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| What's New for the 2012-2013 Recreational Fishing Season | Download the new Recreational Sea Fishing Guide for season 2012-13. The Guide is also available from Service Tasmania outlets and most bait and tackle shops. You can also pick up your free scalefish measuring ruler or sticker and an abalone, rock lobster or scallop gauge while you're there. The rulers and gauges are provided by the Fishwise fund - your licence fees at work.
 Recreational sea fishing licences are required for diving, using pots, rings, nets and set lines. Licences for the 2012-13 season will be on sale from 15 October 2012 from Service Tasmania outlets or online > > >
Want to keep up to date with news on Tasmania’s sea fisheries? Subscribe to our email news service to receive reminders about season dates as well as the latest fisheries news. In the meantime, read what's new for this season in the 2012-13 Recreational Fishing Season Update.
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The biosecurity order previously preventing rock lobster fishing in northern Bass Strait has been removed. The new rock lobster bag and possession limit for all waters in Bass Strait north of the line of latitude 39°33' now applies. This bag limit was introduced during the last review to assist with policing by aligning with Victorian catch limits in this area but the biosecurity order prevented rock lobster fishing. See rock lobster bag limits and the rock lobster regions map.
A closure for scallop fishing remains in place for the D’Entrecasteaux Channel for the 2013 Recreational Scallop Season to protect scallop stocks and reduce the likelihood of long term closures. All other State waters will be open from 23 March to 31 July 2013.
Existing research areas at Elephant Rock near St Helens on the east coast of Tasmania and North Bay on the Forestier Peninsula remain closed to rock lobster fishing. Research by IMAS investigating the impacts of large rock lobster on the invasive long spined sea urchin is continuing. These areas are closed to dive fishing and the use of pots and rings.
Visit the recreational fishing seasons page for dates and details for rock lobster, scallops, striped trumpeter, banded morwong and other 2013 closures.
Free to government schools this fishing season is our new large-size Fish Identification and Measuring poster. Featuring actual legal-sized fish, the poster's theme is the importance of size limits and measuring your catch. Teachers should contact Fishcare for information about posters and other marine education resources and activities.
 Available now is Fishes of Tasmania a set of four superb new large-sized fish posters, featuring well known Tasmanian fish species including popular recreational scalefish as well as sharks, crustaceans and molluscs. Produced by the Wild Fisheries Management Branch, the poster set includes: 'Ten Most Wanted Recreational Scale Fishes of Tasmania', 'Forty Recreational Sea Fishes of Tasmania', 'Sharks, Skates and Rays of Tasmania' and 'Crustaceans and Molluscs of Tasmania'. Available now through Service Tasmania priced at $20 per set.
Look out for new fish measuring and identification signs and fish measuring rulers which have recently been installed at popular fishing spots. Fishcare volunteers will be looking after these useful fisheries awareness facilities, so visit Fishcare Tasmania for contact numbers to make suggestions about ruler placement or to report any vandalism or damage.
Redmap is an interactive website where recreational fishers can enter data about fish species which may be shifting habitat or extending beyond their usual range. If you catch a fish not usually found in your favourite spot, go to www.redmap.org.au to tell their marine scientists about it.
 Marine Links is an education resource kit funded by Fishwise for use by teachers in Tasmanian schools. The Kit contains a wide range of interactive marine teaching materials including:- model fishing gear including rods, pots, rings, nets and set lines;
- moulds of popular recreational fish;
- fisheries posters, pamphlets, maps and fisheries brochures;
- marine textbooks and classroom exercises.
The Kit aligns with school curriculums and works best when presented by teachers working in partnership with Fishcare Volunteers. Read more about Marine Links.
 Fishcare Tasmania has recently increased their focus on its popular Schools Program by visiting more Tasmanian classrooms to spread the responsible fishing message to schoolchildren. Research shows that educating children about responsible fishing practices in their early years is highly effective. Fishcare Volunteers are available to deliver classroom presentation or conduct fishing clinics at suitable local fishing spots. Encourage your local school to contact Fishcare and take part. Go to the Fishcare Schools Program for contacts and more details.
See the following pages for more information on recreational fishing rules and regulations:
Licences
Fishing Seasons
Size Limits
Bag and Possession Limits
Gear Restrictions
Area Restrictions
Contact: Recreational Fishing EnquiriesRecreational Fisheries Section
1 Franklin Wharf
GPO Box 44
Hobart TAS 7001
Phone: 03 6233 7042 or 1300 720 647
Email: Fishing.Enquiries@dpipwe.tas.gov.au
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