Spearing Crayfish on All For Adventure

[sunchaser Member Find all posts View Profile Close sunchaser]

Hi all,
Did anyone see All For Adventure today?
I was watching the guys when they used a gidgee and spear fished cray fish in The Torres Straits Islands.
Just wondering if any one knows if the laws are ok with this in this part of Australia? Here in WA it's a big no-no, and while I was watching it a mate texted me who had been caught years go doing the same thing and was fined $1000.00
Cheers Gaz

[pradoprime Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close pradoprime]

hi sunchaser, i think you'll find they were there with permission of the Traditional owners, and that being the case it is indigenous land/sea so Australian law as far as hunting goes would not be applicable, it would be up to the traditional owner, don't forget this is North Queensland i think correct me if I'm wrong, laws are different to WA

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Hi Prado prime,
Yeah since posting I checked QLD rules and found Torres Straits to be part of QLD and in QLD you can spear fish crays as long as you are snorkelling and not scuba diving.
Yes quite different rules! Would be well worth finding out such rules if you were travelling around OZ......

Cheers Gaz