New Fishing Laws for 2010

Everyone who fishes would now know about the new fishing laws introduced by the State Government in October 2009.

The first stage of these new laws has been rolled out with the Annual Closure for Demersals in the west coast region just finishing on the 15th of December.

New for 2010 will be the requirement for anyone fishing from a boat to hold a boat licence.

Specific to charter boats and our clients will be the requirement of our clients to hold a charter fishing licence if they do not already have the annual fishing from a boat licence.

Being a new law Top Gun Charters will ensure all clients have met this before fishing from our vessel to ensure we comply with the requirements of the department of Fisheries. Don’t forget to obtain one!!

Having said that Fisheries are unable to provide us with the details of how to obtain this licence at this time but we will keep you informed.

We also suggest that you keep up to date with the latest information on the Department of Fisheries Website http://www.fish.wa.gov.au or www.fishforthefuture.com.au.