Bouddi fishing closure

Fisheries Management (Bouddi National Park – Marine Extension) (Fishing Closure) Notification 2024

I, Peter Turnell, Acting Executive Director Fisheries, with delegated authority, make the following notification under section 8 of the Fisheries Management Act 1994.

Commencement and duration

This notification commences on 4 October 2024 and will remain in force until 4 October 2029.

Interpretation

In this notification, longitude and latitude coordinates are given in degrees and decimal minutes using the World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84).

Fishing closure

A person is prohibited from taking fish from the whole of the waters of that part of the South Pacific Ocean adjacent to Bouddi National Park, bounded as follows:

Waters

(a) commencing at the intersection of the mean high water mark and longitude 151°22.858’E at Gerrin Point, the eastern headland of Bullimah Beach,

(b) then in an easterly direction along the mean high water mark to the intersection of the mean high water mark and longitude 151°25.024’E at Bombi Point,

(c) then in a south-easterly direction to 33°31.548'S, 151°25.208’E then in a south-westerly direction to 33°31.917’S, 151°24.482’E,

(d) then in a south-westerly direction to 33°32.171'S, 151°22.858’E,

(e) then back to the point of commencement.

Map

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Section 8 Commercial - Bouddi Fishing Closure (PDF, 326 KB)

Dated this 4th day of October 2024

PETER TURNELL
Acting Executive Director Fisheries
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development