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Waters open/closed to netting Waters open/closed to netting
♦ Ningaloo Marine Park All waters of the
Ningaloo Marine Park are closed to
recreational set and haul netting, with the
exception of specific locations within the
following areas:
• Neds Camp-Mesa
• Winderabandi Point
• Bruboodjoo
• 14 Mile Beach (Warroora Station)
Only shore based netting is allowed in these
areas.
Where permitted in Ningaloo Marine Park,
recreational set and haul netting is only
allowed between 5.30 am and 8.30 am or
between 4 pm and 7 pm. The mesh size of
nets must not exceed 90 mm.
All waters of the Ningaloo Marine Park are
open to recreational throw netting for taking:
• mullet (family Mugilidae);
• garsh (family Hemiramphidae, including
halfbeak but not longtom or needleskin
queensh); and
• baitsh of the families Clupeidae (bony
bream, bony herring and sardine),
Atherinidae (mostly hardyhead) and
Engraulidae (anchovy).
Except in the following areas:
• Sanctuary Zones: All sanctuary zone
waters are closed to all shing at all times.
• Special Purpose Zone (Benthic
Protection): All waters of the Mandu
Special Purpose Zone are closed to all
recreational netting at all times.
• Special Purpose Zone (Shore Based
Activities): All waters of the Murat South,
Murat North, Lighthouse Bay, Jurabi,
Osprey north, Osprey south, Winderbandi,
Maud, Pelican North and Pelican South
Special Purpose Zones are closed to
recreational throw netting from a boat.
These waters are open to throw netting
from shore.
For specic details on the Ningaloo Marine
Park, see the Department of Biodiversity
Conservation and Attractions Ningaloo Coast
World Heritage Area brochure.
parks.dpaw.wa.gov.au/park/ningaloo
♦ Point Quobba Fish Habitat Protection
Area The coral reef and lagoon area within
Point Quobba Fish Habitat Protection Area
(50 km north of Carnarvon) is closed to
recreational netting at all times. For further
details, see the DPIRD Point Quobba Fish
Habitat Protection Area guide.
fish.wa.gov.au/Documents/recreational_
fishing/fhpa/fpha_point_quobba.pdf
♦ Carnarvon – Gascoyne River and
creeks All waters of the Gascoyne River,
its tributaries, and those within a radius
of 800 m of each of its entrances into the
ocean are closed to recreational netting
at all times. All creeks from 10 km north of
Point Whitmore to 5 km south of Mangrove
Point, including all waters within 400 m
radius of their mouths, are closed to
recreational netting at all times.