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Amendments to the Tasmanian Abalone Fishery Management Plan

by DPIPWE Fishing 19 Sep 2019 04:50 UTC 1 November 2019
abalone rock crevice underwater © DPIPWE Fishing

Amendments to the Tasmanian Abalone Fishery Management Plan are being progressed resulting in the following changes applying from 1 November 2019:

  • An Eastern Region bag limit of five abalone, with the Western Region to remain at 10.
  • A statewide possession limit of 10 abalone.
  • The introduction of an Eastern Region boat limit of 25 abalone. A boat limit will not apply for the Western Region.
  • The possession limit for non-fishers (on land) reduced to two (down from five).

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