Onslow Prawn Managed Fishery — Areas Closed to Fishing for Prawns 2023-2025
Permits prawn fishing in specified areas and times within the Onslow Prawn Managed Fishery for 2023, 2024 and 2025.
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Rick Fletcher, Executive Director, Fisheries and Agricultural Resource Management of the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, cancels Notice No. 1 of 2020 and permits fishing for prawns in specified areas and times within the Onslow Prawn Managed Fishery for 2023, 2024 and 2025, with certain prohibitions in areas such as New Coolgra Nursery, New Port of Onslow, New Port of Dampier, and Ashburton Prawn Size Management Fish Ground.
📜 Amendment History - Onslow Prawn Managed Fishery Management Plan 1991
View full chain →20 Mar 2020 · Permits prawn fishing in specified areas of the Onslow Prawn Managed Fishery during certain periods in 2020, 2021 and 2022, while prohibiting fishing in other areas.
3 Oct 2025 · Permits prawn fishing in specified areas and times from 2026 to 2030 in the Onslow Prawn Managed Fishery, with certain prohibitions.
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