Abalone

Fishing limits

• Minimum size measured across its widest point:
  • Greenlip abalone in the western zone: 14.5 cm
  • All species in all other waters: 13 cm.

The western zone includes waters west of the meridian of longitude 136°30' east.

• Personal daily bag limit: 5 – the limit is a combined total of both species
• Daily boat limit:
  • 5 per day (combined total) if taken by 1 person
  • 10 per day (combined total) if taken by more than 1 person.

Closures

Taking of abalone is prohibited in all aquatic reserves and intertidal reef areas.

Fishing rules

The diver must:

• carry a suitable measuring device
• measure abalone as soon as it has been removed from the surface it was attached to
• return abalone immediately if it is undersized
• bring the abalone above the high water mark before removing the meat.

More information

• Aquatic diseases
• Using bait and berley in SA