Tasmanian recreational rock lobster fishing data
Recreational rock lobster fishing data for the periods between 2002/03 to 2024/25, for eight assessment areas in Tasmania by fishing method (pot, ring, dive). The data includes estimated catch (in kilograms and numbers of lobsters), estimated effort (in fishing days) and estimated catch rate (in number of lobsters/fishing days). Both species, Southern Rock Lobster (Jasus edwardsii) and, occasionally, the Eastern Rock Lobster (Sagmariasus verreauxi) are caught and reported together.
The data was compiled from the Tasmanian Recreational Rock Lobster and Abalone Fisheries survey reports produced by IMAS.
The assessments are conducted using a survey involving a random sample of licence-holders who are contacted by telephone prior to the start of the fishing season and invited to participate in a phone-diary survey to monitor their rock lobster fishing activity between November and April.
Data and resources
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Forward J & Lyle JM (2002). A survey of the 2000/01 Tasmanian recreational rock lobster fishery and options for future assessment. Tasmanian Aquaculture and…PDF Open
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Lyle JM & Morton AJ (2004). Survey of the 2002/03 Tasmanian recreational rock lobster and abalone fisheries. (Series: Technical report series (Tasmanian…PDF Open
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Lyle JM & Morton AJ (2006). Tasmanian recreational rock lobster and abalone fisheries – 2004/05 fishing season. Tasmanian Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute…PDF Open
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Lyle JM (2008). Tasmanian recreational rock lobster and abalone fisheries – 2006/07 fishing season. Tasmanian Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute internal…PDF Open
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Lyle JM & Tracey S (2010). Tasmanian recreational rock lobster and abalone fisheries: 2008–09 fishing season. Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies Report,…PDF Open
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Lyle JM & Tracey S (2012). Tasmanian recreational rock lobster and abalone fisheries: 2010–11 fishing season. Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies Report,…PDF Open
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Lyle JM & Tracey S (2014). Tasmanian recreational rock lobster and abalone fisheries: 2012–13 fishing season. Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies Report,…PDF Open
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Lyle JM & Tracey S (2016). Tasmanian recreational rock lobster and abalone fisheries: 2014–15 fishing season. Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies Report,…PDF Open
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Lyle JM & Tracey S (2016). Tasmanian recreational rock lobster and abalone fisheries: 2015–16 fishing season. Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies Report,…PDF Open
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Lyle JM & Tracey S (2017). Tasmanian recreational rock lobster and abalone fisheries: 2016–17 fishing season. Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies Report,…PDF Open
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Lyle JM (2018). Tasmanian recreational rock lobster and abalone fisheries: 2017–18 fishing season. Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies Report, 32 pPDF Open
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Lyle JM, Ewing F, Ewing G, Tracey S (2019). Tasmanian recreational rock lobster and abalone fisheries: 2018–19 fishing season. Institute for Marine and…PDF Open
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Lyle JM, Ewing F, Ewing G, Tracey S (2020). Tasmanian recreational rock lobster and abalone fisheries: 2019–20 fishing season. Institute for Marine and…PDF Open
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Lyle JM, Ewing F, Ewing G, Tracey S (2021). Tasmanian recreational rock lobster and abalone fisheries: 2020–21 fishing season. Institute for Marine and…PDF Open
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Graba-Landry A, Lyle JM, Ewing F, Ewing G, Tracey S (2022). Tasmanian recreational rock lobster and abalone fisheries: 2021–22 fishing season. Institute for…PDF Open
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Tracey SR, Ewing F, Ewing G, Graba-Landry A, Stark K (2023). Tasmanian recreational rock lobster and abalone fisheries: 2022–23 fishing season. Institute for…PDF Open
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Twiname S, Ewing F, Ewing G, & Tracey SR (2024). Tasmanian recreational rock lobster and abalone fisheries: 2023/24 fishing season. Tasmanian recreational rock…PDF Open
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Twiname S, Ewing F, Ewing G, & Tracey SR (2025). Tasmanian recreational rock lobster and abalone fisheries: 2024/25 fishing season. Institute for Marine and…PDF Open
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Additional information
| Temporal extent | 2002-11-01 – ongoing |
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| Date (publication) | 2026-04-27 |
| Status | onGoing |
| Update frequency | asNeeded |
| Metadata language | en |
| License | The authors do not warrant that the information in this dataset is free from errors or omissions. The authors do not accept any form of liability, be it contractual, tortious, or otherwise, for the contents of this dataset or for any consequences arising from its use or any reliance placed upon it. |
| Source metadata | ISO 19115 XML |
| Last updated | 2026-11-05 |
| Created | 2026-11-05 |
| API | package_show |