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Date Time Repeat Offender Banned From Fishing for 5 years Two men, a 49-year-old and a 58-year-old, were sentenced in Dubbo Local Court on Friday 2 July 2021. The two men were apprehended on Saturday 27 June 2020 on the Macquarie River, downstream of Warren NSW following a covert surveillance operation involving NSW DPI Fisheries officers and NSW Police Rural Crime Unit officers. Director for Fisheries compliance, Dr Andrew Moriarty said that seven fish traps, nine Golden Perch, a Murray Cod, a...

Tip off leads to seizure of tailor in Swansea Channel 8 July 2021 NSW Fisheries officers responded to a Fishers Watch report on 23 June 2021 where a known offender was found in possession of 67 tailor on board a boat in the Swansea Channel. The fisher’s catch and esky was seized on inspection. The daily bag limit for tailor is 10 and the possession limit is 20. Fisheries officers followed the boat back to Blacksmiths boat ramp where the man was apprehended. A short time later officers search...

Date Time June 1 start for Murray Crayfish season South western NSW fishers are excitedly gearing up for the traditional June 1 opening of the Murray Crayfish season. NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) Program Leader Stocking and Fisheries Enhancement Operations, Jim Harnwell said the popular freshwater crustacean is mainly found in the Murray and Murrumbidgee rivers and their tributaries. “Murray Crayfish may only be taken during the months of June, July and August in the Murray Rive...