Status: CLOSED
The East Coast Stock Rebuilding Zone (Eddystone Point to Tasman Head), which includes the East Coast Catch Cap area, will close to commercial fishing from 00:01 on Monday 12 June 2023. The area will open to commercial fishing on 1 March 2024.
The East Coast Catch Cap was 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, has closed now 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.
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 2022/23March 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
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
