Tasmanian recreational rock lobster and abalone fisheries: 2008-09 fishing season. Tasmanian Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute Report

Copyright protects this publication. Except for purposes permitted by the Copyright Act, reproduction by whatever means is prohibited without the prior written permission of the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies. Recreational lobster and abalone fisheries IMAS Report Page i Tasmanian recreational rock lobster and abalone fisheries: 2010-11 fishing season Executive Summary Southern rock lobster and abalone (blacklip and greenlip) are highly prized by recreational fishers in Tasmania as well as supporting major commercial fisheries. The present study represents the eighth survey of the recreational rock lobster fishery and the seventh for the recreational abalone fishery undertaken since the mid-1990s. Following a long period of increased licence sales, 2010-11 saw a decline in sales of around 10 % compared to 2009-10, with around 19,500 persons issued one or more rock lobster licences and just over 12,000 persons issued an abalone licence