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While the past week hasn’t been ideal fishing conditions, the Bureau of Meteorology’s junior metrologist James Pescott says this weekend was looking up.
Saturday morning is looking to be the sunniest part of the weekend and winds are predicted to start off northerly about 10 knots.
“They’re expected to pick up again to about 15 knots from the north east into the evening,” Mr Pescott said.
Temperature is to stay in the low 30Cs and cool down on Sunday with a bit of a south easterly change moving up the coast unlikely to affect the Fraser Coast drastically.
Patrols are conducted regularly, including joint enforcement operations with partner agencies including Queensland Police, Maritime Safety Queensland and other organisations.
Local officers conducted 115 inspections of fishers and their vessels in Fraser Coast waters from December 21 to January 3.
Over the two-week period, while most fishers followed regulations, 11 fisheries infringement notices totalling $3995 were issued, with a further 12 caution notices.
A spokesman said the offences ranged from possession of undersized fish and crabs, using more crab pots than is permitted, using unmarked crab pots, unauthorised possession of a commercial fishing net and using a cast net in closed waters.
He said some of the offences were detected following a call to the 24-hour Fishwatch hotline.