Cockburn sound crab ban.
Submitted by Rodrat on Tue, 2010-04-06 14:31
Hi
According to the Fisheries website the sound is now closed for crabbing as of end of March.
On Monday 5th April while squdding i saw at least 5 boats putting out and pulling in crab nets.
Is this people not knowing about the ban or is the ban on or not?
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Andy Mac
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There is a ban on
Cockburn Sound – closed season, 1 April to 14 December
Cockburn Sound is closed to all crab fishing during this period.
(taken from the DOF website 06/04/10)
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Shorty
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Rodrat,,everybody knew when
Rodrat,,everybody knew when the Sound opened for crabbing,i think its slipped folks mind that its closed now,,,we need a few signs up at the ramps maybe.
Rodrat
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Crabbing
I knew the ban started again but by the amount of people still crabbing in the sound not everone knows!
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HuggyB
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in the sound
or north of woodies? I've seen many north of woodies still crabbing, but that is outside the banned zone. I haven't seen any in the heart of the sound or around mangles crabbing to be honest.
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