PROVERB: “If the fish had not opened its mouth, it would not have been caught”
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The Fishwatch hotline (1800 017 116) is a QBFP initiative you can utilise to report unlawful fishing activities 24-hours a day. The hotline was created to provide you with a direct channel to the QBFP to follow up on your report.The activities the QBFP request you to report include:unlawful use of netsfishing in closed watersfishing in closed seasonstaking female crabs (Jennies)taking undersize fishtaking excess to possession limits on fishusing excess crab pots/dilliesdestroying or disturbing marine habitatsinterfering with people’s fishing equipmenttaking oysters from licensed areas.When making a report to the Fishwatch hotline you should record and pass on:the date, time and area the infringement was witnessedvehicle or boat registration numbers and a descriptionpersonal details if the offender is knownan accurate description of the illegal activity.There are also local patrol offices throughout Queensland (as well as inland at the Gulf of Carpentaria) to assist you with any queries or sightings you may have witnessed.Queensland Boating & Fisheries Patrol office locationsTelephoneAirlie Beach (also services Bowen)(07) 4946 7003Bundaberg (also services Gladstone)(07) 4131 5817Cairns (also services Thursday Island)(07) 4035 0700Gold Coast(07) 5583 5500Hervey Bay(07) 4125 3989Ingham(07) 4776 1611Karumba(07) 4745 9142Kingaroy(07) 4160 0700Longreach(+61) 427 722 208 (mobile)Mackay(07) 4967 0724Mooloolaba(07) 5444 4599Noosa(07) 5449 7555Pinkenba (also services Brisbane)(07) 3330 4210Port Douglas(07) 4099 5160Redlands(07) 3824 9545Townsville(07) 4772 7311Warwick(07) 4660 3666Weipa(07) 4069 8114Yeppoon (also services Gladstone)(07) 4933 6404
They could also have reported you for interfering with their fishing equipment.
Six people fishing can legally have 12 Bass in their possession can't they? They'd also be entitled to have quite a lot of Golden Perch, 60 in fact. Did you get a rego number and phone it through to fisheries?
Well emptying the undersize fish is a good start, there should be more of it.
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