Wild Shellfish Alert - Do not eat wild shellfish from areas in and around Spring Bay and the Mercury Passage in South East Tasmania.
The total allowable catch for the commercial abalone fishery has been set for the 2023 season.
Seasonal spawning closures for garfish will apply to both recreational and commercial fishers for the first time from November 2022.
Changes to recreational netting in Macquarie Harbour are being implemented to reduce interactions with endangered Maugean skates.
Recreational fishers will reap the benefits of a new artificial reef which has now been installed in Great Bay in the D’Entrecasteaux Channel.
Vessel monitoring systems are being implemented across the commercial rock lobster fleet.
The winners of the 2022 National Seafood Awards were announced at the Seafood Directions Conference held in Brisbane in September.
Recreational fishers are reporting catches of large-sized Atlantic salmon escapees following a recent escape event from an aquaculture pen.
New rules will come into place for Tasmania's rock lobster fishery on 1 November 2022.
Level 3, 134 Macquarie St
Hobart TAS 7000
Phone: (03) 6165 3233, 1300 720 647
Email: fishing.enquiries@nre.tas.gov.au
GPO Box 44
Phone: (03) 6165 3000, 1300 368 550
Email: commercial.fisheries@nre.tas.gov.au
Email: fishing.licensing@nre.tas.gov.au
