Charter fishing

Fisheries Queensland recognises charter fishing as a distinct fishing activity with social and economic benefits. Charter fishing is a tourism-based sector operating throughout the state, promoted as one of Queensland’s ‘things to do’.

Charter fishing operators take paying passengers on fishing trips, including:

• spear fishing
• game fishing
• tag-and-release fishing
• demersal (bottom) reef fishing
• guided fishing.

All charter operations in offshore waters are required to be licenced under the fisheries legislation.