Hodgey Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 GDay all I have gone to the DPI to seek clarification of a Saltwater fishing regulation. The point in question concerns hapuka, bar cod, bass groper, gemfish, and blue-eye cod (trevalla). The ruling states: Legal length: None Bag limit: 5 in total*, gemfish: only and boat trip limit of 10. Habitat: Deep offshore waters, usually on or over the continental shelf. Good baits: Squid, oily fish such as tuna or mackerel. The rulings is to be interpreted as follows: 1. THE BAG LIMIT PER PERSON IS A BAG OF 5 FISH CONTAINING THE AFOREMENTIONED SPECIES, BUT ONLY TWO OF THESE CAN BE GEMFISH. (IE: 2 GEMMIES, 2 BLUE EYES AND 1 HAPUKA) 2. THE BOAT TRIP LIMIT ONLY APPLIES TO BOATS HAVING 5 OR MORE PERSONS, AND DOES NOT OVERRULE THE 2 PER PERSON LIMIT. FOR EXAMPLE, A BOAT CONTAINING 3 PERSONS MAY ONLY TAKE 6 GEMFISH, AND 9 OTHER ASSORTED FISH (TOTAL 15). A BOAT CONTAINING 5 OR MORE PERSONS CAN ONLY TAKE A MAXIMUM OF 10 GEMFISH, WITH EACH PERSON MAKING UP THE BALANCE OF THEIR BAG WITH THE OTHER SPECIES This advice has been supplied by Cronulla Branch of the DPI: Fisheries department. For those lucky enough to venture out to the deep to chase these fish, please be mindful of your bag limit, ESPECIALLY gemfish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerryadams Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 (edited) I think bag limits on all species are too high, Especially if your out there often. Edited February 24, 2011 by jerryadams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tunastrike Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Bag limits size limits are to protect species from over fishing i agree with that but ive been out the shelf and seen pro,s takeing gems and other fish by the dozen and why because they pay to have a licence to do that but im yet to see money restock fish stocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaffsta Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 I think bag limits on all species are too high, Especially if your out there often. I totally disagree, but its not worth the argument is it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodgey Posted February 26, 2011 Author Share Posted February 26, 2011 G'Day fellas This post was not meant to antagonise or encourage debate. There was several questions regarding bag limits on gemmies etc at the time it was made, which is why this information was sought and posted. Cheers Hodgey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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