​​​​Fisheries may be closed at spawning times to protect breeding stock, to limit the catch for a fishery or for public health reasons. If not listed, no recreational season applies.

​Species	​Season
​Rock Lobster and Giant Crab​	OPEN   Waters outside the East Coast Stock Rebuilding Zone (ECSRZ) - Open from 5 November 2022. East Coast Stock Rebuilding Zone - Open from 3 December 2022. Read about transiting seasonally closed waters. CLOSED Eastern Region (including ECSRZ) - Closes 30 April 2023. Western Region (Females) - Closes 30 April 2023. Western Region (Males) - Closes 31 August 2023. CHECK BIOTOXIN OPEN/CLOSED STATUS HERE
​Squid / Calamari Spawning Closures	East Coast Upper south east coast waters including Great Oyster Bay and Mercury Passage from 15 October to 14 November inclusive each year.​   North Coast 2021: From Cape Grim east to Cape Naturaliste will be closed from 1 - 31 October 2021 inclusive​.
​Striped Trumpeter	​Closed from 1 September to 31 October inclusive each year.
​Scallops	2022: Open from 9 April to 31 July 2022. The D'Entrecasteaux Channel is closed.
​Banded Morwong	​Closed from 1 March to 30 April inclusive each year.
​Abalone	​Open all year round.

Commercial Fishing Seasons
See Inland Fisheries for inland fishing seasons.