Fishing limits search
Use the search function to find the daily fishing limits for each species.
All recreational fishing limits apply for a 24-hour period from midnight to midnight. Once you have reached the limit for a particular species, you are not allowed to catch any more. Limits may vary for charter boat fishing.
Any species not listed in the search does not have size or bag limit restrictions. Take only what you need for personal use.
View explanations for size, bag and boat limits.
Devices for measuring pipi, blue swimmer crab, sand crab, abalone and rock lobster are available free to the public. To request a measuring device be sent to you, call Fishwatch on 1800 065 522.
Cichlid species
Also known as Cichlid, Tilapia
Common Thresher Shark
(Alopias vulpinus)
Also known as Thresher Shark
Congolli
(Pseudaphritis urvillii)
Fully protected
Cooper Creek Catfish
(Neosiluroides cooperensis)
Cuttlefish
(Sepia spp.)
Also known as cephalopods
Dusky Whaler Shark
(Carcharhinus obscurus)
Also known as Dusky Whaler, Whaler Sharks
European carp (includes koi carp)
(Cyprinus carpio)
European fan worm
(Sabella spallanzanii)
European green shore crab
(Carcinus maenas)
Flathead (all species)
Flounder
Fully protected
Freshwater Catfish
(Tandanus tandanus)