This notice serves to advise all prawn operators and the general public that the Seasonal Timed Area Closure in the Gulf of Papua Prawn Fishery,

This notice serves to inform all licensed Tropical Rock Lobster operators, fishermen and the general public that the seasonal ban on the use of hookah gear for taking tropical rock lobster in the Torres Strait and Western Province fishery commences on the 30th November 2006 and terminating at midnight of 31st March 2007.

This public notice serves to advise all Beche-de-mer fishermen, operators and the general public the Fishery will closed as of 1st October 2006 and will reopen on 16th January 2007.

I, John Kasu, Acting Managing Director of the National Fisheries Authority, make reference to the media article that was published in the Post Courier’s Focus column on 14th August 2006 under the heading ‘Where have our fish gone?’ by Paul Barker of Institute of National Affairs (INA).