Maps of fisheries regulated waters
Queensland's Fisheries Declaration 2019 describes regulated waters that are closed to fishing.
The maps below provide details of some of the regulated waters throughout the state. Additional regulated waters are described in Schedule 1 of the Fisheries Declaration 2019.
Gulf of Carpentaria
- Albert River FRW-269 (PDF, 302.2 KB)
- Broncos Creek FRW 265 (PDF, 229.7 KB)
- Bynoe River and Little Bynoe River FRW-267 (PDF, 221.7 KB)
- Chapman River FRW-260 (PDF, 152.9 KB)
- Chapman River to Moonkan Creek FRW-261 (PDF, 224.5 KB)
- Elizabeth River (Mornington Island) FRW-272 (PDF, 222.2 KB)
- Flinders River and Armstrong Creek FRW-268 (PDF, 277.1 KB)
- Gilbert River FRW-264 (PDF, 276.1 KB)
- Gin Arm Creek FRW-271 (PDF, 291.0 KB)
- Kirke River FRW-285 (PDF, 240.5 KB)
- Mitchell River FRW-262 (PDF, 277.6 KB)
- Moonkan Creek FRW-259 (PDF, 325.3 KB)
- Nicholson River FRW-270 (PDF, 265.9 KB)
- Norman River downstream FRW-266A (PDF, 253.3 KB)
- Norman River upstream FRW-266B (PDF, 269.6 KB)
- North Cape York FRW-223 (PDF, 358.3 KB)
- Pine River north of Weipa FRW-256 (PDF, 227.7 KB)
- Port Musgrave and Wenlock River FRW-274 (PDF, 161.8 KB)
- Sandalwood Place River Mornington Island FRW-273 (PDF, 232.6 KB)
- South Mitchell River FRW-227 (PDF, 297.3 KB)
- Staaten River FRW-263 (PDF, 291.1 KB)
- Watson River FRW-258 (PDF, 278.2 KB)
- Wellesley Islands Protected Wildlife Area FRW-275 (PDF, 266.5 KB)
East Coast
- Caloundra to Moreton strip closure (PDF, 3.0 MB)
- Cattle Point to Cardigan Point FRW-200 (PDF, 85.6 KB)
- Centenary Lakes, Cairns FRW-137 (PDF, 45.8 KB)
- Cherub's Cave grey nurse shark protection area FRW-304 (PDF, 48.8 KB)
- Coombabah Lake and Coombabah Creek FRW-024 (PDF, 52.1 KB)
- Currimundi Lake and Currimundi Creek near Caloundra FRW-045 (PDF, 46.7 KB)
- Currumbin Beach FRW-016 (PDF, 48.2 KB)
- Currumbin Creek FRW-017 (PDF, 51.8 KB)
- Dunwich FRW-030 (PDF, 46.7 KB)
- Eurimbula Creek FRW-162 (PDF, 128.1 KB)
- Fitzroy Island - High Island FRW-135 (PDF, 124.0 KB)
- Flat Rock grey nurse shark protection area FRW-302 (PDF, 49.0 KB)
- Fraser Island (Indian Head-Waddy Point) FRW-061 (PDF, 254.5 KB)
- Henderson Rock grey nurse shark protection area FRW-303 (PDF, 48.8 KB)
- Hervey Bay (recreational netting) FRW-069 (PDF, 48.7 KB)
- Hervey Bay (scallop ranching area) FRW-276 (PDF, 66.6 KB)
- Hinchinbrook Channel (all nets) FRW-220 (PDF, 154.8 KB)
- Hook Island (fishing) FRW-116 (PDF, 46.7 KB)
- Island Bluff to Charon Point FRW-202 (PDF, 85.2 KB)
- Keppel Bay (fishing) FRW-087 (PDF, 46.0 KB)
- Lakes and lagoons south of the northern bank of the Endeavour River FRW-014 (PDF, 361.7 KB)
- Macushla Point to Forkeys Creek Hinchinbrook Island FRW-211 (PDF, 147.4 KB)
- Mission Bay FRW 139 (PDF, 48.4 KB)
- Mooloolah River netting FRW-047 (PDF, 98.7 KB)
- Moreton Bay including the Broadwater FRW-029 (PDF, 221.4 KB)
- North Reef strip closure (PDF, 2.3 MB)
- Pioneer Bay FRW-111 (PDF, 49.8 KB)
- Platypus Bay FRW-161 (PDF, 93.3 KB)
- Port Clinton dugong protection area 1 FRW-901 (PDF, 87.2 KB)
- Rocky Dam Creek FRW-097 (PDF, 91.6 KB)
- Rodds Harbour commercial netting FRW-079 (PDF, 70.1 KB)
- Rodds Harbour recreational netting FRW-314 (PDF, 63.2 KB)
- Sandgate Pier FRW-038 (PDF, 48.7 KB)
- Seaforth Creek FRW-106 (PDF, 50.3 KB)
- Sheep Station Creek to Barratta Creek FRW-207 (PDF, 91.3 KB)
- South Maroochy River and the North Maroochy River FRW-048 (PDF, 89.8 KB)
- Stradbroke Island strip closure (PDF, 1.4 MB)
- Swan Bay North Stradbroke Island FRW-027 (PDF, 52.3 KB)
- Tallebudgera Creek netting FRW-018 (PDF, 53.1 KB)
- Trinity Inlet FRW-313 (PDF, 57.6 KB)
- Victor Creek FRW-108 (PDF, 48.9 KB)
- Wolf Rock grey nurse shark protection area FRW-305 (PDF, 46.7 KB)
- Yanks Jetty at Orpheus Island FRW-127 (PDF, 48.2 KB)