 MINIMUM LEGAL SIZE:
Male - 11cm carapace length.
Female - 10.5cm carapace length.
BAG LIMIT: 2.
POSSESSION LIMIT: 4.
CLOSED SEASONS:
Male - 1 September to 15 November.
Female - 1 June to 15 November.
When taking rock lobster, you must not take or possess female rock
lobster in berry (with eggs) or with young attached, or remove the
eggs, spawn, setae or fibres from any female rock lobster. You must not
take soft-shelled rock lobster.
New Regulation effective 14 November 2003:
The body of rock lobsters caught or possessed by recreational fishers
must remain intact (the tail and carapace must remain attached to each
other) until after they have been brought ashore (to assist in
monitoring compliance with size and catch limits).
COLLECTION METHODS FOR ROCK LOBSTER: By hand or use of not more than 2 recreational hoop nets, see Equipment Regulations .
 You
must not use any equipment, device or tool other than breathing
apparatus or recreational hoop nets for the taking of rock lobster. You
must not use or possess, while engaged in underwater fishing for rock
lobster, any snare, gaff, hook or other device designed for, or capable
of taking any fish. A snare is commercial fishing equipment and must
not be possessed by recreational fishers.
RECREATIONAL HOOP NETS (Marine):
Rock lobster may be taken with recreational hoop nets. A hoop net is a
cylindrical net open at the top, consisting of 1 or 2 hoops not
exceeding 77cm in diameter. The net must not have a drop of more than
50cm. The mesh size is not to be less than 10.8cm. Nets must be
labelled, see Equipment Regulations .
 MARKING OF ROCK LOBSTER:
All rock lobsters taken by recreational fishers are to be tail-clipped
or tail-punched with a hole not less than 10mm in diameter. This must
be done within 5 minutes of bringing rock lobsters onto a boat (if
taken from a boat) or, if taken from the shore, within 5 minutes of
landing and within 50m of the place of landing.
HOW TO MEASURE:
Rock lobster is measured from the front edge of the groove between the
large antennae to the nearest part of the rear edge of the carapace
(main body shell). Divers are required to measure Rock lobster
underwater prior to bringing them to the surface.
Information on this page has been sourced from Fisheries Victoria, Department of Primary Industries.
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