Reporting Illegal Activities

If you want to report any illegal activity, including:

phone the 24 hour FISHWATCH hotline on 1800 065 522.

If you phone FISHWATCH and the operator is unable to answer your question, you will be put directly through to a Senior Fisheries Officer.
 
Information received by FISHWATCH is treated in the strictest of confidence. It provides fisheries officers with direct and timely information which can be immediately acted upon or used to help with ongoing investigations.

Where possible, fisheries officers will endeavour to advise all callers of the outcome of any investigation resulting from the information they have provided. 


What information you need to give

When reporting a suspected fishing offence, it is important to provide as much detail as you can. This should include the following (where possible):

  • Where the offence took place (if you only know the local name for the area, give as much detail as you can about how to get to the area)
  • The type of illegal activity (for example taking of undersized fish, using prohibited gear such as nets)
  • A description of the suspected offenders, including the clothing they were wearing
  • Names of the suspected offenders, if known, and any distinguishing features
  • Registration numbers of vehicles, vessels or trailers
  • The date and time of the activity
  • Any other information you feel may be useful, for example where the vehicles used are parked if away from the area of activity, the direction from where the suspect vessel came and any other suspicious activity that might be associated with the offence

You can also send information about any illegal fishing activity to:

FISHWATCH
PO Box 282
Port Adelaide
SA 5015