Coles Bay to Orford

Moulting Lagoon​

Freshwater Lagoon

Upstream from the mouth.

Saltwater Lagoon

Upstream from the mouth.

Great Oyster Bay

Is a Shark Refuge Area and, as such, the taking of shark, skate and rays is prohibited. The use of set lines and mullet nets is also prohibited.

Northern end - North of a line from Waterloo Point at Swansea to The Fisheries at Coles Bay. Beach seine nets are not allowed in Coles Bay from Hepburn Point to The Fisheries.



Southern end - North of a line from Seaford Point to Weatherhead Point to a line from Waterloo Point at Swansea to The Fisheries at Coles Bay. Beach seine nets are not allowed in Promise Bay.

Meredith River

Upstream from the mouth to the main road bridge.

Bryans Lagoon

Upstream from the mouth.

Lisdillon River

Upstream of a line from the southern tip of Lisdillon Beach and west to the opposite shore.

Mayfield River

Upstream from the mouth.

Troyheleener Lagoon

Upstream of the Tasman Highway (A3) road bridge.

Buxton River

Upstream of a line from the south-eastern tip of Horrels Point to Penquite Point to the posts marking the tidal limit.

Little Swanport Estuary and Little Swanport River

Upstream of a northerly line from Limekiln Point to the opposite shore to the downstream side of the Tasman Highway bridge. Bream fishing area to posts approximately 800 metres above the downstream side of Tasman Highway bridge.

East Coast Waters

The East Coast Waters area is a Shark Refuge Area and the taking of shark, skates and rays is prohibited. The use of set lines and mullet nets is also prohibited.

Within three nautical miles of the coast between Seaford Point south to Cape Bougainville.

Okehampton Lagoon

Upstream from the mouth.

Prosser River

Upstream from the mouth to the seaward limit at the downstream side of the A3 road bridge.

Mercury Passage

Mercury Passage is a Shark Refuge Area and the taking of shark, skate and rays is prohibited. The use of set lines and mullet nets is also prohibited.

Mercury Passage includes the area bounded in the north by a line from Cape Bougainville to Cape Boullanger and in the south by a line from Cape Bernier to Cape Peron, further than 200 m from the shoreline.



Mercury Passage shoreline waters - the area within 200 m of the low water mark. Graball nets may be used except in areas closed to fishing such as reserves.

Earlham Lagoon (south of Rheban)

Upstream of the mouth of the lagoon to where the Sandspit River enters the lagoon at grid reference 576279/5277769.

Reserves and Research Areas

More information including a map of this area is avaliable at: Marine Reserves ​

More information is avaliable at:

Marine Reserves 

Fisheries Research Areas

Shark Refuge Areas

• Great Oyster Bay: north of a line from Seaford Point to Weatherhead Point on Freycinet Peninsula. 
• East Coast Waters: those waters within three nautical miles of any part of the coast between Seaford Point and Cape Bougainville.
• Mercury Passage: bounded in the north by a line from Cape Bougainville to Cape Boullanger and in the south by a line from Cape Peron to Cape Bernier.