Proposed daily bag and possession limits for an Aboriginal person fishing for cultural purposes

Bag limit: The maximum number of fish or invertebrates per person per day. A maximum daily bag limit of 40 applies to any fish or invertebrate not included in the tables below.

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.

Fish – Marine or Estuarine
Common Name	Daily Limit	Possession Limit
Banded Rockcod	10 (only 4 of which can be Gemfish)	10 (only 4 of which can be Gemfish)
Bass Groper, Bass Grouper
Gemfish
Hapuku, Hapuka
Blue-eye Trevalla, Trevalla
Billfish Striped Marlin	2 of each species	2 of each species
Black Marlin
Blue Marlin
Spear fish
Swordfish
Sailfish
Rock Blackfish	20	20
Cobia	10	10
Australian Bonito	20	20
Tarwhine	40 (comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species)	40 (comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species)
Black Bream, Southern Bream
Yellowfin Bream
Dusky Flathead, Common Flathead	10	20
Bluespotted Flathead, Sand Flathead	40 (comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species except for Dusky Flathead or Common Flathead, which are subject to a separate limit)	40 (comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species except for Dusky Flathead or Common Flathead, which are subject to a separate limit)
Tiger Flathead
Flathead (all other species)
Flounder & Sole	40 (comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species)	40 (comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species)
Eastern Sea Garfish	40	40
Garfish (except Eastern Sea Garfish)	100	100
Eastern Blue Groper, Blue Groper, Brown Groper, Red Groper	4 (only 2 of which can be longer than 60cm)	4 (only 2 of which can be longer than 60cm)
Largehead Hairtail, Hairtail	20	20
Hardyhead, Silverfish, Blue Mackerel, Slimy Mackerel, Yellowtail, Jack Mackerel	100	100
Southern Herring, Maray, Round Herring, Australian Sardine, Pilchard, Sandy Sprat, Whitebait, Blue Sprat, Bluebait, Australian Anchovy	200	200
Yellowtail Kingfish	10	10
Leatherjacket	40 (comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species)	40 (comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species)
Luderick, Blackfish	40	40
Spotted Mackerel	10 (comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species)	10 (comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species)
Spanish Mackerel
Mahi Mahi, Dolphinfish	20 (only 2 of which can be longer than 110cm)	20 (only 2 of which can be longer than 110cm)
Mangrove Jack	10	10
Banded Morwong	10	10
Jackass Morwong	20	20
Red Morwong, Sea Carp	10	10
Grey Morwong, Rubberlip Morwong	20	20
Mullet	40 (comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species)	40 (comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species)
Mulloway, Jewfish	2	2
Moses Snapper, Moses Perch	10	10
Pearl Perch	10	10
Eastern Australian Salmon, Australian Salmon	10	10
Eastern Red Scorpionfish, Eastern Red Rockcod	10	10
Samsonfish, Amberjack	10 (comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species)	10 (comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species)
Sharks and Rays (Other than Wobbegongs) Mako	10 comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species but with no more than 2 of each of the following species: Tiger Shark Shortfin Mako Shark Whaler Shark, Blue Shark Smooth Hammerhead Shark	10 comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species but with no more than 2 of each of the following species: Tiger Shark Shortfin Mako Shark Whaler Shark, Blue Shark Smooth Hammerhead Shark
School
Whaler
Snapper	20	20
Australian Sawtail, Sawtail Surgeon	10	10
Tailor	40	40
Teraglin	10	10
Trevally	40 (comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species)	40 (comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species)
Albacore, Albacore Tuna	14 (comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species only 4 of which can be longer than 90cm and only 10 of which can be less than 90cm)	14 (comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species only 4 of which can be longer than 90cm and only 10 of which can be less than 90cm)
Bigeye Tuna
Longtail Tuna
Yellowfin Tuna
Southern Bluefin Tuna	2	2
Wahoo	10	10
Whiting	40 (comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species)	40 (comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species)
Wobbegong	0	0

Invertebrates – Marine or Estuarine
Common Name	Daily Limit	Possession Limit
Blacklip Abalone, Abalone	10	10
Beachworm	40	40
Cockle, Mussels and Pipi (Pipis for bait only - do not take beyond 50m of high-tide mark)	100 (comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species)	100 (comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species)
Blue Swimmer Crab, Sand Crab	40	40
Mud Crab, Black Crab, Mangrove Crab	10	10
Spanner Crab	20	20
Soldier Crab	200	200
Crab (except for Blue Swimmer Crab, Sand Crab, Mud Crab, Spanner Crab and Soldier Crab)	20 comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species	20 comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species
Cunjevoi	40	40
Octopus	20 (comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species)	20 (comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species)
Eastern Rock Lobster	6 (comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species)	6 (comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species)
Southern Rocklobster
Tropical Rocklobster, Painted Rocklobster, Ornate Rocklobster	4 (comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species)	4 (comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species)
Slipper Lobster, Flat Lobster	4	4
Sydney Rock Oyster , Pacific Oyster, Native Oyster, Flat Oyster, Drift Oyster	100 (comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species)	100 (comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species)
*Molluscs (except squid, octopus and cuttlefish (class Cephalopoda)* and any other mollusc referred to in this table**	40 (comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species)	40 (comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species)
Prawns	20 litres	20 litres
Saltwater Nippers	200 (comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species)	200 (comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species)
Scallops	100	100
Sea Urchin	20 (comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species)	20 (comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species)
Squid	40 (comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species)	40 (comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species)
Cuttlefish
Worms (except Beachworms)	200 (comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species)	200 (comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species)

Fish – Freshwater or estuarine
Common Name	Daily Limit	Possession Limit
Golden Perch, Yellow Belly Perch	10	20
Murray Cod	4	8
Atlantic Salmon	10 (comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species)	20 (comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species)
Brook Trout
Brown Trout
Rainbow Trout

Invertebrates– Freshwater
Common Name	Daily Limit	Possession Limit
Spiny Crayfish (other than Murray Crayfish and Fitzroy Falls Spiny Crayfish)	10 (comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species only 1 on which can be longer than 12cm)	20 (only 2 on which can be longer than 12cm)
Murray Crayfish	4	8
Yabby	400	400

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Proposed daily bag and possession limits for an Aboriginal person fishing for cultural purposes

Fish – Marine or Estuarine

Common Name

Daily Limit

Possession Limit

Invertebrates – Marine or Estuarine

Common Name

Daily Limit

Possession Limit

Fish – Freshwater or estuarine

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Daily Limit

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Invertebrates– Freshwater

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Possession Limit