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 has been set at 94 tonnes for the 2023/24 season commencing 1 March 2023.
The area from Eddystone Point, line 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
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
| 27.36
| -5.39
| 29.11
|
August 2022
|
0.85
| -6.24
|
0.90
|
|
TOTAL |
100.24 |
-6.24 |
106.64 |
Finalised East Coast Catch Cap Catch 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
