East Coast Catch Cap

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Status: CLOSED

​​​​​​​​​The East Coast Catch Cap area closed to commercial fishing on Tuesday 19 July 2022​. The area will open to commercial fishing on 1 March 2023. 

The East Coast Catch Cap was set at 94 tonnes for the 2022/23 season commencing 1 March 2022.  

​The area from Eddystone Point, ​lin​e of latitude 40° 59’ 35” south to Tasman Head, line of latitude 43° 30’ 58 south, the East Coast Stock Rebuilding Area​, including the East Coast Catch Cap Area will close once the catch cap is reached.

Below is a table of cumulative catches from the East Coast Catch Cap Area for the 2022/23 season. 

Cumulative Catch from East Coast Catch Cap Area​ 2022/23

​Quota year 2022/23 Catch Cap 94 tonnes​	​Total Tonnes Caught	Total Uncaught​	​% of Catch Cap Taken
​March 2022	35.06	58.94	37.30
​April 2022	17.91	41.03	19.05
​May 2022	3.40	37.63	3.62
​June 2022	15.66	21.97	16.66
​July 2022	27.91	-5.94	29.69
​August 2022	0.85	-6.79	0.90
​September 2022
​October 2022
​November 2022
​December 2022
​January 2023
February 2023
​TOTAL	100.79	-6.79	107.22

Updated 15 September 2022​

Click image below for an enlarged graphical representation of catch from the East Coast Catch Cap Area.

 

​​  ​Map of East Coast Rock​ Lobster Catch-Cap Area

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