Fisheries
![Queensland Boating and Fisheries Patrol officer in uniform, standing on a boat in water, holding a mobile phone to the camera, showing the Qld fishing 2.0 app.](https://www.daf.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0005/1893398/rec-fishing-app-banner.jpg)
My fishing
Record your fishing trips and share your stats and photos using the new 'My fishing' feature on the Qld Fishing 2.0 app!
![Sunset over the sea outside Karumba](https://www.daf.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0010/1858420/karumba-sunset.jpg)
New gillnet-free areas in the Gulf of Carpentaria
New gillnet-free areas in the Gulf take effect from 17 May 2024 to protect threatened species and provide opportunities for First Nations communities, while ensuring continued commercial fishing and seafood supply.
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Stage 3 structural adjustment payments: open until 30 January 2025
Applications are still open for supply chain business diversification grants, gillnet buyback and gillnet reel boat refit grants for eligible licence holders and businesses affected by the phase-out of gillnets on the Great Barrier Reef, Great Sandy Marine Park rezoning or Gulf of Carpentaria gillnet-free areas.
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There's money in the water!
The 2024 Fish 'n SIP$ comp is now open, so grab your SIPS permit and head down to one of the competition locations to catch your share of $100,000!
Apply now for structural adjustment payments
Applications open for Stage 3.
Stages 1 and 2 are now closed.
Stage 3: closes 30 January 2025
- Supply chain businesses diversification grants
- Gillnet buyback
- Gillnet reel boat refit grants