Recreational fishers must comply with the daily fishing limits for marine and freshwater species caught in South Australian waters.
Use this page's search to check each species' daily fishing limits. Size, bag, and boat limits may vary for charter boat fishing.
You can also refer to the fishing limits quick-lookup for basic information.
All limits apply for 24-hours from midnight to midnight. Once you catch the limit for a species, you're not allowed to take any more. For more information, see fishing limits explained.
Unlisted species don't have fishing restrictions in SA, but you should take only what you need for personal use.
Trout Cod
(Maccullochella macquariensis)
Vase Tunicate
(Ciona intestinalis)
Vongole – Mud Cockle
(Katelysia spp.)Also known as Bivalve mollusc
Wakame (Japanese seaweed)
(Undaria pinnatifida)Also known as Wakame, Japanese kelp
Western Blue Groper
(Achoerodus gouldii)
Western Shovelnose Ray
(Aptychotrema vincentiana)
White Shark
(Carcharodon carcharias)Also known as great white shark, white pointer
Whitefin Swellshark
(Cephaloscyllium albipinnum)
Wild Pacific Oyster
(Crassostrea gigas)Also known as Bivalve mollusc
Wobbegong – Cobbler, Banded, Spotted
(Sutorectus tentaculatus, Orectolobus ornatus & Orectolobus maculatus)Also known as carpet sharks
Wrasse - All species in the Labridae Family excluding Western Blue Groper
(Labridae family excluding Achoerodus gouldii)