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Queensland Boating and Fisheries Patrol

The Queensland Boating and Fisheries Patrol (QBFP) enforces fisheries and boating safety laws to ensure both the safe use of waterways and the sustainability of fisheries resources.

Find out more information about recreational fishing rules. 

Contacting the patrol

LocationPostal addressTelephoneFax
Airlie Beach Combined Marine Operations Base, Shingley Drive
PO Box 851, Airlie Beach Queensland 4802		 4946 7003z 4946 5186w
Bowen 6 Herbert Street
PO Box 1080, Bowen Queensland 4805		 4786 3444z 4786 3542w
Bundaberg
 Enterprise Street
PO Box 1143, Bundaberg Queensland 4670		 4131 5817z 4131 5829w
Cairns
 100–106 Tingira Street, Portsmith
PO Box 7453, Cairns Queensland 4870		 4035 0700z 4035 1603w
Gladstone 1 Alf O'Rourke Drive, Gladstone Marina
PO Box 1258, Gladstone Queensland 4680		 4972 0699z 4972 0855w
Gold Coast 40–44 Seaworld Drive, Main Beach, 4217
PO Box 981, Southport Queensland 4215		 5583 5500z 5583 5502w
Head office 160 Curtin Avenue West, Eagle Farm
PO Box 1391, Eagle Farm Queensland 4009		 3406 8617z 3268 7746w
Hervey Bay Buccaneer Avenue, Urangan Queensland 4655 4125 3989z 4128 9936w
Ingham 7 Haig Street
PO Box 1213, Ingham Queensland 4850		 4776 1611z 4776 3637w
Karumba 8 Palmer Street, The Point
PO Box 70, Karumba Queensland 4891		 4745 9142z 4745 9338w
Kingaroy J.Bjelke Petersen Research Station, 214 Goodger Road
PO Box 23, Kingaroy Queensland 4610		 4160 0700z 4160 0760w
Longreach 0427 722 208
(Mobile phone)
Mackay DPI&F Building, Tennyson Street
PO Box 668, Mackay Queensland 4740		 4967 0724z 4951 3004w
Mooloolaba Parkyn Parade
PO Box 199, Mooloolaba Queensland 4557		 5444 4599z 5444 2653w
Noosa Russell Street, Noosaville
PO Box 20, Tewantin Queensland 4565		 5449 7555z 5449 7276w
Pinkenba Marine Operations Base, MacArthur Avenue East
PO Box 10, Pinkenba Queensland 4008		 3860 3502z 3860 3550w
Port Douglas Ashford Avenue
PO Box 412, Port Douglas Queensland 4877		 4099 5160z 4099 5172w
Redlands 26–40 Delancey Street, Cleveland
PO Box 327, Cleveland Queensland 4163		 3824 9545z 3286 2430w
Thursday Island 38 Victoria Parade
PO Box 238, Thursday Island Queensland 4875		 4069 1772z 4069 1385w
Townsville 60 Ross Street, South Townsville Queensland 4810 4772 7311z 4778 2284w
Warwick Hermitage Research Station, 604 Yangan Road
Warwick Queensland 4370		 4660 3666z 4660 3669w
Weipa Kerr Point Road, Evans Landing
PO Box 360, Weipa Queensland 4874		 4069 8114z 4069 7404w
Yeppoon John Howes Drive, Rosslyn Bay
PO Box 927, Yeppoon Queensland 4703		 4933 6404z 4933 6359w

Recreational fishing rules

If you would like further information on the recreational fishing rules (including bag and size limits) call the Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation Customer Service Centre.

  • Phone: 13 25 23 (cost of a local call within Queensland) or +61 7 3404 6999
    8 am to 6 pm Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday
    9 am to 6 pm Thursday
    Email: callweb@dpi.qld.gov.au

Fishwatch hotline

To report suspected illegal fishing activities in Queensland call the Fishwatch hotline on 1800 017 116 (free call within Queensland).

 

zLocal call – higher rates may apply outside local area or from mobile phones.

wLocal call – higher rates may apply outside local area.

Last updated: 19 March 2012