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Draft Fisheries (Portland Bay Commercial Fishery) Notice 2025

The VFA is seeking feedback on the draft Fisheries (Portland Bay Commercial Fishery) Notice 2025.

The Fisheries (Portland Bay Commercial Fishery) Notice 2025  [PDF File - 311.8 KB] [PDF File - 312.0 KB] proposes is to provide for the management, development and use of the fisheries resources around Portland in an efficient and effective manner, enabling sharing of the resource between all marine users by:

1. prohibiting the use of mesh nets, trawl nets and seine nets in specified waters of Portland Bay;
2. restricting the use of longlines in specified waters of Portland Bay;
3. prohibiting the take of yellowtail kingfish in specified waters of Portland Bay by Ocean Fishery Access Licence holders and Trawl (Inshore) Fishery Access Licence holders.

How to make a submission:

Please provide any comments regarding the draft Fisheries Notice to the VFA via email haveyoursay@vfa.vic.gov.au.

Closing date for submissions: 14 November 2025.

17 October 2025 to 14 November 2025