Recreational Fishing Seasons

These seasons apply to recreational fishers. To see seasons that apply to commercial fishers, please visit Commercial Fishing Seasons.

Species	Recreational Season
Rock lobster (crayfish) and giant crab See map of season areas	2025 Western Region (males) CLOSED from 00:01 Monday 1 September 2025 Waters outside the East Coast Stock Rebuilding Zone (ECSRZ) OPEN from 00:01 Saturday 1 November 2025. East Coast Stock Rebuilding Zone OPEN from 00:01 Saturday 6 December 2025. 2026 Eastern Region (including ECSRZ) CLOSED from 00:01 Friday 1 May 2026 Western Region (females) CLOSED from 00:01 Friday 1 May 2026 Western Region (males) CLOSED from 00:01 Tuesday 1 September 2026
Squid and calamari See map of season areas.	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 2025 and 2026. North Coast - All waters north of Cape Grim and Cape Naturaliste. CLOSED from 1 September - 31 October inclusive in 2025 and 2026
Scallops	OPEN from 28 March 2026 to 31 July 2026 inclusive. The D'Entrecasteaux Channel remains closed.
Striped Trumpeter	CLOSED from 1 September to 31 October inclusive each year.
Garfish See map of season areas.	Northern Waters - All waters north of Cape Grim and Cape Naturaliste. CLOSED from 15 January to 14 February inclusive in 2026. Southern Waters - All water south of Cape Grim and Cape Naturaliste. CLOSED from 15 November to 14 December inclusive in 2026
Banded Morwong	Closed from 1 March to 30 April inclusive each year.

Inland fisheries

Season open dates for 2025 are yet to be determined.