Use this page's search to check each species' daily fishing limits.
Understand fishing limits
Recreational fishers must comply with the daily fishing limits for marine and freshwater species caught in South Australian waters.
- Size limits: There is a minimum (and sometimes maximum) legal size for some fish species.
- Bag limits: There are limits on the number of a particular fish species that one fisher may take each day.
- Boat limits: If 1 or 2 people are fishing from a boat, the personal bag limit applies to each person. If 3 or more people are fishing from a boat, the boat limit (the total number of fish that can be landed on the boat) applies.
- Bag and boat limits apply for a 24-hour period from midnight to midnight.
- Size, bag, and boat limits may vary for charter boat fishing.
For more information, see fishing limits explained.
You can also refer to the fishing limits quick-lookup for basic information.
Species that are not listed don't have fishing restrictions in SA, but you should take only what you need for personal use.
Abalone
(Haliotis spp.)Also known as Blacklip Abalone, Greenlip Abalone, Brownlip Abalone, Roe's abalone
Albacore
(Thunnus alalunga)Also known as albacore tuna
Alligator gar
(Atractosteus spatula)Also known as Agassiz's glassfish, chanda perch, gudgeon, pygmy perch sp.
Asian black-spined toad
(Duttaphrynus melanostictus)Asian green mussel
(Perna viridis)Also known as Bivalve mollusc
Asian paddle crab
(Charybdis japonica)Australian Bass
(Percalates novemaculeatus)Also known as Australian perch, bass, freshwater perch
Australian Herring – Tommy Ruff
(Arripis georgianus)Also known as tommy rough, ruffie

Basking Shark
(Cetorhinus maximus)Bigeye Thresher
(Alopias superciliosus)Black Cowrie
(Zoila friendii thersites)Also known as Black Cowry, Black Cowries, humpbacked cowry