Status: CLOSED
The East Coast catch cap area (from Eddystone Point to Coal Point) CLOSED to commercial fishing from 00:01am on Wednesday 18 June 2025.
The East Coast Catch Cap was set at 94 tonnes for the 2025/26 season commencing 1 March 2025.
The East Coast Catch Cap area extends from the line of latitude 41° 16' 30" south off St Helens Point south to the line of latitude 43° 20' south off Coal Point (see map at bottom of this page).
The area near Red Rocks, line of latitude 41°00’15’’ south to Tasman Head, line of latitude 43° 30’ 58" south, the
East Coast Stock Rebuilding Area, including the East Coast Catch Cap area, has closed now that the catch cap has been reached. The closed area excludes the D'Entrecasteaux Channel and the River Derwent, and is bounded by an imaginary straight line from Cape Direction to Dennes Point, Bruny Island, as shown in the map below.
Important: GPS coordinates are provided in degrees, minutes, and seconds (e.g. 40°59'35"S). If you use GPS in degrees and decimal minutes (e.g. 40°59.583'S) or in decimal degrees (e.g. 40.9931°S), you must accurately convert the coordinates to the correct format.
Commercial Rock Lobster Open Areas
Map of Commercial rock lobster open areas
For more details on current closures, see the published notices:
Public Notice Closing East Coast stock rebuilding zone June 18 2025
Commercial rock lobster closure of sub blocks 7G1I and 7G1M from 15 November 2025
Commercial rock lobster closure of part of sub block 7G1N from 12 February 2026
Below is a table of cumulative catches from the East Coast Catch Cap Area for the 2025/26 season.
Cumulative Catch from East Coast Catch Cap Area 2025/26 season.
April 2025
| 62.0
| 32.0
| 66.0
|
May 2025
| 25.0
| 8.0
| 26.6
|
June 2025
| 10.3
| -3.3
| 11.0
|
July 2025
|
| | |
August 2025
| |
| |
September 2025
| | |
|
| TOTAL | 97.3
| -3.3 | 103.6 |
Catch update as of 1 October 2025 from entered quota dockets.
Cumulative Catch from East Coast Catch Cap Area 2024/25 season.
March 2024
| 44.9
| 49.1
| 47.8
|
April 2024
| 33.2
| 15.8
| 35.4
|
May 2024
| 5.7
| 10.1
| 6.1
|
June 2024
| 13.8
| -3.7
| 14.7
|
| TOTAL | 97.7 | -3.7 | 103.94 |
Finalised East Coast Catch Cap Catch 2024
Cumulative Catch from East Coast Catch Cap Area 2023/24 season.
March 2023
| 51.72
| 42.28
| 55.02
|
April 2023
| 24.61
| 17.67
| 26.18
|
May 2023
| 11.49
| 6.18
| 12.22
|
June 2023
| 5.88
| 0.30
| 6.26
|
| TOTAL | 93.70 | 0.30 | 99.68 |
Finalised East Coast Catch Cap Catch 2023
Cumulative Catch from East Coast Catch Cap Area 2022/23
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
|
|
TOTAL | 99.80 |
-5.80 |
106.17 |
Finalised East Coast Catch Cap Catch 2022
Map of East Coast Rock Lobster
Catch-Cap Area