The NEW Great Sandy Marine Park Zoning Plan commenced TODAY The 21st of May 2024!

It has taken 18 years to "correct" the Great Sand Marine Park and REMOVE the "anomaly" that was the Red Cross-hatched Great Sandy Designated Area. This has only been possible due to the overwhelming community support!

Large mesh gill nets and ring nets ( previously operating under N1 and N2 fishery symbols) will be prohibited from Conservation Park (YELLOW) zones in Baffle Creek, Elliott River, Burrum River system, the Great Sandy Strait and Tin Can Inlet, which will greatly assist in re-building local fish stocks and support the region’s nature-based lifestyle and recreational tourism sectors.

The Fraser Coast Fishing Alliance ( FCFA ) THANKS EVERYONE who has supported this campaign calling for the red-cross hatching to be removed - And it has!

Thank you 

Scott Mitchell

Chairman FCFA