a new ship to be sunk at harry's

[noname]

i believe it to be the tiwi pearl, straddie brad has worked on this boat! keen to find out if it the tiwi to be sunk on harry's???

robbo

[rayke1938]

At least this one may not sink into the sand and dissappear like the concrete blocks they dropped there.

Cheers

Ray

[straddiebrad]

just sent a email,i guess i may hear something soon,have located a few more wrecks too might be worth a scout around in the next few weeks rob.brad

[Mungrel Jack]

heard about this on the news the other day. They were saying they wont allow scuba divers near it, and this was going to be monitored to make sure no one sneaks around. Will they allow fishing around it?

[straddiebrad]

iam trying to find the news post on this cant find it, can anyone see anthing on the net about this at all.

[waldo]

Here's a couple Brad

/>http://www.baysidebulletin.com.au/news/local/news/general/old-pearl-reef-bound/1757688.aspx

/>http://m.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/reef-area-triples-for-bay-anglers-20100221-onbc.html

[straddiebrad]

that mate i will,see if i can dig up some pics of the boat,but what the paper did not say was that it use to be a gun running ship that transported guns into vietnam and run up the river, and still showed some of the bullet holes witch were visable on the inside,so it has a past rather than just a fishing boat.brad

[Feral]

That would explain it being made in the US and ending up here, yanks probably left it behind when they ran home with their tail between their legs.

[straddiebrad]

it was one of the best boats i have worked on even though it was the smallest,i was on a japan squid boat it was twice the size but the living quarters were like a wall of coffins,made for very small people.

[ellicat]

Almost old news :laugh:

Reef area triples for Bay anglers

DAVID BARBELER

An old fishing vessel built in Alabama will next month be sunk in the middle of Moreton Bay to triple the size of an artificial reef for recreational fishermen.

The 24-metre, 96-tonne ship the Tiwi Pearl will form a major extension to the Harry Atkinson Artificial Reef, east of St Helena Island.

Climate Change and Sustainability Minister Kate Jones said instead of catching fish, the ship's shell will soon be attracting them.

"This is an old girl of the sea who will continue to help fishermen in retirement," Ms Jones said.

The extension to Harry Atkinson Artificial Reef is the first of six artificial reef projects worth a total $2 million to provide more recreational fishing opportunities in Moreton Bay.

"(The ship will) help attract many more bait fish, small tuna and mackerel than current numbers," Ms Jones said.

The Tiwi Pearl was built in the mid-1960s in Alabama, the United States.

The ship spent time working in the Torres Strait pearl fishery before being converted and used in the Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery out of Mooloolaba.

The vessel suffered a fire on the rear deck last June and was subsequently written off.

The main engine, generators, hydraulic equipment and refrigeration have all been stripped from the hull to make it fit for sinking.

While the advice of naval architects is currently being sought, it is expected to be sunk by flooding rather than explosives, Ms Jones said.

The Harry Atkinson Artificial Reef was established in 1975 and over its first five years more than 17,000 tyres were deployed.

In 1987, 200 shopping trolleys were placed on the reef, however the sinking of the Tiwi Pearl will more than triple its size.

Diving will not be permitted on the reef.

The exact coordinates of where the Tiwi Pearl is sunk will be placed on the Department of Environment and Resource Management's website.

[rayke1938]

TRiple the size? Its only 96 ft long what is there now 14 old shopping trollies and 20 truck tyres?

What bull do they come up with.

I suppose they will install parking meters on it.

Here is an extract from Fishing world.

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Ex-commercial fishing boat the Tiwi Pearl is to be sunk in Moreton Bay next month. Pic: Department of Environment and Resource Managament.

Ex-commercial fishing boat the Tiwi Pearl is to be sunk in Moreton Bay next month. Pic: Department of Environment and Resource Managament.

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Artificial reefs - the way of the future?

25 Feb 2010

By Mick Fletoridis

A growing number of proposed artificial reef installations around Australia may help ensure the future of saltwater recreational fishing against expanding marine park boundaries.

A commercial fishing vessel built in the US in the 1960s will be sunk mid March in south-east Queensland's Moreton Bay as part of an ongoing artificial reef program within the Moreton Bay Marine Park. The 24m, 96-tonne Tiwi Pearl will form a major extension to the Harry Atkinson Artificial Reef, east of St Helena Island.

Queensland Climate Change and Sustainability Minister Kate Jones said instead of catching fish, the ship's shell will soon be attracting them.

"This is an old girl of the sea who will continue to help fishermen in retirement," Jones said.

The extension to Harry Atkinson Artificial Reef is the first of six artificial reef projects worth $2 million aimed to provide more recreational fishing opportunities for anglers displaced by the green (no fishing) zones in the Moreton Bay Marine Park. Diving will not be permitted on the reef.

The Tiwi Pearl spent time working in the Torres Strait pearl fishery before being converted and used in the long line fishery out of Mooloolaba. The vessel caught fire last June and was written off. The main engine, generators, hydraulic equipment and refrigeration have all been stripped from the hull to make it fit for sinking.

The Harry Atkinson Artificial Reef was established in 1975 and since that time has seen the addition of 17,000 tyres and 200 shopping trolleys - the sinking of the Tiwi Pearl will more than triple the reef's size.

Sanctioned artificial reef programs have also been undertaken in most states around Australia, although numbers of private "illegal" reefs have been created by anglers for many years. Industry & Investment NSW currently has a number of pilot artificial reef installations in the state located at Lake Macquarie, Botany Bay, Lake Conjola, Merimbula Lake and St Georges Basin. These installations occur in both recreational fishing havens (Lake Macquarie, Botany Bay and St Georges Basin) and waterways still open to commercial fishing.

The Lake Macquarie, Botany Bay and St Georges Basin artificial reefs have been constructed using existing "reef ball" technology - individual modules cast from a single mould and supplied by the Reef Ball Development Group and made from a special mix of concrete that enhances marine growth while withstanding saltwater corrosion.

Lake Mac reef ball

A reef ball situated in Lake Macquarie NSW. Pic: I&I NSW.

South Australia lays claim to the largest number of officially endorsed artificial reefs in Australia and a history of reef installations dating back to the 1970s. Artificial reefs were installed adjacent to metropolitan areas to improve recreational fishing opportunities and provide economic benefits. The then Department of Fisheries embarked on that ground-breaking reef installation program.

SA's artificial reefs were constructed with tetrahedron shaped tyre modules and redundant government owned barges and dredges. These were sunk at various sites in upper Spencer Gulf and adjacent to the Adelaide metropolitan coastline. Many "illegal" reefs were also created using old fridges, car bodies and so on by both commercial and recreational fishos targeting SA's big snapper.

Since 1993, PIRSA Fisheries has taken a conservative approach and discouraged the construction of any additional artificial reefs in SA waters. In fact, DIY artificial reefs are frowned on by fisheries authorities in all states and territories.

Victoria's Department of Primary Industry currently manages an experimental trial reef program underway in Melbourne's Port Phillip Bay - in three locations within the port.

In the Northern Territory artificial reefs are nothing new with several having been installed over the years by anglers, divers and the Northern Territory Government. Locations for artificial reefs in the Northern Territory can be found at the NT Government's website at: www.nt.gov.au/d/fisheries.

The Tiwi Pearl will be sunk in Moreton Bay next month, depending on suitable tidal conditions. The exact co-ordinates of the wreck's locations will be placed on DERM’s website www.derm.qld.gov.au. The wreck should attract snapper, mackerel, jewies, cod and baitfish.

Sites have also been chosen for three more of the six reefs planned for Moreton Bay – Wild Banks, east of Bribie Island, a site north of Moreton Island and one off South Stradbroke Island. The depositing of materials at these sites will begin this year.

Cheers

Ray

[Feral]

Well I reckon we should designate a few spots where everyone can toss their Dillies in after April 1.

The local Mayor up here is always whinging about the shopping trolleys lying around the streets, maybe I can offer to collect them all up and put them to good use in the same spot!

Somewhere a bit closer than the sites the Govt has picked, so maybe someone in a smallish boat can actually get to it!

Maybe we can extend the fishing are at the old barge at Vicy point or somewhere similar!

[Scope]

So why no diving????

[ellicat]

This is payback to fishermen for the greenzone dupe, Scope. Not the divers.

[tugger]

looking forward to this boat being sunk should produce the goods in a few years in my opinion with all the green zones and new reef structure put in the bay the fishing licence buy backs the halt to ring netting the labor goverment has made the hard decisions while not always being the popular ones has secured our fishing future for us fishos (bit more than the coalition ever did)

mark

[Scope]

ellicat wrote:

This is payback to fishermen for the greenzone dupe, Scope. Not the divers.

ahhhh I see. Didn't think of that.