January 7, 2020
The Victorian Fisheries Authority have invited VRFish to comment on the Draft Further Abalone Quota Order (FAQO) and Size Limit Fisheries Notices (Easter Abalone Zone) for the 2020/21 abalone fishing season.
The total allowable commercial catch (TACC) for the Victorian abalone fishery is reviewed and set each year by 1 April through a Further Abalone Quota Order (FAQO).
The below FAQO and Fisheries Notice were prepared following consultation with stakeholders in Mallacoota in November 2019.
Further Quota Order for the Abalone Fishery
Fisheries Notice 2020 Eastern Abalone Zone
2020/21 Stock Assessment and Quota Workshop Summary
The proposed total allowable commercial catch (TACC) and management arrangements for the Eastern abalone zone are:
- a blacktop abalone TACC of 337.5 tonnes (a reduction of 8.0 tones from 2019/2020)
- to implement mandatory closures when the upper limit for a spatial management unit or reef code is reached per the attached Fisheries Notice; and
- to set legal minimum size
Consultation closes on 24 January 2020. Written comments can be submitted to Mark Asplin, Fishery Manager, via [email protected] or 2A Bellarine Highway, Queenscliff VIC 3225. Call Mark on 03 5258 0307 for more information.
You can contribute to VRFish’s submission by sending your comments to [email protected].
