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. ​

2023 Within-year Closures

Closure Area
Closure Start
Closure End
Blacklip abalone
Sub-blocks 12A, 12B, 12D, 13A and 13B​24 February 2023​31 December 2023
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​Block 29

​20 May 2023
​31 December 2023


Sub-blocks 48B, 48C, 49A, 49B and 49C
​28 May 2023
31 December 2023​

Sub-blocks 28B and 28C

​22 June 2023
​31 December 2023


Sub-blocks 6A, 6B and 6C
​25 June 2023
31 December 2023​
​Block 36 and Block 38
​28 September 2023
​31 December 2023
Block 21
​6 November 2023
​31 December 2023
Block 5
​16 November 2023
​31 December 2023
Block 33
​26 November 2023
​31 December 2023
Sub-blocks 31B and 39A
​1 December 2023
​31 December 2023
Greenlip abalone
​Sub-blocks 31A, 31B, 39A and 39B
6 July 2023​​31 December 2023
North-west: Sub-blocks 48B, 48C, 49A, 49B, 49C, 49D (excluding Albatross Island), 5A, 5B, 5C, 5D, 6A, 6B, 6C
​1 September 2023
​31 December 2023
Block 2 and Block 4
​30 September 2023
​31 December 2023

2023 Scheduled Closures


​Closure Area
​Closure Start
​Closure End
​​​Blacklip abalone​


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​Block 16 and Peggys Point to Cape Pillar
​1 January 2023
31 December 2023​
​​Greenlip Abalone


​Sub-blocks 31A, 31B, 39A and 39B 
(less then 150mm)

​3 July 2023
31 December 2023​

​If you have any queries regarding these closures, please contact the Principal Fisheries Management Office (Abalone) using the details below.​

Biosecurity closures

Please be aware that sub-blocks in the fishery may be closed to fishing for biosecuri​ty reasons. To view any such closures in place at present see Harvest Area Status.​

Public notices​

 Sub blocks 31B and 39A commercial blacklip closure 1 December to 31 December 2023

 Block 33 commercial blacklip closure 26 November to 31 December 2023

 Block 5 commercial blacklip abalone closure

 Block 21 commercial blacklip abalone closure 6 November 2023 to 31 December 2023

 Block 2 and block 4 commercial greenlip abalone closure 30 September 2023 to 31 December 2023

 Blocks 36 and 38 commercial blacklip abalone closure 28 September 2023 to 31 December 2023

 North-west commercial greenlip abalone closure 1 Sept 2023 to 31 Dec 2023 

 Commercial greenlip abalone closure sub-blocks 31A, 31B, 39A and 39B Thursday 6 July 2023 to 31 December 2023 

 Commercial blacklip abalone closure sub-blocks 6A, 6B and 6C 25 June 2023 to 31 December 2023 

 Commercial blacklip abalone closure sub-blocks 28B and 28C 22 June 2023 to 31 December 2023 

 Commercial blacklip abalone closure sub-blocks 48B, 48C, 49A, 49B and 49C 28 May 2023 to 31 December 2023

 Block 29 Commercial blacklip abalone closure 20 May 2023 to 31 December 2023 

Commercial blacklip abalone closure sub-blocks 12A, 12B, 12D, 13A and 13B 24 February 2023 to 31 December 2023

 Commercial blacklip abalone closure block 16 and Peggys Pt to Cape Pillar 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023

 Commercial blacklip abalone closure sub-blocks 31B, 39A and 39B 1 January 2023 to 2 July 2023 

 Commercial greenlip abalone closure sub-blocks 31A, 31B, 39A and 39B 1 January 2023 to 2 July 2023

 Commercial greenlip abalone closure sub-blocks 31A, 31B, 39A and 39B 3 July 2023 to 31 Dec 2023 less than 150 mm 


    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

    Fishwatch Report illegal fishing

    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: fishing.licensing@nre.tas.gov.au