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.
Carpet sea squirt
(Didemnum vexillum)
Catfish – Hyrtl's, Silver Tandan
(Neosilurus hyrtlii & Porochilus argenteus)Also known as Hyrtl's Catfish & Silver Catfish
Caulerpa cylindracea
(Caulerpa cylindracea)
Caulerpa taxifolia
(Caulerpa taxifolia)
Chinese mitten crab
(Eriocheir sinensis)
Also known as Cichlid, Tilapia
Common Thresher Shark
(Alopias vulpinus)Also known as Thresher Shark
Congolli
(Pseudaphritis urvillii)
Cooper Creek Catfish
(Neosiluroides cooperensis)
Cuttlefish
(Sepia spp.)Also known as cephalopods
Dusky Whalers
(Carcharhinus obscurus)Also known as Dusky Whaler, Whaler Sharks
European carp (includes koi carp)
(Cyprinus carpio)