Area affected | Species of fish that must not be taken | Methods of fishing prohibited | Period |
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Macleay River - Weekend Netting | |||
The whole of the waters of the Macleay River and its tributaries, from its confluence with the South Pacific Ocean upstream to its source. | Any species of fish. | Any method involving the use of a net, other than the following: | The period from 6pm Friday to 6pm Sunday in each week, or to 6pm Monday if Monday is a public holiday. |
Macleay River - Nets | |||
The whole of the waters of the Macleay River and its creeks, tributaries, billabongs and lagoons, from the Kempsey Railway Bridge upstream to its source. | Any species of fish. | Any method involving the use of a net (other than a landing net). | All year. |
Macleay River (Lower Reaches) - Set Meshing Net | |||
The whole of the waters of the Macleay River and its tributaries, creeks, bays and inlets, lying on the northern side of a line drawn from the northern bank of Spencer’s Creek to Kemp’s Corner and from a line drawn east/west crossing the southern end of Whiskey Island. | Any species of fish. | Any method involving the use of a meshing net, unless the net is used by the method of splashing (that is, shooting the net, immediately splashing and retrieving it as a continuous operation). | All year. |
Macleay River (Jerseyville to Smithtown) - Set Meshing Net | |||
The whole of the waters of the Macleay River and its tributaries downstream of Smithtown Bridge to the Jerseyville Bridge. | Any species of fish. | Any method involving the use of a meshing net, other than: | The period from May to August (both months inclusive) in each year. |
Macleay River (Upper Reaches) - Set Meshing Net | |||
The whole of the waters of the Macleay River and its tributaries from the Smithtown Bridge upstream to the Kempsey Railroad Bridge. | Any species of fish. | Any method involving the use of a meshing net, unless the net is used by the method of splashing (that is, shooting the net, immediately splashing and retrieving it as a continuous operation). | The period from May to August (both months inclusive) in each year. |
Belmore River | |||
The waters of that part of Belmore River and its creeks, tributaries and inlets, from the Belmore River flood gate downstream to the road bridge at Gladstone (being waters that are part of the estuarine system of the Macleay River). | Any species of fish. | Any method involving the use of a net or a trap, other than the following: | All year. |
Belmore River - Upper Reaches | |||
The waters of that part of Belmore River and its creeks, tributaries and inlets, from its source downstream to the Belmore River flood gate (being waters that are part of the estuarine system of the Macleay River). | Any species of fish. | Any method involving the use of a net or a trap (other than a landing net). | All year. |