Bag limit: The maximum number of fish or invertebrates per person per day. A maximum daily bag limit of 20 applies to any fish or invertebrate not included in the tables below. Protected and threatened species cannot be taken.
* Bag limit comprised of any single species or a combination of listed grouped species.
Possession limit: The maximum number of fish a person is allowed to have in their possession at any one time. This includes fish that are also stored elsewhere e.g. in fridge/freezer. For the following species or species groupings; Australian Bass and Estuary Perch, Bream and Tarwhine, Flathead species, Tailor, Luderick, Trevallies and Blue Swimmer Crab, the possession limit is twice the daily bag limit.
Species | Size limits or legal length (cm) | Bag limit | |
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Australian Bass & Estuary Perch | Closed season in rivers and estuaries May - August incl. | Only 1 over 35cm | 2 in total *, 4 in possession |
Closed season in rivers and estuaries May - August incl. | |||
Australian Salmon | Australian Salmon![]() | - | 5 |
Blue Drummer | Blue Drummer![]() | - | 0 - release only Lord Howe Marine Park 5 |
Bonito | Bonito![]() | - | 10 |
Bream & Tarwhine | 25 cm | 10 in total *. 20 in possession. | |
Bream (Yellowfin)![]() | 25 cm | ||
Tarwhine![]() | 20 cm | ||
Cobia | Cobia![]() | - | 5 |
Deep-sea fish | - | 5 in total *, gemfish: only 2 and boat trip limit of 10 | |
Banded Rock Cod (Bar Cod)![]() | - | ||
Bass Groper![]() | - | ||
Gemfish![]() | - | ||
Blue-Eye Trevalla (Cod)![]() | - | ||
Dogfish | Dogfish![]() | ||
Harrisson's | - | 0 | |
Southern | - | 0 | |
All other | - | 2 in total* | |
Mahi Mahi (Dolphinfish) | Mahi Mahi (Dolphinfish)![]() | 60 cm, only 1 over 110 cm | 10 |
Eels | Eels (Shortfin and Longfin)![]() | (Southern Shortfin) 30cm (Longfin) 58cm | (Southern Shortfin) 10 (Longfin) 10 |
Flathead | Flathead (Dusky) common![]() | 36cm - 70cm | 5 in total. 10 in possession. |
33 cm | 10 in total *. 20 in possession. | ||
Flounder & Sole | Flounder and Sole![]() | 25cm (0 for Sole) | 20 in total * |
Garfish | Garfish (Eastern Sea)![]() | - | 20 |
Groper | Groper (Blue, Brown, Red)![]() ![]() | 30cm, only 1 over 60cm | 2 in total*, by line only |
Hairtail | Hairtail![]() | - | 10 |
Leatherjacket | Leatherjacket![]() | - | 20 in total * |
Luderick | Luderick![]() | 27 cm | 10. 20 in possession. |
Mackerel | Mackerel (Spanish)![]() | (Spanish) 75cm | 5 in total * |
Mackerel (Spotted)![]() | (Spotted) 60cm | ||
Mangrove Jack | Mangrove Jack![]() | - | 5 |
Marlin | - | 1 of each species | |
Marlin (Black)![]() | |||
Marlin (Blue)![]() | |||
Morwong | Morwong, Grey (Rubberlip)![]() | 30cm | 10 |
Morwong (Jackass)![]() | 30cm | 10 | |
Morwong (Red)![]() | 30cm | 5 | |
- | 5 | ||
Moses Snapper | Moses Snapper (Moses Perch)![]() | - | 5 |
Mullet | Small (poddy) Under 15 cm | 20 in total* for live bait only | |
Sea (bully) only 30 cm | 20 in total* | ||
Mulloway | 70 cm | 1 | |
Pearl Perch | Pearl Perch![]() | 30 cm | 5 |
Eastern Red Scorpionfish (Red Rock Cod) | Eastern Red Scorpionfish (Red Rock Cod)![]() | - | 5 |
Rock Blackfish (Black Drummer) | Rock Blackfish (Black Drummer)![]() | 30 cm | 10 |
Sailfish | Sailfish![]() | - | 1 |
Samson & Amberjack | - | 5 in total* | |
Australian Sawtail | Australian Sawtail![]() | - | 5 |
Sharks and rays | - | 0 for wobbegong (release only). | |
Shark (Mako)![]() | - | 5 in total*. Only 1 tiger, mako, hammerhead # or whaler/ blue shark. # Only smooth hammerheads may be taken. Great and scalloped hammerheads are protected species in NSW and must be released immediately with minimal harm. | |
Shark (School)![]() | 91 cm | ||
Shark (Whaler)![]() | - | ||
Snapper | Snapper![]() | 30 cm | 10 |
Spearfish | Spearfish, Shortbill![]() | - | 1 |
Swordfish | Swordfish![]() | - | 1 |
Tailor | Tailor![]() | 30 cm | 10. 20 in possession. |
Teraglin | Teraglin![]() | 38 cm | 5 |
Trevallies | Trevallies![]() | (silver trevally only) 30 cm | 10 in total*. 20 in possession. |
Tuna | 90 cm or above Less than 90 cm | 2 in total * 5 in total* | |
Tuna (Bigeye)![]() | |||
Tuna (Longtail)![]() | |||
Tuna (Yellowfin)![]() | |||
Tuna (Southern Bluefin)![]() | - | 1 | |
Wahoo | Wahoo![]() | - | 5 |
Whiting | Whiting![]() | (sand only) 27 cm | 20 in total* |
Yellowtail Kingfish | Yellowtail Kingfish![]() | 65 cm | 5 |
* Bag limit comprised of any single species or a combination of listed grouped species.
Species | Size limits or legal length (cm) | Bag limit |
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11.7 cm | 2 | |
Balmain Bug +![]() | 10 cm | 20 |
Beach Worms![]() | - | 20 whole or part in total* |
All other worms![]() | - | 100 in total* |
Cockles, Mussels and Pipis![]() Pipis for bait only - do not take beyond 50m of high-tide mark. | - | 50 in total* including a maximum of 20 cockles. |
Crab (Blue Swimmer) +![]() | 6.5 cm | 10. 20 in possession. |
Mud Crab +![]() | 8.5 cm | 5 |
Crab (Spanner) +![]() | 9.3 cm | 10 |
Crab (Soldier) +![]() | - | 100 in total * |
All other crabs +![]() | - | 10 in total * |
Cunjevoi![]() | - | 20 in total * |
Min. 10.4cm, none over 18cm | 3 in total in any combination | |
Lobster (Southern Rock) (male) + Lobster (Southern Rock) (female) + | 11 cm 10.5 cm | |
Tropical Rock Lobster (Painted and Ornate) + | - | 2 in total * |
Slipper Lobster (Flat) + | - | 2 |
Octopus![]() | - | 10 in total * Octopus cannot be taken from ocean rock platforms in NSW or from rock platforms in Sydney Harbour |
Oysters (Sydney Rock, Pacific, Native)![]() | - | 50 in total * |
Prawns![]() | - | 10 litres in total * |
Saltwater Nippers![]() | - | 100 in total * |
Scallops![]() | - | 50 in total * |
Sea Urchins![]() | - | 10 in total * |
Squid & Cuttlefish![]() | - | 20 in total * |
Turban Snails![]() | (Sydney, Military) 7.5 cm (All other molluscs) - | 20 in total* 20 in total* including turban shells |
* Bag limit comprised of any single species or a combination of listed grouped species.
+ All lobsters, crabs, bugs and crayfish carrying eggs must be returned to the water.
Species | Bag limit |
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Australian Anchovy Maray (or Round Herring) Southern Herring Australian Sardine (Pilchard) Blue Sprat (or Blue bait) Sandy Sprat (or Whitebait) | A bag limit of 100 for each species. |
Blue (Slimy) Mackerel Jack Mackerel and Yellowtail Scad Garfish (other than Eastern Sea Garfish) Hardyhead and Silverfish | A bag limit of 50 for each species or species grouping. |