Legal Sizes and Bag Limits for Western Australia

Click the following links for the Legal size and bag limits for fish and shellfish in Western Australia. (Courtesy of Western Australian Fisheries)

Bag and size limits are vital conservation measures to protect the future of WA's recreational fish stocks. There is a definite limit to the number of fish which can be caught before we start to reduce fish breeding stocks and future catches.

Bag and Size limits by Species
Abalone, brownlip Abalone, greenlip Abalone, roes	Baldchin Barramundi Billfish Bonito Bream, black (Swan R.) Bream, black (o/s Swan R.) Bream, fingermark Bream, northwest black Bream, silver Bream, yellowfin	Cherabin Cobbler Cobia Cods Cod, breaksea Crabs, mud Crabs, blue swimmer Crabs, blue manna Crayfish Coral Trout Cuttlefish
Dhufish	Emperor, red Emperor, spangled	Flathead Flounder
Garfish Groper Groper, western blue	Harlequin fish Herring, Australian Hump Head Maori Wrasse	Jewfish
Leatherjackets	Mackerel, broad-barred Mackerel, narrow-barred Mackerel, QLD School Mackerel, shark Mackerel, spanish Mackerel, spotted Mackerel, wahoo Mahi mahi - dolphinfish Mackerel, blue Mangrove Jack Marlin Marron Mullet, sea Mullet, yelloweye Mulloway Mulloway, northern Mussels	Octopus

Potato cod Pike Prawns, king Prawns, school	Queenfish	Rock Lobster, southern Rock Lobster, tropical Rock Lobster, western
Sailfish Salmon, Australian Salmon, black-finned Salmon, giant threadfin Salmon, gunthers Salmon, northern Salmon, threadfin Samson fish Seadragon. Leafy Sea Urchins Sharks Shark, great white Shark, whale Shellfish Skipjack Trevally Snapper, nor-west Snapper, pink (Perth Metro) Snapper, pink (Shark Bay) Snapper, queen Snapper, red Snook Squid Swordfish	Tailor Tarwhine Trout, brown Trout, rainbow Tuna, Southern bluefin Tuna, Yellowfin Tuskfish Tuskfish, blackspot Tuskfish, blue	Whale Shark Whiting, king george Whiting, school Whiting, western sand Whiting, yellowfin
Yellowtail kingfish

Scientists consider most of WA's fish stocks are now on the brink of being overfished and it is crucial that every fisher helps conserve fish populations by keeping to bag and size limits.

Daily bag limits have been set to help share the available catch among the thousands of fishers who concentrate on these species. Only someone actively fishing, not just watching, is entitled to a bag limit. These bag limits apply throughout Western Australia, though there are also special limits for areas such as Marine Parks. Minimum legal sizes are given in brackets where they apply.