Waters closed to ocean trawling

The whole of the waters within the area bounded by a line commencing at mean high water mark and 28°10.000’ S, then north east to the point 28°08.450’ S and 153°36.360’ E, then south to 28°15.000’ S and 153°36.360’ E, then west to the mean high water mark, then generally north along the mean high water mark to the point of commencement (references to directions are indicative only).

Otter trawl net (prawns).

All year.

Tweed Heads map (PDF, 163.16 KB)

The whole of the waters within the area bounded by a line commencing at 28°30.246’ S and 153°33.670’ E, then due east for 0.7 nautical miles to 28°30.246’ S and 153°34.467’ E, then south-east to 28°32.251’ S and 153°34.839’ E, then due west to 28°32.251’ S and 153°34.044’ E, then north-west to the point of commencement (references to directions are indicative only).

Otter trawl net (prawns).

All year.

Brunswick Heads map
(PDF, 181.19 KB)

The whole of the waters within the area bounded by a line commencing at the point 28°52.154’ S and 153°36.252’ E, then north east to the point 28°50.940’ S and 153°36.910’ E, then north to the point 28°49.930’ S and 153°37.120’ E, then north to the point 28°48.571’ S and 153°37.100’ E, then due east to the point 28°48.571’ S and 153°37.836’ E, then south to the point 28°52.154’ S and 153°37.836’ E, then south west to the point 28°53.350’ S and 153°37.372’ E, then south west to the point 29°00.000’ S and 153°31.845’ E, then due west to the point 29°00.000’ S and 153°29.850’ E, then north east to the point 28°53.451’ S and 153°35.585’ E, then north east to the point 28°52.394’ S and 153°36.156’ E, then back to the point of commencement (references to directions are indicative only).

Otter trawl net (prawns).

All year.

Ballina map
(PDF, 256.44 KB)

The whole of the ocean waters within the area bounded by a line commencing from the eastern most point of Joggly Point at 29°07.130′ S and 153°27.090′ E, then due north to a point 29°06.000’ S and 153°27.090′ E, then due west to the mean high water mark at Airforce Beach at 29°06.000′ S and 153°25.970′ E, then generally south along the mean high water mark to the point of commencement (references to directions are indicative only).

Otter trawl net (prawns).

All year.

Evans Head River entrance map
(PDF, 173.6 KB)

The whole of the waters within the area bounded by a line commencing at the point 29°07.720′ S and 153°28.600′ E, then south east to the point 29°08.780′ S and 153°31.040′ E, then south west to the point 29°10.440′ S and 153°30.300′ E, then south east to the point 29°11.460′ S and 153°31.400′ E, then south west to the point 29°15.000′ S and 153°28.920′ E, then west to the point 29°15.000′ S and 153°23.390′ E, then north east to the point 29°08.370′ S and 153°28.580′ E, then back to the point of commencement (references to directions are indicative only).

Otter trawl net (prawns).

All year.

Evans Head map
(PDF, 154.43 KB)

The ocean waters adjacent to Brooms Head, Clarence River and Woody Head, within the boundary, commencing at a point at Mean High Water Mark at Angourie Point, 29°29.050’ S and 153°22.130’ E, then east 0.5 nautical miles to a point 29°29.180’ S and 153°22.720’ E, then 2.7 nautical miles north to a point adjacent to Yamba Point at 29°26.480’ S and 153°23.120’  E, then to a point 0.6 nautical miles east of the Iluka Breakwall at 29°25.600’ S and 153°23.020’ E, then north to a point 0.85 nautical miles from Woody Head at 29°22.400’ S and 153°23.460’ E, then east to a point 3 nautical miles from Woody Head at 29°22.400’ S and 153°25.870’ E, then south to a point 3 nautical miles east of Yamba Point at 29°26.480’ E and 153°25.780’ E, then south to a point 3 nautical miles east of Angourie Point at 29°29.200’ S and 153°25.500’ E, then south to a point 3 nautical miles east of Brooms Head at 29°36.800’ S and 153°23.800’ E, then west to Mean High Water Mark at Brooms Head at 29°36.800’ S and 153°20.400’ E, then bounded by Mean High Water Mark along the ocean shore north to the point of commencement at Angourie Point (references to directions are indicative only).

Otter trawl net (prawns).

All year.

Angourie Point map
(PDF, 178.35 KB)

The whole of the waters of Coffs Harbour, enclosed by a line drawn from the north eastern extremity of the southern breakwall to the eastern extremity of Muttonbird Island.

Otter trawl net (prawns).

All year.

Coffs Harbour map
(PDF, 122.22 KB)

Ocean waters adjacent to Boambee Beach, within the boundary commencing at a point 30°19.096′ S and 153°08.013′ E on Boambee Beach (approximately 1 km south of Boambee Headland), then south south east 0.19 nautical miles to the point 30°19.232′ S and 153°08.159′ E, then south east 0.6 nautical miles to a point 30°19.570′ S and 153°08.743′ E, then south west approximately 100 metres to the point 30°19.616′ S and 153°08.708′ E, then north west 0.61 nautical miles to a point 30°19.274′ S and 153°08.118′ E, then north north west approximately 0.19 nautical miles to a point 30°19.134′ S and 153°07.969′ E on Boambee Beach, then approximately 100 metres generally north east along the beach to the point of commencement.

Otter trawl net (prawns).

All year.

Coffs Harbour deep sea ocean outfall pipeline map (PDF, 155.23 KB)

The whole of the waters within the area bounded by a line commencing at the point 30°51.900′ S and 153°02.700′ E, then north east to the point 30°50.900′ S and 153°04.000′ E, then north west to the point 30°47.800′ S and 153°03.600′ E, then due west to the point 30°47.800′ S and 153°00.500′ E, then south east to the point 30°49.500′ S and 153°01.000′ E, then south east to the point 30°51.500′ S and 153°02.000′ E, then back to the point of commencement (references to directions are indicative only).

Otter trawl net (prawns).

From official sunset 1 November to official sunrise 1 March each ensuring year,

South West Rocks map
(PDF, 158.76 KB)

South West Rocks (School prawn corridor) map
(PDF, 164.55 KB)

The waters north of a line drawn due east from the
lighthouse at Smoky Cape.

Otter trawl net (fish) and danish seine trawl net (fish).

All year.

Smokey Cape map
(PDF, 144.45 KB)

The waters extending 200 metres in all directions from the
mean high water mark of Green Island excluding the waters
within 50 metres of the mainland shore.

Otter trawl net (prawns).

All year.

Green Island (South West Rocks) map
(PDF, 116.33 KB)

The whole of the waters within 200 metres of the mean high water mark of Fish Rock.

Otter trawl net (prawns), otter trawl net (fish) and danish seine trawl net (fish).

All year.

Fish Rocks (South West Rocks) map (PDF, 104.48 KB)

The ocean waters within the boundary, commencing at 32°02.650′ S and 152°42.150′ E, then north to 32°01.570′ S and 152°42.420′ E, then north north east to 31°58.840′ S and 152°43.440′ E, then east to 31°59.200′ S and 152°44.340′ E, then south south west to 32°01.030′ S and 152°43.740′ E, then south to 32°03.220′ S and 152°43.200′ E, then north west to the point of commencement (references to directions are indicative only).

Otter trawl net (prawns).

All year.

Crowdy Head map
(PDF, 106.87 KB)

The whole of the waters within the area bounded by the line commencing at the south eastern extremity of Shark Island (Pt Stephens), thence east to the intersection of the coordinates 32°45.000′ S and 152°14.200′ E, thence north east to the intersection of the coordinates 32°33.000′ S and 152°25.400′ E, thence east north east to the intersection of the coordinates 32°28.300′ S and 152°35.000′ E, thence north west to the eastern most extremity of Sugarloaf Point (Seals Rocks), thence south along the mean high water mark to Yagon Gibber, thence due east from the eastern most extremity of Yagon Gibber to the 10 fathom depth contour, thence generally south along the 10 fathom depth contour (inside Broughton Island, Inner Island and Dry Rock etc) until due east of the most easterly extremity of Yacaaba Head, thence due west to the eastern most extremity of Yacaaba Head, thence generally south south west along the mean high water mark to the southern most extremity of Yacaaba Point, thence south to the Northern extremity of Tomaree Point, thence generally south south east along the mean high water mark to the point of commencement.

Otter trawl net (prawns).

All year.

Port Stephens map
(PDF, 166.34 KB)

All waters enclosed by a line commencing from the intersection of the 10 fathom depth contour and latitude 32°55.000′ S, then generally in a south-easterly direction to a point latitude 32°57.300′ S, longitude 151°52.000′ E, then generally in a south-westerly direction along the 30 fathom depth contour to a point latitude 33°12.000′ S, longitude 151°42.000′ E, then due west to the intersection of the 10 fathom contour and latitude 33°12.000′ S, then generally in a north-easterly direction along the 10 fathom depth contour to the point of commencement.

Otter trawl net (prawns).

All year.

Newcastle map
(PDF, 184.19 KB)

The whole of the waters enclosed by the following coordinates:
33°27.887’ S and 151°27.301’ E,
33°27.767’ S and 151°27.374’ E,
33°27.973’ S and 151°27.502’ E,
33°27.852’ S and 151°27.574’ E.

Otter trawl net (prawns), otter trawl net (fish) and danish seine trawl net (fish).

All year.

Ex-HMAS Adelaide Reserve map
(PDF, 129.68 KB)

The whole of the waters west of a line drawn from the most eastern extremity of Red Point south to the most eastern extremity of Windang Island.

Otter trawl net (prawns).

All year.

Port Kembla (Red Point to Windang Island) map (PDF, 95.32 KB)

Ocean waters that are east of the 1,100 metre depth contour.

Otter trawl net (prawns), otter trawl net (fish) and Danish seine trawl net (fish).

All year.

Deep waters map
(PDF, 161.37 KB)

All waters immediately above any part of the seabed that is comprised of hard rock or reef (not including gravel).

Otter trawl net (prawns), otter trawl net (fish) and Danish seine trawl net (fish).

All year.