- Anglers Access Brochures
Downloadable brochures developed for popular lakes and rivers which include maps showing each access point and provide important information for local and visiting anglers including anglers code of conduct, regulation, safety, environmental issues and fishery management objectives
- Atlas of Australian Marine Fishing and Coastal Communities
First comprehensive national atlas of fishing activity in Australia and provides a powerful tool for decision makers working in the marine and coastal environment
- Australian Maritime College
AMC provides high quality education, training and consulting to service the maritime sector. It also conducts internationally recognised research
- Carp Management Program
Describes the introduction of carp to Tasmania, facts about carp (including identification), and the program to deal with the problems linked with carp
- Commercial dive fishing
Details of the Tasmanian commercial dive fishery (dive zones, dive catch updates, industry profile, policy documents)
- Commercial fishing
Information on the regulation and management of commercial fisheries in Tasmania, including licences, seasons, management plans and species fished (includes abalone, rock lobster, giant crab, scallop, scalefish, dive fishery, shellfish, and seaweed)
- Commercial fishing licence requirements
General licence information, and details of common licences, and licences that may be required for commercial fishing, with a link to the Business Licence Information site for specific licence costs and information
- Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment: a-z list of application forms - certificates, permits and licences
Alphabetical subject list of application forms for all areas of activity of the Tasmanian Government Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
- Derwent Estuary Program: Should I eat shellfish and fish from the Derwent (pamphlet)
Tasmania’s Director of Public Health pamphlet on health advice on eating fish and shelllfish from the Derwent
- Emergency Fishery Closures
Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment's emergency fishery closures
- Farm dam stocking permit
Information on Inland Fisheries Service permits for stocking of trout in farm dams. Includes link to printable permit application form
- Fisheries legislation and management plans
Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment listing of sea fisheries legislation and management plans, including plans under review, management policy documents, and consultation documents available for public comment
- Fishwatch: report illegal fishing
Details of Fishwatch through which illegal fishing activities observed by fishers and the general community may be reported
- Fishwise Community Grants
Annual program providing funds for individuals and community groups to undertake small projects that contribute to improving the management of, and community education on, marine recreational fisheries
- Food and Agriculture: facts and figures
Includes links to industry scorecards measuring growth and value added to produce and the latest edition of industry profiles, a comprehensive guide to Tasmania's animal, plant, fisheries and organics industries
- Garth Fish Tasmania
Local and international sales of Tasmanian seafood, specialising in abalone and rock lobster. Located at Howden, near Hobart
- Giant Crab Fishery
About the giant crab (Pseudocarcinus gigas) fishery in Tasmania with links to catch updates, stock assessments and the Crustacean Fisheries Advisory Committee
- Industry ScoreCards
Links to Industry ScoreCards, which present facts and figures on the state of primary industries in Tasmania. ScoreCards are available for the food industry, the seafood industry, and the vegetable industry
- Inland Fisheries Advisory Council (IFAC)
Details of the IFAC, which advises the Minister on inland fisheries issues, provides a forum for consultation, reviews management plans, and promotes awareness of fisheries management activities
- Inland Fisheries Compliance Update
The Inland Fisheries Service has 10 Authorised Fisheries Officers who regularly patrol inland waters throughout the state checking that anglers are complying with the requirements of the Inland Fisheries Act 1995. List of penalties included
- Inland Fisheries Service
The Inland Fisheries Service is responsible for the regulation, management and promotion of Tasmania's recreational and commercial freshwater fisheries, and the protection of native freshwater fauna
- Inland Fisheries Service: commercial fisheries management
Information on the Inland Fisheries Service's regulation, management and promotion of sustainable commercial freshwater fisheries (wild fisheries, aquaculture and fish farms, private fisheries and the aquarium industry)
- Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS)
IMAS pursues multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary work to advance understanding of temperate marine, Southern Ocean, and Antarctic environments
- London Lakes
Trout fishery with lodge accommodation in Bronte Park
- Oceanpower Marine Brokers
Agents for professional fishermen in the sale and lease of commercial fishing vessels and fishing licence, permits and quota
- Pest fish
Inland Fisheries Service information on the management and control of pest fish in Tasmania's inland waters, including details of prohibited activities
- Petuna Group: Tasmania
One of Tasmania's largest seafood suppliers, processing and selling seafood from it's deep-sea fishing and aquaculture practices
- Progress in managing fisheries in Australia, 1800-1990
Collection of papers on the history of fisheries in Tasmania, written by A. J. Harrison
- Recreational fishing (sea fishing)
Links to a range of recreational sea fishing information: fish species; hot fishing spots; maps, seasons and licences; nets, gears and baits; recipes; code on sea fishing for the future, and newsletter articles
- Recreational fishing sector
Management overview of the recreational fishing sector in Tasmania, with links to further recreational fishing information
- Recreational fishing: fish species and catch information
Information on the recreational fisheries in Tasmania, and the rules and regulations that apply to the large range of fish species, including seasons, licences, size limits, restrictions and other information. Species includes rock lobsters and crabs, abalone, scalefish and shark, and scallops. Other recreational fisheries and activities include seaweed, aquarium fishes, shellfish and shell collection, and Aboriginal cultural fishing
- Recreational sea fishing guide
Latest guide to Tasmania's rules and regulations for recreational sea fishing
- Redmap
REDMAP is an interactive website for reported sightings of marine species which might be shifting distributions further south due to warming waters along the State's coastline. Also provides educational resources on Tasmanian marine environments, marine species and climate change. Designed by Dr. Gretta Pecl
- Reserves and research areas (marine)
Describes the types of marine reserve areas and the rules applying to fishing in these areas. Includes maps of specific areas
- RiverFly Tasmania
Guide Daniel Hackett specialises in lowland river fishing tours. Tasmanian Trout Supplies and Services supplies live trout for private and commercial fisheries and provides fisheries management and design services
- Rock Lobster fishing
Tasmanian Government information on rock lobster fishing, including licences, season dates, size and possession limits and marking your catch
- Sea Fishing & Aquaculture (Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment)
Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment information for recreational and commercial fishers including regulations, licences, seasons, species information, permit fisheries, fishing tips, fishing grants, Fishcare Volunteers and more
- Sea fishing: safety, weather and tides
Basic safety information for fishers, with links to important sites, including Bureau of Meteorology, Marine and Safety Tasmania, and Coastview
- Seaweed fishery
Management overview of the seaweed fishery in Tasmania, with link to more information on undaria pinnatifida (Japanese seaweed)
- Skretting Australia
Tasmanian Cambridge location and factory for this international fish feed company
- Stop the super trawler
Lobby group campaigning to ban the trawling of pelagic fish by the the Abel Tasman in the Bass Strait
- Stories from the sea
Environment Tasmania has brought together a collection of sea stories in an online video series
- Tasmanian Abalone Council
The Tasmanian Abalone Council (TAC) is the voice of the fishery, representing divers, non-diving quota-holders, processors and exporters
- Tasmanian food opportunities
Describes Tasmania's food production capabilities with links to industry profiles, promotional publications, useful web sites, statistics, business migration and Brand Tasmania
- Tasmanian managed fisheries
Links to assessments of, and sustainability reports on, Tasmanian fisheries, including the abalone, Scalaris abalone, scallop and rock lobster fisheries
- Tasmanian salmon industry profile
Profile of Tasmania's salmon industry: farm value, key markets and exports, trade and investment opportunities, trends and development, challenges and research
- Tasmanian Seafood Industry Council (TSIC)
Non-profit, peak body for the Tasmanian seafood industry, representing the best interests of the commercial fishing and aquaculture industries
- Tasmanian Seafoods
Wholesalers and exporters of live, dried and frozen abalone, dried seacucumber, bech-de-meer, whiting, sea urchin and sea urchin roe located at Smithton and Margate
- Tony Harrison's web site
Web site of Anthony James Harrison with papers on the history of fisheries in Tasmania, and family history information (Harrison, Wright, Esmonde-Morgan families). Includes a link to his genealogical database
