SAFE Lobster

South Coast Rock Lobster Fishery

  • Established in 1974
  • South Africa Cold Water Spiny Rock Lobster (Palinurus gilchristi )
  • Total allowable catch (TAC) and total allowable effort
    (TAE) controlled
  • Individual quotas and individual effort allocations
  • Fishing area: Southern Ocean off South Africa
  • Long line pot fishery
  • Fishing depth 50 – 150 metres
  • Large offshore vessels utilized (30 – 50 metres)
  • Major operating ports: Cape Town and Port Elizabeth