| Species |
Period of Closure |
Location |
| Barramundi |
Midday 1 Nov. - Midday 1 Feb
|
East coast except: in and from waterways upstream
of Awoonga, Burdekin Falls, Callide, Eungella, Fairbairn, Kinchant, Koombooloomba,
Lenthalls, Monduran, Peter Faust, Teemburra, Tinaroo and Wuruma Dams.These 13
dams have been stocked with barramundi. See Barramundi closed season exemptions
below. |
| Species |
Legal size (cm) |
Take and possession limit |
Barramundi (Qld east coast)
Barramundi (Gulf of Carpentaria) |
58 min., 120 max.
60 min., 120 max. |
5 (1 during closed season for some dams)
5 (1 during closed season for some dams) |
Barramundi closed season exemptions
The exemption from the closed season for barramundi
now includes 18 dams that have been stocked with barramundi:
East coast of Queensland: Awoonga, Burdekin Falls, Callide,
Eungella, Fairbairn, Kinchant, Koombooloomba, Lenthalls, Monduran, Peter Faust,
Teemburra, Tinaroo and Wuruma Dams.
Gulf of Carpentaria: East Leichhardt Dam and Lakes Belmore, Corella, Julius and
Moondarra.
These 18 dams are exempt from the maximum size limit of 120 cm for barramundi.
A take and possession limit of 1 exists for barramundi
> 120cm caught in these 18 dams or lakes throughout the year.
A take and possession limit of 1 exists for barramundi
caught in the above 18 dams during the closed season ( this one barramundi can
be > 120cm).
Recreational fishers may continue to fish in the above
18 dams/lakes while possessing their limit of 1 barramundi (whether it is during
the closed season or one barramundi > 120 cm throughout the year) but must
not fish anywhere else.
No tagging of barramundi is required.
For more information visit the DPI
Fishweb Site
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