recreational fishing Archives - Moreton Bay Foundation

Member’s Corner: Barry Pollock and saddleback deformities in yellowfin bream

02/03/2021 TMBF

Yellowfin bream are an important commercial net and angling fishery in Moreton Bay, and hold cultural significance for Traditional Owners as evidenced by the skeletal remains found in middens around the Bay. But have you ever caught one in Moreton…

Lyngbya collected from seagrass beds with a rake photo Stephen Faggoter

Lyngbya majuscula – a toxic warning sign for Moreton Bay?

13/07/202023/05/2022 TMBF

Lyngbya collected from seagrass beds with a rake photo Stephen Faggoter Lyngbya majuscula is a toxic blue-green alga (= cyanobacteria) found throughout Moreton Bay. It is sometimes called fireweed because human contact can result in rashes and other skin complaints.…

Sunfish Citizen Science

06/05/202023/05/2022 TMBF

by Dr Barry Pollock, Scientific Advisor, Sunfish Queensland Almost half of the recreational fishing that occurs in Queensland is based in Moreton Bay. The 2019 State-wide survey estimates that some 400,000 SE Queensland residents participate in recreational fishing in Moreton…

You asked us: Fishing

21/01/202023/05/2022 TMBF

Q. Do we know where recreational fishing effort is located and what the true catch is? A. Recreational catch data are derived from fishing surveys conducted by DAF in 2000, 2010 and 2013. The 2013 survey estimated there were approximately…

You asked us: Marine mammals

29/11/201905/08/2020 TMBF

Q. What is the main cause of death of our marine animals in the bay and what strategies can we look at to change this? A. Other than natural causes, habitat loss and resultant loss of food sources; and habitat…

Welcome from TMBF’s Chairman

17/04/201905/08/2020 MBF

It is my pleasure, as Chairman of The Moreton Bay Foundation (TMBF), to welcome you. I was appointed Chair 8 months ago. On being approached by the TMBF Directors, I felt both honoured and privileged to be offered this position…

Toondah Harbour Development

16/04/201918/04/2019 MBF

You have probably heard about the Toondah Harbour development. This Walker Group development project has polarized opinion of southern Moreton Bay users, and others who are passionate about the Bay. The major precinct-level marina project on the shores of Moreton…