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 (except Dusky), 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
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, only 1 over 70cm | 10 |
| 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.
original article retrieved from https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fishing/recreational/fishing-rules-and-regs/saltwater-bag-and-size-limits
Saltwater bag and size limits
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.
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