 • No greenlip abalone may be taken from Port Phillip until further notice.
•
The maximum number of abalone that may be taken on any one day or
possessed anywhere in Victoria is 5 per person, of which no more than 2
may be greenlip abalone.
•
You must carry a device for measuring abalone when fishing for abalone.
Abalone must be measured prior to removing it from its location and at
the widest part of the shell regardless of whether the shell is whole
or damaged.
•
You must use a blunt instrument when taking abalone. Knives and
screwdrivers and other sharp instruments could cut the abalone which
may then bleed to death.
• You must not fish for abalone in the intertidal zone
(that is waters less than 2m deep), between Thompsons Creek at Breamlea
and Arch Rock at Venus Bay (including Port Phillip Bay and Western Port
bay), see map here .
• You can only take abalone between sunrise and sunset (this regulation also applies to the commercial sector).
• All abalone are to remain in their shell until reaching the place of consumption.
• Now in effect: Permanent year-round closure of central Victorian
marine waters to recreational abalone fishing, except for 60 nominated
days each year.
The nominated open days were determined in consultation with
recreational abalone fishing stakeholders. The proposed allocation of
the 60 days are designed to provide maximum flexibility for
recreational fishers by including a variety of key holiday periods and
long weekends. Periods below are inclusive of the first and last day in
any period.
| OPEN DAYS FOR THE 2005/2006 SEASON |
NO. OF DAYS |
| 1 and 2 October 2005 |
2 days |
| 29 October to 1 November 2005 |
4 days |
| 19 and 20 November 2005 |
2 days |
| 3 and 4 December 2005 |
2 days |
| 27 December 2005 to 29 January 2006 |
34 days |
| 11 to 13 March 2006 |
3 days |
| 25 and 26 March 2006 |
2 days |
| 14 April to 18 April 2006 |
5 days |
| 22 April to 25 April 2006 |
4 days |
| 27 and 28 May 2006 |
2 days |
The nominated 60 open days will be reviewed each
year in consultation with key recreational fishing stakeholders to
accommodate changing holiday periods and recreational fisher
preferences. For further information please contact Department of
Primary Industries Customer Call Centre on 136 186 or visit the
Department’s website at:
www.dpi.vic.gov.au/fishing.
Please note, further amendments to abalone regulations for all waters have been made, as outlined below:
• Removal of existing closed season for greenlip abalone.
• Removal of the requirement to cut the meat of recreationally caught abalone.
• Removal of the abalone boat/vehicle limit.
ABALONE SIZE LIMIT ZONES (all species except greenlip):
Information on this page used with permission from the Victorian Recreational Fishing Guide, 2002-2003, produced by Fisheries Victoria, Department of Natural Resources and Environment (NRE).
NRE Customer Service Centre, telephone 136 186 (8am-8pm).
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