Fisheries (Scalefish) Rules 2015
SCHEDULE 4 - Non-commercial fiSCHEDULE 4 - Non-commercial fish limits – General Species
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SCHEDULE 4 - Non-commercial fi SCHEDULE 4 - Non-commercial fish limits – General Species
1. Interpretation
In this Schedule –
protected species means species of fish –
(a) [Schedule 4 Amended by S.R. 2023, No. 71, Applied:01 Nov 2023] specified in regulation 15 of the Fisheries (General and Fees) Regulations 2016 ; and
(b) protected under section 135 of the Act.[Schedule 4 Amended by S.R. 2023, No. 71, Applied:01 Nov 2023] [Schedule 4 Amended by S.R. 2023, No. 71, Applied:01 Nov 2023] [Schedule 4 Amended by S.R. 2023, No. 71, Applied:01 Nov 2023] [Schedule 4 Amended by S.R. 2023, No. 71, Applied:01 Nov 2023]
| | Type of fish | Bag limit | Possession limit | | 1. | anglerfish | 2 fish | 4 fish | | 2. | Australian salmon | 15 fish | 30 fish | | 3. | barracouta | 15 fish | 30 fish | | 4. | boarfish species – combined total | 2 fish | 4 fish | | 5. | bream | 5 fish | 10 fish | | 6. | cod species – combined total | 15 fish | 30 fish | | 7. | elephantfish | 2 fish | 4 fish | | 8. | flathead, not including bluespotted and rock – combined total | 20 fish | 30 fish | | 9. | flathead, southern bluespotted and rock – combined total | 5 fish | 10 fish | | 10. | flathead, southern bluespotted and rock of 600 millimetres or greater – combined total | 1 fish | - | | 11. | flounder species – combined total | 15 fish | 30 fish | | 13. | gurnard and ocean perch – combined total | 15 fish | 30 fish | | 14. | herring cale | 5 fish | 10 fish | | 15. | inshore crab – combined total | 15 fish | 30 fish | | 16. | invertebrate bait species – combined total | 50 fish | 100 fish | | 17. | leatherjacket species – combined total | 10 fish | 20 fish | | 18. | mackerel species – combined total | 30 fish | 60 fish | | 19. | morwong, banded | 2 fish | 4 fish | | 20. | morwong, species not including banded and jackass – combined total | 10 fish | 20 fish | | 21. | mullet species – combined total | 15 fish | 30 fish | | 22. | octopus species – combined total | 5 fish | 10 fish | | 23. | pike, longfin | 15 fish | 30 fish | | 24. | prawns | 50 fish | 100 fish | | 25. | prowfish | 2 fish | 4 fish | | 26. | red velvetfish | 2 fish | 4 fish | | 27. | salmonids, Atlantic salmon | 12 fish | 24 fish | | 28. | salmonids, ocean trout | 12 fish | 24 fish | | 29. | silver trevally | 10 fish | 20 fish | | 30. | small pelagic species (Australian anchovy, Australian sardine, Australian sprat, blue sprat and hardyhead) – combined total | 50 fish | 100 fish | | 31. | snapper | 5 fish | 10 fish | | 32. | snook | 5 fish | 10 fish | | 33. | squid, Goulds | 15 fish | 30 fish | | 34. | squid, southern calamari | 10 fish | 20 fish | | 35. | tailor | 5 fish | 10 fish | | 37. | warehou, species not including blue – combined total | 10 fish | 20 fish | | 38. | whiting, King George | 5 fish | 10 fish | | 39. | whiting, species not including King George – combined total | 15 fish | 30 fish | | 40. | wrasse species – combined total | 5 fish | 10 fish | | 41. | yellowtail kingfish | 5 fish | 10 fish | | 42. | species not specified (excluding protected species) – per species | 5 fish | 10 fish |