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    Reminder: Coral reef fin fish off limits

    Queensland Government
    Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

    28 October 2013
    Reminder: Coral reef fin fish off limits

    Coral reef fin fish will be off limits from midnight 30 October to midnight 4 November, the second of two annual closures that protect these fish during the spawning season.

    Queensland Boating and Fisheries Patrol (QBFP) district officer Geoff Fergusson said the closures were vital to protect fish at an important time in their life cycle.

    "The closures coincide with the new moon when key coral reef fish species aggregate to spawn,” he said.

    Mr Fergusson said QBFP officers will be out patrolling Queensland waters over the spawning season.

    "Fishers need to remember that they should not take and possess coral reef fin fish species during the closure period,” he said.

    “Coral reef fin fish include cods and groupers, emperors, parrotfishes, sweetlips, wrasses, coral trout, fusiliers, surgeonfishes, tropical snappers and seaperches.

    “A reef fish web guide is available online at www.fisheries.qld.gov.au to help fishers identify fish listed as coral reef fin fish.

    “Officers conduct regular patrols and those found doing the wrong thing are risking an on-the-spot fine of $440 and a maximum penalty of $110,000.”

    The closures are in place from the tip of Cape York in the north, to Bundaberg in the south (the southern boundary is at latitude 24º50'S).

    The eastern boundary of the closure is the same as the eastern boundary of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.

    For more information on fishing closures in Queensland visit www.fisheries.qld.gov.au or call 13 25 23.

    Follow Fisheries Queensland on Facebook and Twitter (@FisheriesQld).

    Media: Jodana Anglesey 3087 8601

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    Re: Reminder: Coral reef fin fish off limits

    Keep up the good work, preservation is the key.

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    Re: Reminder: Coral reef fin fish off limits

    Kids who Hunt and Fish, Don't Deal and Steal.

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