Living Marine Resources Management Act 1995

Fisheries (Commercial Dive) Rules 2021

NOTICE OF THE DATES OF THE CLOSED SEASON FOR 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 15 November 2025 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

All that part of the commercial dive fishery known as the Dodges, Sloping Island catch-cap area, being that area of State water (including Pitt Water lagoon) enclosed by an imaginary line running south from a point at Seven Mile Beach lat 42°50'15”S long 147°34'50"E to a point of lat 42°57'39”S long 147°34'54"E, then running due east to the line of high water at Lobster Point.

SCHEDULE 2

While on a commercial fishing trip in State waters for the purpose of takingshortspined sea urchins (species Heliocidaris erythrogramma) the holder of a fishing licence (commercial dive) must not enter the water by swimming or diving.

Any expression used in this notice having a particular meaning under the Act or the Rules has the same meaning in this notice. All coordinates of latitude and longitude specified in this notice 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.

Dated this 12th day of November 2025

DR DAVID MIDSON

GENERAL MANAGER - MARINE RESOURCES

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 shortspined sea urchin in the Dodges, Sloping Island catch-capped area of the South-Eastern fishery part, inclusive of sub-block 19B, from Saturday 15th November 2025 until the end of season, 31 August 2026. This is part of arrangements to control the total amount of shortspined sea urchins harvested in the interest of resource sustainability.

Department of Natural Resources and Environment - modified: 13 November 2025, expires: 31 August 2026