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
2026 closure:
- 8 to 12 October 2026
- 6 to 10 November 2026
2027 closure:
- 26 to 30 October 2027
- 25 to 29 November 2027
2028 closure:
- 15 to 19 October 2028
- 13 to 17 November 2028
2029 closure:
- 5 to 9 October 2029
- 3 to 7 November 2029
2030 closure:
- 24 to 28 October 2030
- 22 to 26 November 2030
2031 closure:
- 13 to 17 October 2031
- 12 to 16 November 2031
2032 closure:
- 1 to 5 October 2032
- 31 October to 4 November 2032
2033 closure:
- 20 to 24 October 2033
- 19 to 23 November 2033
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: East coast 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
© Queensland Government
Spanner crab
Where
Tidal waters of spanner crab managed areas A and B.
Spanner crab managed area A consists of tidal waters south of latitude 23º south and east of longitude 151º45' east.
Spanner crab managed area B consists of the following tidal waters:
- waters north of spanner crab managed area A and east of longitude 142º31'49" east
- waters north of latitude 10º48' south and between longitude 141º20' east and longitude 142º31'49" east
- waters in the Gulf of Carpentaria between the 25n mile line and the shore of the mainland, south of latitude 10º48' south.
When
1 November to 15 December each year.
© Queensland Government
Tropical rocklobster
- Where: Queensland east coast north of latitude 14º S and Gulf of Carpentaria waters
- When: 1 October to 31 December each year