Schedule 5

Non-commercial fish limits – shark and certain scalefish

In force

Rule 123

1. Billfish –

(a)

bag limit – 1 marlin and 1 swordfish;

(b)

possession limit – 1 marlin and 1 swordfish;

(c)

boat limit – 2 marlin and 2 swordfish.

2. Blue-eye trevalla –

(a)

bag limit – 5 fish;

(b)

possession limit – 10 fish;

(c)

boat limit – 25 fish.

2A. Flathead, sand –

(a)

in the southern sand flathead region –

bag limit – 2 fish;

possession limit – 10 fish;

bag limit – 2 fish;

possession limit – 10 fish;

(b)

in the eastern region (other than such part of that region that is also part of the northern region or the southern sand flathead region) –

bag limit – 5 fish;

possession limit – 10 fish.

bag limit – 5 fish;

possession limit – 10 fish.

(c)

in all other State waters including the Bass Strait Islands and the northern region –

bag limit – 10 fish;

possession limit – 10 fish;

bag limit – 10 fish;

possession limit – 10 fish;

2B. Morwong, jackass –

(a)

bag limit – 10 fish;

(b)

possession limit – 20 fish;

(c)

boat limit – 30 fish.

3. Sharks and rays, all species combined –

(a)

boat limit – 5 fish.

4. Sharks and rays, not including mako, blue, school or gummy sharks, or elephantfish (combined total) –

(a)

bag limit – 2 fish;

(b)

possession limit – 4 fish.

5. Sharks, mako and blue (combined total) –

(a)

bag limit – 1 fish;

(b)

possession limit – 2 fish;

(c)

boat limit – 2 fish.

6. Sharks, school and gummy (combined total) –

(a)

bag limit – 2 fish;

(b)

possession limit – 2 fish.

7. Trumpeter, bastard and real bastard –

(a)

in the eastern region –

bag limit – 2 fish;

possession limit – 10 fish;

boat limit – 10 fish

bag limit – 2 fish;

possession limit – 10 fish;

boat limit – 10 fish

(b)

in the western region –

bag limit – 5 fish;

possession limit – 10 fish;

boat limit – 15 fish.

bag limit – 5 fish;

possession limit – 10 fish;

boat limit – 15 fish.

7A. Trumpeter, striped –

(a)

in the western region –

bag limit – 4 fish;

possession limit – 8 fish;

boat limit – 12 fish;

bag limit – 4 fish;

possession limit – 8 fish;

boat limit – 12 fish;

(b)

in the eastern region –

bag limit – 2 fish;

possession limit – 8 fish;

boat limit – 8 fish.

bag limit – 2 fish;

possession limit – 8 fish;

boat limit – 8 fish.

8. Tuna, albacore –

(a)

bag limit – 5 fish;

(b)

possession limit – 10 fish.

9. Tuna, skipjack –

(a)

bag limit – 10 fish;

(b)

possession limit – 20 fish.

10. Tuna, southern bluefin, yellowfin or bigeye (combined total) –

(a)

bag limit – 2 fish;

(b)

possession limit – 2 fish;

(c)

boat limit – 4 fish, of which not more than 2 fish can be of a length of 150 centimetres or greater.

11. Warehou, blue –

(a)

bag limit – 10 fish;

(b)

possession limit – 20 fish;

(c)

boat limit – 30 fish.

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