East Coast Catch Cap

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Status: OPEN

​​​​​​​​​The East Coast Catch Cap area opened for commercial fishing on Wednesday, 1 March 2023​. 

The East Coast Catch Cap has been set at 94 tonnes for the 2023/24 season and will close once the cap has been reached. 

​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 2023/24 season. 

Cumulative Catch from East Coast Catch Cap Area​ 2023/24 season.

​Quota year 2022/23
Catch Cap 94 tonnes​
​Total Tonnes
Caught
Total Uncaught​​% of Catch Cap Taken
​​March 2023
51.57
42.43
54.86
​April 2023
23.1
19.33
24.57
​May 2023*
2.73
16.60
2.90
​June 2023


​July 2022


​August 2023


​​TOTAL77.4016.6082.34

* Catch update as of 16 May 2023


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
34.68
59.32
36.89
​April 2022
17.91
41.41
19.05
​May 2022
3.40
38.01
3.62
​June 2022
15.43
22.58
16.41
​July 2022
27.36
-4.78
29.11
​August 2022
1.02
-5.80
1.09
​​TOTAL99.80 -5.80 106.17​​​​

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

East Coast Catch-Cap Area ​ 

Contact

Commercial Rock Lobster Management
Level 3, 134 Macquarie Street
GPO Box 44
HOBART TAS 7001
Phone: 0476 782 042
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 3, 134 Macquarie St

GPO Box 44

Phone: (03) 6165 3000, 1300 368 550

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