|
Species |
Recreational Seasons
|
Commercial Seasons
|
Rock Lobster
(crayfish) |
2024
Eastern Region (Males and Females) and Western Region (Females) - CLOSED from Wednesday 1 May 2024.
Western Region (Males)
-
CLOSED from Sunday 1 September 2024.
Waters outside
East Coast Stock Rebuilding Zone -
OPEN from Saturday, 2 November 2024.
East Coast Stock Rebuilding Zone -
OPEN from Saturday, 7 December 2024.
**Recreational fishers must report their rock lobster catch. Learn more about catch reporting.**
Learn about transiting
seasonally closed waters.
|
2024
Female - CLOSED from Wednesday, 1 May 2024.
Male -
CLOSED from Sunday, 1 September 2024 all waters south of Eddystone Point (40° 59’ 35” South) around to Sandy Cape (41° 29').
Male -
CLOSED from Tuesday, 1 October 2024 all other State waters.
Waters outside
East Coast Stock Rebuilding Zone and North East Catch Cap -
OPEN from Friday, 15 November 2024.
|
2025
Eastern Region (including East Coast Stock Rebuilding Zone)
-
CLOSED from Thursday, 1 May 2025.
Western Region (Females)
-
CLOSED from Thursday, 1 May 2025.
Western Region (Males)
-
CLOSED from Monday 1 September 2025.
|
2025
East Coast Stock Rebuilding Zone except for the East Coast Catch Cap and North East Catch Cap – OPEN from Saturday, 1 March 2025.
East Coast Catch Cap and North East catch cap -
OPEN from Thursday, 10 April 2025.
Female -
CLOSED from Thursday, 1 May 2025 for all State waters. Male -
CLOSED from Monday, 1 September 2025 all waters south of St Helens Pt around to Sandy Cape (41° 29').
Male -
CLOSED from Wednesday, 1 October 2025 all other State waters. |
Squid and Calamari
Spawning Closures |
South east
All waters from Lemon Rock south to Whale Head including Coles Bay and Great Oyster Bay - CLOSED from 15 October to 14 November inclusive in 2024, 2025 and 2026.
North Coast
All waters north of Cape Grim and Cape Naturaliste - CLOSED from 1 September - 31 October inclusive in 2024, 2025 and 2026.
| South east
All waters from Lemon Rock south to Whale Head including Coles Bay and Great Oyster Bay - CLOSED from 15 October to 14 November inclusive in 2024, 2025 and 2026.
North Coast
All waters north of Cape Grim and Cape Naturaliste - CLOSED from 1 September - 31 October inclusive in 2024, 2025 and 2026.
|
Scallops
| 2025: OPEN from 12 April to 31 July 2025.
The D'Entrecasteaux Channel is closed. | OPEN 5 July 2024
CLOSED 31 December 2024 |
|
Striped Trumpeter |
CLOSED from 1 September to 31 October inclusive each year. | CLOSED from 1 September to 31 October inclusive each year. |
| Garfish | Northern Waters North of Cape Grim and Cape Naturaliste -
CLOSED from 15 January to 14 February inclusive in 2023, 2024 and 2025.
Southern Waters All other waters -
CLOSED from 15 November to 14 December inclusive in 2022, 2023 and 2024. View map of closure areas.
|
Northern Waters
North of Cape Grim and Cape Naturaliste -
CLOSED from 15 January to 14 February inclusive in 2023, 2024 and 2025.
Southern Waters
All other waters -
CLOSED from 15 November to 14 December inclusive in 2022, 2023 and 2024. |
| Giant Crab | Same as Rock lobster season. | Males -
OPEN 1 August in a year to 30 June the following year inclusive.
Females -
OPEN from 15 November in a year to 31 May the following year inclusive. |
| Banded Morwong | CLOSED from 1 March to 30 April inclusive each year. |
CLOSED from 1 March to 30 April inclusive each year. |
Abalone
| OPEN all year round. |
OPEN all year round however catch caps exist in many zones. See
Abalone Closures. |