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Tweed Recreational Fishing GuideFisheries Compliance UnitMay 2016Fishing is a fun, outdoor activity for the wholefamily. Fishing rules help ensure healthy andsustainable fisheries for future generations.The Tweed district waterways provide excellentbeach, rock, and boat fishing opportunities. Thisguide provides essential information on fishing,including any closures and restrictions, which applyalong from the NSW/Queensland border south toByron Bay.The Brunswick River is a popular recreationalfishing area within the Tweed region and is thenorthern boundary of the Cape Bay Marine Park.For further information on marine park rules andzoning see www.mpa.nsw.gov.au or phone (02)6620 9300.DPI fisheries officers routinely patrol waterways,boat ramps and foreshores to advise anglers aboutresponsible fishing practices and to ensurecompliance with NSW fishing regulations.Information on bag and size limits and legal fishinggear can be obtained atwww.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries or by visiting yourlocal DPI fisheries office.To report suspected illegal fishing activity, call theFishers Watch phone line on 1800 043 536 (freecall) or on-line legal-activity. All calls will be treated asconfidential and you can remain anonymous.RECREATIONAL FISHING FEEWhen fishing in NSW waters, both freshwater andsaltwater, you are required by law to pay the NSWrecreational fishing fee and carry a receipt showingthe payment of the fee. This applies when spearfishing, hand lining, hand gathering, trapping, baitcollecting and prawn netting or when in possessionof fishing gear in, on or adjacent to waters.All money raised by the NSW recreational fishingfee is spent on improving recreational fishing inNSW. Projects include: building artificial reefs to create new fishinglocations; fish aggregating devices (FADs) to enhancefishing for dolphinfish and even tuna andmarlin; creation of recreational fishing havens; angler facilities such as fish cleaning tablesand fishing platforms; stocking of freshwater fish in dams and rivers; essential research on popular recreational fishspecies; restoring important fish habitat; marine stocking of prawns in estuaries; angler education and advisory programs suchas the Fishcare Volunteer program, fishingworkshops, Get Hooked it's fun to fishprimary schools education and fishing guides.Much more information is available atwww.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries.You can pay the NSW recreational fishing fee atwww.onegov.nsw.gov.au or by calling 1300 369365 or at many outlets throughout NSW, such asmost fishing tackle stores, caravan parks, localshops, service stations and many Kmart stores.Some exemptions apply to paying the fishing fee,including people under the age of 18, holders ofpensioner concession cards and Aboriginal people.For further information on exemptions visitwww.dpi.nsw.gov.au or call (02) 4424 7499.You may not need to pay the NSW recreationalfishing fee if you are fishing on a charter boat, hireboat or under the supervision of a fishing guide.Please check with the charter/hire boat operator, orguide, before you go fishing. If they do not hold arecreational fishing fee exemption certificate youwill need to pay the NSW recreational fishing fee.Tweed concession area (Figure 1).The recreational fishing fee payable is reduced by50% for fishing in parts of the Tweed area. TheTweed concessional recreation fishing fee can onlybe purchased at local bait and tackle shops orwww.dpi.nsw.gov.au
Tweed Recreational Fishing GuideKmart at Tweed Heads South. The fee is reducedin the tidal waters of the River Tweed, upstream of aline joining the eastern extremities of the Tweed Riverbreakwaters to: Bray Park Weir on the Tweed River Boat Harbour Bridge Numinbah Road on the Rous River Bilambil Road on Duroby Creek Bilambil Road Bridge on Bilambil Creek Robinson Road Bridge on Cobaki Creek or From the River Tweed Breakwaters, or From the rocks and beach north of the Tweed RiverBreakwaters to the Queensland Border, or From the rocks and beach south of the Tweed RiverBreakwaters to the lighthouse at Fingal HeadFigure 1. Tweed concession areaRECREATIONAL FISHINGCLOSURESA number of fishing closures exist in the Tweedarea. These exist for a variety of reasons, frompublic health and safety to preserving uniqueaquatic environments. The majority of theseclosures are signposted and penalties apply for notcomplying with fisheries rules and regulations.Cook Island Aquatic Reserve (Figure 2). Thefollowing waters are closed to taking any fish(whether dead or alive) by any method: waters thatfall within the area enclosed by the line connectingthe following co-ordinates (WGS84 datum) andreturning to the point of commencementi 28 11’32.336”S,153 34’39.872”E,ii. 28 11’52.114”S,153 34’59.282”E,iii. 28 11’54.419”S,153 34’46.449”E,Total fishing closuresAll methods of fishing are prohibited in thefollowing waters.Note: This includes a prohibition on feeding fish or theuse of burley to attract fish.2NSW Department of Primary Industries, May 2016iv. 28 11’51.698”S,153 34’29.560”Ev. 28 11’42.806”S,153 34’26.280”E.
Tweed Recreational Fishing GuideDoon Doon Creek (Clarrie Hall Dam). During theperiod August to October (inclusive) each year, thefollowing waters are closed to all methods offishing: That part of Doon Doon Creek and itstributaries, downstream from Clarrie Hall Dam wallto the junction with Tweed River.Figure 2. Cook Island Aquatic ReserveFigure 3. Tweed River Entrance - traps3NSW Department of Primary Industries, May 2016Iron Pot Creek (Toonumbar Dam). During theperiod August to October (inclusive) each year, thefollowing waters are closed to all methods offishing: That part of Iron Pot Creek and itstributaries, 1.225 km downstream from thedownstream end of Toonumbar Dam Spillway wall.
Tweed Recreational Fishing GuideGeneral fishing closuresAll NSW waters. During the period May to August(inclusive) each year Australian Bass and EstuaryPerch can only be taken by catch and releasefishing in any NSW waters except impoundmentsand the waters of rivers above impoundmentsRecreational netting and trappingTweed River Entrance (Figure 3). The followingwaters are closed to traps of every descriptionother than the bait trap: the waters of the TweedRiver from its confluence with the South PacificOcean, upstream to a line drawn east-west acrossthe river and intersecting the most northernextremity of Ukerebagh Island.Bray Park Weir . The tidal waters of the TweedRiver within 400 metres downstream from the weirface of Bray Park Weir are closed to nets and trapsof every description, other than a landing net orbait trap.Figure 4. Wommin Lake and Wommin Lagoon4NSW Department of Primary Industries, May 2016Upper Tweed River. The following waters areclosed to nets and traps of every description, otherthan a landing net or a shrimp net: the non-tidalwaters of Tweed River and its tributaries, upstreamfrom the Bray Park Weir wall to its source.Rous River. The following waters are closed tonets and traps of every description, other than thelanding net: the waters of the Rous River and itstributaries from the Boat Harbour bridge, upstreamto its source.Upper Rous River. The non-tidal waters of RousRiver and its tributaries, from Boat Harbour Bridgeupstream to its source are closed to nets and trapsof every description, other than the landing net.Wommin Lake and Wommin Lagoon (Figure 4).The following waters are closed to nets of everydescription, other than the dip or scoop net(prawns) or a landing net: the whole of the waterswithin Wommin Lake and Wommin Lagoon,adjacent to the main road from Chinderah to Fingal(Fingal Road).
Tweed Recreational Fishing GuideSpearfishing and divingSpearfishing in NSW is a popular form ofrecreational fishing and has been recognised for itsselective fishing practices. Spearfishers and diversare permitted to use: a snorkel when taking fish; SCUBA and hookah apparatus for scallopsand sea urchins only; and bare/gloved hand only when taking lobsters.Spearfishers and divers are not permitted to use: a light with a spear/spear-gun; a spear/spear-gun to take blue, brown or redgroper or any protected fish; powerheads and/or explosive devices.Spearfishing is prohibited in freshwater as well asmany entrances, coastal lagoons and other tidalwaters.The following areas covered by this guide areclosed to spearfishing:All NSW ocean beaches, excluding the last 20mat each end of the beach.Tweed River (Figure 5). The following waters areclosed to spearfishing: the whole of the tidal watersFigure 5. Tweed River - spearfishing5NSW Department of Primary Industries, May 2016of that part of the Tweed River commencing at theeastern most extremity of the northern breakwaterat the entrance to Tweed River and bounded bythe high water mark of the western training wall,inclusive of northern boatharbour, generally southto its point of commencement, by the high watermark of Greenbank Island as reclaimed to thesouthern boatharbour, by the high water mark ofthe boatharbour, by the high water mark generallysouthwest to Boyd’s Bay bridge, by the easternside of that bridge, by the southwestern bank ofUkerebagh Passage to a point being theintersection of the northeastern prolongation of thenorthwestern boundary of portion 374 with the highwater mark of that bank, and then by a line easterlyto the westernmost extremity of Ukerebagh Island,by the northwestern shore of Ukerebagh Island tothe northernmost extremity of that island then by aline drawn northeasterly to the end of the easterntraining wall by the high water mark of that wallinclusive of the tidal waters of Kerosene Inlet onthe eastern side of the eastern training wall andthen to the high water mark of the southernbreakwater northwesterly and northeasterly to theeasternmost extremity of that breakwater and thenby a line across the entrance to the Tweed River tothe point of commencement.
Tweed Recreational Fishing GuideMooball Creek. The following waters are closed tospearfishing: the whole of the tidal waters of thatpart of Mooball Creek from the traffic bridge atPottsville downstream to its confluence with thewaters of the South Pacific Ocean.Cudgen Creek. The following waters are closed tospearfishing: the whole of the waters of that part ofCudgen Creek north of the traffic bridge atKingscliff.Cudgera Creek. The following waters are closedto spearfishing: the whole of the waters of CudgeraCreek, together with its tributaries upwards to itssource from the South Pacific Ocean.Brunswick Ocean Waters (Figure 6). Thefollowing waters are closed to spearfishing: thatpart of the Pacific Ocean commencing at highwater mark at a point 1km north of the northwestern corner of the northern training wall of theBrunswick River; then by high water mark and thetraining wall to the eastern most point of thenorthern training wall; then by a line to theeasternmost point of the southern training wall;then by that training wall and high water mark to apoint 1km south of the south western corner of thesouthern training wall; then by a line due east for400 metres; then by a line generally north westerlyto a point 400 metres due east of the point ofcommencement and then by a line due west to thepoint of commencementBrunswick River (Figure 6). The following watersare closed to spearfishing: the whole of the watersof Brunswick River and its tributaries from theeasternmost extremities of the training walls to itssource, excluding that part west of the traffic bridge(Pacific Highway) and that part north of the trainingwalls in Marshall Creek and that part south of thefoot bridge which crosses Simpsons Creek.Figure 6. Brunswick spearfishingGENERAL RECREATIONALFISHING RULES It is illegal for recreational fishers to sell theircatch. Leave all commercial fishing gear in place anddo not disturb commercial fishers going abouttheir lawful business.6NSW Department of Primary Industries, May 2016 You must not alter the length of fish by filletingand/or removing the head until you are wellaway from the water. This rule does not applyat areas normally used for cleaning fish, suchas boat ramp cleaning tables, if the fish are forimmediate consumption or immediate use asbait, or for fish that do not have a legal length.You may clean fish by gilling and gutting only. It is an offence to interfere with any oysterlease. Please ensure that your vessel, your
Tweed Recreational Fishing Guidevessel's wash or your tackle does not interferewith any part of an oyster lease, including theoysters. Abalone is prohibited for use as bait in NSWwaters to prevent the spread of abalone viralganglioneuritis (AVG). Collecting pipis by recreational fishers forhuman consumption is prohibited in NSW. Amaximum of 50 pipis is permitted to becollected for bait and within 50m of the high tidemark. Pipis and cockles may contain toxins dueto natural algal blooms. The blooms are notalways visible. Intertidal invertebrates must not be shuckedexcept for immediate use as bait. It is illegal to jag/foul hook fish other thanthrough the mouth.Fishing safelyFishing is fun, but remember to take care andexercise caution. Rock fishing can be particularlydangerous due to the unpredictable nature of theocean. Follow these basic safety tips at all timeswhen rock fishing: Reduce wildlife injuries by attending your linesand avoid bird feeding areas. Use environmentally friendly fishing tacklesuch as lead alternative sinkers, biodegradableline, and non-stainless hooks where possible. Act responsibly when you have reached yourbag limit and you remain in the fishinggrounds. Do not interfere with commercial fishingactivities or commercial fishing gear.Recreational harvest of shellfishShellfish are filter feeders and they sometimesaccumulate harmful substances from the waterduring feeding. Shellfish collected by recreationalfishers should never be eaten raw. This is becauserecreationally harvested shellfish are not subject tothe same strict food safety controls ascommercially harvested shellfish. Consequentlythe NSW Food Authority recommends eating onlyshellfish harvested under a recognised program.For more information check the DPI RecreationalFishing Guide or www.foodauthority.nsw.gov.au orphone 1300 552 406.Penalties Always wear a life jacket Stay alert to the weather conditions Plan an escape route in case you are washedin Never turn your back on the ocean Further informationWear appropriate non-slip footwear and lightclothing Do not jump in if someone is washed in - waitfor assistanceFor more information about fishing restrictions thatapply to Tweed’s waterways and beaches, pleasecontact the; Never fish aloneFor more information go towww.safefishing.com.auPenalties apply to persons who take or possessfish (including invertebrates, shells, etc.) taken incontravention of fishing closures, including aquaticreserves and intertidal protected areas.Tweed Fisheries Office10/12 Greenway DriveTWEED HEADS SOUTH NSW 2485Phone: (07) 5523 6900Responsible fishingMobile: 0419 185 537 Reduce wildlife injuries by attending your linesand avoid bird feeding areas.Fax: (07) 5523 1835 Only catch sufficient fish for your immediateneeds. Release all others using best practicecatch and release techniques. Remember allfish, including scavengers, are important to theecosystem.Check for updates of this Recreational FishingGuide cations If you retain your catch, dispatch all fish andinvertebrates swiftly and humanely. Dispose of all litter and fish waste responsibly. Be considerate of others and keep noise to aminimum, especially in residential areas.7NSW Department of Primary Industries, May 2016Web: www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries State of New South Wales through the NSW Department of Trade andInvestment 2016. You may copy, distribute and otherwise freely deal withthis publication for any purpose, provided that you attribute the NSWDepartment of Primary Industries as the owner.Published by the NSW Department of Primary Industries.
Tweed Recreational Fishing GuideDisclaimer: The information contained in this publication is based onknowledge and understanding at the time of writing (May 2016).However, because of advances in knowledge, users are reminded of theneed to ensure that information upon which they rely is up to date and tocheck currency of the information with the appropriate officer of theDepartment of Primary Industries or the user’s independent adviser.INT15/983198NSW Department of Primary Industries, May 2016
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