Sunrise Sunset Times in Geraldton 2009 - Including the Impact of Daylight Saving on Fishing Rules

1. Sunrise Sunset Times 2009
2. Sunrise/Sunset Times - Impact on Fishing Rules
3. Daylight Saving and Fisheries
4. Recreational west coast abalone
5. Rock lobster

City Of GERALDTON      Lat=-28°46'00"  Long=+114°36'00"  
                                            
SUNRISE AND SUNSET TIMES (for ideal horizon & meteorological conditions)                                               
For the year 2009   Time zone: +8.00 hours                                               
Daylight saving adjusted sunrise sunset times included in Jan Feb AND March 2009 but not in summer of 2009 (October November December 2009) due to the uncertainty of the referendum to be held in Western Australia on Daylight Saving in 2009                                               
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Sunrise Sunset Times - Impact on Fishing Rules

This information is sourced from the Fisheries Department site in December 2009 and will be subject to change. It is provided as a guide only and you need to contact the Fisheries Department in your area for up to date information and rules relating to Daylight saving impacts on sunrise sunset times for fishing, seasons and other rules and regulations.

In Geraldton the contact details are;

GERALDTON REGIONAL OFFICE
69-75 Connell Road
Geraldton WA 6530
Australia

Postal Address PO Box 1171 Geraldton WA 6530 Australia

Phone: 08 9921 6800
Fax: 08 9921 3617

Visit the Fisheries Department Daylight Savings page for 2009 details when it is placed on the site...at;
The Fisheries Department Website

Sunrise Sunset Times - Impact on Fishing Rules

The Basic Rules Relating to sunrise sunset times and the impact of Daylight Savings and Fishing times as published on the Fisheries Website at 2/10/2009 was still outlined as follows below.

This is out of date so contact your Fisheries Department Direct if you want to know the rules from October 2009 now that Daylight Saving is not taking place in WA;

Daylight Saving and Fisheries

The change from standard time (GMT + 8 hours) to daylight saving (GMT + 9 hours) at 2am on 26 October 2008, and back at 2am standard time on 29 March 2009, will have no effect on the permitted times for most fishing activity except lobster potting and diving.

In most fisheries the regulated times by the clock for fishing remained unchanged. Fishers should adjust their clocks forward one hour and fish by the displayed time.

Specific fishing regulations that define times for permitted activities include:

Daily bag limits

The definition of a day remains unchanged. Daily bag limits continue to apply between midnight and midnight in all fisheries except marron, where midday to midday applies as the period for a daily bag limit.

Net fishing times

Most of these are described relative to sunset and sunrise. Times regulated by the clock are unchanged and refer to standard time when daylight saving ends.

Recreational west coast abalone

The fishing times will remain 7.00 - 8.00am after daylight saving starts. Adjust your clocks for daylight saving and start fishing at 7.00am.

Rock lobster

A prohibition on pulling pots or taking western rock lobsters by diving at night exists to allow undersize lobster a chance to leave pots before they are pulled. These times are adjusted forward during daylight saving to prevent fishers operating during the hours of darkness.

Pulling lobster pots and diving for lobsters is prohibited at the following times:

Visit the Fisheries Department for the current rock lobster rules brochure...at;
The Fishing For Rock Lobsters (Oct 2009) Brochure

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