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Crayfish Season 2025

08 December 2025
Crayfish Season 2025

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Crayfish "Kreef" (West Coast Rock Lobster) Recreational Season - 2025/2026

Permitted Fishing Dates

You may catch up to 4 West Coast Rock Lobster per day only on the following dates:

December 2025

• 20 December 2025
• 21 December 2025
• 27 December 2025
• 28 December 2025

January 2026

• 3 January 2026
• 4 January 2026
• 24 January 2026
• 25 January 2026
• 31 January 2026

February 2026

• 1 February 2026

March 2026

• 21 March 2026
• 22 March 2026

Fishing is only allowed on these dates.

Permit Validity Period

The general recreational permit period runs from 23 March 2026 to 15 December 2026 inclusive.

Fishing is not permitted outside the specific dates listed above.

You can get a permit at your local post office or from the DFFE Website here.

You can read more about Crayfish Season in the official government article explaining everything here.

Crayfish Season 2025

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