Fisheries
Officers

Funds from the Recreational Fishing Trusts support
nine coastal, three coastal mobile squads and six inland
Fisheries Officers, and enhance DPI’s capacity to enforce
fisheries rules and regulations.

PRIORITY AREA SNAPSHOT

49,251

Recreational compliance checks undertaken

90%

Compliance rate for recreational sector

Educational events attended by DPI Fisheries Officers

Fisheries Officers

Key Achievements:

52,688 compliance checks undertaken, including 49,251 recreational fisher checks, across NSW waterways by DPI Fisheries Officers
the detection of 6,694 offences (resulting from recreational compliance checks), which led to 3,910 written warnings, 2,526 penalty notices totalling $790,500 in value, 119 prosecution actions and 139 other sanction types
attendance of DPI Fisheries Officers at 98 educational events.

Compliance Statistics

Total Recreational Contacts	49,251
Compliance Rate for Recreational Sector	90%
Recreational Field Hours	48,481
Recreational Offences	6,694
Recreational Written Warnings	3,910
Recreational Penalty Notices	2,526
Value of Recreational Penalty Notices	$790,500
Recreational Prosecution Actions Commenced	119
Recreational Prosecution Fines	40
Value of Recreational Prosecution Fines	$33,700
Operations Conducted (All Sectors)	42
Recreational Fish and Invertebrates Seized	69,263
Recreational Fishing Gear and Other Items Seized	1,957
Vessel Patrol Hours (All Sectors)	6,417

2020-21 Annual Report

Income and expenditure from the Trusts are subject to an annual audit and regular announcements are made about licence fee expenditure. DPI also carries out periodic surveys of recreational fishing licence holders to ensure that the broad funding priorities are in line with angler expectations.

Download the 2020-21 Annual Report

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