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Australian Salmon
Australian Salmon Arripis spp.

Species: Arripis spp.

Bag limit: 20 per person a total limit of 20 Australian salmon and/or Australian herring

Minimum size: 21 cm

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http://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/407

Barracouta
barracouta, thyrsites atun

Species: Thyrsites atun

Bag limit: 20 per person 

Minimum size: No minimum size 

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Blue Fin Tuna
Blue Fin Tuna. Thunnus maccoyii

Species: Thunnus maccoyii

Bag limit: 2 per person 

Minimum size: No minimum size 

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Longsnout Boarfish
Boarfish, Pentacerotidae

Species:  Pentaceropsis recurvirostris

Bag limit: 1 per person 

Minimum size: No minimum size 

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Further Info:

http://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/629#summary

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Bream
Bream

Species: Acanthopagrus spp.

Bag limit: 10 per person 

Minimum size: 28 cm 

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Flathead 
all except dusky. 
sand flathead, platycephalidae

Species: Platycephalidae

Bag limit: 20  

Minimum size: 27cm

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Flounder
Flounder. Ammotretis rostratus

Species: Ammotretis rostratus

Bag limit: 20  

Minimum size: 23cm

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Garfish
Garfish.

Species: Hemiramphidae

Bag limit: 40  

Minimum size: No minimum size

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Grass Whiting
Grass Whiting.

Species: Sillaginidae/Odacidae

Bag limit: 20 

Minimum size: No minimum size

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Gurnard
Gurnard, Triglidae

Species: Triglidae

Bag limit: 10  

Minimum size: No minimum size

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King George Whiting
king george whiting, Sillaginodes punctata

Species: Sillaginodes punctata

Bag limit: 20  

Minimum size: 27 cm

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Leather Jacket
Leather Jackets. Fish. Monacanthidae.

Species: Monacanthidae

Bag limit: 20  

Minimum size: No limit

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Ling, Genypterus spp.
Ling

Species: Genypterus spp.

Bag limit: 5  

Minimum size: 30 cm

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Longfin Pike and Snook
longfin pike.
snook fish.

Species: Dinolestes lewini and Sphyraena novaehollandiae

Bag limit: Combined limit of 10  

Minimum size: 30 cm

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Luderick
luderick Girella tricuspidata

Species: Girella tricuspidata

Bag limit:10  

Minimum size: 23 cm

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Morwong
all species.
banded morwong Cheilodactylidae
Cheilodactylidae. Common name: Butterfish (Dusky Morwong)

Species: Cheilodactylidae

Bag limit: 5  

Minimum size: 23 cm

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Mulloway
Mulloway.

Species: Argyrosomus japonicus

Bag limit: 5  

Minimum size: 60 cm

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Silver Trevally
Silver Trevally Pseudocaranx spp.

Species: Pseudocaranx spp.

Bag limit: 20  

Minimum size: 20 cm

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Snapper
Pagrus auratus. Snapper.
Pagrus auratus

Species: Pagrus auratus

Bag limit: 20  

Minimum size: 10 (of which no more than 3 fish may be equal to or exceed 40cm in length). Retained whole or in carcass form.

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Southern Rock Cod
Southern Rock Cod

Species: Lotella & Pseudophycis spp.

Bag limit: 20  

Minimum size: 23 cm.

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Southern Rock Lobster
Southern Rock Lobster. Crayfish.

Species: Jasus edwardsii

Bag limit: 2  

Minimum size: Male - 11 cm carapace length.
Female - 10.5 cm carapace length.

closed season

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Spearfishing Guide:

Look for rock lobsters in narrow ledges along heavy reef areas.

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Sea Sweep
Sea Sweep

Species: Scorpidadae

Bag limit: 10  

Minimum size: 23 cm

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Puffer Fish
Puffer fish
Puffer fish

Species: Family Tetraodontidae

 

Do not eat, extremely toxic

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Wrasse
Wrasse
Wrasse
Wrasse
Wrasse

Species: Labridae

Bag limit: 5 inclusive of all types  

Minimum size: 27 cm

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