I, Ian Dutton, Director (Marine Resources) in the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment, acting pursuant to a delegation from the Minister for Primary Industries and Water made on 12 November 2018 and acting pursuant to section 20(1) of the Living Marine Resources Management Act 1995 (the Act), hereby determine under rule 11 of the Fisheries (Rock Lobster) Rules 2011, (the Rules):
a) the dates of the open seasons for the commercial rock lobster fishery for male rock lobster are as follows:
- open season from 00:01 15 November 2021 for all State waters excluding the East Coast stock rebuilding zone; and
- open season from 00:01 1 March 2022 for the East Coast stock rebuilding zone.
b) the dates of the closed seasons for the commercial rock lobster fishery for male rock lobster are as follows:
- closed season from 00:01 1 September 2022 for the “September closed region"; and
- closed season from 00:01 1 October 2022 for all State waters.
c) the dates of the open and closed seasons for the commercial rock lobster fishery for female rock lobster are as follows:
- open season from 00:01 15 November 2021 for all State waters excluding the East Coast stock rebuilding zone;
- open season from 00:01 1 March 2022 for the East Coast stock rebuilding zone ; and
- closed season from 00:01 1 May 2022 for all State waters.
where:
East Coast stock rebuilding zone means-
- all State waters off the east coast of Tasmanian bound in the north by the line of latitude 40° 59' 35" South commencing from the highwater mark Eddystone Point and running due east to the outer limit of State waters, and bound in the south by the line of latitude 43° 30' 58" South commencing from the high water mark Tasman Head and running due east to the outer limit of State waters.
- Including waters of the D'Entrecasteaux Channel.
and where:
D'Entrecasteaux Channel is defined in the Fisheries (Rock Lobster) Rules 2011.
and where:
“September closed region" means State waters adjacent to the east, south and west coasts of Tasmania enclosed by an imaginary line starting at the high water mark on the east coast of the mainland of Tasmania at longitude 41º 16' 30" East (St Helens Point), then running due east to the limit of State waters, then running in a clockwise direction at the limit of State waters until that imaginary line meets the line of latitude 41º 29' 0 South off the west coast of Tasmania (3.7NM south of Sandy Cape), then running due east to the high water mark of the mainland of Tasmania and then running in an anticlockwise direction along the high water mark of Tasmania to the starting point of that imaginary line;
Unless otherwise defined in this notice, words and expressions used in this notice have the same meaning as in the Living Marine Resources Management Act 1995 and the Fisheries (Rock Lobster) Rules 2011.
Dated: 19 October 2021
Dr Ian Dutton
Director Marine Resources
INFORMATION
For more information go to www.fishing.tas.gov.au or contact the Wild Fisheries Management Branch DPIPWE 1300 720 647 or 0419 364 405 or fishing.enquiries@dpipwe.tas.gov.au.
