Shoalhaven River and tributaries (including Crookhaven River)

Area affected

Species of fish that must not be taken

Methods of fishing prohibited

Period

Shoalhaven River - Weekend Netting

The whole of the waters of the Shoalhaven River including its creeks, tributaries and inlets, from its confluence with the Crookhaven River upstream to its source.

Any species of fish.

Any method involving the use of a net, other than the following:
(a)  a prawn net (hauling),
(b)  a hoop or lift net,
(c)  a dip or scoop net (prawns),
(d)  a push or scissors net  (prawns),
(e)  a hand-hauled prawn net,
(f)  a landing net.

The period from May to August (both months inclusive): 8am Saturday to 5pm Sunday in each week, and 8am to 5pm on any weekday that is a public holiday.
The period from September to April in the following year (both months inclusive): 8am Saturday to 6pm Sunday in each week, and 8am to 6pm on any weekday that is a public holiday.

Shoalhaven River - Weekend Netting

Shoalhaven River Entrance - Nets

The whole of the waters of that part of the Shoalhaven River from its confluence with the South Pacific Ocean upstream to a line drawn on a bearing of 134 degrees from the western foreshore boundary of Lot 3, DP 14678 to a post on the southern bank of the river.

Any species of fish.

Any method involving the use of a net, other than the following:
(a)  a hoop or lift net,
(b)  a dip or scoop net (prawns),
(c)  a push or scissors net (prawns),
(d)  a hand-hauled prawn net,
(e)  a landing net.

All year.

Shoalhaven River Entrance - Nets

Shoalhaven River - Set Meshing Net

The whole of the waters of the Shoalhaven River together with its bays, inlets and tributaries, from the Pacific Highway road bridge upstream to the confluence with Calymea Creek (excluding Calymea Creek).

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), or unless the net is set for a period of no more than 3 hours.

The period from June to September (both months inclusive) in each year.

Shoalhaven River - Set Meshing Nets

Shoalhaven River (Broughton Creek) - Set Meshing Net

The whole of the waters of Broughton Creek and its tributaries, upstream of Black Forest Bridge (Bolong Road).

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 15 May to 31 August in each year (both dates inclusive).

Shoalhaven River (Broughton Creek) - Set Meshing Net

Shoalhaven River (Calymea Creek) - Set Meshing Net

The whole of the waters of that part of the Shoalhaven River and its tributaries, upstream from a line drawn across the river at Calymea Creek (including Calymea Creek).

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 15 May to 31 August in each year (both dates inclusive).

Shoalhaven River (Calymea Creek) - Set Meshing Net

Crookhaven River - Weekend Netting

The whole of the waters of the Crookhaven River including its creeks, tributaries and inlets, 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:
(a)  a prawn net (hauling),
(b)  a hoop or lift net,
(c)  a dip or scoop net (prawns),
(d)  a push or scissors net (prawns),
(e)  a hand-hauled prawn net,
(f)  a landing net.

The period from May to August (both months inclusive): 8am Saturday to 5pm Sunday in each week, and 8am to 5pm on any weekday that is a public holiday.
The period from September to April in the following year (both months inclusive): 8am Saturday to 6pm Sunday in each week, and 8am to 6pm on any weekday that is a public holiday.

Crookhaven River - Weekend Netting

Crookhaven River Entrance - Traps and Set Meshing Nets

The whole of the waters of the Crookhaven River from its confluence with the South Pacific Ocean upstream to a line drawn from the western extremity of Orient Point, generally north-easterly to the south-eastern extremity of Haven Island, then generally easterly to the western extremity of the training wall of Comerong Island.

Any species of fish.

Any method involving the use of the following:
(a)  a trap,
(b)  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.

Crookhaven River Entrance - Traps and Set Meshing Nets