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• COVID-19 Fisheries Assistance
  Fisheries licence fee relief will be provided for 12 months as part of a package to tackle the impact of COVID-19.
• Commercial Fishing Licences and Seasons
  Information on licence applications and open and closed seasons for commercial fisheries in Tasmania.
• Abalone Fishery
  The Tasmanian abalone industry is a major contributor to the Tasmanian economy.
• Commercial Dive Fishery
  Information on the commercial dive fishery including sea urchins and periwinkles.
• Giant Crab Fishery
  The giant crab fishery is a comparatively small commercial fishery which is managed by individual transferable quotas.
• Rock Lobster Fishery
  The commercial rock lobster fishery has been an important component of the State's fishing industry for more than 150 years.
• Scalefish Fishery
  The scalefish fishery is a multi-species, multi-gear fishery that is predominantly made up of small owner-operated businesses.
• Mackerel Fishery
  The Tasmanian Mackerel Fishery is governed under the Fisheries (Mackerel) Rules 2019. Purse seining is the method of capture in State waters. No board trawling of any kind is permitted in any State waters.
• Scallop Fishery
  The Tasmanian scallop fishery is primarily based on the harvest of the commercial scallop.
• Seaweed Fishery
  The main components of this fishery are the collection of cast bull kelp and harvesting of the introduced Undaria.
• Shellfish Fishery
  The commercial shellfish fishery includes clams, cockles, mussels and oysters.
• Permit Activities
  Information on fishing permit activities that are otherwise prohibited under the Living Marine Resources Management Act 1995.