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.

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Abalone

(Haliotis spp.)

Also known as Blacklip Abalone, Greenlip Abalone, Brownlip Abalone, Roe's abalone

Abalone
Marine

Albacore

(Thunnus alalunga)

Also known as albacore tuna

Albacore
Marine

Alligator gar

(Atractosteus spatula)
Alligator gar
Report if seen
Freshwater

Also known as Agassiz's glassfish, chanda perch, gudgeon, pygmy perch sp.

Ambassis, Mogurnda and Nannoperca genus
Fully protected
Freshwater

Asian black-spined toad

(Duttaphrynus melanostictus)
Asian black-spined toad
Report if seen
Freshwater

Asian green mussel

(Perna viridis)

Also known as Bivalve mollusc

Asian green mussel
Report if seen
Marine

Asian paddle crab

(Charybdis japonica)
Asian paddle crab
Report if seen
Marine

Australian Bass

(Percalates novemaculeatus)

Also known as Australian perch, bass, freshwater perch

Freshwater reservoir

Also known as tommy rough, ruffie

Australian Herring – Tommy Ruff
Marine

Basking Shark

(Cetorhinus maximus)
Basking Shark
Fully protected
Marine

Bigeye Thresher

(Alopias superciliosus)
Bigeye Thresher
Marine

Black Cowrie

(Zoila friendii thersites)

Also known as Black Cowry, Black Cowries, humpbacked cowry

Black Cowrie
Marine