Animal Rescues
Cooloola Coastcare helps with coastal rescues of marine turtles.
Cooloola Coastcare helps with coastal rescues of marine turtles.
Animal Rescue Contacts for all other species
Animal Rescue Contacts for all other species
Reporting Hotlines
Reporting Hotlines
To help protect our fisheries resources, the following reporting services are available:
Report suspected illegal activities
Report suspected illegal activities
(e.g. taking more than the legal limit of fish or taking female crabs) by phoning our 24-hour Fishwatch hotline on 1800 017 116.
Report sightings of marine animals trapped in shark net gear or drifting buoys
Report sightings of marine animals trapped in shark net gear or drifting buoys
Call 1800 806 891.
Report catches of tagged fish to the Suntag Program
Report catches of tagged fish to the Suntag Program
Call 1800 077 001. Suntag uses tags to gather and analyse data on fish movement, growth rates and habitats.
Report large numbers of dead fish
Report large numbers of dead fish
Call the Department of Environment and Science on 1300 130 372.
Reporting pollution
Reporting pollution
To report pollution incidents, pollution from a commercial source or fish kills email or phone the Pollution Hotline - 1300 130 372
More on reporting pollution.
Report littering or illegal dumping
Report littering or illegal dumping