Bait Net Fishery Licence - Northern Territory

Description

You will require a licence, if you intend to take fish by bait net or cast net to sell as bait. This licence is allocated by the department, and cannot be sold, transferred or leased.

Commercial fishing for bait is allowed from the high water mark to three nautical miles seaward of the low water mark but does not include Darwin Harbour and Shoal Bay.

Please contact the department for more information.

Service type

Licence

A licence defines the need to obtain recognition / certification and registration to undertake a certain business activity.

Duration

5 Years.

Fees

$1,280 annual licence fee (2019-20), plus NT fishing Industry Seafood Council Levy.

Cash, Credit Card / EFTPOS, cheque or money order.

Act(s) name

Fisheries Act 1988 Northern Territory

Regulation(s) name

Fisheries Regulations 1992 Northern Territory

Additional information

This licence does not allow you to take barramundi, king threadfin, spanish mackerel or mudcrab. It also does not allow you to use any fishing gear other than a bait net, a cast net or a scoop net and gaff.

if you are using a bait net, it must be hauled by hand, attended at all times while in use, in no less than 30cm of water while being cleared and not anchored or staked.

For more information, please contact the department.

Administering agency

Fisheries Group

Contact details

Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.

Please use these contact details for help or more information:

Licensing Officer

Fisheries Group
Operating address: 33 Vaughan Street
Berrimah NT 0828
Mailing address: GPO Box 3000
Darwin NT 0801
Phone: 0889992183
Fax: 0889992057
Email: FisheriesLicensing@nt.gov.au
Website: https://www.nt.gov.au/marine/for-all-harbour-and-boat-users/contact-nt-fisheries (Opens in new window)