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Storm Bay/Bruny biotoxin zone to open as scheduled

by DPIPWE Fishing News 5 Dec 2019 09:54 UTC

All the lobster samples from the Storm Bay/Bruny Zone collected on Sunday 1 December have paralytic shellfish toxin (PST) levels below the maximum permitted level for safe human consumption.

Under the Rock Lobster Monitoring Program decision protocols, the Storm Bay/Bruny Biotoxin Zone can open as scheduled on:

  • Saturday 7 December for the recreational fishery; and
  • Tuesday 10 December for the commercial fishery.
As detailed in the 2 December biotoxin update, all other biotoxin zones in the East Coast Stock Rebuilding Zone will open as scheduled.

Check up on the rock lobster rules before you go fishing.

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