Total Allowable Catch (TAC)
2025/26 TAC (KG)
| 2025/26 TAC kg/quota unit |
33,376
| 28
|
Overview
The banded morwong fishery is a component of the commercial scalefish fishery that targets banded morwong using large mesh gillnets. Almost all the catch is destined for live Asian restaurant market in Sydney and Melbourne.
The fishery is centred on the east coast of Tasmania between St Helens and the Tasman Peninsula, with the largest catches coming from around Bicheno. Smaller catches have been taken along the south coast and around Flinders Island. Fishing is over inshore reefs, with gear set primarily in the 10-20 metre depth range.
The total allowable catch (TAC) for the 2025/26 quota year has been set at 28 kg/quota unit (totalling 33,376 kg). There are 1,192 quota units in the banded morwong fishery. Go to the
Public Notices page to view the detail about 2025/26 quota year total allowable catch.
Managing the fishery
The banded morwong fishery is managed under the Living Marine Resources Management Act 1995 and the Fisheries (Scalefish) Rules 2015.
The fishery is currently managed by a combination of limited licences (26 licences) and quota (for the developed part of the fishery), gear limits, size limits and a
two month annual spawning closure. Catch limits are also in place for recreational fishers.
Area
With the introduction of quota management system in 2008, the fishery was split into two areas: the TAC area and the non-TAC area.
For assessment purposes, the state is divided into five regions, with the assessment regions 1, 2 and 3 being in the TAC area and the regions 4 and 5 in the non-TAC area.
Go to the
Banded Morwong Map page for more detail.
Catch updates
Month
| TAC Area Total KG Landed | TAC Area Total KG Uncaught
| % of TAC Taken
| Non-TAC Area Total KG Landed
| Monthly Beach Price $/KG* |
| May 2024 | 7,427
| 25,949
| 22.3
| 0
| 37.55
|
| June 2024 | 3,186
| 22,763 | 31.8 | 595 | 38.00 |
| July 2024 | 2,418
| 20,345
| 39.0 | 659 | 38.00 |
| August 2024 | 3,333
| 17,012
| 49.0
| 0
| 38.00
|
| September 2024 | 2,701
| 14,311
| 57.1
| 0
| 38.00
|
| October 2024 | 1,925
| 12,386
| 62.9
| 52
| 37.85
|
| November 2024 | 1,525
| 10,861
| 67.5
| 1,145
|
|
| December 2024 | 2,005
| 8,856
| 73.5
| 44
| 37.45
|
| January 2025 | 5,484
| 3,372
| 89.9
| 0
|
|
| February 2025 | 1,998
| 1,374
| 95.9
| 2,224
|
|
TOTAL
| 32,002
| 1,374
| 95.9
| 4,719
| 37.73
|
^ As at 26 March 2025.
*The monthly beach price is an average calculated from the monthly processer returns.
More information
Tasmanian Banded Morwong Fishery Assessment 2023/24
2024 Operational Guide for the commercial Banded Morwong Fishery
Historical Banded Morwong Quota Landings since October 2008
Status of Australian Fish Stocks (SAFS) Report 2023