Department of Primary Industries

Please enter your postcode

Please enter your email address

Which of the following best describes your interest in Queensland fishing? (Please select all that apply)

Do you support increasing the silver perch possession limit from 2 to 5 in stocked impoundments?

Which of the following dams should be added to the Stocked Impoundment Permit Scheme? (Please select all that apply)

Do you support administrative updates to allow the take of one Mary River cod in Woodford Weir in line with other SIPS impoundments, and amend the existing seasonal closed waters for the Stanley River to exclude Woodford Weir?

Do you support improving protection for Cooper Creek catfish by prohibiting the take and possession of this species?

Do you support improving protection for Mary River cod by extending existing seasonal line fishing closures between 1 August and 31 October to also apply in the following waters (note: the closure does not apply in stocked impoundments):

• Brisbane River – all waters upstream of the Mt Crosby Weir, including tributaries, extending to the upper catchment including Stanley River, Cressbrook Creek, East Arm, Cooyar Creek and Emu Creek etc. (excluding Wivenhoe, Somerset, Cressbrook, Dyer and Manchester stocked dams)
• Bremer River – all waters upstream of the Sadlier’s Crossing railway bridge, including all tributaries (Warrill Creek and Reynolds Creek – excluding Moogerah Dam)
• Bundamba Creek – all waters upstream of junction of Bremer River and Bundamba Creek.

Do you support Fisheries Queensland working with New South Wales Fisheries to harmonise and standardise fishing rules for Murray cod in the northern Murray–Darling Basin?

Do you support extending the tropical rock lobster fishing season by one month (i.e. change the closure start date from 1 October to 1 November) for all sectors?

Do you support the introduction of an annual spawning closure between 1 November and 31 January for east coast black jewfish?

If a spawning closure is introduced, do you support increasing the east coast black jewfish recreational possession and boat limits to 2 fish per person and 4 fish per boat (with 2 or more people on board)?

Do you support introducing trunking of east coast black jewfish as a new form requirement (with a minimum size limit of 57 cm) for the commercial sector?

Do you support introducing the use of shark excluder devices on crab pots in all waters upstream of the mouth of Port Musgrave, including the Ducie and Wenlock rivers?