Saltwater Fishing Regulations

Finfish bag and size limits

Species		Size limits or legal length (cm)	Bag limit
Australian Bass & Estuary Perch	Australian Bass Closed season in rivers and estuaries May – August incl.	Only 1 over 35cm	2 in total *, 4 in possession
Australian Bass & Estuary Perch	Estuary Perch Closed season in rivers and estuaries May – August incl.	Only 1 over 35cm	2 in total *, 4 in possession
Australian Salmon	Australian Salmon	–	5
Blue Drummer	Blue Drummer	–	0 – release only Lord Howe Marine Park 5
Bonito	Bonito	–	10
Bream & Tarwhine	Bream (Black/Southern)	25 cm	10 in total *. 20 in possession.
	Bream (Yellowfin)	25 cm
	Tarwhine	20 cm
Cobia	Cobia	–	5
Deep-sea fish	Hapuku (Hapuka)	–	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
	Flathead (Bluespotted)	33 cm	10 in total *. 20 in possession.
	Flathead (Tiger)	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	Mackerel (Spotted)	(Spotted) 60cm	5 in total *
Mangrove Jack	Mangrove Jack	–	5
Marlin	Marlin (Striped)	–	1 of each species
	Marlin (Black)
	Marlin (Blue)
Morwong	Morwong, Grey (Rubberlip)	30cm	10
	Morwong (Jackass)	30cm	10
	Morwong (Red)	30cm	5
	Morwong (Banded)	–	5
Moses Snapper	Moses Snapper (Moses Perch)	–	5
Mullet	Mullet	Small (poddy) Under 15 cm	20 in total* for live bait only
Mullet	Mullet	Sea (bully) only 30 cm	20 in total*
Mulloway	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	Samsonfish Amberjack	–	5 in total*
Australian Sawtail	Australian Sawtail	–	5
Sharks and rays	Shark (Wobbegong)	–	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	Tuna (Albacore)	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.

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How to Choose a Bilge Pump

A bilge pump is an essential piece of boating equipment. When shopping for a new boat, take the time to compare the bilge-pump installations aboard the boats on your short list. I have found this to be a good barometer of the overall care a boatbuilder takes in rigging and equipping a new boat. While there’s more to a great bilge-pump installation than just what’s here, check out the following tips.

Accessible
American Boat and Yacht Council standards require the pump be accessible to remove debris or clean its intake screen. This seems logical, but I have found that it is less common than logic — and ABYC compliance — suggests.

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