Recreational fishing location guide May 2017 Contents About this guide ......................................................................................... 1 Map instructions – locations ....................................................................... 2 Map instructions – depths .......................................................................... 3 Map reference ........................................................................................... 4 Wyndham .................................................................................................. 5 Derby ........................................................................................................ 6 Broome ..................................................................................................... 7 Port Hedland .............................................................................................. 8 Karratha .................................................................................................... 9 Exmouth .................................................................................................. 10 Carnarvon ................................................................................................ 11 Geraldton ................................................................................................ 12 Perth ....................................................................................................... 13 Albany ..................................................................................................... 14 Hopetoun ................................................................................................ 15 Esperance ............................................................................................... 16 Eucla ....................................................................................................... 17 Cover photo: Shannon Conway Published by Department of Fisheries, Perth, Western Australia. Fisheries Occasional Publication No. 92, third edition, May 2017. ISSN: 1447 - 2058 ISBN: 978-1-877098-85-7 ii Fishing location guide About this guide his guide has been developed to enhance consistent and Taccurate identification of fishing locations within each Bioregion (North Coast, Gascoyne Coast, West Coast and South Coast) in Western Australia. 114° 50' E North Coast Kununurra (Pilbara/Kimberley) Gascoyne Broome Coast Port Hedland 21°46' S Karratha Onslow A sh bur Exmouth ton R iver Carnarvon Denham 27°S Kalbarri Geraldton West Eucla Coast Perth Esperance Augusta Black Point Albany 115°30' E South Coast Fishing location guide 1 Map instructions – locations Location of major boat ramps ( ) and some other launching locations (●) are shown on each map. Fishing locations for the survey of recreational fishing can be identified using place names, GPS coordinates or the 10 x 10 nautical mile blocks identified in this guide. For example 32° 06’ S latitude and 115° 04’ E longitude is situated within the block number 320 150 Perth 114°0'0"E 115°0'0"E 116°0'0"E 305 BRAND HIGHWAY 135 140 141 142 143 144 145 150 151 134 Lancelin 31°0'0"S 310 31°0'0"S 311 Seabird Guilderton 312 Two Rocks 313 Mindarie Keys 314 Ocean Reef Hillarys 315 Perth Leeuwin 32°0'0"S 320 32°0'0"S Woodmans Point 321 ALBANY HIGHWAY Point Peron 322 323 West Coast Bioregion Mandurah Mary Street Lagoon, Ocean Marina, and 324 Port Bouvard 0 50 325 Kilometres 33°0'0"S 330 33°0'0"S 331 Bunbury 332 333 Dunsborough Port Geographe Canal Busselton 334 Rocks PERTH Quindalup Western Australia Gracetown - Cowaramup Bay 335 Gnarabup 34°0'0"S 340 34°0'0"S Hamelin Bay 341 HIGHWAY VASSE Augusta - Flinders Bay SOURCE DATA Coastline & Geographic Names: Landgate Bioregions: Department of Fisheries 342 Boat Ramps: Department of Transport 343 344 Windy Harbour 345 134 135 140 141 142 143 144 145 150 151 152 153 154 155 160 161 162 Walp 35°0'0"S 114°0'0"E 115°0'0"E 116°0'0"E 35°0'0"S West Coast Bioregion FISHING LOCATION GUIDE 15 2 Fishing location guide South Coast Bioregion Map instructions – depths Five broad ecological depth based habitats (see below) are recognised in Western Australia. Depth contours are shown on each map to assist in the identification of these habitats: • Estuarine and Nearshore habitats occur in depths less than 20 m (white) • Inshore demersal from depths of 20 m to 250 m (light blue) • Offshore demersal in depths greater than 250 m (dark blue) • Pelagic habitat is the surface waters across all depths greater than 20 m (light and dark blue). 200 mile Economic Exclusion Zone Land PELAGIC NEARSHORE ESTUARINE OFFSHORE INSHORE DEMERSAL DEMERSAL 250 m 20 m Fishing location guide 3 Map reference 116°0'0"E 124°0'0"E 10°0'0"S 10°0'0"S 0 500 Kilometres Wyndham Derby Broome 18°0'0"S 18°0'0"S Port Hedland Karratha Exmouth Western 26°0'0"S Carnarvon Australia 26°0'0"S Geraldton Eucla Perth Esperance 34°0'0"S Hopetoun 34°0'0"S Albany 116°0'0"E 124°0'0"E 4 Fishing location guide 126°0'0"E 127°0'0"E 128°0'0"E 129°0'0"E 125 125 252 253 254 255 260 261 262 263 264 265 270 271 272 273 274 275 280 281 282 283 284 285 290 291 292 293 13°0'0"S 13°0'0"S 130 130 131 North Coast Bioregion 131 132 132 133 133 134 134 135 135 14°0'0"S 14°0'0"S 140 140 McGowan Island 141 Longini 141 142 142 Port 143 Warrender 143 144 144 WYNDHAM 145 Western Australia 145 15°0'0"S 15°0'0"S 150 150 151 151 Wyndham 0 50 Northern 152 Kilometres 152 SOURCE DATA Territory Coastline & Geographic Names: Landgate Bioregions: Department of Fisheries Wyndham Boat Ramps: Department of Transport 153 153 Kununurra 126°0'0"E 127°0'0"E 128°0'0"E 129°0'0"E 5 Fishing location guide Derby 124°0'0"E 125°0'0"E 126°0'0"E 132 132 232 233 234 235 240 241 242 243 244 245 250 251 252 253 254 231 255 133 133 134 134 135 135 14°0'0"S 140 140 14°0'0"S 141 141 142 North Coast Bioregion 142 Port 143 Warrender 143 144 145 15°0'0"S 150 15°0'0"S 151 152 153 Hall Point 154 155 North Coast Bioregion 16°0'0"S 160 16°0'0"S DERBY Koolan Western Australia 161 162 163 164 SOURCE DATA Coastline & Geographic Names: Landgate Bioregions: Department of Fisheries Boat Ramps: Department of Transport 165 17°0'0"S 170 17°0'0"S 171 Derby 0 50 172 Kilometres 124°0'0"E 125°0'0"E 126°0'0"E 6 Fishing location guide Broome 122°0'0"E 123°0'0"E 124°0'0"E 153 153 213 214 215 220 221 222 223 224 225 230 231 232 233 234 235 212 240 Hall Point 154 154 155 155 16°0'0"S 160 North Coast Bioregion 160 16°0'0"S Koolan 161 161 162 163 164 165 17°0'0"S 170 17°0'0"S 171 Derby 172 173 DERBY HIGHWAY 174 Broome Entrance Point, Town Beach and 175 Gantheaume Point 18°0'0"S 180 18°0'0"S BROOME 181 Western Australia Barn Hill 182 Port Smith 183 184 SOURCE DATA Coastline & Geographic Names: Landgate Bioregions: Department of Fisheries Boat Ramps: Department of Transport 185 19°0'0"S 190 GREAT NORTHERN HIGHWAY 19°0'0"S 191 Eighty 0 50 Mile Beach Kilometres 122°0'0"E 123°0'0"E 124°0'0"E Fishing location guide 7 Broome 8 118°0'0"E 119°0'0"E 120°0'0"E 121°0'0"E 122°0'0"E Port Hedland 181 220 180 181 182 183 184 185 190 191 192 193 194 195 200 201 202 203 204 205 210 211 212 213 214 215 175 181 182 182 183 184 185 North Coast Bioregion 19°0'0"S 190 19°0'0"S 191 192 193 Eighty Mile Beach GREAT NORTHERN HIGHWAY 194 195 Cape 20°0'0"S 20°0'0"S 200 Keraudren PORT HEDLAND Western Australia 201 Port Hedland 202 Town Beach and Finucane Island 203 SOURCE DATA Coastline & Geographic Names: Landgate 0 50 Bioregions: Department of Fisheries Boat Ramps: Department of Transport Kilometres 21°0'0"S 21°0'0"S 118°0'0"E 119°0'0"E 120°0'0"E 121°0'0"E 122°0'0"E Fishing location guide 115°0'0"E 116°0'0"E 117°0'0"E 118°0'0"E 119°0'0"E 192 192 145 150 151 152 153 154 155 160 161 162 163 164 165 170 171 172 173 174 175 180 181 182 183 184 144 185 193 193 194 194 195 North Coast Bioregion 195 20°0'0"S 20°0'0"S 200 200 201 201 202 Port Hedland Town Beach and Finucane Island 203 GREAT NORTHERN HIGHWAY Withnell Bay 204 Dampier Cossack Balla Balla Karratha Forty Mile 205 Cleaverville 21°0'0"S 21°0'0"S 210 Fortescue River Point Samson - Johns Creek KARRATHA Western Australia 211 212 213 Onslow - Beadon Creek SOURCE DATA 214 0 50 Coastline & Geographic Names: Landgate Bioregions: Department of Fisheries Boat Ramps: Department of Transport Kilometres Karratha NORTH WEST COASTAL HIGHWAY 22°0'0"S 22°0'0"S 115°0'0"E 116°0'0"E 117°0'0"E 118°0'0"E 119°0'0"E 9 Fishing location guide Exmouth 113°0'0"E 114°0'0"E 115°0'0"E 204 204 123 124 125 130 131 132 133 134 135 140 141 142 143 144 145 122 150 205 205 21°0'0"S 210 210 21°0'0"S 211 Gascoyne Coast Bioregion 211 212 212 213 213 214 Onslow Tantabiddi Bundegi 215 22°0'0"S 220 Exmouth 22°0'0"S 221 222 Lefroy Bay 223 224 225 NORTH WEST COASTAL HIGHWAY 23°0'0"S 230 23°0'0"S Coral Bay 231 232 14 Mile 233 234 Gnaraloo Bay 0 50 235 Kilometres 24°0'0"S 240 EXMOUTH 24°0'0"S Western Australia 241 242 Point Quobba 243 SOURCE DATA 244 Coastline & Geographic Names: Landgate 123 124 125 130 131 132 133 Bioregions: Department of Fisheries 122 Boat Ramps: Department of Transport 113°0'0"E Pelican Point Carnarvon 114°0'0"E 115°0'0"E 10 Fishing location guide Coral Bay Carnarvon 113°0'0"E 114°0'0"E 115°0'0"E 234 122 123 124 125 130 131 132 133 Gnaraloo Bay 235 24°0'0"S 24°0'0"S 240 CARNARVON Western Australia 241 242 Point Quobba 243 SOURCE DATA Coastline & Geographic Names: Landgate 244 Bioregions: Department of Fisheries Boat Ramps: Department of Transport Carnarvon 245 Pelican Point and Marina 25°0'0"S 250 25°0'0"S 251 0 50 Gascoyne Coast Bioregion 252 Kilometres 253 254 Monkey Mia 255 Denham Gladstone Bay 26°0'0"S