The fishing practice has been identified as a significant danger to multiple threatened and protected marine species, including dugongs, dolphins, turtles and some sharks.
The state and federal governments announced more than $160 million in funding to reduce high-risk fishing activities around the Great Barrier Reef, including net fishing.
"The removal of gillnets in net-free zones on the reef has already helped boost local fish populations," federal environment minister Tanya Plibersek said in a statement.The government has promised to make the reef free of gillnets by 2027.WWF Australia and the Australian Marine Conservation Society were among the organisations calling for the fishing practice to be banned, alleging the number of endangered species killed after becoming entangled in gillnets was under-reported.
Mr Leck said the government's commitment to further electronic monitoring could help paint a clearer picture of what's happening in Queensland waters, with gillnet deaths often not recorded. "The overall time frame is reasonable to allow a fair and equitable transition, but we really need to prioritise those areas … gillnetting is still occurring in some protected areas."
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