Fishing limits search
Recreational fishers must comply with the daily fishing limits for marine and freshwater species caught in South Australian waters.
All limits apply for a 24-hour period from midnight to midnight. Once you have caught the limit for a species, you are not allowed to take any more.
See the explanations for size, bag and boat limits, including how to request a measuring device. Limits may vary for charter boat fishing.
Use the search function to find the daily fishing limits for each species. Any species that is not listed in the search does not have size or bag limit restrictions – take only what you need for personal use.
Abalone
(Haliotis spp.)
Also known as Blacklip Abalone, Greenlip Abalone, Brownlip Abalone, Roe's abalone
Albacore
(Thunnus alalunga)
Also known as albacore tuna
Alligator gar
(Atractosteus spatula)
Fully protected
Ambassis, Mogurnda and Nannoperca genus
Also known as Agassiz's glassfish, chanda perch, gudgeon, pygmy perch sp.
Report if seen
Asian black-spined toad
(Duttaphrynus melanostictus)
Asian green mussel
(Perna viridis)
Also known as Bivalve mollusc
Asian paddle crab
(Charybdis japonica)
Australian Herring – Tommy Ruff
(Arripis georgianus)
Also known as tommy rough, ruffie
Fully protected
Basking Shark
(Cetorhinus maximus)
Bigeye Thresher
(Alopias superciliosus)
Black Cowrie
(Zoila friendii thersites)
Also known as Black Cowry, Black Cowries, humpbacked cowry
Black Stingray
(Dasyatis thetidis)
