Abalone Closures

​​​​​​​​​​​Fishery Closures​​​​​​​​​​​​

Greenlip abalone 

​Sub-block catch caps are used to refine spatial management of the commercial abalone fishery. 

Fishing effort needs to be distributed across the fishery to reduce the possibility of localised overfishing.

At times, sub-blocks of the commercial abalone fishery are closed to control the total amount of abalone harvested in an area in the interest of resource sustainability. ​


Go to Public Notices​ page to view all current abalone fishery notices. ​

​2025 Scheduled Closures 



Closure Area
​Closure Start
​Closure End
​Blacklip abalone
​East ​Coast
​1 January 2025
31 March 2025​
East Coast No Commercial Blacklip fishing areas
​1 January 2025
31 December 2025​
North-west 
​1 January 2025
30 April 2025​
​Sub-blocks 31B, 39A and 39B
​1 January 2025
29 June 2025​
Greenlip abalone
​North-west
1 January 2025​30 April 2025​
​Sub-blocks 31A, 31B, 39A and 39B
1 January 2025​29 June 2025​
Sub-blocks 31A, 31B, 39A and 39B (150mm)​30 June 2025
31 December 2025​
​If you have any queries regarding these closures, please contact the Principal Fisheries Management Officer (Abalone) using the details below.​

2025 Within Year Closures


​Clo​sure Area
Closure Start​​Closure End
​Blacklip abalone
12A, 12B, 12D, 13A and 13B
​8 February 2025
​31 December 2025


​48B, 48C, 49A, 49B and 49C
​3 March 2025
30 April 2025​

​49E
​30 March 2025
31 December 2025​

Biosecurity closures

Sub-blocks in the fishery may be closed to fishing for biosecurity​ reasons. To view any such closures in place at present see Harvest Area Status.​

Public not​i​​​ces

 Sub-block 49E commercial blacklip abalone closure 30 March 2025 to 31 December 2025 

 Commercial blacklip abalone closure sub-blocks 48B, 48C, 49A, 49B and 49C 3 March 2025 to 30 April 2025

 Sub-blocks 12A, 12B, 12D, 13A and 13B commercial blacklip abalone closure 8 February 2025 to 31 December 2025 

 Sub-blocks 31B, 39A and 39B commercial blacklip abalone closure 1 January 2025 to 29 June 2025 

 Sub-blocks 31A, 31B, 39A and 39B commercial greenlip abalone 150mm 30 June 2025 to 31 December 2025 

 Sub-blocks 31A, 31B, 39A and 39B commercial greenlip abalone closure 1 January 2025 to 29 June 2025 

 North-west commercial greenlip abalone closure 1 January 2025 to 30 April 2025 

 North-west commercial blacklip abalone closure 1 January 2025 to 30 April 2025 

 East coast no commercial blacklip abalone fishing areas 2025 

 East coast commercial blacklip abalone closure 1 January 2025 to 31 March 2025 


    Contact

    Commercial Abalone Management
    Level 3, 134 Macquarie Street
    GPO Box 44
    HOBART TAS 7001
    Phone: 0457 097 534
    Email: commercial.fisheries@nre.tas.gov.au

    Hotline

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    0427 655 557

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    Contact us

    Recreational Fishing

    Level 3, 134 Macquarie St

    Hobart TAS 7000

    Phone: (03) 6165 3233, 1300 720 647

    Email: fishing.enquiries@nre.tas.gov.au

    Commercial Fisheries

    Level 3, 134 Macquarie St

    GPO Box 44

    Phone: (03) 6165 3000, 1300 368 550

    Email: commercial.fisheries@nre.tas.gov.au

    Commercial Fisheries Licensing

    Level 1, 134 Macquarie St

    GPO Box 44

    Phone: (03) 6165 3000, 1300 368 550

    Email: fisheries.licensing@nre.tas.gov.au