Stealing fish and black marketing are a serious problem and can deplete our fish and shellfish stocks on the coastline.

Fisheries Officers spend many hours on patrol, detecting and preventing illegal fishing.

We need your help. Report illegal or suspect fishing activities to your nearest Fisheries Office or use the Fishers Watch Phoneline on 1800 043 536.

Record the following information before reporting:

• Type of activity
• Time, date and location of activity
• Number of people and any descriptions
• Registration numbers of cars and boats

All information will be treated as confidential and remain absolutely confidential.

For general fishing information, call the Fisheries Information Line on 1300 550 474.