal length: None. Legal Squid and Cuttlefish Bag 10 in total*. limit: Legal length: None. Legal Sea Urchins Bag 50 in total*. limit: Legal length: None. Legal Scallops Bag limit: 100 in total*. Legal length: None. Legal Saltwater Nippers Saltwater 10 litres in total*. Bag limit: 10 litres Legal length: None. Legal Prawns Bagtotal*. limit: 50 in lease is theft and attracts heavy fines. an oyster from of oysters Removal Note: either through contaminated be may mussels and other shellfish Oysters, Warning: shellfish can cause serious contaminated Eating occurring algae. pollution or naturally harvested under strict are guidelines to oysters grown Commercially illness or death. See public health. www.foodauthority.nsw.gov.au/industry/industry-sector- safeguard requirements/shellfish/shellfish-area-harvest-status None. None. length: Legal Oysters: Sydney Rock, Pacific, Native Rock, Pacific, Sydney Oysters: 59 NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide Threatened and protected species prawn trawlers. Grows to at least5m. Now extremely rare in NSW. and presumed extinct Australia. Numbersreduced Asia andnorthern bysouth-east fishingandaccidental capture by A large ray with alongstuddedsnoutor ‘saw’. Lives andshallow inestuaries coastal waters around Conservation Status: Presumed extinct. Green Sawfish Pristis zijsron south to about Sydney thewarmer months. during Largest intheworld. speciesofhammerhead TallOccurs shapeddorsalfin. inNSW waters sickle Conservation Status: Vulnerable species. Great Hammerhead Sphyrna mokarran upper caudalpeduncle. over 80kg, blackblotch ithasadistinctive onthe also occur inestuaries. Growing to 1.5mandweighing Rockcod are found alongthe entire NSWcoast and living for years inthesamedeepcave orledge. Black This magnificent buttimidcreature is territorial, Conservation Status: Vulnerable species. Black Rockcod Epinephelusdaemelii Threatened species www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/species-protection/report-it to [email protected] oronline at www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries.knowledge sightings Helpincrease ofthesespecies by by reporting isalsoillegalto damagethehabitat ofathreatenedIt species. possess threatened orprotected species. caught theymustbereturned carefully If to thewater. inNSW.extinct rare specieswithstablenumbersare Other protected. isillegalto take, or It harm A threatened speciesisrare withnumbersdecliningto apoint where itis atofbecoming risk Threatened andprotectedspecies You cankeepupto date withthreatened orprotected specieslistingsonthewebsite Teeth withclearserrations straight headprofile andrelativelyRectangular Tall shaped firstdorsalfin sickle equal to orgreater thananalfin Height ofsecond dorsalfin Anal fin Black Rockcod Colourof Variations Caudal peduncle 60 Threatened and protected species NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide

Anal fin Anal Height of 2nd dorsal fin smaller of Height than anal fin Teeth smooth edged Teeth Strongly arched head profile head profile arched Strongly Thunnus maccoyii Thunnus una Distinctive “scallop” Bluefin T estimated 6 m. 6 estimated subtropical oceans. White Sharks can grow to an to Sharks can grow White oceans. subtropical Found throughout the world in temperate and in temperate the world throughout Found Vulnerable species. Vulnerable Status: Conservation Carcharodon carcharias Carcharodon Shark White possession limit of one is also in place. bag limit for Southern Bluefin Tuna is 1 per person. A Southern Bluefin bag limit for to 2.4m . Limited recreational fishing is allowed. The fishing is allowed. recreational 2.4m . Limited to the warmer months. months. the warmer Grows waters. in deep offshore species found Pelagic many geographic regions around the world. Occurs in NSW waters south to about Sydney during about Sydney to south in NSW waters Occurs the world. around regions geographic many species. Endangered Status: Conservation Prominent ‘scallop’ or indentation in the centre of the front edge of the head. Serious decline in of the head. edge of the front in the centre or indentation ‘scallop’ Prominent Endangered Species. Endangered Status: Conservation Scalloped lewini Sphyrna Hammerhead habitats, which are vital to the survival to vital Shark. which are located Greynurse of the are Somehabitats, of these sites marine zoning map park relevant consult the should fishers and recreational in marine parks, information Additional regulations. check the fishing rules and plan to and management at: the NSW DPI website from and critical is available habitats sites and maps of aggregation www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/species-protection identified a number of sites along the NSW coast, called aggregation sites and critical sites called aggregation coast, along the NSW of sites a number identified small number of locations. Marine scientists have Marine have scientists of locations. small number are known to gather to feed, mate and pup at a and pup at mate feed, known to gather to are large areas of the NSW and Queensland coasts, but and Queensland of the NSW coasts, areas large Greynurse Sharks have been recorded roaming over over roaming recorded been Sharks have Greynurse Critically endangered species. species. Criticallyendangered Status: Conservation Carcharias taurus Carcharias Shark Greynurse Southern 61 NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide Threatened and protected species and weighing over 250kg. Found NSWwaters. Growing innorthern to 2m and curious,Bold theycanbehand-fed by divers. Groper EpinepheluslanceolatusQueensland NSW.northern Growing to 2mandweighing over 225kg. Found mainlyinthereefy inshore waters of andestuaries Cod) RockcodGoldspotted Epinepheluscoioides (Estuary NSW coast southto Island. Montague Grows to 30cm. Found around Lord Howe Island, occasionally alongthe Elegant Wrasse Park). IslandsMarine GrowsSolitary to 40cm. asthe NSWcoastthe southern (hasbeenseenasfarnorth cavesInhabiting andledgesinabout15–20mofwater along Eastern BlueDevil Fish Paraplesiops bleekeri penaltiesapply.and heavy than thewaters oftheLord Howe Park IslandMarine isprohibited orpossessingofBlueDrummerfrom NSWwaterstaking other with smallyellow dotsandgrows to about75cmlength. The This fishinhabits coastal andoffshore reefs.bright rocky Itisblue GirellaBlue Drummer cyanea Grows to 20cm. Found andaround deepwater Lord inthenorth invery Howe Island. AngelfishBallina Haetodontoplus ballinae Protected species Anampses elegans Anampses Female Adult Juvenile Male 62 Threatened and protected species NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide 2nd dorsal well fin set of forward the anal fin. Top lobe Top larger than bottom. Anal fin similar in size Anal both dorsal fins. To Pelvic fin Pelvic Two upper Two dorsal fins of almost equal size. Pectoral fin Pectoral 5 Gill slits Identifying a Greynurse Shark a Greynurse Identifying It Shark harm a Greynurse to is illegal – so it is important and divers fishers Sharks from can distinguish Greynurse most Shark’s Greynurse The other sharks. is the similarity of in size distinctive feature upper dorsal fins. the two 1st dorsal fin back set well the from pectoral fin. Bronze colour. colour. Bronze undersurface. Paler spots on Brownish the upper body and tail fin. are available at www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries at available are (see map on the following page). More details page). More (see map on the following relevant rules and regulations prior to fishing prior to rules and regulations relevant habitats, and fishers should consult the and fishers should habitats, between aggregation sites and critical sites aggregation between species. Fishing rules and regulations vary rules and regulations Fishing species. they are certain they are not a protected certain not a protected they are they are are also encouraged to release all sharks unless release to also encouraged are Greynurse Sharks from other species. Fishers Fishers other species. Sharks from Greynurse encouraged to be able to correctly distinguish be able to to encouraged locations, therefore fishers and divers are are fishers and divers therefore locations, locations are also popular fishing and diving are locations are termed ‘critical habitats’. Some of these habitats’. ‘critical termed are the largest and most significant of these sites of these sites and most significant the largest locations are termed ‘aggregation sites’, and sites’, ‘aggregation termed are locations of locations to feed, mate and pup. These These and pup. mate feed, to of locations known to consistently occupy a small number occupy known consistently to along the NSW and Queensland coasts, but are but are along the NSW and Queensland coasts, Greynurse Sharks roam over very large areas very areas large over Sharks roam Greynurse Greynurse Shark Greynurse Fishing and diving rules to help protect the to and diving rules Fishing species-protection/report-it online at www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/ online at [email protected] or [email protected] sightings by e-mail by sightings fisheries. to Help protect these species by reporting protect these speciesHelp by All Syngnathiformes are protected. are Syngnathiformes All Ghost Pipefish and Seamoths, are called Syngnathiformes. Syngnathiformes. called are and Seamoths, Ghost Pipefish Syngnathidae family and together with their close relatives, the close relatives, with their and together family Syngnathidae Seahorses, Pipefish, Pipehorses and Seadragons belong to the and Pipehorses belong Seadragons Pipefish, Seahorses, Syngnathids, Solenostomids and Pegasids Syngnathids, Syngnathiformes the entire coast. Grows to 3.6m. to Grows coast. the entire deeper waters, up to 420m and is found along along is found 420m and up to waters, deeper Related to the Greynurse Shark. Greynurse the to ItRelated inhabits Odontaspis Nurse) Sandtiger (Herbsts ferox Shark 63 NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide Threatened and protected species NAROOMA BAY BATEMANS Port Stephens-Port Great Lakes Marine Park Batemans Marine Park Montague Island TollgateIslands SHELLHARBOUR SYDNEY Jervis Bay Marine Bay ParkJervis NEWCASTLE NELSON BAY Magic Point Magic Solitary Islands Marine ParkSolitary SOUTH WEST ROCKS SOUTH WEST FORSTER LAURIETON COFFS HARBOUR Cape Byron Marine Park LittleBroughton Island sites inNSW and aggregation habitatcritical Greynurse Shark Sawtooth Rocks & Big/Little Seal Rocks RocksSawtooth Rocks&Big/LittleSeal The Pinnacle The BYRON BAY Marine park Aggregation site habitatCritical site Mermaid Reef Green Island &Fish Rock South Solitary Island Solitary South

North Solitary Island Solitary North JulianRocks 64 Conserving our biodiversity NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide oint Bungan Head Mona Vale Headland Mona Vale oint Dee Why Headland Sydney Harbour Shelly Beach Headland Bondi Lord Howe Island Marine Park Long Bay Inscription P Manly Cabbage Tree P Cabbage Tree Narrabeen Head Bronte - Coogee wra Point Long Reef Cabbage Tree Bay Tree Cabbage North (Sydney) Harbour Barrenjoey Head Boat Harbour Cape Banks Shiprock To Cape Byron Marine Park and integrated management of the whole whole of the management integrated and marineestate. Marine Estate Threat and Risk and Threat Marine Estate The outlines how Framework Assessment environmental, risks and to threats social benefits associated and economic will be considered. with the marine estate Management Marine Estate The priorities will identify for Strategy as a single the marine estate managing system. continuous Marine Bioregion Shelf Hawkesbury The options to is developing Assessment marine conservation biodiversity enhance in the Newcastle-Sydney-Wollongong of the marine estate. region ■ ■ ■ Cook Island Tweed-Moreton Tweed-Moreton Bioregion ■ ■ ■ For up-to-date on marine For information visit please management estate www.marine.nsw.gov.au Solitary Islands Marine Park Manning Shelf Bioregion Port Stephens Port -Great Lakes Marine Park Bay Byron Hawkesbury Coffs Harbour Jevis Bay Marine Park Shelf Bioregion tidal Batemans Shelf Bioregion Batemans Marine Park Twofold Twofold ed Areas s ct ve Shelf Bioregion te ro Sydney es and Inter ted Area Locations tidal P ter Eden Aquatic Reser In Bushrangers Bay Protec Marine Parks, Aquatic Aquatic Marine Parks, Reserv A new Marine Management Estate Act the first 2014. For in December commenced strategic for time in NSW the Act provides Marine Estate Community Survey Survey Community Marine Estate The to NSW across 1,700 people surveyed over on the views understand the community’s marine estate. ■ ■ underway include: projects that have been completed or are or are been completed have projects that ecology, economics and social sciences. Key and social sciences. economics ecology, ■ Panel is providing independent advice across across advice independent is providing Panel and the Marine Estate Expertand the Marine Estate Knowledge ■ Authority is overseeing the new approach new approach the Authority is overseeing The cross-agencyThe Marine Management Estate waters, coasts and estuaries. and estuaries. coasts waters, the entire NSW marine estate – our marine marine NSW estate the entire approach to the sustainable management of management the sustainable to approach The NSW Government is taking Government NSW new a The Managing the marine estate marine the Managing Julian Rocks Julian North Solitary Island

South Solitary Island Green Island & Fish Rock Island & Fish Green Mermaid Reef Critical habitat site Critical habitat site Aggregation park Marine BYRON BAY BYRON The Pinnacle The Pinnacle Sawtooth Rocks & Big/Little Seal Rocks & Big/Little Seal Rocks Sawtooth Rocks Greynurse Shark Shark Greynurse critical habitat and aggregation in NSW sites Little Broughton Island Little Broughton Cape Byron Marine Park Marine Byron Cape COFFS HARBOUR COFFS LAURIETON FORSTER SOUTH WEST WEST SOUTH ROCKS Solitary Park Marine Islands Magic Point NELSON BAY NELSON NEWCASTLE Jervis Park Bay Marine SYDNEY SHELLHARBOUR Tollgate Islands Tollgate Montague Island Montague Batemans Marine Park Marine Batemans Port Stephens- Great Lakes Marine Park Marine Lakes Great Port Stephens- BATEMANS NAROOMA 65 NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide Conserving our biodiversity management, and pollutionreduction such ascatchment management, fisheries managementand marine programs inNSW, biodiversity across estate. themarine marine map onpage64)helpsto conserve The system inNSW(see parks ofsixmarine parksMarine healthy andproductive into thefuture. andoceanskeeping theestuaries ofNSW of biodiversity isafundamentalmarine part continental shelf. and rebuilding Maintaining and thepelagic andseabedhabitats ofthe wetlands, sandybeaches, coastal reefs rocky seals andseabirds through to estuarine fish,dolphins,,shellfish, predatory lifemarine andecosystems –from plankton, of biodiversity includesawidevariety marine may bepresent. Fishers understandthat estimated that upto species 250,000marine speciesinAustralian33,000 marine waters and are reliant ontheirecosystem for survival. biodiversity. Key recreational fishingspecies to maximiseprotectionwhy of itisimportant each otherandtheirphysical environment. animals andmicroorganisms interacting with ecosystems theyform. genetic information theycontain andthe plants, animalsandmicroorganisms, the ofalllivingthings;thedifferentas thevariety The Australian biodiversity describes Museum biodiversityMarine www.mpa.nsw.gov.au websites www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries and office,fisheries parks marine office orvisitthe information your pleasecontact localNSWDPI for thearea you intend to fish. For up-to-date inadvancefishing trip andchecktherules fishing so restrictions, you need to plan your biodiversity. ofmarine ensure theconservation and aquatic reserves, are managedto help areasSome ofNSW, parks includingmarine Conserving ourbiodiversity Marine parks work parks together withotherland Marine The Census Life ofMarine recorded almost These multipleandcomplex interactions are An ecosystem ofplants, isacommunity These areas rules, have including particular provide orto berley feed fishisprohibited. theseanimalsto orkilling addition, collecting Worms, whethertheyare deadoralive. In Oysters, Pipis, Snailsand Urchins, Sea Starfish, Chitons, Cockles, Crabs, Mussels, Octopus, you Anemones, cannot collect Barnacles, prohibited in allaquatic reserves. For example unless specificallylisted as exempt, is CunjevoiCollecting orany invertebrates, ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ prohibited in: Fishing by any are methodand collecting visit thewebsite www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries yourcontact office localNSWDPIfisheries or information please oneachaquatic reserve values oftheindividualreserve. For more allowed dependonthe inanaquatic reserve at least10years. and thenewest have reserves beeninplace for areaquatic reserves more than30years old the Sydney region (seemaponpage64).Some There are inNSW, 12aquatic reserves mainlyin areas forimportant research andeducation. biodiversity andare marine help to conserve Together parks, withmarine aquatic reserves Aquatic reserves website www.mpa.nsw.gov.au your office parks orvisitthe localmarine park. marine zoning mapbefore you gofishingina enjoyment. You needto checktherelevant for fishing, research, publicappreciation and opportunities management rulesto support park! marine enjoy recreational NSW fishinginevery programs to protect biodiversity. You can ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ The kinds of fishing activities that are offishingactivities The kinds informationFor pleasecontact up-to-date haszones park and Each marine Point, Shellharbour). Bushranger’s Bay (Bass Aquatic Reserve Shiprock (Port Hacking). Aquatic Reserve zones (Botany Bay). sanctuary Towra Point inthe Aquatic Reserve Manly). Beach, Cabbage Tree Bay (Shelly Aquatic Reserve waters around Cook Island(Tweed Heads). Cook intheclosed IslandAquatic Reserve 66 Conserving our biodiversity NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide Low Tide Tide Level Low Intertidal Area Protected They extend from mean high water to 10m to mean high water extend from They Cunjevoi, Snails, include Crabs, These Fishing in any aquatic reserve aquatic must also in any Fishing with other fishing be done in accordance bag limits and restrictions such as closures, the taking example, of Blue For limits. size Bronte- at is prohibited method any by Groper the northern Reserve, from Aquatic Coogee the southern end of to Bay end of Clovelly 100m to and the adjoining waters Bay Gordons under a fishing closure. offshore Intertidal areas protected Intertidal preserve and protect areas protected intertidal See map on animals and habitat. intertidal of the eight locations page 64, for Sydney. around areas protected can fish You water. mean low beyond seaward or collect cannot gather you but in the areas animals. seashore Anemones, Octopus, Sea Urchins, Oysters and Mussels, Cockles, Pipis, Nippers. Saltwater check our website information more For www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries 10m Intertidal zone at low tide low Intertidal at zone Intertidal zone at high tide Intertidal at zone Mean low water mark water Mean low Mean high tide mark Long Reef Aquatic Reserve for finfish (bony Reserve finfish (bony Reef Aquatic for Long fish and cartilaginous fish) only. Barrenjoey Head, Narrabeen Head, Cape Cape Head, Narrabeen Head, Barrenjoey Banks and Boat Harbour reserves. aquatic in Reserve Bronte-Coogee Aquatic except and between Bay and Gordons Bay Clovelly and the southern headland of Shark Point spearfishing. which is closed to Bay Gordons Cook Island Aquatic Reserve Island Aquatic outside the Cook closed area. Long Reef North and HarbourLong (Sydney) fish and finfish (bony reservesaquatic for by any Fishing cartilaginous fish) only. such as invertebrates, any method for in is not permitted and Squid, Cuttlefish these reserves. All areas of Barrenjoey Head, Narrabeen Narrabeen Head, of Barrenjoey areas All Banks and Boat Cape Bronte-Coogee, Head, Harbour reserves aquatic as long as bait is not collected. The refuge zone of Towra Point Point Towra of zone refuge The Reserve. Aquatic Cook Island Aquatic Reserve Island Aquatic outside the Cook setlines). using (except closed area ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ You can go line fishing in: You ■ aquatic reserves. aquatic ■ Bronte-Coogee, Cape Banks and Boat Harbour Cape Bronte-Coogee, from Barrenjoey Head, Narrabeen Head, Head, Narrabeen Head, Barrenjoey from Lettuce (Ulva) and Bait Weed (Enteromorpha) (Enteromorpha) Weed and Bait (Ulva) Lettuce You can collect Rocklobster, Abalone, Sea Abalone, can collect Rocklobster, You You can go spearfishing in: You 67 NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide Conserving our biodiversity illegal activities affecting fishhabitat contact illegal activities anyIf on keyfishhabitat. you seeorsuspect NSW DPIalsoregulates that impact activities Protecting biodiversity –tipsto remember: and access funding. Contact NSWDPIto findouthow you canhelp has beenprovided to assistwiththisventure. from therecreationalsupport fishingtrusts fish habitat to improve fish stocks. Funding organisations to protect andrehabilitate withmanyNSW DPIisworking peopleand native fishpopulations.longer support lost ordegraded to thepoint where theyno live, migrate to andfrom, feed andbreed. catch fish.Habitats are thoseplaces were fish diverse fishpopulations: Amustif you want to Healthy anddiverse habitats meanhealthy and more fish Healthy anddiverse fishhabitat means ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ A large amount of fishhabitats have been stainless hookswhere possible. such aslead-alternative sinkers, andnon- Use environmentally fishingtackle friendly www.fishhabitatnetwork.com.au. habitat andcheckoutthewebsite club involved inrestoring fish yourGet orlocalfishing friends a drain. Never release theminto awaterway or Aquarium fishshouldstay inanaquarium. weeds from onewaterway to another. Take fish, carewater notto or transport Take allrubbishhome. notlitter. Do Snags are for fish,not for useasfirewood. saltmarsh plants. such asmangroves, river oaksor Tread carefully around shoreline vegetation them backtheway you found them. When rocks turning bait, to put collect them. undermining prevents your boat wake from Travelling at low speednearriverbanks high andtravel slowly. shallow seagrass beds, your trim motor up youIf cannotavoid motoring across place theanchorwithinasandpatch. When over fishor seagrass bedseitherdrift see page84ofthis guide. kills please information fish onhow to report arelarge dueto proportion natural events. For kills anda many andvaried causesoffish or contamination ofwaters. there fact, are In perceivedoften to betheresult ofpollution to thepublicandmediabecausethey are which causeconsiderable interest andconcern visibleeventsfish. kills are often very Fish ofwildorcultured massmortality unexpected kill isdefinedas any suddenand A fish Fish kills your details. contact [email protected] and register habitat activities. To subscribe, e-mail keep peopleupto date withaquatic bi-monthly newsletter electronic to NSW DPIproduces Newstreams, afree ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Watch outfor: Fishers Watch Phoneline on1800043536. your office localNSWDPIfisheries orthe ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ the estuary. on mangroves orsaltmarshadjacent to Cattle orotherdomesticstock grazing side trees. People poisoningorcutting down bank Discharge ofpollutants into waterways. waterway crossings, nets, siltfences, fill). to fishpassageacross a (e.g.waterway new barriers Placing ofpermanentortemporary sediment etc.). a waterway (e.g. tyres, concrete, Materials orfillbeingplaced into boulders, gravel beds, cobbles. Dredging or removal of in-stream sediment, vegetation orsnags(large woody debris). Removal ofin-stream native aquatic and boat ramps. suchasjetties structures New waterfront waterway.a New bedorbankstabilisation works within inwaterways. working Machinery place inwetlands. Drains beingdugorotherworks taking damaged ordestroyed. mangrovesSaltmarsh, orseagrasses being 68 Conserving our biodiversity NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide 5 spines on either side of eyes 5 spines on either side of eyes 9cm shell width up to upper surface or brown green no swimming paddles. However AVG was detected in retail detected in retail was AVG However ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ European Green Crab Green European also known as the Crab, Green European The that predator is a voracious Crab, Shore Green Crabs. It is native on shellfish and other feeds and northern of Europe coast the Atlantic to been has Crab Green European The Africa. estuaries NSW south coast in several recorded It as a Class 1 noxious and lakes. is listed possession and live species in NSW prohibiting sale of the species. Crab: Green a European identify to How AVG: Ban of Abalone gut as bait as gut Ban of Abalone AVG: is caused Ganglioneuritis (AVG) Viral Abalone first detected a virus and farmed in wild by it has in 2005 where Victoria abalone in mortalities abalone in extensive resulted has no impact on human health). AVG (Note: in wild and has also been identified AVG affects the AVG Tasmania. farmed abalone in nervous and symptoms of abalone system mouthparts,include swollen curling of the difficulty to surfaces, adhering foot, lethargy no is there and often Currently death. in NSW wild abalone stocks. of AVG indication of risk of transfer reduce To outlets in 2011. closure a fishing abalone stocks NSW to AVG in NSW banning the in place is currently use of Abalone and commercial recreational gut as bait or berley. If you are able to collect samples, keep collect able to samples, If are you them. but do not freeze them cool for Check out the NSW DPI website further information. Take a photograph and send to NSW DPI. and send to a photograph Take Report suspect pest or disease any aquatic contact or local fisheries office your to 24 NSW DPI on 02 4916 3877 (recorded hour service); email [email protected]. www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/ or online at gov.au biosecurity Abide by fishing closures - some closures - some closures closures fishing by Abide to protect specifically put in place are of pests and diseases against the spread It is illegal to release live fish into NSW waterways waterways NSW fish into It live Note: release is illegal to without a permit and heavy fines apply. Slip and clean moored boats regularly. regularly. boats Slip and clean moored an at and bilge water Dispose of sewerage pump-out approved facility. unwanted fish! Give dump that Don’t to friendsaquarium or a pet shop fish than letting them go in the wild. rather Make ‘clean’ part – Before routine of your Make‘clean’ check, a location leaving clean, drain and dry and fishing gear motors boats, any remove to the waterway from away marine pests. potential Marine pests present in NSW include Pacific Pacific in NSW include Marine present pests ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ What you can do: you What Mussel and Black Striped Mussel. Mussel Black Striped and Mussel. Seaweed, Asian Date Mussel, Asian Green Green Asian Mussel, Date Asian Seaweed, ■ include the Northern Pacific Seastar, Japanese include the Northern Seastar, Pacific ■ marine pests to be on the lookout for in NSW be on the lookout for marine pests to ■ Zealand Screw Shell and Tilapia. Potential Potential Tilapia. Shell and Screw Zealand Green Crab, European Fan Worm, the New the Worm, Fan European Crab, Green as bait. European taxifolia, the alga Caulerpa Oysters, ■ imported for human consumption are used are imported human consumption for when fresh or frozen seafood products seafood frozen or when fresh Diseases can also be inadvertently introduced Diseases can also be inadvertentlyintroduced investigation of aquatic animal health issues. animal health issues. of aquatic investigation Bass nodavirus, and supporting and and Bass nodavirus, research including QX oyster disease and Australian disease and Australian oyster including QX conducting key diseases surveillance for improve aquatic animal health management, health management, animal aquatic improve emergencies, assisting stakeholders to stakeholders to assisting emergencies, of stock, responding to aquatic animal health animal aquatic to of stock, responding diseases through controls on the management management on the controls through diseases NSW DPI works to prevent the spread of the spread prevent to works NSW DPI Pests and diseases and Pests 69 NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide Conserving our biodiversity areas by: spread ofaquatic pestsanddiseasesinto new fish by helping to stop theintroduction and You canhelpprotect ourwaterways andnative Reporting use.after fishing inaffected andwaterways washgear your office localNSWDPIfisheries before may apply.on fishingactivities Checkwith restrictions to pest. 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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              71 NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide Tide tables 72 Tide tables NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide 73 NSW Recreational 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+5:10 +4:05 +2:30 +0:30 +0:07* +1:10 +3:55 +0:06* +0:17 +2:10 +1:40 +2:40 +0:40 +0:04* Mins Hour: +1:50 +1:50 -0:07* +1:40 +0:12 +4:15 +2:00 +2:40 0:00* Tiona Wallamba Island, North Tuncurry Forster, Entrance Harbour Wallis Lake Wingham Taree Harrington Crowdy Head, Marina Harbour RiverManning Basin Laurieton Haven North Camden Haven Basin Telegraph Point, Wilson River Wauchope Railway Bridge PointSettlement Port Macquarie, RiverEntrance Hastings River Basin West Euroka Kempsey Smithtown (Kemps Corner) Rocks WestSouth Basin Macksville Island Stuarts Basin River Urunga Bridge, Kalang East Bellingen River Basin Bellingen Location

+3:25 +2:05 +0:01* +3:45 +2:25 +0:11 -0:02 +0:45 +0:18 +3:05 +1:55 +0:50 +0:19* +4:05 +3:25 +2:10 +0:23 +2:00 +1:10 +1:45 +2:10 Mins Hour: 78 Tide tables NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide Hour: Hour: Min +0:03* -0:01* +0:55 +1:05 +2:00 +0:16 +0:40 +0:08* +0:18 +0:35 +1:15 +3:40 +1:35 +0:45 +0:55 +0:03* +0:20 +0:45 +1:40 +0:35 +0:15 +0:55 +1:15 +2:00 +0:08* +1:40 Location Cabbage Tree Point, Port Port Point, Tree Cabbage Hacking Basin Lake Kembla Port Basin River Shoalhaven Heads South Shoalhaven Heads Inlet Shoalhaven Bridge Nowra River Entrance Crookhaven Point, Greenwell River Crookhaven Jervis Bay Huskisson Basin Georges St Lumeah Jetty Patrol InletSussex Coastal Park Caravan Talofa Island Point Entrance Lake Conjola Inlet Narrawallee Bridge Highway Burril Lake, Bay Batemans Snapper Island Bridge Highway Princes River Nelligen, Clyde Region Moruya Head Tuross West River, Tuross Moruya Quarry Wharf Inlet (Narooma) Wagonga MSB Boatshed/Jetty Ramp Boat Park Apex Bridge Highway Princes Bay Barlows Region South Coast Far Bermagui, Boat Harbour Lake Entrance Wallaga Hour: Hour: Min +0:05* +0:30 +0:20 +1:30 +1:10 +1:55 +3:30 +4:50 +4:30 0:00* +0:40 +2:15 +2:20 +0:10 +0:08 +1:00 +1:10 +2:25 +3:10 +3:55 +5:40 +7:30 +0:03 +0:05 +0:12 +0:40 +1:10 +2:15 +2:35 +2:45 Hunter River Basin River Hunter Stephens Port Tomaree, Stephens Port Nelson Bay, Bridge Stockton Stephens Port Gardens, Tea BridgeHexham Williams River Raymond Terrace, Morpeth Bridge Belmore Maitland, River Paterson Paterson, Lake Mouth Swansea, Bay Broken Waters/ Brisbane Ettalong Bridge Woy Woy East Gosford Patonga Newport Wharf, Ferry Waters Berowra River Hawkesbury Spencer Ferry Wisemans Portland Lower Sackville Windsor Reach Freemans Harbour Sydney Roseville Bridge Marina Gladesville Bridge Ryde Railway Bridge Basin River Canterbury Cooks Bridge, Point Picnic Milperra Lansvale Farm Warwick Location 79 NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide Local recreational fishing guides Eden, Fishing Jetty Co-operative Tee Tree Point, Pambula Lake Lake Doon, Bonnie Wharf Merimbula Wallaga Lake, RegattaPoint Location +0:08* +1:10 +2:40 +0:40 +2:50 Min Hour: recreational/publications website at: www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/ mapsinthelocalareas onour summary local fishingrulesandclosures along with fisher you canfinddetailsonfishing locations, coast. Whether you are aresident oravisiting to Eden onthefarsouth Heads inthenorth on fishinginthe coastal areas from Tweed Local guidesprovide valuable information recreationalLocal fishingguides

81 NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide Fisheries officers them to search your boat andvehicle, to officersfisheries have powers whichenable andtipsforlocal knowledge agiven area. keen fishersandare happy to provide you with programs. officersadvisory fisheries Most are issuespluseducational and conservation shops andrestaurants. They alsoassistwith fishers, commercial fishers,farmers, fish fish fish andfishers. Theydealwith recreational thereand onfoot, are justabouteverywhere beaches andrivers, invessels, boats, aircraft You officers willseefisheries at boat ramps, on rivers, streams anddams, seven days aweek. lakes andoffshore waters plusourinland abiding by thestate’s fishinglaws. and patrol NSWwaters to ensure is everyone offishingrules and community restrictions, and commercial fishersandthegeneral into thefuture. They adviserecreational environment remain healthy andsustainable in helpingourfisheries resources andthe Fisheries officers have role animportant Fisheries officers Under theFisheries ManagementAct 1994 Fisheries officers patrol our coastalestuaries, the enjoyment offuture generations. will behealthy andenvironment fisheries for ensure therulesare beingadhered to sothere equipment anddeter to illegalactivity. detect spending timeinthefieldwithbetter officers throughout thestate. compliance andemploys additional fisheries to improvein part saltandfreshwater fisheries a magistrate. andhavecourt thematter determined by matters serious you$500. In may have to face notice ranginga penalty between $100to you may beissuedwithawritten cautionor vehicles andcanmakeanarrest. can alsoseize fish,fishinggear, vesselsand matters serious they for In theirinspection. lines, hoopnetsandcrab traps from thewater you any to lift setfishinggearsuchas name andaddress. They canalsorequire to require information includingyour certain examine your fishinggear, fishandbait Remember thatofficersRemember fisheries arethere to This results inmore officers fisheries Your recreational fishing fee isbeingused youIf are found rules, thefisheries breaking 82 Contact details NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide Mobile 0419 185 537 0417 692 608 0419 185 533 0419 185 536 0407 957 631 0428 546 078 0427 497 341 0419 185 516 0419 185 517 0419 185 363 0408 601 951 Office 02 6618 1800 02 6645 0500 02 6652 3977 02 6591 6300 02 4980 9202 02 4328 8618 02 9529 6021 07 5523 6900 02 5524 0600 02 4916 3934 02 8437 4903 Type of activity. Type of activity. location and date Time, identity if people involved, Number of known and descriptions. or cars boats of any numbers Registration descriptions. and their involved and contact name details to own Your reportfurther your and substantiate information. up with follow you provide ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ When lodging any report be prepared to to report any be prepared lodging When information: the following provide ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Where information is given in good faith, given is information Where as details will be treated all identifying response an immediate Where confidential. conductingis not possible due to of considerations, or safety other operations in will be used received information on-goingtargeting surveillance and enforcement activities. 15 Regatta Avenue, Ballina 2478 Avenue, 15 Regatta Maclean 2463 Street, 18A River Harbour Jetty 2450 Coffs 32 Marina Drive, 2428 Tuncurry Street, 2 Palm 2281 Swansea Parade, 55 Lambton Northloop Ourimbah Road, 2258 Sans Souci 2219 Street, Water 1 Taylors Beach Road, Taylors Beach 2316 Taylors Beach Road, Taylors 2065 Wollstonecraft 12 Shirley Road, 3/22-24 Acacia Avenue, Port Macquarie Port 2444 Avenue, 3/22-24 Acacia 10/12 Greenway Drive, Tweed Heads 2486 Tweed Drive, 10/12 Greenway Reporting activities illegal Report illegal or suspect activities fishing to via the fisheries NSW DPI office the nearest call on free Phoneline Watch Fishers or online at 1800 043 536 www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/compliance Far North Coast Far Richmond Clarence Harbour Coffs Lake Wallis Hunter Coast Central South Sydney Sydney NorthSydney Port Stephens Port Hastings Tweed Sydney Metropolitan Sydney Central Coast Central North Coast Coastal offices Coastal will be immediately notified of new reports. notified of new will be immediately below. Fisheries officers in the identified area in the identified officers Fisheries below. NSW which correspond with the regions listed listed the regions with NSW which correspond record a message and identify specific areas of areas specific a message and identify record voice response system which allows callers to callers to which allows system response voice After hours calls are received by an interactive an interactive by received hours calls are After 83 NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide Contact details Coastal offices Inland officesInland Region South CoastSouth Far Coast South Montague Batemans Bay Shoalhaven Illawarra Slopes WestSouth Riverina Peel New England Monaro Macquarie Far West Hume Tablelands Central Illawarra/Shoalhaven 13 Cocora Street, Eden 2551 Riverside Drive, Narooma 2546 and OrientStreet, Batemans Bay 2536 Suite 8,Braysyth Building, Road Cnr Beach 4 Woollamia 2540 Road, Huskisson Parade,43 Reddall 2528 LakeIllawarra South 64 Fitzroy Street, Tumut 2720 449 Charlotte Street, 2710 Deniliquin Park4 Marsden Road, Calala 2340 Street, Inverell127 Otho 2360 Kosciusko Road, Jindabyne 2627 Cnr HampdenandCobra Streets, 2830 Dubbo Silver Highway, City Dareton 2717 Agricultural Station, Research andAdvisory 2640 Street,3/556 Macauley Albury Research Station Drive, Bathurst 2795 Office 02 64968200 02 44760100 02 44789100 02 44283400 02 42208499 02 69411404 03 58819928 02 67631132 02 67221388 02 64513402 02 68811208 03 50198408 02 60424200 02 63311428 0408 484299 0427 897145 0417 480933 0419 185532 0427 460226 0438 410585 0427 429579 0419 185548 0488 220443 Mobile 0428 899876 0409 316508 0427 855008 0419 185557 0439 162981 84 Contact details NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide 02 6620 9308 02 6691 0600 02 6563 2359 02 4916 3970 02 4428 3000 02 4476 0802 Office For general fishing information call fishing information general For 1300 550 474 or check the website www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries reportPlease illegal or suspected fishing on Phoneline Watch activities the Fishers to call). 1800 043 536 (free 32 Marina Drive, Coffs Harbour 2450 Coffs 32 Marina Drive, 2898 Island Howe Lord Road, Anderson Beach 2316 Taylors Beach Road, Taylors Huskisson Road, 2540 Woollamia 4 Street, & Burrawang Graham Cnr 2546 Narooma Tallow Beach Road, Byron Bay 2481 Bay Byron Beach Road, Tallow Solitary Marine Island Park Island Marine Park Howe Lord Lakes Marine Stephens-Great Park Port Jervis Marine Bay Park Marine Park Batemans Cape Byron Marine Byron Park Cape Marine parks NSW DPI fisheries office locations NSW DPI fisheries office Authority on 131 555. event contact the Environment Protection Protection contact the Environment event If the fish to a suspectedkill is due pollution Fishers Watch Phoneline on 1800 043 536. on Phoneline Watch Fishers local NSW DPI fisheries office or the NSW DPI local NSW DPI fisheries office Fish kills in the wild should be reported your to Fish Fish kills Fish Marine park offices Marine park 85 NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide A diary for your catch records Date Date Location Date Location Date Location Date Location Location Catch Catch Catch Catch Catch Comments Comments Comments Comments Comments 86 A diary for your catch records NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide Comments Comments Comments Comments Comments Catch Catch Catch Catch Catch Location Date Location Date Location Date Location Date Location Date 87 NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide A diary for your catch records Date Date Location Date Location Date Location Date Location Location Catch Catch Catch Catch Catch Comments Comments Comments Comments Comments 88 A diary for your catch records NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide Comments Comments Comments Comments Comments Catch Catch Catch Catch Catch Location Date Location Date Location Date Location Date Location Date 89 NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide A diary for your catch records Date Date Location Date Location Date Location Date Location Location Catch Catch Catch Catch Catch Comments Comments Comments Comments Comments 90 A diary for your catch records NSW Recreational Saltwater Fishing Guide Comments Comments Comments Comments Comments Catch Catch Catch Catch Catch Location Date Location Date Location Date Location Date Location Date WEAR A LIFEJACKET THERE’S ONE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE ACTIVITY

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