|
Species |
Recreational Seasons
|
Commercial Seasons
|
Rock Lobster
(crayfish) |
2023
Waters outside
East Coast Stock Rebuilding Zone -
OPEN from Saturday, 4 November 2023.
East Coast Stock Rebuilding Zone -
OPEN from Saturday, 2 December 2023.
**Recreational fishers must report their rock lobster catch. Learn more about catch reporting.**
Learn about transiting
seasonally closed waters. |
2023
Waters outside
East Coast Stock Rebuilding Zone
-
OPEN from Wednesday, 15 November 2023.
Male -
CLOSED from Friday, 1 September 2023 all waters south of Point Sorell around to Sandy Cape (41° 29').
Male -
CLOSED from Sunday, 1 October 2023 all other State waters. |
2024
Eastern Region (including East Coast Stock Rebuilding Zone)
-
CLOSED from Wednesday, 1 May 2024.
Western Region (Females)
-
CLOSED from Wednesday 1 May 2024.
Western Region (Males)
-
CLOSED from Sunday 1 September 2024.
|
2024
East Coast Stock Rebuilding Zone
-
OPEN from Friday, 1 March 2024.
Female -
CLOSED from Wednesday, 1 May 2024 for all State waters. Male -
CLOSED from Sunday, 1 September 2024 all waters south of St Helens Pt around to Sandy Cape (41° 29').
Male -
CLOSED from Tuesday, 1 October 2024 all other State waters. |
Squid and Calamari
Spawning Closures |
East Coast
Upper south east coast waters including Great Oyster Bay and Mercury Passage -
CLOSED from 15 October to 14 November inclusive each year.
North Coast
2023: North of Cape Grim and Cape Naturaliste -
CLOSED from 21 August - 31 October 2023 inclusive. |
East Coast
Upper south east coast waters including Great Oyster Bay and Mercury Passage -
CLOSED from 15 October to 14 November inclusive each year.
North Coast
2023: North of Cape Grim and Cape Naturaliste -
CLOSED from 21 August - 31 October 2023 inclusive. |
Scallops
| 2024: OPEN from 23 March to 31 July 2024.
The D'Entrecasteaux Channel is closed. | OPEN 7 July 2023
CLOSED 31 December 2023 |
|
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. *The line between Northern and Southern Waters is the same as the North Coast Squid closure line.
|
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 all year round. 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. |