Living Marine Resources Management Act 1995

Fisheries (Commercial Dive) Rules 2021

NOTICE OF THE DATES OF THE CLOSED SEASON FOR A PART OF THE COMMERCIAL DIVE FISHERY AND NOTICE OF COMMERCIAL DIVE FISHERY CLOSURE TO SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES

I, Dr David Midson, General Manager (Marine Resources) in the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania, acting pursuant to a delegation from the Minister administering the Living Marine Resources Management Act 1995 (the Act), hereby determine under rule 12 of the Fisheries (Commercial Dive) Rules 2021 (the Rules):

  1. That the dates of the closed season for those parts of the commercial dive fishery specified in schedule 1 are from 12:01 am 17th May 2026 to 11:59 pm 31 August 2026; and
  2. That the parts of the commercial dive fishery specified in schedule 1 are closed to, or in respect of, the activities specified in schedule 2.

SCHEDULE 1

The south-eastern part of the fishery, being that area of State waters on the south-eastern coast of Tasmania bounded in the north by an imaginary straight line running due east from the point at latitude 42°46'02”S and longitude 147°52'50"E to the outer limit of State waters, and bounded in the south by an imaginary straight line running due south from Whale Head near South East Cape to the outer limit of State waters.

SCHEDULE 2

While on a commercial fishing trip in State waters for the purpose of takingperiwinkles (molluscs of the species Lunella undulata), the holder of a fishing licence (commercial dive) must not enter the water by swimming or diving.

In this notice:

All coordinates of latitude and longitude are to be determined by reference to the Geocentric Datum of Australia (also known as "the GDA" or "GDA94") as defined in the Commonwealth Gazette No. GN 35, 6 September 1995.

Any expression used, having a particular meaning under the Act or the Rules, has the same meaning in this notice.

Dated this 15th day of May 2026

DR DAVID MIDSON

Information

(This information does not form part of the notice)

This notice has the effect of closing the commercial dive fishery to the take of periwinkles in the South-Eastern Zone from Sunday 17th May 2026 until the end of season, 31 August 2026. This is part of arrangements to control the total amount of periwinkles harvested in the interest of resource sustainability.

Department of Natural Resources and Environment - modified: 15 May 2026, expires: 31 August 2026