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green garbage bin with gillnets and bouys spilling out
29/5/2025

Phasing out Recreational Gillnetting in Tasmania

Recreational gillnetting will be phased out in Tasmania by 2030. Here's what that looks like.

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Staff speaking with community members at Agfest 2025
15/5/2025

Fishing Hub Hooks Thousands at Agfest 2025

The 2025 Agfest Fishing Hub was a big success!

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Striped Trumpeter recognised by AI in underwater footage
27/2/2025

Bringing modern technology into scalefish fishery research

New technology could be set to revolutionise scalefish stock assessments, which means better data to inform fisheries management.

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Blue Mackerel with net and wet cloth
13/2/2025

Make the most of your Mackerel

Caught a Mackerel and not sure how to cook it? Here’s one quick and easy recipe that will make Mackerel your new favourite fish for a delicious (and spicy!) feed.

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Sardines on a fishing boat in Australia
5/2/2025

Sardine Community Information Sessions

Community information sessions in February 2025 on a potential sardine fishery and research findings from IMAS

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Rock lobsters
6/12/2024

Rock Lobster Harvest Strategy Early Engagement

We asked recreational and commercial fishers about what matters to them in the Tasmanian rock lobster fishery to help inform the drafting of the Rock Lobster Harvest Strategy. Here's what they told us and how it's informing our next steps.

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Sardines in Tasmania
28/11/2024

New Research on Sardine Stocks in Tasmania

The Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) has confirmed there is a sizeable population of Australian sardine in Tasmanian and Bass Strait waters.

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Recreational Fishing Guide 2024-2025
15/10/2024

2024-25 Recreational Fishing Guide Changes

Updates to rock lobster catch reporting requirements, sand flathead possession limits and gillnetting in Macquarie Harbour

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Recreational Fishing

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Hobart TAS 7000

Phone: (03) 6165 3233, 1300 720 647

Email: fishing.enquiries@nre.tas.gov.au

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Level 3, 134 Macquarie St

GPO Box 44

Phone: (03) 6165 3000, 1300 368 550

Email: commercial.fisheries@nre.tas.gov.au

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Level 1, 134 Macquarie St

GPO Box 44

Phone: (03) 6165 3000, 1300 368 550

Email: fisheries.licensing@nre.tas.gov.au