Enforcement of fishing rules

Project	Agency	2021/22	2022/23	2023/24
Coastal Fisheries Officers x 9 Funding for 9 coastal fisheries officers maintaining capacity of NSW DPI to enforce fisheries rules and regulations including recreational fishing fee requirement across NSW coastal areas.	DPI	SW $1,363,457	SW $1,397,536	SW $1,432,482
Coastal Recreational Mobile Squad Officers x 3 Funding for 3 regional mobile squad officers maintaining capacity of NSW DPI to enforce saltwater recreational rules and regulations in particular recreational fishing fee requirements whilst patrolling popular fishing areas including recreational fishing havens.	DPI	SW $459,144	SW $470,620	SW $482,389
Inland Fisheries Officers x 6 Funding for 6 inland fisheries officers maintaining capacity of NSW DPI to enforce fisheries rules and regulations including recreational fishing fee requirement across NSW inland areas.	DPI	FW $908,971	FW $931,690	FW $954,988

Project

Partner Organisation

Agency

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

Coastal Fisheries Officers x 9

Funding for 9 coastal fisheries officers maintaining capacity of NSW DPI to enforce fisheries rules and regulations including recreational fishing fee requirement across NSW coastal areas.

DPI

$1,363,457

$1,397,536

$1,432,482

Coastal Recreational Mobile Squad Officers x 3

Funding for 3 regional mobile squad officers maintaining capacity of NSW DPI to enforce saltwater recreational rules and regulations in particular recreational fishing fee requirements whilst patrolling popular fishing areas including recreational fishing havens.

DPI

$459,144

$470,620

$482,389

Inland Fisheries Officers x 6

Funding for 6 inland fisheries officers maintaining capacity of NSW DPI to enforce fisheries rules and regulations including recreational fishing fee requirement across NSW inland areas.

DPI

$908,971

$931,690

$954,988

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