The Tasmanian Abalone Harvest Strategy guides management of the fishery to ensure abalone is sustainably harvested, and provides ongoing economic, social and cultural benefits to Tasmanian communities for generations to come.
The Tasmanian Abalone Harvest Strategy identifies objectives for fisheries management and seeks to achieve those objectives through monitoring of fishery performance, with performance indicators linked to management actions.
The Tasmanian Abalone Harvest Strategy aims to:
- ensure abalone are sustainably harvested, including maintaining or rebuilding stocks to target levels and avoiding localised depletion;
- ensure use of abalone resources provide appropriate benefits to the community;
- minimise harmful ecosystem impacts; and
- practice good governance
Tasmanian Abalone Harvest Strategy 2025
Application
The Tasmanian Abalone Harvest Strategy applies to commercial and non-commercial fishing in state waters relating to the take of Blacklip Abalone (
Haliotis rubra) or Greenlip Abalone (
Haliotis laevigata).
The commercial sector includes Aboriginal people engaged in commercial fishing activities. The non-commercial sector includes Aboriginal cultural fishing, recreational fishing and charter fishing activities.
The harvest strategy does not apply to the abalone aquaculture industry.
Background
The first Tasmanian Abalone Harvest Strategy was developed and released in 2018, following public consultation and advice from the Abalone Fishery Advisory Committee (AbFAC) and the Recreational Fishery Advisory Committee (RecFAC).
While the Strategy was working well to manage the fishery, an independent review was conducted by CSIRO in 2021. Twenty recommendations were made for the revised 2025 Strategy. Most of these were of a technical nature, and can be viewed here.
Public consultation
Feedback on the draft strategy was sought from all stakeholders and interested parties during 2024.
List of submissions
Background
The first Tasmanian Abalone Harvest Strategy was developed and released in 2018, following public consultation and advice from the Abalone Fishery Advisory Committee (AbFAC) and the Recreational Fishery Advisory Committee (RecFAC).
While the Strategy was working well to manage the fishery, an independent review was conducted by CSIRO in 2021. Twenty recommendations were made for the revised 2025 Strategy. Most of these were of a technical nature, and can be viewed here.
Public Consultation on the updated Harvest Strategy occurred in 2024, and the new Tasmanian Abalone Harvest Strategy was released June 2025.