According to the information anglers will spot fines if caught illegally fishing in permanent fishing closures on the Murray River and Lake Victoria. Industry and Investment (I&I) NSW Fisheries Compliance Manager, Glenn Tritton informed that The authority has put three month seasonal closure on Murray cod approaching on August 31. The anglers are now trying their luck at catching golden perch.
It is told that there are many fishing closures in place to protect large aggregations of native fish and to keep the public away from these structures for safety reasons. It is said that this week six anglers were each issued with $500 penalty notices after allegedly fishing in the closure at the Lake Victoria Inlet regulator on the Frenchman Creek west of Wentworth.
As per the information the closures are in place above and below weirs 7,8,9,10,11 and 15 on the Murray River, as well as the Lake Victoria inlet regulator on the Frenchman Creek and the Lake Victoria outlet regulator on the Rufus River. I&I NSW Fisheries officers will continue regular and targeted patrols of the fishing closures at weirs and regulators. It is said that penalty notices for non-compliance start at $500; however the maximum penalty a court may impose on an individual for fishing in closed waters is $22,000 and or 6 months jail.
