Estuary General Fishery closures

The Estuary General Share Management Plan and Supporting Plan now give effect to some fishing closures that were previously notified under section 8 of the Fisheries Management Act 1994 and in addition to the Fisheries Management (General) Regulation 2002 , contain provisions relating to the types of fishing gear that may be used in the fishery. Some fishing closures remain as section 8 notifications.

The estuarine waters within each region of the fishery are set out in the Estuary General Share Management Plan.

Fishers are advised to familiarise themselves with the relevant fisheries legislation and be aware that other restrictions on fishing operations may apply in Marine Protected Areas.

General Closures

• Abalone - Prohibition on the taking of fish using abalone viscera as bait  28.7 KB
  
• Garfish Net (hauling)
  
• Hunter and Hawkesbury Prawn Counts  24.3 KB
  
• Prawn Count - All waters other than the Clarence River, Hunter River or Hawkesbury River  25.0 KB
  
• Clarence River prawn counts  24.9 KB
  
• Prohibition of Shark Finning  23.2 KB
  
• Tailor Closure  30.9 KB
  
• Australian Salmon closure  52.2 KB
  
• Caulerpa fishing closure - Narrawallee Inlet, Burrill Lake, Lake Conjola and Berringer Lake, Pittwater and St Georges Basin  412.1 KB
  
• Pipi closures  35.8 KB
  

Location closures

• Tweed River
  
• Cudgera Creek, Cudgen Creek and Cudgen Lake
  
• Mooball Creek
  
• Richmond River and Wilsons River
  
• Evans River
  
• Jerusalem Creek
  
• Clarence River
  
• Boambee Creek, Bonville Creek and Pine Creek
  
• Dalhousie Creek
  
• Oyster Creek
  
• Nambucca River
  
• Yarrahappinni Wetlands National Park
  
• Macleay River and tributaries (incluing Belmore River)
  
• Saltwater Creek
  
• Korogoro Creek
  
• Kilick Creek
  
• Lake Cathie (Lake Innes)
  
• Manning River
  
• Camden Haven River
  
• Khappinghat Creek
  
• Wallis Lake
  
• Smith’s Lake
  
• Myall Lake, Myall River, Boolambayte Lake and Boolambayte Creek
  
• Port Stephens
  
• Port Stephens - Prawn Nets  20.0 KB
  
• Hunter River and tributaries
  
• Tuggerah Lakes
  
• Hawkesbury River, Brisbane Water and Pittwater
  
• Port Hacking
  
• Towradgi Creek
  
• Lake Illawarra
  
• Minnamurra River
  
• Spring Creek
  
• Werri Lagoon
  
• Crooked River
  
• Shoalhaven River and tributaries (including Crookhaven River)
  
• Lake Wollumboola
  
• Currambane Creek Closure  26.7 KB
  
• Swan Lake
  
• Berrara Creek
  
• Nerrindillah Creek
  
• Willinga Lake
  
• Moruya River
  
• Wagonga Inlet
  
• Coila Lake
  
• Wallaga Lake
  
• Cuttagee Lake
  
• Wapengo Lake
  
• Wallagoot Lake
  
• Sandy Beach Creek and Bournda Lagoon
  
• Merimbula Lake