Although commonly found on reefs, snapper is not RCRF. They always have a height limit of 35 cm and a pocket limit of 5. For a capture of 5 snappers, snapper is not included in the limit of 20 for the RCRFF. I`d like no one to keep one at 25cm anyway – but they could make it much clearer/more obvious that this species has its own size restriction. Usually, you get into the habit of releasing these guys because I have no idea about the size limit. Although part of the cod family, the estuarine codis is not a designated CRRFF. It always has a minimum height of 35 cm, a maximum size of 120 cm and a pocket limit of 10. Estuarine cod is almost identical to fat cod, a designated CFMR. I must confess that I have no idea how to distinguish these fish! The Moses` perch is not found on the PGD pamphlet, but along with other members of the genus Lutjanus, it is a BFCR that has a minimum legal length of 25 cm and a possession limit of 5.
Moses` perch is a good example of a species called RCRFF, which is caught in large numbers in the reefs of local estuaries. It makes no difference; The limit of five applies wherever it is caught in tidal waters. • A single catch of 5 Blackall, 8 Grass Sweetlip, 2 Coral Trout, 6 Blackhead Tusks and 3 Stripeys – 24 fish in total, but only 16 RCRFF as the Sea bream is not an RCRFF. Individual limits for CBRF are not exceeded – a legal catch. • A single catch of 5 blackspotfish, 3 blackhead tusks, 3 purple tusks and 5 striped fish possessed – a total of 16 fish, all RCRFD, all within individual limits – one legal catch. I think size limits are guidelines. For example, whiting 23cm. Personally, I don`t think it would be worth keeping a group at 23. I think they should increase the limits for whiting to at least 30 and lower the pocket limits. Because you get a good net of most whiting over 30cm. This is just my opinion An important factor in the plan has been the declaration of regulated coral reef fish, which I will call RCRFF.
The brochure does not give a complete picture of what the CRRFF are. The complete list of scientific names of genera and species can be found in Appendix 2 of Fisheries (Coral Reef Fin Fish) Management Plan 2003, which can be downloaded from the DPI website. Unless otherwise specified in Schedule 4, all CFMR are subject to a possession restriction of five fish and a minimum legal length of 25 cm. Blackall is a species of plant in the genus Diagramma. It now carries a pocket limit of 5 and a legal minimum length of 25 cm. The closely related soft lips of the genus Plectorhynchus, the soft brown lip (fat lip), the dark soft lip and the reticulated soft lip (gold-spotted fat lips), now all carry the same limitations. Dark, web-like sweetlips are often captured around the coffee rocks of Fraser Island Beach. Although it is an ordinary inhabitant of the reefs and a member of the imperial family, the coral sea bream is not an RCRFF. The legal minimum size remains 30cm and there is no bag limit.
I think 30cm is good. Decent sized fish then. 1.5 m max or interdorsal length 60 cm max (round body shape radii only need to meet the maximum size limit of 1.5 m) Even more confusing is that the idiots who designed the website have a line that says “all sweetlips 25 cm without robin sweetlip”. If they refer to the Morwong family, but exclude the robin emperors who are part of Lethrinus. I find it odd that all emeperors fall into the category of coral fish and grasses into “other tidal species”. As someone mentioned earlier, they did a job formatting the document. i.e. “All emperors 25cm” then “Exceptions emperors” and then grass emperors on a completely different side. Most medium fish would have no idea which fish fall into the category of coral finfish. Available for download pdf format www.dpi.qld.gov.au/cps/rde/xbcr/dpi/fishingsizebaglimits.pdf last trip I did with Benno573 we had some 40cm + herbs and the fisheries inspector tried to punish us by saying they were undersized Spangled Emporer without robins Kaiser (soft-lipped emperor) 25 min 5 per species Another important factor in the plan is the explanation of the closures.
For three nine-day periods a year, all Queensland waters north of 25°N latitude are closed to include all types of RCRF. These nine-day periods cover the new moon in the last months of the year and in 2004 from October 8 to 16, November 6 to 14 and December 6 to 14. This line of latitude runs east to west north of Indian Head on Fraser Island and between Theodolite Creek and Elliot Heads on the mainland, leaving most of Hervey Bay`s popular northern reefs subject to closure.