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The Fisheries Department has announced the TAC for the 2015/2016 lobster fishing season. The global TAC has been set at 1924.45 tons which translates to a 6.83% increase when compared to the  2014/2015 lobster TAC. The global TAC for the 2015/16 west coast rock lobster fishing season has been apportioned as follow: ·        Commercial Fishing (Offshore): 1243.48 tons (previously 1120.25 tons); ·        Commercial Fishing (Nearshore): 376.10 tons (previously 376.10 tons); ·        Subsistence (Interim Relief Measure) Fishing: 235.30 tons (previously 230.10 tons);  and ·        Recreational Fishing: 69.20 tons (previously 69.20.5 tons) The 2015/16 west coast rock lobster recreational fishing season will open on Sunday, 15 November 2015 and will close on Sunday, 28 March 2016. The 2015/16 WCRL recreational fishing effort will be restricted to 21 days and will be split as follow: ·   ...