On the water

How much do recreational fishers contribute to the NSW economy? Help University of Wollongong with their study.

Recreational fishers contribute to local and regional economies in NSW through their expenditures on fishing gear, and their expenditures on items such as food and drink, accommodations and fuel when they travel to fishing sites.

The University of Wollongong is asking fishers to complete a survey answering questions about their fishing-related spending in order to quantify the contribution recreational fishers make to the NSW economy. This will help identify the value in maintaining or improving recreational fisher access to key recreational...

New dusky flathead and lobster recreational fishing rules will come into force on 1 August, 2022.

Dusky Flathead- There will be a slot limit of 36cm to 70cm (previously 1 over 70cm). The daily bag limit will reduce from 10 to 5 per person. To allow for extended fishing trips, the possession limit will remain at 10.
Lobster- There will be an increase in the daily bag/possession limit from 2 to 3 per person of Eastern Rock Lobster or Southern Rock Lobster or a combination of these species.

For further information, check out the DPI website at...

We ran into a crab trap line yesterday. The buoy was about the size of a ping pong ball and was difficult to see. There was a line of these traps with small buoys between the oyster lease and the shore and they were in the zone where a lot of people take their boats when the tide is low. We were lucky to avoid a rope wrapped around our propellor.

A fishing licence is required to use a crab trap. There is a limit of two crab traps or 4 hoop nets/witches hats per licenced person. The following...

A public jetty was a high priority in the survey done for the community plan. In the next couple of months, applications will open for the next round of goverment grants for boating access.

Last week at the NACCAi general meeting, Bob Reid gave a summary of the investigations already carried out into the possibilty of a public jetty at North Arm Cove. The attached report summarises these investigations. A NACCAi subcommittee has been appointed to take these investigations further.

If you are interested in being involved, please contact Bob Reid via this website or leave a...