North East Catch Cap

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The North East Catch Cap CLOSED to commercial fishing from 00:01am Saturday 22 November 2025.    

The North East Catch Cap from Point Sorell (line of longitude 146º 32’ 00” east) to St Helens Point (latitude 41° 16' 30" South), is closed to commercial fishing from 00:01am Saturday 22 November 2025.

The North East Catch Cap has been set at 107 tonnes​​ for the 2025/26 quota year commencing 1 March 2025. 

The North East Catch Cap area encompasses waters east of the line of longitude 146° 32' east off Point Sorell  around to latitude 41° 16' 30" south off  St Helen​s Point, including the Furneaux Group of Islands (see map at bottom of this page). Please note GPS coordinates are in degrees, minutes, seconds, if using a different GPS format the coordinates must be accurately​ converted. 

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Map of commercial rock lobster open areas as of 22 November 2025.

For more details on current closures, see the published notices​:

 Public Notice Closing East Coast stock rebuilding zone June 18 2025 (PDF 98Kb)​

 Commercial rock lobster closure of sub blocks 7G1I and 7G1M from 15 November 2025 (PDF 98Kb)​

Below is a table of cumulative catches from the North East Catch-Cap area for the 2024/25 season. ​

​Cumulative Catch from North East Catch Cap​ Area​ 2025/26

​Quota Year 2025/26 Catch Cap 107 tonnes​	​Total Tonnes Caught	Total Uncaught​	​% Catch Cap Taken
​April 2025	11.6	95.4	10.8
​May 2025	2.4	93.1	2.2
​June 2025	12.6	80.5	11.8
​July 2025	39.7​	40.8	37.1
​August 2025	26.1	14.7	24.4
​September 2025	4.4	10.3	4.1
​​November 2025*	21.6	-11.3	20.2
​​TOTAL	118.3	-11.3	110.6

Catch update as of 15 October​​​ 2025 from entered quota dockets

* Catch from unloading reports​

Cumulative Catch from North East Catch Cap Area​ 2024/25

​Quota Year 2024/25 Catch Cap 100 tonnes​	​Total Tonnes Caught	Total Uncaught​	​% Catch Cap Taken
​March 2024	14.9	85.1	14.9
​April 2024	19.7	65.4	19.7
​May 2024	2.0	63.5	2.0
​June 2024	8.0​	55.5	8.0
​July 2024	27	28.5	27
​August 2024	19.3	9.2	19.3
​September 2024*	2.1	7.1	2.1
​​November 2024
​​TOTAL	92.9	7.1	92.9

* Landed catch as of 9 October 2024 from entered quota dockets. ​

Cumulative Catch from North East Catch Cap Area​ 2023/24

​Quota Year 2023/24 Catch Cap 100 tonnes​	​Total Tonnes Caught	Total Uncaught​	​% Catch Cap Taken
​March 2023	22.22	77.78	22.22
​April 2023	17.86	59.92	17.86
​May 2023	2.69	57.23	2.69
​June 2023	5.28	51.95	5.28
​July 2023	35.50	16.45	35.50
​August 2023	12.17	4.28	12.17
​September 2023
​​November 2023
​​TOTAL	95.72	4.28	95.72

* Finalised North East Catch Cap Catch 2023​

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

​Quota Year 2022/23 Catch Cap 100 tonnes​	​Total Tonnes Caught	Total Uncaught​	​% Catch Cap Taken
​March 2022	18.92	81.08	18.92
​April 2022	15.19	65.89	15.19
​May 2022	3.43	62.46	3.43
​June 2022	6.66	55.80	6.66
​July 2022	23.53	32.27	23.53
​August 2022	15.69	16.58	15.69
​September 2022	6.63	9.95	6.91
​​November 2022	13.49	-2.52	12.47
​​TOTAL	103.54	-3.54	103.54

* ​Finalised North East Cap Catch 2022​

Map of North East Catch Cap Area

North East Coast Catch Cap​