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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European fan worm

(Sabella spallanzanii)
European fan worm
Marine

European green shore crab

(Carcinus maenas)
European green shore crab
Marine
Flounder
Marine

Freshwater Catfish

(Tandanus tandanus)
Freshwater Catfish
Fully protected
Freshwater

Giant Crab

(Pseudocarcinus gigas)
Giant Crab
Marine

Golden Perch

(Macquaria ambigua)

Also known as callop, yellowbelly, Lake Eyre Perch

Golden Perch
Freshwater reservoir

Goldfish

(Carassius auratus)
Goldfish
Freshwater

Green Sawfish

(Pristis zijsron)
Green Sawfish
Fully protected
Marine

Greeneye Spurdog

(Squalus chloroculus)
Greeneye Spurdog
Fully protected
Marine

Greynurse Shark

(Carcharias taurus)
Greynurse Shark
Fully protected
Marine

Grunter

(Family Terapontidae)

Also known as Barcoo Grunter, Welch's Grunter

Grunter
Freshwater