Waters closed to ocean trawling for the Southern Fish trawl restricted fishery
The waters specified in the table below (Clause 176 of the Fisheries Management (General) Regulation 2010) are waters in which the class of commercial fishing that consists of the taking of fish by commercial fishers by use of an otter trawl net (fish) or a Danish seine trawl net (fish) is prohibited.
| Location | Waters | Maps |
|---|---|---|
Magic Point (Maroubra) | Magic Point (Maroubra)The whole of the waters extending 200 metres in all directions around a point centred on a coordinate at 151°15.864’E, 33°57.359’S, excluding the waters within 50 metres of the mainland shore. | |
Port Kembla (Red Point to Windang Island) | 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. | Port Kembla (Red Point to Windang Island) map (PDF, 95.33 KB) |
Twofold Bay | The whole of the waters of Twofold Bay together with its bays and inlets west of a line drawn from Worang Point (North Head) southerly to Red Point (South Head). | |
Merimbula Bay | The whole of the waters of Merimbula Bay together with its bays and inlets west of a line drawn from the eastern extremity of Long Point southerly to the easternmost extremity of Haycock Point. |
