Fish Resources Management Regulations 1995
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Schedule 3 — Bag limits
[Pt. 4B]
[Heading inserted: Gazette 4 Oct 2019 p. 3555.]
Division 1 — Bag limits — demersal finfish
[Heading inserted: Gazette 4 Oct 2019 p. 3555.]
Subdivision 1 — Regions other than West Coast Region
[r. 65A]
[Heading inserted: Gazette 4 Oct 2019 p. 3555; amended: SL 2023/2 r. 21.]
| Boarfish | 3 | 5 (excluding Redfish, Bight (Red Snapper, Nannygai), Redfish, Yelloweye and Swallowtail in South Coast region) | | Cod, Barramundi | 3 | | | Coral Trout | 1 | | | Coronation Trout | 1 | | | Dhufish, West Australian | 2 | | | Dory, John and Mirror | 3 | | | Emperor and Seabream, all species except Grass Emperor | 3 | | | Emperor, Grass | 5 | | | Foxfish | 3 | | | Groper, Baldchin and Tuskfish | 3 | | | Hapuku, Bass Groper and Trevalla(s), Blue‑Eye | 3 | | | Pearl Perch | 3 | | | Rockcod, all species except Chinaman Rockcod, Coral Trout and Coronation Trout | 3 | | | Snapper (Pink Snapper), except in the waters of the Shark Bay western gulf or the waters of the Shark Bay eastern gulf | 3 | | | Snapper (Pink Snapper), in the waters of the Shark Bay western gulf or the waters of the Shark Bay eastern gulf | 2 | | | Snapper, Queen | 3 | | | Tropical Snapper, all species except Golden Snapper (Fingermark), Mangrove Jack and Stripey Snapper | 3 | | | Redfish, Bight (Red Snapper, Nannygai), Redfish, Yelloweye and Swallowtail in South Coast region | 8 | |
[Subdivision 1 inserted: Gazette 4 Oct 2019 p. 3555‑6; amended: SL 2023/2 r. 22; SL 2024/263 r. 21(1).]
Subdivision 2 — West Coast Region other than Abrolhos Islands Fish Habitat Protection Area
[r. 65B]
[Heading inserted: Gazette 4 Oct 2019 p. 3556; amended: SL 2023/2 r. 23.]
| Boarfish | 2 | 2 | | Coral Trout and Coronation Trout | 1 | | | Dhufish, West Australian | 2 | | | Dory, John and Mirror | 2 | | | Emperor and Seabream | 2 | | | Foxfish | 2 | | | Groper, Baldchin and Tuskfish | 2 | | | Hapuku, Bass Groper, Eightbar Grouper and Trevalla(s), Blue‑Eye | 2 | | | Redfish, Bight (Red Snapper, Nannygai) and Swallowtail | 2 | | | Rockcod, all species except Coral Trout and Coronation Trout | 2 | | | Snapper (Pink Snapper) | 2 | | | Snapper, Queen | 2 | | | Tropical Snapper, all species except Golden Snapper (Fingermark), Mangrove Jack and Stripey Snapper | 2 | |
[Subdivision 2 inserted: Gazette 4 Oct 2019 p. 3556‑7; amended: SL 2023/2 r. 24; SL 2024/263 r. 21(2).]
Subdivision 3 — Abrolhos Island Fish Habitat Protection Area
[r. 65BA]
[Heading inserted: SL 2023/2 r. 25.]
| Boarfish | 1 | 1 | | Coral Trout and Coronation Trout | 1 | | | Dhufish, West Australian | 1 | | | Dory, John and Mirror | 1 | | | Emperor and Seabream | 1 | | | Foxfish, Western and Pigfish | 1 | | | Groper, Baldchin and Tuskfish | 1 | | | Hapuku, Bass Groper, Eightbar Grouper and Trevalla(s), Blue‑Eye | 1 | | | Redfish, Bight (Red Snapper, Nannygai) and Swallowtail | 1 | | | Rockcod, all species except Coral Trout and Coronation Trout | 1 | | | Snapper (Pink Snapper) | 1 | | | Snapper, Queen | 1 | | | Tropical Snapper, all species except Golden Snapper (Fingermark), Mangrove Jack and Stripey Snapper | 1 | |