drag netting
Submitted by crezz on Mon, 2014-05-19 19:40
G'day guys,
Is it illegal to drag net in the swan for prawns? I have seen some people doing it however I thaught netting of any kind was illegal in the swan.
Get back to me,
Cheers.
Swompa
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Prawning with a drag net is
Prawning with a drag net is legal.
petermac
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Swompa is correct
to make drag netting for prawns in the swan illegal would be un Australian , but these days very hard to get a feed of them not like the good old days of the late sixtys and seventys sent many a Saturday evening on the deep end of a drag net, hoping my Batta scout shoes (with the compass in the heel off course ) would be tough enough if I stood on a cobbler
grantarctic1
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Swan is ok
Swan is ok , but there are season closures with a drag net .
* The use of single prawn hand-trawl (drag) nets is not permitted at any time in the following areas of the West Coast Bioregion:
Prawns
Murray and Serpentine Rivers, Yunderup Canals: Closed season 1 July – 30 November (inclusive).
Swan and Canning Rivers: Closed season for prawn hand trawls 1 August – 31 October (inclusive).
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crezz
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grantarctic1, the blokes
grantarctic1, the blokes dragging down at point walter were in the clear?
grantarctic1
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I hope not
I hope not cause thats where i drag a net. lol
Its a bit funny having a marine reserve that does not come up on any maps, after some searching i found this link ( cant get the picture of it ) so you have to open the link and the PDF. www.dec.wa.gov.au/publications/doc_download/3493-swan-estuary-mp-map.html
The marine park near Point walter isn't listed on the fisheries exclusion zones for prawning , so as a far as i can work out it's all good for that area around point walter.
Now the Milyu area looks interesting because we used to go prawning right near this place, and i never knew it was a marine reserve. So i'm glad i havent been there in years otherwise i could of been doing the wrong thing and not knowing.
Most people arn't aware there is a closed season to dragging nets, but you can still use a dab net all year according to the rules.
I believe they banned drag nets in the Peel etc because of the damage and taking of blue swimmer crabs, and nothing realy to do with prawning itself.