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Commercial net fishing gear

From 1 September 2021, there are new rules and reporting requirements for Queensland commercial fisheries.

Find fact sheets on the new rules and reporting requirements.

Commercial net fishers use mainly mesh nets, with seine nets also used in some areas.

Gulf of Carpentaria inshore fin fish fishery

Mesh nets are the main gear used in the Gulf of Carpentaria inshore fin fish fishery.

Commercial fishers use mesh nets to harvest barramundi and threadfins. The nets are set in position where fish are likely to swim into them - in rivers, near the foreshore or offshore (depending on the location and target species).

East coast inshore fin fish fishery

In the east coast inshore fin fish fishery, 2 main types of gear are used:

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