Economic contribution The fleet catching Southern Rock Lobster operates within the Tasmanian Rock Lobster Fishery. Assessment of economic contribution is undertaken at fishery level. The data provided here is for the Tasmanian Rock Lobster...
Workforce The commercial harvesters catching Southern Rock Lobster operate within the Tasmanian Rock Lobster Fishery. Assessment of workforce indicators is undertaken at fishery level. The data provided here is for the Tasmanian Rock Lobster...
Cultural Fishing Aboriginal cultural fishing is distinct from recreational and commercial fishing, although Aboriginal Tasmanians are active across all three. Access to Aboriginal cultural fishing is through permits issued by NRE Tas. Catch and...
Rock Lobster References Aquaculture Assessments Biology Diet Egg Production Genetics Growth Movement and Spatial Predation Settlement and Recruitment Survival Climate Change Economics Fisheries Management Recreational Fishery Technical Reports Translocation
Status Southern Rock Lobster Jasus edwardsii Statewide The Tasmanian Southern Rock Lobster fishery has a long history of exploitation. Low stock levels saw the introduction of increasing management controls including size limits, pot limits,...
Recreational Catch Per Unit Effort (CPUE) Mean daily harvest rates in the recreational fishery were highly variable around the state, ranging from 0.78 lobster per day in Area 4 to 3.14 in Area 4...
Recreational Catch and Effort The fishery is primarily concentrated on the east coast of Tasmania (assessment areas 1-3). This combined region accounted for 75% of the total estimated harvest (54,415 lobster) in the 2020/21...
