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Year-round closures

In the West Coast Bioregion there are fishing restrictions in the following areas all year round:

  • Busselton Jetty Observatory; closed to all fishing in the defined area.
  • Cowaramup Bay Reef Observation Area (Gracetown); you may catch finfish, abalone, rock lobster, blue swimmer crabs, cuttlefish and octopus. All other species are protected.
  • Heirisson Island (Swan River); lakes on the island downstream of the causeway are closed to all fishing.
  • Lake Clifton (Mandurah); closed to all fishing.
  • Yallingup Reef Observation Area; all shellfish, reeftop animals, crustaceans, seahorses and sea plants are protected within a 400-metre radius of the mouth of Yallingup Brook. You may only take squid, cuttlefish, rock lobster and blue swimmer crabs in this area.
  • HMAS Perth wreck site; closed to fishing within 250 metres of the intersection of 35°04.788' S and 117°58.068' E.
  • HMAS Swan wreck site; closed to fishing within 200 metres of the intersection of 33°33.06' S and 115°05.947' E
  • Lena wreck site; closed to fishing within 400 metres of the intersection of 33°20.578' S and 115°33.895' E.
  • Omeo wreck site; closed to fishing within the defined site – commencing at 32°06.270' S and 115°45.552' E, then following the coastline east to 32°06.360'S and 115°45.740'E, then west to the intersection of 32°06.360' S and 115°45.552'E, then north to the commencement point.
  • Saxon Ranger wreck site; closed to fishing within the defined site – commencing at 32°19.67' S and 115°42.37' E, then east to the intersection of 115°42.25' E, then north to the intersection of 32°19.55' S; then east to the intersection of 115°42.37' E, then south to the commencement point.
  • South Tomi wreck site; closed to fishing within the defined site – commencing at 28°43.968' S and 114°33.392' E, then west to the intersection of 114°33.206' E, then north to the intersection of 28°43.752' S, then east to the intersection of 114°33.392' E, then south to the commencement point.

Last modified: 4/09/2017 11:15 AM

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