In South Australia, recreational fishing regulations are designed to protect local fish populations and ensure sustainability. These rules specify species limits, including daily catch limits, size restrictions, and seasonal closures for various fish species like snapper, flathead, and tuna.

Aquaculture also plays a significant role in the state's economy, with sustainable farming practices for marine and freshwater products such as oysters, mussels, and tuna.

A man and a woman with fishing rods on the Venus Bay Jetty at the Eyre Peninsula - image credit South Australian Tourism Commission

Recreational fishing

Fishing in South Australia is guided by policy and regulations to enable sustainable development and balanced growth.

Fishing nets on the dock

Commercial fishing

Policy and frameworks to protect the long-term sustainability of the state's aquatic resources and maximise the social and economic benefits.

Aquaculture

Policy, legislation and regulation, leasing and licensing, aquatic animal health and research for our aquaculture industry.

Busy seafood market interior with people gathered around large fish trays, weighing stations, and crates of ice-packed fish under bright lights.

Fish processors

Get information on the rules and registration requirements that apply to fish processing.

A massive school of fish swim towards the camera

Aquatic pests and diseases

Protecting South Australia from aquatic pests and diseases is everyone's responsibility. Find out how you can help protect our natural environment.

A tray of fresh oysters.

Seafood food safety

The Seafood Food Safety Scheme applies to all aquaculture and fisheries license holders, catching or producing fish for human consumption.

A white shark swims just under the water's surface, its fin sticking out.

Shark sightings

Understand when and how to report a shark, or look up the shark sightings log.

Fishing off Noarlunga jetty

Recreational fishing limits

Search for size, bag and boat limits that apply for each species.

Algal Bloom Fishery Management Roadmap

The roadmap provides outlines a pragmatic, transparent and repeatable framework to inform fishery management decision-making in areas where marine fish, crustacean and mollusc populations are impacted by algal blooms.

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