Closed seasons in tidal waters

Australian bass

• Where: All Queensland tidal waters
• When: 1 June to 31 August each year

Barramundi

Queensland east coast:

• 1 November to 31 January

Gulf of Carpentaria:

• 7 October to 31 January

Coral reef fin fish

Two five-day coral reef fin fish closed seasons in October and November each year.

When

2024 closure:

• 30 September to 4 October 2024
• 29 October to 2 November 2024

2025 closure:

• 18 to 22 October 2025
• 17 to 21 November 2025

Where

Map of coral reef fin fish closures for Queensland (PDF, 443KB)

Tidal waters from the northern tip of Cape York along latitude 10°41' south to:

• longitude 145° east
• latitude 13° south, longitude 145° east
• latitude 15° south, longitude 146° east
• latitude 17°30' south, longitude 147° east
• latitude 21° south, longitude 152°55' east
• latitude 24°30' south, longitude 154° east
• latitude 24°50' south, longitude 154° east
• along latitude 24°50' south to the mainland shore
• along the shore to the northern tip of Cape York at latitude 10°41' south.

Snapper and pearl perch

• Where: All Queensland tidal waters
• When: 15 July to 15 August each year

Spanish mackerel

Northern closed seasons

The northern closures apply to east coast waters north of latitude 22˚S (located slightly north of Stanage Bay, between Mackay and Yeppoon).

Northern closure dates are aligned with new moon periods.

2024:

• 30 September to 21 October 2024
• 29 October to 19 November 2024

2025

• 18 October to 8 November 2025
• 17 November to 8 December 2025

Southern closed seasons

The southern closures apply each year to east coast waters south of latitude 22˚S (located slightly north of Stanage Bay, between Mackay and Yeppoon).

The annual southern Spanish mackerel closed seasons are:

• 1 to 21 February
• 1 to 21 March

Locations