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SCHEDULE 5 - Non-commercial fi SCHEDULE 5 - Non-commercial fish limits – shark and certain scalefish
Rule 123
1. Billfish –
(a) bag limit – 1 marlin and 1 swordfish;
(b) possession limit – 1 marlin and 1 swordfish;
(c) boat limit – 2 marlin and 2 swordfish.
2. Blue-eye trevalla –
(a) bag limit – 5 fish;
(b) possession limit – 10 fish;
(c) boat limit – 25 fish.
2A. [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] [Schedule 5 Amended by S.R. 2023, No. 71, Applied:01 Nov 2023] Flathead, sand –
(a) in the southern sand flathead region –
(i) bag limit – 2 fish;
(ii) possession limit – 10 fish;
(b) in the eastern region (other than such part of that region that is also part of the northern region or the southern sand flathead region) –
(i) bag limit – 5 fish;
(ii) possession limit – 10 fish.
(c) in all other State waters including the Bass Strait Islands and the northern region –
(i) bag limit – 10 fish;
(ii) possession limit – 10 fish;
2B. [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] [Schedule 5 Amended by S.R. 2023, No. 71, Applied:01 Nov 2023] Morwong, jackass –
(a) bag limit – 10 fish;
(b) possession limit – 20 fish;
(c) boat limit – 30 fish.
3. Sharks and rays, all species combined –
(a) boat limit – 5 fish.
4. Sharks and rays, not including mako, blue, school or gummy sharks, or elephantfish (combined total) –
(a) bag limit – 2 fish;
(b) possession limit – 4 fish.
5. Sharks, mako and blue (combined total) –
(a) bag limit – 1 fish;
(b) possession limit – 2 fish;
(c) boat limit – 2 fish.
6. Sharks, school and gummy (combined total) –
(a) bag limit – 2 fish;
(b) possession limit – 2 fish.
7. [Schedule 5 Amended by S.R. 2023, No. 71, Applied:01 Nov 2023] Trumpeter, bastard and real bastard –
(a) in the eastern region –
(i) bag limit – 2 fish;
(ii) possession limit – 10 fish;
(iii) boat limit – 10 fish
(b) in the western region –
(i) bag limit – 5 fish;
(ii) possession limit – 10 fish;
(iii) boat limit – 15 fish.
8. Tuna, albacore –
(a) bag limit – 5 fish;
(b) possession limit – 10 fish.
9. Tuna, skipjack –
(a) bag limit – 10 fish;
(b) possession limit – 20 fish.
10. Tuna, southern bluefin, yellowfin or bigeye (combined total) –
(a) bag limit – 2 fish;
(b) possession limit – 2 fish;
(c) boat limit – 4 fish, of which not more than 2 fish can be of a length of 150 centimetres or greater.
11. [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] [Schedule 5 Amended by S.R. 2023, No. 71, Applied:01 Nov 2023] Warehou, blue –
(a) bag limit – 10 fish;
(b) possession limit – 20 fish;
(c) boat limit – 30 fish.
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