Reminder – recreational pipi harvesting open for bait only

Recreational fishers are reminded not to eat self-collected pipis with the annual pipi season at Goolwa Beach set to start this weekend.

Recreational fishers may collect pipis for use as bait only from Goolwa Beach from the Murray Mouth to Middleton Point near Mill Terrace at Middleton from Saturday 1 November.

SA Health advice remains consistent that self-collected bivalve molluscs (cockles/ pipis, oysters, mussels, scallops) should not be consumed because of the possible presence of brevetoxin, which can cause food poisoning in humans. Commercially available shellfish from South Australian waters is safe to eat as it undergoes strict testing to uphold food safety standards.

Signage will be in place along Goolwa Beach in English, Chinese, Cantonese, Vietnamese and Filipino to remind fishers that pipis are not to be consumed.

For more information on SA Health advice for any recreationally collected shellfish, or the algal bloom, visit algalbloom.sa.gov.au or call the hotline on 1800 774 779.

For the latest advice on recreational fishing, see Closures or Fishing limits search, or download the SA Fishing app.