abalone season opens 7th november

West Coast abalone season reduced to FIVE sessions- Fisheries Department media release

This year’s recreational abalone fishing season in the West Coast Zone, which includes the Perth metro area, will be reduced to five one-hour Sunday sessions.



The 2010 season opens on 7 November and runs for five Sundays, until 5 December.



Recreational fishing for abalone, in the zone from Busselton Jetty to the Greenough River mouth, is only permitted between the hours of 7am and 8am on the prescribed Sundays.



Department of Fisheries Senior Management Officer Martin Holtz said the total fishing time of only five hours made it one of the world’s most tightly managed recreational fisheries.



“The reduction in fishing time, by one session, is necessary to manage the recreational catch to 40 tonnes,” Mr Holtz said. “In the last two years, the recreational sector has caught 48.6 tonnes and 44 tonnes (respectively) from the West Coast Zone.



“It is important each sector is managed to its allocated catch to ensure the sustainability of the fishery. The commercial sector is managed separately, to a yearly quota of 36 tonnes.



“The new arrangements will help to ensure the many thousands of fishers, who enjoy the annual opportunity to collect this seafood delicacy, can continue to do so in the future.”



On each Sunday during the season, licensed recreational abalone fishers can each take a maximum of 20 Roe’s legal-sized abalone, which measure 60 millimetres or larger.



Mr Holtz said this year the department would have the benefit of more mobile patrols of Fisheries and Marine Officers, to answer questions fishers may have about the abalone fishing rules and to ensure compliance in this important and unique recreational fishery.



“Significant fines apply to people in possession of undersize abalone or over the bag limit,” he said. “It is also important that fishers remember they can not collect abalone for other people on the beach, nor remove abalone from the reefs if it is smaller than the legal size.



“If you want a feed of abalone you need to get a licence and get wet, but please keep safe and check the weather and swell conditions to make sure you can fish safely.”



A comprehensive brochure is available for fishers wanting more details about the West Coast Zone abalone season. The Recreational Fishing Guide – Abalone 2010/11 is available online at www.fish.wa.gov.au or from Department of Fisheries offices and information outlets.


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lets just see how long it

Thu, 2010-11-04 17:40

lets just see how long it will be before the first person gets busted, i would give it the first day.imo, the black abs are a waste of time, go south and dive for the green lip . you only need 1 or 2 to feed a family

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You Metro guys get so ripped

Thu, 2010-11-04 20:26

You Metro guys get so ripped off!!!!!!!!

 

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Yea too right... cant buy vegies on monday!!!

Thu, 2010-11-04 20:55

Coz all the fruit pickers call in sick on them sundays!Yell...

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Swell

Fri, 2010-11-05 01:44

If there is a BIIGGG swell on the Sunday a lot of them won't be picking vegies on the Monday or Tuesday

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they will be in hospital

Fri, 2010-11-05 06:11

they will be in hospital instead getting stitched up!!

love watching the carnage unfold when there is abit of swell around, hehe

 

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No license

Fri, 2010-11-05 06:23

debating whether or not it is worth worrying about. Nothing worse than snorkelling around and having a reef raper wearing a tracksuit thrown over you by a wave.

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Yeah, and usually

Fri, 2010-11-05 06:44

Yeah, and usually screwdriver-first.

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Did you see the guy

Fri, 2010-11-05 13:43

last year swimming around with a kitchen carving knife.Not a good thing he followed me around for a good 20 mins until i told him if he didnt piss off it was going somewhere he was not going to like.Might see you sunday.I am sick of pulling kids out that have no reason to be there other than to boost bag limits.

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I made an effort to go

Fri, 2010-11-05 15:35

I made an effort to go places by boat last year, this year not sure I'll even bother.

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Weather

Fri, 2010-11-05 14:17

is looking near perfect for an entertaining morning

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Love how they wear there

Sat, 2010-11-06 06:34

Love how they wear there everyday clothes. Seen a girl once that looked like she had just come from a night club. I'm glad they haven't realised that somewhere else in the state you can get them by the truck load for 6 months of the year.

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Yeah that cracks me up. If

Sat, 2010-11-06 17:07

Yeah that cracks me up. If you really like them, take a drive!

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throw them off the cliffs

Mon, 2010-11-08 07:59

dont worry up north you would get 2 lookouts and then 5 others going to town on the cliffs geting everything! me and me m8 would just walk down to them and tell them to either empty the sack!!! with the buttons or get thrown into the water works everytime!!! no tollerance when it comes to that stuff!

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Damage

Mon, 2010-11-08 08:56

It would be too late and the damage would have been done when they pry them off the reef. Abs donn't re attach to the reef in 90% of the time.

IMO the season should be in mid winter and only when the swell is over 4 metres with a low tide plus only when the Ambos are on strike.

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They apparently have no

Mon, 2010-11-08 09:04

They apparently have no clotting agent, so when you damage them removing them from the reef, they just bleed to death.

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one casualtie already. bloke

Mon, 2010-11-08 08:02

one casualtie already. bloke had a heart attack while collecting them

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He is still alive

Mon, 2010-11-08 16:56

at the moment i hope.

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yep and someone get suspected

Mon, 2010-11-08 08:12

hypothermia

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he was a guy from new zealand

Mon, 2010-11-08 16:59

i think the chopper landing didnt help his cause.He wasnt wearing a wetsuit at all and stayed in his wet clothes in the wind for a bit to long.

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i went for a early morning

Mon, 2010-11-08 17:17

i went for a early morning lure flick at yanchep

could not belive how many people they were like ants on the reef

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