South Australia
Fisheries Management (General) Regulations 2017
under the Fisheries Management Act 2007

Contents
1	Short title
3	Interpretation
4	Declarations for purposes of section 3(1) of Act
5	Classes of fishing activities prescribed for purposes of section 70 of Act
6	Sale, purchase or possession of aquatic resources
7	Possession of prescribed quantity of aquatic resource in prescribed circumstances
8	Possession of Pipi in vehicles carrying 3 or more persons
8A	Possession or control of Black Bream in or near waters of Lakes and Coorong during closed season
9	Aquatic or benthic animals
10	Registration of devices for non-commercial fishing
11	Duty to produce certificate of registration
12	Section 53(2) of Act not to apply to rods and lines and hand lines used for commercial fishing
13	Requirements relating to buoys and tags
14	Carriage of hand fish spears, spear guns and explosive devices in specified areas
15	Carriage of certain devices while using scuba etc
16	Carriage of devices near lock and weirs of the River Murray
17	Distinguishing marks on boats
18	Mutilation of certain fish
19	Provisions relating to abalone fishing
20	Keeping of fish in corfs
21	Keeping of rock lobster
22	Taking rock lobster or setting rock lobster pots in Northern or Southern Zone during closed season
23	Duty to clip tail fan of rock lobster
23A	Taking of bivalve filter‑feeding molluscs in Port Adelaide River estuary
23B	Taking of Murray Cod in certain waters
23C	Taking of Snapper in certain waters
23D	Taking more than daily bag limit of Razorfish
23E	Taking of certain aquatic resources in Germein Bay
24	Restrictions on use of certain berley and bait
25	Commercial bait nets not to be left unattended
26	Requirement to remove anchors etc from nets removed from Lakes and Coorong Fishery
27	Marking of receptacles in which aquatic resources are transported, consigned for sale etc
28	Notice of seizure of device
29	Duty to notify Minister of change of address
30	Minister's determinations
31	Evidentiary provision
32	Expiation of alleged offences
33	Payment of fees by instalments
34	Penalty for default in payment of fees
35	Refund of fees
36	Waiver of fees
Schedule 1—Permitted devices
Schedule 2—Undersize fish
Part 1—Crustaceans
1	Blue Swimmer Crab
2	Giant Crab
3	Sand Crab
4	Rock lobster
Part 2—Molluscs
5	Abalone taken by licensed person
6	Abalone taken by unlicensed person
7	Cockle
8	Pipi
9	Scallop
Part 3—Other fish
10	Gummy Shark and School Shark
11	Mulloway
12	Southern Garfish
13	King George Whiting
14	Other classes of fish
Schedule 3—Commercial quantities
Schedule 4—Corresponding laws
Schedule 5—Protected species
Schedule 6—Classes of fishing activities prescribed for purposes of section 70 of Act
Part 1—Fishing activities not to be engaged in by licensed persons
Division 1—Use of certain devices
1	Use of mesh nets in Coorong
2	Use of large mesh monofilament net in Coorong (area 1) or (area 2)
3	Use of certain nets in Coorong (area 1)
4	Use of hauling nets in coastal waters during certain holiday periods
5	Use of swinger net in coastal waters
6	Use of certain devices in River Murray
7	Use of nets other than bait nets to take fish for bait
8	Use of scallop dredge
Division 2—Use of more than permitted number of devices
9	Use of more than permitted number of devices to take fish in Lakes and Coorong
Division 3—Use of devices of unlawful specifications
10	Use of drum net of unlawful specifications
11	Use of gill net or mesh net of unlawful specifications in coastal waters
12	Use of small multifilament mesh nets of unlawful specifications in Coorong
13	Use of large multifilament mesh net of unlawful specifications as set net in Coorong
14	Use of large mesh monofilament mesh net of unlawful specifications other than as set net in Coorong
15	Use of multifilament hauling net of unlawful specifications in Coorong
16	Use of prawn trawl net of unlawful specifications in certain coastal waters
17	Use of crab net of unlawful specifications
18	Use of rock lobster pot of unlawful specifications in Northern Zone
19	Use of rock lobster pot of unlawful specifications in Southern Zone
20	Using fish trap of unlawful specifications to take leather jacket
21	Use of fish trap of unlawful specifications in other circumstances
22	Use of cockle rake of unlawful specifications
Division 4—Use of devices with buoy or tag etc
23	Use of certain devices without buoy
24	Use of certain devices without tag
Division 6—Miscellaneous
26	Use of trawl nets and boats in Gulf St. Vincent Prawn Fishery
27	Use of trawl nets and boats in Spencer Gulf Prawn Fishery
28	Use of trawl nets and boats in West Coast Prawn Fishery
30	Use of more than permitted number of hooks attached to line
31	Taking of certain fish in River Murray
32	Taking of Blue Swimmer Crab in certain Spencer Gulf waters
33	Taking of Blue Swimmer Crab, Rock Crab or Spider Crab in other waters
34	Taking of Sand Crab in certain waters
35	Taking of Vongole in waters of Coffin Bay
35A	Taking of Pipi in certain waters
36	Taking of Blue Swimmer Crab during closed season
37	Use of untagged device in River Fishery
38	Taking of fish by electrofishing in Lakes and Coorong
Part 2—Fishing activities not to be engaged in by unlicensed persons
Division 1—Use of prohibited devices
39	Use of fish net or long line in coastal waters
40	Use of fish net in River Murray
41	Use of fish net in Coorong during certain periods
42	Use of certain fish traps
Division 2—Use of more than permitted number of devices
43	Use of more than permitted number of devices in coastal waters
44	Use of more than permitted number of devices in certain inland waters
45	Use of more than permitted number of devices in Coorong (area 1)
46	Use of more than permitted number of devices in Coorong (area 2)
47	Using more than permitted number of devices in Lakes Albert and Alexandrina
48	Use of more than permitted number of devices in Lake George
Division 3—Use of devices of unlawful specifications
49	Use of mesh net of unlawful specifications in Coorong (area 1)
50	Use of mesh net of unlawful specifications in Coorong (area 2)
51	Use of mesh net of unlawful specifications in Lakes Albert and Alexandrina
52	Use of mesh net of unlawful specifications in Lake George
53	Use of crab net or hand net of unlawful specifications
54	Use of rock lobster pot of unlawful specifications
Division 4—Use of devices without buoy or tag etc
55	Use of certain devices without tag
56	Use of mesh net without tag
57	Use of mesh net in Lake George without buoy or tag
58	Use of drop net without buoy or tag
59	Use of hoop net without buoy or tag
60	Use of rock lobster pot without buoy or tag etc
61	Use of shrimp trap or pyramid net without buoy or tag
62	Use of registered device with incorrect tag
Division 5—Boat and bag limits
63	Recreational non-charter boat fishing daily boat and bag limits
64	Recreational non‑charter boat fishing daily boat and bag limits
65	Recreational bag limits
66	Recreational charter boat fishing daily bag and trip limits (trips lasting more than 3 days)
67	Recreational charter boat fishing daily bag (combination) limits
68	Recreational charter boat fishing daily bag and trip limits (trips lasting more than 1 day)
Division 6—Miscellaneous
70	Use of mesh net in Coorong (area 1)
71	Use of mesh net in Coorong (area 2)
72	Use of mesh net in Lakes Albert and Alexandrina
73	Use of mesh net in Lake George
73A	Taking of Pipi in certain waters
73B	Taking of Pipi during closed season
Part 3—Fishing activities not to be engaged in by any person
Division 1—Use of prohibited devices
74	Use of device other than permitted device etc
74A	Taking of fish in waters of prescribed reservoir other than by using rod and line or hand line
75	Use of unregistered mesh net or rock lobster pot
76	Use of bow and arrow
77	Use of pointed device to take rock lobster
Division 2—Use of more than permitted number of devices
78	Use of more than permitted number of rods and lines or hand lines
79	Use of more than permitted number of large mesh nets
80	Use of more than permitted number of teaser lines
Division 3—Use of devices of unlawful specifications
82	Use of fish net of unlawful specifications in Lake George
83	Use of hauling net of unlawful specifications in coastal waters
84	Use of hauling net of unlawful specifications for power hauling
85	Use of mesh net of unlawful specifications in certain Coorong waters
86	Use of mesh net of unlawful specifications in Goolwa waters
87	Use of mesh net of unlawful specifications in Lakes Albert and Alexandrina
88	Use of large mesh net of unlawful specifications
89	Use of purse seine net of unlawful specifications to take salmon
90	Use of shrimp trap of unlawful specifications
Division 4—Use of unbuoyed or untagged devices
91	Use of unbuoyed mesh net or set line
92	Use of unbuoyed fish net
Division 5—Use of devices near other devices
93	Use of fish net near another fish net in Lakes Albert and Alexandrina, Murray Mouth or Coorong
Division 6—Use of certain devices in certain waters
94	Use of device other than rod and line, hand line or hand net in certain waters
95	Use of certain devices in inland waters
96	Use of towed net in certain waters
97	Use of fish net in certain waters
98	Use of fish net in Spencer Gulf
99	Use of fish net or set line in certain waters
100	Use of long line in Murray Mouth
101	Use of mesh net as set net in Murray lakes, Murray Mouth and Coorong
102	Use of mesh net as set net on weekends in certain waters
103	Use of hauling net on weekends in certain waters
104	Use of certain devices near artificial reefs
105	Use of device for more than 4 hours
Division 7—Use of certain fishing methods
106	Taking of prawn by power hauling method
107	Taking fish in Gulf St. Vincent or Spencer Gulf using large mesh net
108	Taking fish by using fish net fixed etc across bay
109	Taking of fish by placing stake etc across mouth of waters
110	Taking of fish using pipeline
111	Taking of fish using explosives or certain substances
Division 8—Bag and boat limits
112	Bag limit on rock lobster taken by diving
Division 9—Miscellaneous
113	Taking of undersize or oversize fish
114	Taking of molluscs in West Lakes and adjacent foreshore area
115	Taking of certain shellfish in Port Adelaide River
116	Taking of benthic marine organisms in certain waters
117	Taking of prawn in certain waters less than 10 metres deep
118	Taking of rock lobster in certain waters
119	Taking of fish near locks and weir of River Murray proper
120	Taking of certain fish during closed season
121	Taking fish using wire trace of unlawful gauge with certain hooks
123	Setting of rock lobster pots containing rock lobster
124	Use of registered boat other than under fishery authority
125	Taking of cephalopods in False Bay (Spencer Gulf)
126	Taking fish using certain traces or hooks in certain waters
126A	Use of certain fish hooks and devices in certain waters within Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary
127	Taking fish near Horseshoe Reef
128	Taking fish in certain parts of Onkaparinga River
Schedule 7—Areas in which use of fish nets is prohibited under section 70 of Act
Part 1—Areas in which use of fish nets is prohibited
Part 2—Areas in which use of nets other than large mesh nets and sardine nets is prohibited
Part 3—Areas in which use of nets other than purse seine nets or sardine nets by certain licensed persons is prohibited
Schedule 8—Prescribed quantities
Schedule 9—Classes of aquatic resources prescribed for purposes of section 77(2) of Act
Schedule 10—Areas in which hand fish spears, spear guns and explosive devices must not be carried while diving
Part 1—Application of GDA2020
Part 2—Areas in which hand fish spears, spear guns and explosive devices must not be carried while diving
Schedule 11—Expiation fees
Schedule 12—Transitional provisions
2	Transitional provision—registration of devices
Legislative history

1—Short title
These regulations may be cited as the Fisheries Management (General) Regulations 2017.
3—Interpretation
	(1)	In these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears—
abalone fishing area means an area declared by the Minister, by notice in the Gazette, as an abalone fishing area for the purposes of these regulations;
Act means the Fisheries Management Act 2007;
bait net means a fish net that—
	(a)	is not more than 150 metres in length; and
	(b)	has a mesh size of not less than 30 millimetres and not more than 150 millimetres;
Bight Redfish means Centroberyx gerrardi;
Blacklip Abalone means Haliotis rubra;
Blue Swimmer Crab means Portunus armatus;
Central Zone Abalone Fishery means the fishery of that name constituted by the Fisheries Management (Abalone Fisheries) Regulations 2017;
Charter Boat Fishery means the fishery constituted by the Fisheries Management (Charter Boat Fishery) Regulations 2016;
coastal waters does not include Coorong (area 1), Coorong (area 2) and Lake George;
cockle means any mollusc of—
	(a)	the order Veneroida (other than Pipi (Donax spp) or Vongole (Katelysia spp)); or
	(b)	the genus Anadara;
cockle rake means a device designed to be held in the hand and consisting of a pole at 1 end of which is attached—
	(a)	a cross‑bar with teeth; or
	(b)	a cross‑bar with a net in the form of a bag or cone; or
	(c)	a cross‑bar with teeth and a net in the form of a bag or cone;
Coorong means that area of water separated from the Lower Murray, and from Lake Alexandrina, by the Goolwa, Mundoo, Boundary Creek, Ewe Island and Tauwitchere Barrages, and separated from the ocean by Sir Richard Peninsula and Younghusband Peninsula, and by the geodesic from the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to the mouth of the River Murray on the northern side of the headland of Sir Richard Peninsula to the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to the northern side of the headland of Younghusband Peninsula;
Coorong (area 1) means the waters of the Coorong separated from the Lower Murray, and from Lake Alexandrina, by the Goolwa, Mundoo, Boundary Creek, Ewe Island and Tauwitchere Barrages, separated from the waters of the Coorong south‑east of Tauwitchere Barrage by the geodesic from the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 35°35′37.12″ South, 139°01′26.52″ East (Pelican Point) to the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 35°35′40.60″ South, 139°00′44.56″ East (Gnurlung Point), and separated from the ocean by Sir Richard Peninsula and Younghusband Peninsula, and by the geodesic from the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to the mouth of the River Murray on the northern side of the headland of Sir Richard Peninsula to the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to the northern side of the headland of Younghusband Peninsula;
Coorong (area 2) means the waters of the Coorong south‑east of the geodesic from the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 35°35′37.12″ South, 139°01′26.52″ East (Pelican Point) to the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 35°35′40.60″ South, 139°00′44.56″ East (Gnurlung Point), and separated from the ocean by Younghusband Peninsula;
Coorong coastal waters means the coastal waters adjacent to South Australia between the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 35°31′23.45″ South, 138°46′23.86″ East (Beach Road, Goolwa) to the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 36°49′34.54″ South, 139°50′55.98″ East (Kingston SE jetty);
corf includes any floating or submerged holding box or container used to hold live fish;
crab net means a device used to take crabs (Family Portunidae) consisting of a drop net or a net in the form of a bag or cone attached to a hoop at its opening;
crab pot means a fish trap that—
	(a)	is designed and constructed for the purpose of taking Blue Swimmer Crabs; and
	(b)	has a maximum height of 650 millimetres; and
	(c)	has a maximum diameter of 2 metres; and
	(d)	is covered with a fish net that has—
	(i)	a minimum mesh size of 75 millimetres; or
	(ii)	an escape panel that has a minimum mesh size of 75 millimetres and is at least 700 millimetres by 300 millimetres;
crab rake means a device designed to be held in the hand and consisting of a pole at 1 end of which is attached—
	(a)	a cross‑bar with teeth; and
	(b)	a circular metal framed mesh;
Cuttlefish means Sepia spp;
Department means the administrative unit of the Public Service responsible for assisting a Minister in the administration of the Act;
depth, in relation to a net, means the distance from the cork line, buoyant line or other line on which the net is slung to the lead line or to the bottom of the net if there is no lead line such distance to be measured when the cork line, buoyant line or other line on which the net is slung is taut and the lead line or the bottom of the net, if there is no lead line, is hanging free and out of the water;
dip tin means a perforated open metal basket that—
	(a)	has a handle; and
	(b)	has perforations of 8 millimetres in diameter; and
	(c)	is not more than 400 millimetres long; and
	(d)	is not more than 300 millimetres wide; and
	(e)	is not more than 200 millimetres deep;
drop line means a device that consists of a length of line with hooks attached by snoods along its length and is anchored by a weight, buoyed at the surface and deployed vertically through the water;
drop net means a net that consists of 2 hoops, the top hoop having a diameter not smaller than that of the bottom hoop, to which netting is attached so as to form a cylindrical bag or cone shaped bag;
drum net means a fish trap that consists of mesh supported by 3 large diameter bands to form a body or shape which is closed at 1 end and a cove at the other end;
electro‑fishing means the taking of fish by using a device consisting of a power source anode or cathode designed and constructed to apply an electric field to water so as to attract or stun fish;
fish net means any net other than a hand net (including a dab net, dip net or shrimp net), hoop net, drop net, lift net, pyramid net or a prawn trawl net;
fish trap means a device that is designed and constructed to trap fish and has an entrance or cove;
fyke net means a fish trap that consists of a series of large diameter rings which support mesh on the exterior and a series of coves along the interior with a wing or wings at 1 end;
GDA2020 means the Geocentric Datum of Australia 2020 as defined in the determination under section 8A of the National Measurement Act 1960 of the Commonwealth for the recognised‑value standard of measurement position;
gill net means a length of mesh net supported along its length by a rope attached to the top and bottom of the mesh and designed and constructed to be used as a static device to enmesh fish;
Golden Perch means Macquaria ambigua;
Greenlip Abalone means Haliotis laevigata;
Gulf St. Vincent means the waters contained within Gulf St. Vincent north of the geodesic from the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 35°10′4.69″ South, 137°40′38.66″ East (Troubridge Point, Yorke Peninsula) to the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 35°36′48.46″ South, 138°05′44.04″ East (Cape Jervis, Fleurieu Peninsula);
Gulf St. Vincent, Investigator Strait and Backstairs Passage means the waters of Gulf St. Vincent, Investigator Strait and Backstairs Passage contained within and bounded by a line commencing at Mean High Water Springs closest to 35°17′59.55″ South, 136°52′50.14″ East (Cape Spencer, Yorke Peninsula), then beginning north‑easterly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the location closest to 35°38′33.75″ South, 138°31′20.86″ East (Newland Head, Fleurieu Peninsula), then south‑westerly to the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 35°50′32.65″ South, 138°08′03.62″ East (Cape Willoughby, Kangaroo Island), then beginning north‑westerly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the location closest to 35°44′55.83″ South, 136°35′14.80″ East (Cape Borda, Kangaroo Island), then north‑easterly to the point of commencement;
Gummy Shark means Mustelus antarcticus;
hand fish spear means a fish spear propelled by human power without the use of any explosive, spring, elastic material or mechanism;
hand line means fishing line used without a rod and to which not more than 3 fishing hooks are attached (for the purpose of this definition not more than 5 hooks joined by threading the point of 1 through the eye of another, or by fastening their shanks together will be taken to be 1 hook);
hand net (including a dab net, dip net or shrimp net) means a net being conical in shape attached to a hoop or ring and extending not more than 1 metre in depth from the hoop or ring, the hoop and ring being attached to a rigid handle and having a diameter that does not exceed 1 metre;
hauling net means a net hauled by a rope 1 end of which is securely anchored to the sea bed or attached to a securely anchored boat or securely attached to the shore;
hoop net means a net that consists of 1 hoop of a diameter not exceeding 107 centimetres to which netting is attached in the form of a cone or bag that does not extend more than 92 centimetres from the hoop;
in any 1 day means during the period commencing at midnight and ending at the midnight next following;
inland waters means the River Murray and its tributaries, Lakes Albert and Alexandrina, Lake George, the Coorong above the Murray Mouth and all the waters of the State that are fresh waters other than the waters of a prescribed reservoir;
Lake Eyre Perch means Macquaria spp;
Lakes Albert and Alexandrina means all of the waters of Lake Albert and Lake Alexandrina downstream from the punt that services the main road joining the township of Wellington to the township of Wellington East near 35°19′52.48″ South, 139°23′04.33″ East, and separated from the Coorong by land and by the Goolwa, Mundoo, Boundary Creek, Ewe Island and Tauwitchere Barrages, and includes those waters of the Finniss River and Currency Creek situated upstream from Lake Alexandrina to the first road bridge by which they are crossed;
Lakes and Coorong means the waters of the Coorong, Lakes Albert and Alexandrina and the Coorong coastal waters;
Lakes and Coorong Fishery means the fishery of that name constituted by the Fisheries Management (Lakes and Coorong Fishery) Regulations 2024;
large mesh monofilament net means a monofilament mesh net that—
	(a)	has a mesh size exceeding 115 millimetres; and
	(b)	consists of line with a minimum breaking strain of not less than 7 kilograms;
large mesh multifilament hauling net means a multifilament hauling net that—
	(a)	has a mesh size exceeding 95 millimetres; and
	(b)	consists of line with a minimum ply of not less than 21;
large mesh net means a mesh net or gill net with a mesh size of not less than 150 millimetres;
large mulloway means Mulloway that exceeds 82 centimetres in length;
large salmon means Salmon that exceeds 35 centimetres in length;
large snapper means Snapper that exceeds 60 centimetres in length;
length—
	(a)	in relation to a fish—means the distance from the foremost part of the head to the end of the tail;
	(b)	in relation to a net—means the length of that part of the cork line, buoyant line or other line on which the net is slung;
licensed person, in relation to a fishing activity, means—
	(a)	a person who, for a commercial purpose, is engaged in a fishing activity of a class that constitutes the fishery in respect of which the person holds a fishery licence or permit; or
	(b)	a person acting as the agent of a holder of such a licence or permit;
lift net means—
	(a)	a device that consists of 1 ring not exceeding 107 centimetres in diameter to which netting is attached in the form of a cone or bag that does not extend more than 92 centimetres from the ring when the ring is suspended in a horizontal position; or
	(b)	a device that consists of 2 rings (the upper ring not exceeding 107 centimetres in diameter and being of a diameter greater than that of the lower ring) to which netting is attached in the form of a cone or bag that does not extend more than 92 centimetres from the upper ring when the ring is suspended in a horizontal position;
long line means a length of line to which is attached 1 or more traces or hooks and which is anchored and buoyed at 1 or both ends;
Mean High Water Springs means the line representing the average of all high water observations at the time of spring tide over a period of 19 years;
meat, in relation to an abalone, means all the muscular foot from which the viscera have been detached by the usual shucking procedure;
mesh net means a net designed and constructed to enmesh fish;
Miscellaneous Broodstock and Seedstock Fishery means the fishery of that name constituted by the Fisheries Management (Miscellaneous Broodstock and Seedstock Fishery) Regulations 2013;
Mulloway means Argyrosomus japonicus;
Murray Cod means Maccullochella peelii;
Murray Mouth means the Coorong and coastal waters that are within 500 metres of a line joining the locations on Mean High Water Springs closest to 35°33′18.64″ South, 138°52′45.90″ East (northern side of the headland of Sir Richard Peninsula) and 35°33′21.90″ South, 138°52′53.37″ East (northern side of the headland of Younghusband Peninsula);
mussel dredge means a device that—
	(a)	is designed and constructed to be held in the hand so as to facilitate the taking of fish by scraping the bed of any waters; and
	(b)	is not more than 1 metre wide; and
	(c)	has attached to it a net not more than 1 metre deep;
non‑commercial purpose means a purpose other than trade or business;
Northern Zone has the same meaning as in the Fisheries Management (Rock Lobster Fisheries) Regulations 2017;
Northern Zone Rock Lobster Fishery means the fishery of that name constituted by the Fisheries Management (Rock Lobster Fisheries) Regulations 2017;
on the same day means during the period commencing at midnight and ending at the midnight next following;
overall length, in relation to a boat, means the horizontal distance between—
	(a)	a perpendicular dropped from the extremity of the bow of the boat, or, if a fixture or structure attached to the bow projects beyond the bow, from the extremity of that fixture or structure; and
	(b)	a perpendicular dropped from the extremity of the stern of the boat, or, if a fixture or structure attached to the stern projects beyond the stern, from the extremity of that fixture or structure;
permitted device means a device specified in Schedule 1;
Pipi means any mollusc of the genus Donax;
power hauling method of fishing means a fishing activity involving the use of a fish net where—
	(a)	the net is hauled through the water by means other than by hand; and
	(b)	not more than 1 boat is used to haul the net; and
	(c)	1 end of the net is anchored so as to secure that end to the sea bed while—
	(i)	the net is shot out; or
	(ii)	1 end of the net is being hauled back to the other end;
prawn means King Prawn (Melicertus latisulcatus);
prawn trawl net means a trawl net that is designed and constructed for the taking of prawn;
prescribed reservoir means the following bodies of water:
	(a)	Aroona Dam;
	(b)	Beetaloo Reservoir;
	(c)	Bundaleer Reservoir;
	(d)	Happy Valley Reservoir;
	(e)	Myponga Reservoir;
	(f)	South Para Reservoir;
	(g)	Warren Reservoir;
	(h)	any other reservoir or dam specified by the Minister by notice in the Gazette for the purposes of this definition;
purse seine net means a long winged hauling net with a bunt and a pursing line attached by rings to the bottom mesh or foot rope;
pyramid net means a square or rectangular net that—
	(a)	is open at the top with an opening that is not less than 20 centimetres by 20 centimetres; and
	(b)	is not more than 60 centimetres in length and not more than 60 centimetres wide; and
	(c)	has a mesh net height not more than 15 centimetres perpendicular from the base; and
	(d)	does not have any internal device designed for use, or capable of use, in connection with the taking of fish;
ring net means a mesh net that has floats on the head line and leads on the bottom line and is designed and constructed to encircle a school of fish;
River Fishery means the fishery of that name constituted by the Fisheries Management (River Fishery) Regulations 2017;
River Murray proper means all the waters of the River Murray and its anabranches, tributaries, lagoons and lakes situated upstream of the punt which services the main road joining the township of Wellington to the township of Wellington East;
rock lobster means Southern Rock Lobster (Jasus edwardsii);
rock lobster fishery means—
	(a)	the Northern Zone Rock Lobster Fishery; or
	(b)	the Southern Zone Rock Lobster Fishery;
rock lobster pot means a fish trap that is designed and constructed for the purpose of taking rock lobster;
rock lobster snare means a device that—
	(a)	consists of a noose attached to a length of tubing; and
	(b)	is designed and constructed for the taking of rock lobster;
rod and line means a rod to which is attached a fishing line having not more than 3 fishing hooks attached to it (and, for the purpose of this definition, not more than 5 hooks joined by threading the point of 1 through the eye of another or by fastening their shanks to each other will be taken to be 1 hook);
Salmon means Western Australian Salmon (Arripis truttaceus);
Sand Crab means Ovalipes spp;
sand crab pot means a fish trap that—
	(a)	is designed and constructed for the purpose of taking Sand Crabs; and
	(b)	has a maximum height of 450 millimetres; and
	(c)	has a maximum diameter of 1.5 metres; and
	(d)	is covered with a fish net that has—
	(i)	a minimum mesh size of 75 millimetres; or
	(ii)	an escape panel that has a minimum mesh size of 75 millimetres and is at least 700 millimetres by 300 millimetres;
sardine net means a purse seine net that—
	(a)	is no more than 1000 metres in length; and
	(b)	is no more than 200 metres in depth; and
	(c)	has a minimum mesh size of 14 millimetres;
scallop dredge means a device consisting of mesh supported by framework that is designed and constructed to be pulled behind a boat so as to facilitate the taking of fish by scraping the bed of any waters;
School Shark means Galeorhinus galeus;
set line includes any device using hooks and known as a cross line, springer, side line, long line or buoyed line;
set net means a static mesh net;
set‑net method of fishing means a fishing activity involving the use of a fish net—
	(a)	of up to 600 metres in length; and
	(b)	having a mesh size of at least 50 millimetres but less than 150 millimetres,
and in which the fish net is run out into the water and set, the ends of the fish net not meeting or being joined;
shrimp trap means a fish trap that is designed and constructed for the purpose of taking shrimps (Suborder Natantia);
small mesh monofilament net means a monofilament mesh net that—
	(a)	has a mesh size exceeding 50 millimetres but not exceeding 64 millimetres; and
	(b)	consists of line with a minimum breaking strain of not less than 5.5 kilograms;
small mesh multifilament hauling net means a multifilament hauling net that—
	(a)	has a mesh size exceeding 50 millimetres but not exceeding 64 millimetres; and
	(b)	consists of line with a minimum ply of not less than 15;
small Mulloway means Mulloway that is at least 46 centimetres in length but does not exceed 82 centimetres in length;
small Salmon means Salmon that is at least 21 centimetres in length but does not exceed 35 centimetres in length;
small Snapper means Snapper that is at least 38 centimetres in length but does not exceed 60 centimetres in length;
Snapper means Chrysophrys auratus;
Southern Bluefin Tuna means Thunnus maccoyii;
Southern Zone has the same meaning as in the Fisheries Management (Rock Lobster Fisheries) Regulations 2017;
Southern Zone Abalone Fishery means the fishery of that name constituted by the Fisheries Management (Abalone Fisheries) Regulations 2017;
Southern Zone Rock Lobster Fishery means the fishery of that name constituted by the Fisheries Management (Rock Lobster Fisheries) Regulations 2017;
spear gun means a device for spearing fish consisting of a spear and an apparatus for discharging the spear by means of explosive, spring or elastic material or other mechanical means;
Spencer Gulf means the waters contained within Spencer Gulf north of the geodesic from the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 34°59′07.10″ South, 136°00′11.09″ East (Cape Catastrophe, Eyre Peninsula) to the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 35°17′59.55″ South, 136°52′50.14″ East (Cape Spencer, Yorke Peninsula);
squid jig means a lure or bait that—
	(a)	is used for taking cephalopods; and
	(b)	is attached by a line to a handline or rod and line,
but does not include a free floating device;
swinger net means a non‑static gill net to which is attached a rope that is anchored to the shore so as to enable the net to drift with the aid of offshore and longshore currents;
teaser line means a line (without an attached hook) used to lure or attract fish;
trawl net includes a lampara net, Danish seine net, beam trawl net or otter trawl net and any net towed by a boat;
trot line means a combination of—
	(a)	buoyed lines anchored or weighted; and
	(b)	a line or lines connecting the buoyed lines and supported under the surface of the waters by a line of floats; and
	(c)	a line or lines attached to the connecting line and weighted to which are attached hooks or snoods with hooks;
undersize fish means fish that is undersize as determined in accordance with Schedule 2 but does not include—
	(a)	scalefish of the family Bothidae or Pleuronectidae taken by an unlicensed person; or
	(b)	aquaculture fish taken by the holder of an aquaculture licence from an area in which aquaculture is carried on; or
	(c)	fish taken by the holder of an aquaculture licence under a permit in respect of the Miscellaneous Broodstock and Seedstock Fishery;
unlicensed person, in relation to a fishing activity, means a person who is not a licensed person in relation to that activity;
vongole means any mollusc of the genus Katelysia;
waters of the State means all the waters to which the Act applies;
Western Blue Groper means Achoerodus gouldii;
Western Zone Abalone Fishery means the fishery of that name constituted by the Fisheries Management (Abalone Fisheries) Regulations 2017;
Yabby means Yabby (Cherax spp);
Yelloweye Redfish means Centroberyx australis;
Yellowfin Tuna means Thunnus albacares.
	(2)	In these regulations—
	(a)	all lines in spatial descriptions are geodesics based on GDA2020 and all co‑ordinates are expressed in terms of GDA2020;
	(b)	common and scientific fish names are given according to AS5300—2019 Australian Fish Names Standard published by the Fisheries Research & Development Corporation, as in force from time to time;
	(c)	a reference to a person carrying a device includes a reference to the person—
	(i)	having the device on or about the person; or
	(ii)	having the device so near to the person that the person is able to exercise physical control over the device;
	(d)	a reference to the taking of aquatic resources or a particular class or species of aquatic resources includes a reference to any act that is preparatory to, or involved in, the taking of those aquatic resources or class or species of aquatic resources, whether or not any such aquatic resources or class or species of aquatic resources have been taken;
	(e)	a reference to using or to the use of a device by a person engaged in a fishing activity includes a reference to using the device—
	(i)	to take aquatic resources; and
	(ii)	in or as part of any act preparatory to, or involved in, the taking of aquatic resources.
	(3)	For the purposes of these regulations, the mesh size of a net is to be determined using a measuring instrument approved by the Minister.
	(3a)	For the purposes of subregulation (3), the Minister may, by notice in the Gazette—
	(a)	approve a measuring instrument; or
	(b)	revoke an approval under paragraph (a).
	(4)	For the purposes of these regulations—
	(a)	a device registered for use for recreational fishing is attended only if it is at all times actually being attended by the person in whose name it is registered under regulation 10 and that person is at all times—
	(i)	while the device is in the waters of Lake George—no more than 50 metres from the landward boundary of the Lake;
	(ii)	while the device is in any other waters of the State—no more than 50 metres from any part of the device;
	(b)	a device registered for use under a fishery authority is attended only if it is at all times actually being attended by the person who holds the fishery authority, or a person acting as an agent of the holder of the fishery authority, and that person is at all times—
	(i)	while the device is in the waters of Lake George—no more than 50 metres from the landward boundary of the Lake;
	(ii)	while the device is in any other waters of the State—no more than 50 metres from any part of the device.
	(5)	The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette—
	(a)	declare an area to be an abalone fishing area for the purposes of these regulations; or
	(b)	vary or revoke a declaration under paragraph (a).
4—Declarations for purposes of section 3(1) of Act
	(1)	For the purposes of the definition of commercial quantity in section 3(1) of the Act, a quantity specified in Schedule 3 is declared to be a commercial quantity in relation to the class of aquatic resource specified alongside that quantity.
	(2)	For the purposes of the definition of corresponding law in section 3(1) of the Act, the laws specified in Schedule 4 are declared to be corresponding laws.
	(3)	For the purposes of the definition of protected species in section 3(1) of the Act, the species specified in Schedule 5 are declared to be protected.
5—Classes of fishing activities prescribed for purposes of section 70 of Act
For the purposes of section 70 of the Act, the following classes of fishing activities are prescribed:
	(a)	the classes of fishing activities specified in Schedule 6;
	(b)	the taking of fish by a person—
	(i)	by using a fish net in any of the waters of the State specified in Schedule 7 Part 1; or
	(ii)	by using a net other than a large mesh net or sardine net in any of the waters of the State specified in Schedule 7 Part 2; or
	(iii)	by using a fish net in any waters of the State specified in Schedule 7 Part 3 other than—
	(A)	a purse seine net used by the holder of a licence in respect of the Marine Scalefish Fishery, registered for use under that licence, for the purpose of taking Salmon provided that—
	•	no other device registered for use under the licence is in use; and 
	•	the waters in which it is being used are 10 metres or more in depth; or
	(B)	a sardine net used by the holder of a licence in respect of the Sardine Fishery, registered for use under that licence, for the purpose of taking Australian Sardine (Sardinops sagax) or Australian Anchovy (Engraulis australis) provided that—
	•	only 1 such sardine net is in use; and
	•	the waters in which it is being used are 10 metres or more in depth.
6—Sale, purchase or possession of aquatic resources
	(1)	For the purposes of section 72(2)(c) of the Act, the following classes of aquatic resources are prescribed:
	(a)	undersize fish;
	(b)	aquatic resources of a class specified in Schedule 3;
	(c)	Snapper in the waters of the Gulf St. Vincent and Kangaroo Island Fishing Zone, the Spencer Gulf Fishing Zone, the West Coast Fishing Zone or the Port Adelaide River estuary.
	(2)	For the purposes of section 72(6) of the Act, a quantity specified in Schedule 3 alongside a class of aquatic resources is the prescribed quantity of aquatic resources of that class.
	(3)	In this regulation—
Gulf St. Vincent and Kangaroo Island Fishing Zone, Spencer Gulf Fishing Zone and West Coast Fishing Zone have the same respective meanings as in the Fisheries Management (Marine Scalefish Fishery) Regulations 2017;
Port Adelaide River estuary means all waters of the Port Adelaide River estuary contained within and bounded by a line commencing at the line of Mean High Water Springs closest to 34°40′12.26″ South, 138°26′35.25″ East (end of Port Gawler Road), then beginning easterly following the line of Mean High Water Springs, including West Lakes, North Arm and tributaries, to the location closest to 34°46′59.03″ South, 138°28′40.48″ East, then north‑westerly to the point of commencement, but excluding any land or waters so encompassed that lie landward of the line of Mean High Water Springs.
	(4)	Subregulations (1)(c) and (3) will expire on 30 June 2026.
7—Possession of prescribed quantity of aquatic resource in prescribed circumstances
	(1)	For the purposes of section 73(1) of the Act—
	(a)	a quantity specified in Schedule 8 is fixed in relation to the class of fish or other aquatic resource specified alongside that quantity; and
	(b)	the following circumstances, or any combination of the following circumstances, are prescribed:
	(i)	where the fish or other aquatic resource is—
	(A)	frozen; or
	(B)	stored in a freezer;
	(ii)	where the fish or other aquatic resource—
	(A)	has been pickled, salted, smoked, cooked or otherwise processed; or
	(B)	is otherwise stored,
in a manner designed to preserve the fish or other aquatic resource.
	(2)	For the purposes of section 73(2)(c) of the Act, in proceedings for an offence against section 73(1) of the Act it is a defence if the defendant proves that the fish or aquatic resources to which the proceedings relate—
	(a)	were purchased from a person whose ordinary business was the selling of such fish or aquatic resources; and
	(b)	were purchased in the ordinary course of that business.
8—Possession of Pipi in vehicles carrying 3 or more persons
	(1)	If—
	(a)	a motor vehicle (other than a public passenger vehicle) is West of longitude 136° East; and
	(b)	2 or more persons (excluding the driver) are being carried in the vehicle; and
	(c)	there are more than 300 Pipi in or on the vehicle,
the person in charge of the vehicle is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty: 
	(a)	for a first offence—$10 000;
	(b)	for a second or subsequent offence—$20 000.
Expiation fee: $315.
	(2)	If—
	(a)	a motor vehicle (other than a public passenger vehicle) is East of longitude 136° East; and
	(b)	2 or more persons (excluding the driver) are being carried in the vehicle; and
	(c)	there are more than 990 Pipi in or on the vehicle,
the person in charge of the vehicle is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty: 
	(a)	for a first offence—$10 000;
	(b)	for a second or subsequent offence—$20 000.
Expiation fee: $315.
	(3)	In proceedings for an offence against subregulation (1) or (2), it is a defence if the defendant proves that—
	(a)	the Pipi were taken for a commercial purpose under an authority; or
	(b)	the Pipi were purchased—
	(i)	from a person whose ordinary business was the selling of fish or aquatic resources; and
	(ii)	in the ordinary course of that business; or
	(c)	the Pipi were not taken in contravention of the Act or these regulations.
	(4)	For the purposes of this regulation—
	(a)	Pipi will be taken to be in or on a motor vehicle if the Pipi are in or on a trailer being towed by a motor vehicle;
	(b)	a person will be taken to be in charge of a motor vehicle if—
	(i)	the person is driving, or has just driven, the vehicle; or
	(ii)	the person is attempting to put the vehicle in motion; or
	(iii)	the person is the registered owner or registered operator of the vehicle and is in, on or near the vehicle.
	(5)	In this regulation—
motor vehicle has the same meaning as in the Motor Vehicles Act 1959;
public passenger vehicle has the same meaning as in the Passenger Transport Act 1994;
registered operator, in relation to a motor vehicle, has the same meaning as in the Motor Vehicles Act 1959;
registered owner, in relation to a motor vehicle, has the same meaning as in the Motor Vehicles Act 1959.
8A—Possession or control of Black Bream in or near waters of Lakes and Coorong during closed season
If a person—
	(a)	is in, or within 50 metres of, the waters of the Lakes and Coorong; and
	(b)	has possession or control of 1 or more Black Bream (Acanthopagrus butcheri) during the period commencing 1 August in any year and ending on 31 January of the following year,
the person is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty: 
	(a)	for a first offence—$10 000;
	(b)	for a second or subsequent offence—$20 000.
Expiation fee: $315.
9—Aquatic or benthic animals
For the purposes of section 77(2) of the Act, the classes of aquatic or benthic animals specified in Schedule 9 are prescribed.
10—Registration of devices for non-commercial fishing
	(1)	This regulation applies in relation to a mesh net or rock lobster pot to be used by a person (including the holder of a fishery authority) for non‑commercial fishing.
	(2)	An application for registration of a device to which this regulation applies must—
	(a)	be made in a manner and form approved by the Minister; and
	(b)	be completed in accordance with the instructions contained in the form; and
	(c)	be accompanied by the documents specified in the application form.
	(3)	An application for registration of a mesh net—
	(a)	in the case of a mesh net for use in the waters of Lake George—
	(i)	cannot be made earlier than 2 months before the commencement of the registration period during which the registration is to have effect; and
	(ii)	cannot be made at all if the applicant has by a separate application obtained the registration of another mesh net for use in the waters of Lake George for the same registration period;
	(b)	in any other case—cannot be made except by a person who, immediately before the commencement of these regulations, had the mesh net registered in the person's name under the Fisheries Management (General) Regulations 2007.
	(4)	An application for registration of a rock lobster pot—
	(a)	cannot be made earlier than 2 months before the commencement of the registration period during which the registration is to have effect;
	(b)	cannot be made at all if the applicant has by a separate application obtained the registration of another rock lobster pot, other than a short term rock lobster pot, for the same registration period.
	(5)	Before registering a device under this regulation the Minister may require the applicant to produce the device for examination by a fisheries officer.
	(6)	The Minister must refuse to register a device if—
	(a)	it is not produced for examination pursuant to a requirement made under subregulation (5); or
	(b)	the applicant could not, on registration of the device, lawfully use it for the purpose of taking aquatic resources in the waters of the State; or
	(c)	registration would result in the number of devices registered in the applicant's name being in excess of the greatest number of devices that the applicant may lawfully use, at any 1 time, in the waters of the State.
	(6a)	The following applies in relation to the operation of subregulation (6)(c):
	(a)	subregulation (6)(c) does not apply to or in respect of an application for the registration of a short term rock lobster pot;
	(b)	in the case of an application for registration of a rock lobster pot other than a short term rock lobster pot—the registration of a short term rock lobster pot in the name of an applicant is to be disregarded.
	(7)	If the Minister is satisfied that—
	(a)	an application to register a device has been made in accordance with this regulation; and
	(b)	the applicant is a natural person of at least 15 years of age; and
	(c)	the device complies with these regulations,
the Minister may register the device in the name of the applicant—
	(d)	in the case of a rock lobster pot, other than a short term rock lobster pot—
	(i)	if the application was made on or before the commencement of the registration period—for the whole of the registration period;
	(ii)	if the application was made after the commencement of the registration period—for a period commencing on the date of grant of the application and ending on the expiry of the last day of the registration period; or
	(da)	in the case of a rock lobster pot to be registered as a short term rock lobster pot—for the period specified by the Minister in the registration of the rock lobster pot (which must fall within a period of 8 months commencing on 1 October in any year); or
	(e)	in the case of a mesh net for use in the waters of Lake George—
	(i)	if the application was made on or before the commencement of the registration period—for the whole of the registration period;
	(ii)	if the application was made after the commencement of the registration period—for a period commencing on the date of grant of the application and ending on the expiry of the last day of the registration period; or
	(f)	in any other case—for a period not exceeding 3 years.
	(8)	The Minister must, on registering a device—
	(a)	allot a registered number to the device; and
	(b)	in the case of a rock lobster pot—issue to the person in whose name the pot is registered a tag bearing the registered number; and
	(c)	in the case of a mesh net for use in the waters of Lake George—issue to the person in whose name the net is registered a tag bearing the registered number.
	(9)	If the Minister is satisfied that a tag issued in respect of a rock lobster pot, or a mesh net for use in the waters of Lake George, registered under this regulation has been lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed, the Minister must, on application made in a manner and form approved by the Minister and payment of the prescribed fee, issue a replacement tag.
	(10)	In this regulation—
charter boat fishing agreement has the same meaning as in the Fisheries Management (Charter Boat Fishery) Regulations 2016;
registration period—
	(a)	in relation to a rock lobster pot, other than a short term rock lobster pot—means a period of 8 months commencing on 1 October in any year;
	(ab)	in relation to a short term rock lobster pot—means the period specified by the Minister in the registration of the rock lobster pot;
	(b)	in relation to a mesh net for use in the waters of Lake George—means a period of 12 months commencing on 1 July in any year;
short term rock lobster pot means a rock lobster pot registered on a short term basis by the Minister under subregulation (7)(da) for use under a charter boat fishing agreement.
11—Duty to produce certificate of registration
A person who is using a registered device for recreational fishing must, if requested by a fisheries officer to produce his or her certificate of registration of the device, produce the certificate within 48 hours after the making of the request.
Maximum penalty: $2 500.
Expiation fee: $210.
12—Section 53(2) of Act not to apply to rods and lines and hand lines used for commercial fishing
Section 53(2) of the Act does not apply in relation to a rod and line or hand line used under a fishery authority.
13—Requirements relating to buoys and tags
For the purposes of these regulations—
	(a)	a buoy must—
	(i)	be made of material that is durable in water; and
	(ii)	clearly display the marks required by these regulations in letters and figures of not less than 70 millimetres in height; and
	(iii)	have a volume of not less than—
	(A)	in the case of a buoy attached to a drop net, drum net, hoop net, pyramid net or shrimp trap used by any person to take fish in inland waters—2 litres; or
	(B)	in any other case—4 litres; and
	(iv)	float on the surface of water;
	(b)	a tag must—
	(i)	be made of material that is durable and non‑corrodible in water; and
	(ii)	clearly display the marks required by these regulations in letters and figures of not less than 20 millimetres in height; and
	(iii)	be not less than 100 millimetres long and 50 millimetres wide.
14—Carriage of hand fish spears, spear guns and explosive devices in specified areas
	(1)	A person must not carry a hand fish spear or a spear gun, or a device that operates by means of an explosive cartridge in an area specified in Schedule 10.
Maximum penalty: $2 500.
Expiation fee: $210.
	(2)	It is a defence to a charge of an offence against subregulation (1) to prove that the defendant was carrying the spear, spear gun or device only for the purpose of transporting it across the area.
15—Carriage of certain devices while using scuba etc
	(1)	Subject to subregulation (2), a person must not, while using a scuba, hookah or other apparatus for breathing underwater, carry a hand fish spear or a spear gun, or a device that operates by means of an explosive cartridge.
Maximum penalty: $2 500.
Expiation fee: $210.
	(2)	A person may, while using a scuba, hookah or other apparatus for breathing underwater, carry a device that operates by means of an explosive cartridge if—
	(a)	the device is not attached to a hand fish spear or spear gun; and
	(b)	the device is carried only for protection; and
	(c)	any fish that is injured or killed is left in the water.
	(3)	Subregulation (2) does not permit the carrying of a device in an aquatic reserve or an area specified in Schedule 10.
16—Carriage of devices near lock and weirs of the River Murray
A person must not carry a device within 150 metres of each side of each lock and weir of the River Murray proper.
Maximum penalty: $2 500.
Expiation fee: $210.
17—Distinguishing marks on boats
	(1)	The Minister must, on registering a boat under section 53 of the Act, allot to the boat a distinguishing mark consisting of 1 or more numbers or letters or a combination of numbers and letters.
	(2)	The holder of a fishery authority must not use a registered boat for the purposes of engaging in a fishing activity of a class that constitutes the fishery in respect of which he or she holds a fishery authority unless the registered boat bears distinguishing marks that—
	(a)	are painted or otherwise marked on each side of the registered boat; and
	(b)	are painted or otherwise marked in legible figures; and
	(c)	contain figures each of which—
	(i)	is not less than 150 millimetres high; and
	(ii)	is not less than 100 millimetres wide; and
	(iii)	contains no line that is less than 30 millimetres broad; and
	(d)	are clearly visible above the waterline; and
	(e)	are painted in—
	(i)	black paint or otherwise marked in black if painted on a light coloured background; or
	(ii)	white paint or otherwise marked in white if painted or marked on a dark coloured background.
Maximum penalty: $2 500.
Expiation fee: $210.
	(3)	A person must not use a dinghy as a tender to a registered boat unless it bears the same distinguishing marks as the registered boat to which it is used as a tender with the addition of the letter "T" forming part of the distinguishing marks as a prefix to them.
Maximum penalty: $2 500.
Expiation fee: $210.
	(4)	If a boat that has been a registered boat ceases to be a registered boat, the owner must, as soon as practicable after the boat ceases to be a registered boat, remove or cause to be removed any distinguishing mark that had been painted or otherwise marked on the boat.
Maximum penalty: $2 500.
Expiation fee: $210.
18—Mutilation of certain fish
	(1)	This regulation applies to—
	(a)	shark of any species belonging to the class Chondrichthyes; and
	(b)	fish of a class specified in Schedule 2.
	(2)	If fish of a class to which this regulation applies are taken in the course of fishing from a boat, a person must not mutilate those fish before they are brought ashore or landed on a jetty, pier or other landing place.
Maximum penalty: $2 500.
Expiation fee: $210.
	(3)	In proceedings for an offence against subregulation (2), it will be presumed, in the absence of proof to the contrary, that any mutilated fish on a boat have been mutilated by the person in charge of the boat unless that person proves that some other person mutilated them and that the person made reasonable efforts to prevent the mutilation.
	(4)	This regulation does not apply in relation to fish on a boat that, within 24 hours of their mutilation, are to be—
	(a)	consumed as food on that boat; or
	(b)	used as bait in the course of a fishing activity in which persons on that boat intend, and are lawfully entitled, to engage in.
	(5)	In this regulation—
mutilate, in relation to fish, means to divide, cut up, mangle or dismember fish in any way but does not include—
	(a)	the removal of the guts or scales of fish; or
	(b)	in the case of shark—
	(i)	the removal of the head, pelvic fins and claspers; or
	(ii)	the removal of the tail at the sub‑terminal notch, leaving the caudal lobe attached to the body.
19—Provisions relating to abalone fishing
	(1)	A person must not remove from the shell abalone taken under a licence in respect of the Southern Zone Abalone Fishery unless the abalone is removed on land at the premises of a registered fish processor in the course of the business of the fish processor.
Maximum penalty: $2 500.
	(2)	An unlicensed person who takes abalone in the waters of the State must bring the abalone to a position above the waterline before the abalone is removed from its shell.
Maximum penalty: $2 500.
Expiation fee: $210.
	(3)	A person who takes abalone in the waters of the State must have attached to the person an effective and accurate measuring device suitable for measuring abalone.
Maximum penalty: $2 500.
Expiation fee: $210.
	(4)	A person who takes abalone in the waters of the State must measure each abalone by using a device of a kind referred to in subregulation (3) immediately after detaching the abalone from the rock or other place to which it was attached and must immediately, with care, replace on that rock or other place to which the abalone had been attached any abalone that is undersize.
Maximum penalty: $2 500.
Expiation fee: $210.
	(5)	Subject to subregulation (6), a person must not have possession, control or custody of abalone that has been removed from its shell.
Maximum penalty: $2 500.
Expiation fee: $210.
	(6)	Subregulation (5) does not apply to a person who has possession, control or custody abalone that has been removed from its shell if—
	(a)	being an unlicensed person, the person has complied with subregulation (2); or
	(b)	the person is acting during the course of the person's work or employment at the premises of a registered fish processor that are situated on land; or
	(c)	the abalone has previously been delivered to and processed at the premises of a registered fish processor that are situated on land; or
	(d)	the abalone was taken under a licence in respect of the Central Zone Abalone Fishery or Western Zone Abalone Fishery.
	(7)	In this regulation—
land does not include land below waters.
20—Keeping of fish in corfs
A person must not store or confine fish in a corf unless—
	(a)	a red buoy that—
	(i)	complies with regulation 13; and
	(ii)	is marked with the letter "C",
is attached to the corf; and
	(b)	the buoy—
	(i)	is marked with the owner's fishery licence number; or
	(ii)	if the owner does not hold a fishery licence—has attached to it a tag bearing the owner's name and address.
Maximum penalty: $2 500.
Expiation fee: $210.
21—Keeping of rock lobster
A person must not store or confine rock lobster in a corf unless the person holds a licence in respect of a rock lobster fishery.
Maximum penalty: $5 000.
Expiation fee: $315.
22—Taking rock lobster or setting rock lobster pots in Northern or Southern Zone during closed season
	(1)	Unless the Minister has, by notice in the Gazette, made a determination to the contrary, an unlicensed person must not take rock lobster in the Northern Zone during the closed season.
Maximum penalty: 
	(a)	for a first offence—$10 000;
	(b)	for a second or subsequent offence—$20 000.
Expiation fee: $200.
	(2)	Unless the Minister has, by notice in the Gazette, made a determination to the contrary, an unlicensed person must not set a rock lobster pot in the Northern Zone during the closed season.
Maximum penalty: 
	(a)	for a first offence—$10 000;
	(b)	for a second or subsequent offence—$20 000.
Expiation fee: $315.
	(3)	Unless the Minister has, by notice in the Gazette, made a determination to the contrary, an unlicensed person must not take rock lobster in the Southern Zone during the closed season.
Maximum penalty: 
	(a)	for a first offence—$10 000;
	(b)	for a second or subsequent offence—$20 000.
Expiation fee: $200.
	(4)	Unless the Minister has, by notice in the Gazette, made a determination to the contrary, an unlicensed person must not set a rock lobster pot in the Southern Zone during the closed season.
Maximum penalty: 
	(a)	for a first offence—$10 000;
	(b)	for a second or subsequent offence—$20 000.
Expiation fee: $315.
	(5)	In this regulation—
closed season means—
	(a)	in relation to the Northern Zone—the period commencing at 1800 hours on 31 May in any year and ending at 1200 hours on the following 1 November;
	(b)	in relation to the Southern Zone—the period commencing at 1800 hours on 31 May in any year and ending at 0600 hours on the following 1 October.
23—Duty to clip tail fan of rock lobster
A person who takes rock lobster in the waters of the State (other than under a licence in respect of a rock lobster fishery) must, before the rock lobster is brought ashore or landed, clip its middle tail fan in half horizontally across the tail and remove it.
Maximum penalty: $5 000.
Expiation fee: $315.

23A—Taking of bivalve filter‑feeding molluscs in Port Adelaide River estuary
	(1)	Unless the Minister has, by notice in the Gazette, made a determination to the contrary, a person must not take bivalve filter‑feeding molluscs in the Port Adelaide River estuary.
Maximum penalty: 
	(a)	for a first offence—$5 000;
	(b)	for a second offence—$10 000;
	(c)	for a third or subsequent offence—$20 000.
Expiation fee: $500.
	(2)	In this regulation—
bivalve filter‑feeding mollusc means any mollusc of the class Bivalvia;
Port Adelaide River estuary means all waters of the Port Adelaide River estuary contained within and bounded by a line commencing at the line of Mean High Water Springs closest to 34°40′12.26″ South, 138°26′35.25″ East (end of Port Gawler Road), then beginning easterly following the line of Mean High Water Springs, including West Lakes, North Arm and tributaries, to the location closest to 34°46′59.03″ South, 138°28′40.48″ East, then north‑westerly to the point of commencement, but excluding any land or waters so encompassed that lie landward of the line of Mean High Water Springs.
23B—Taking of Murray Cod in certain waters
Unless the Minister has, by notice in the Gazette, made a determination to the contrary, a person must not take Murray Cod in the waters of a prescribed reservoir, the River Murray proper or Lakes Albert and Alexandrina (excluding the waters of the Coorong).
Maximum penalty: 
	(a)	for a first offence—$5 000;
	(b)	for a second offence—$10 000;
	(c)	for a third or subsequent offence—$20 000.
Expiation fee: $500.
23C—Taking of Snapper in certain waters
	(1)	Unless the Minister has, by notice in the Gazette, made a determination to the contrary, a person must not take Snapper in the Gulf St. Vincent and Kangaroo Island Fishing Zone, the Spencer Gulf Fishing Zone, the West Coast Fishing Zone or the Port Adelaide River estuary.
Maximum penalty: 
	(a)	for a first offence—$5 000;
	(b)	for a second offence—$10 000;
	(c)	for a third or subsequent offence—$20 000.
Expiation fee: $500.
	(2)	In this regulation—
Gulf St. Vincent and Kangaroo Island Fishing Zone, Spencer Gulf Fishing Zone and West Coast Fishing Zone have the same respective meanings as in the Fisheries Management (Marine Scalefish Fishery) Regulations 2017;
Port Adelaide River estuary means all waters of the Port Adelaide River estuary contained within and bounded by a line commencing at the line of Mean High Water Springs closest to 34°40′12.26″ South, 138°26′35.25″ East (end of Port Gawler Road), then beginning easterly following the line of Mean High Water Springs, including West Lakes, North Arm and tributaries, to the location closest to 34°46′59.03″ South, 138°28′40.48″ East, then north‑westerly to the point of commencement, but excluding any land or waters so encompassed that lie landward of the line of Mean High Water Springs.
	(3)	This regulation will expire on 30 June 2026.
23D—Taking more than daily bag limit of Razorfish
	(1)	A licensed person must not, in any 1 day, take more than 50 Razorfish (Pinna bicolor) in the waters of the State.
Maximum penalty: 
	(a)	for a first offence—$5 000;
	(b)	for a second offence—$10 000;
	(c)	for a third or subsequent offence—$20 000.
Expiation fee: 
	(a)	if the daily limit is exceeded by up to 5 Razorfish—$125;
	(b)	if the daily limit is exceeded by more than 5 but not more than 10 Razorfish—$250;
	(c)	if the daily limit is exceeded by more than 10 but not more than 15 Razorfish—$375;
	(d)	if the daily limit is exceeded by more than 15 but not more than 20 Razorfish—$500;
	(e)	if the daily limit is exceeded by more than 20 Razorfish—$625.
	(2)	Subregulation (1) does not apply to a licensed person who takes Razorfish under a licence in respect of the Marine Scalefish Fishery (as constituted by the Fisheries Management (Marine Scalefish Fishery) Regulations 2017) in waters of the State west of longitude 136° East, if the licensed person takes less than 150 Razorfish over a consecutive period of 3 days.
23E—Taking of certain aquatic resources in Germein Bay
	(1)	Unless the Minister has, by notice in the Gazette, made a determination to the contrary, a person must not—
	(a)	take Razorfish (Pinna bicolor), Mussels (Mytilus spp) or crabs (Family Portunidae) in Germein Bay (Zone 1); or
	(b)	take Razorfish (Pinna bicolor) in Germein Bay (Zone 2).
Maximum penalty: 
	(a)	for a first offence—$5 000;
	(b)	for a second offence—$10 000;
	(c)	for a third or subsequent offence—$20 000.
Expiation fee: $315.
	(2)	In this regulation—
Germein Bay (Zone 1) means the waters of Germein Bay contained within and bounded by a line commencing at the St. Andrews Cross located at 33°06′55.75″ South, 137°56′19.89″ East, then east north-easterly to the point south of the Weeroona Island boat ramp on Mean High Water Springs closest to 33°06′11.85″ South, 138°01′27.02″ East, then easterly to the point on Mean High Water Springs near Causeway Road closest to 33°06′11.85″ South, 138°02′39.21″ East, then beginning southerly along the line of Mean High Water Springs to the point south of Second Creek closest to 33°09′41.96″ South, 137°56′19.89″ East, then northerly to the point of commencement;
Germein Bay (Zone 2) means the waters of Germein Bay contained within and bounded by a line commencing at the St. Andrews Cross located at 33°00′35.84″ South, 137°57′03.42″ East, then east north-easterly to the point on the mainland on Mean High Water Springs closest to 33°00′18.93″ South, 137°58′00.86″ East, then beginning southerly along the line of Mean High Water Springs to the point near Causeway Road closest to 33°06′11.85″ South, 138°02′39.21″ East, then westerly to the point on Mean High Water Springs south of the Weeroona Island boat ramp closest to 33°06′11.85″ South, 138°01′27.02″ East, west south-westerly to the St. Andrews Cross located at 33°06′55.75″ South, 137°56′19.89″ East, and northerly to the point of commencement.
24—Restrictions on use of certain berley and bait
	(1)	A person must not use any part of the body of an animal (other than a fish, worm or insect) as berley within 2 nautical miles of—
	(a)	the mainland of the State; or
	(b)	any island or reef that forms part of the State and is exposed at the low water mark,
except in a rock lobster pot or other fish trap.
Maximum penalty: $2 500.
Expiation fee: $210.
	(2)	Subregulation (1)(b) does not apply in the Neptune Islands Group (Ron and Valerie Taylor) Marine Park established under section 10 of the Marine Parks Act 2007 if that use is authorised under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972.
	(3)	A person must not deposit or use in marine waters of the State the body, or part of the body, of a mammal, bird, reptile or amphibian.
Maximum penalty: $2 500.
Expiation fee: $210.
	(3a)	A person must not use abalone of any species, or any part of an abalone of any species, as bait or berley in any waters of the State.
Maximum penalty: $2 500.
Expiation fee: $210.
	(4)	In this regulation—
worm means any animal belonging to the phylum Annelida.
25—Commercial bait nets not to be left unattended
	(1)	Subject to subregulation (2), a bait net that is registered for use under a fishery authority must not be left unattended after it has been set in waters from a registered boat.
	(2)	A bait net that has a mesh size of not less than 50 millimetres may be left unattended for a continuous period not exceeding 12 hours.
	(3)	If subregulation (1) is contravened, the registered owner and registered master of the registered boat are each guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty: $5 000.
Expiation fee: $315.
26—Requirement to remove anchors etc from nets removed from Lakes and Coorong Fishery
	(1)	A person who—
	(a)	for a commercial purpose engages in a fishing activity of a class that constitutes the Lakes and Coorong Fishery; and
	(b)	for the purposes of engaging in that activity places a net in the Lakes and Coorong,
must, on removing the net from the Lakes and Coorong, immediately remove from the Lakes and Coorong any buoy, anchor or other device or thing to which the net was attached.
Maximum penalty: $2 500.
Expiation fee: $210.
27—Marking of receptacles in which aquatic resources are transported, consigned for sale etc
	(1)	A person must not transport, consign for or have on sale, in a receptacle any aquatic resources unless—
	(a)	in the case of the holder of a fishery authority—there is legibly marked on the outside of the receptacle or on a label attached to the outside of the receptacle—
	(i)	the person's full name or initials and surname; or
	(ii)	the person's fishery licence or fishery permit number; or
	(b)	in the case of a registered fish processor—there is legibly marked on the outside of the receptacle or on a label attached to the outside of the receptacle—
	(i)	the person's full name or initials and surname; or
	(ii)	the person's fish processor registration number; or
	(c)	in any other case—there is legibly marked on the outside of the receptacle or on a label attached to the outside of the receptacle the person's full name or initials and surname.
Maximum penalty: $2 500.
Expiation fee: $210.
	(2)	In this regulation—
receptacle includes any container, box or other package.
28—Notice of seizure of device
For the purposes of section 90(2)(d) of the Act, notice of the seizure of a device must be given by notice published in the Gazette within 28 days of the seizure of the device containing—
	(a)	a description of the device; and
	(b)	the place where, and the date on which, it was seized; and
	(c)	the place where it may be inspected for a period of 1 month following the date of the notice.
29—Duty to notify Minister of change of address
	(1)	A natural person who holds an authority under the Act must, within 30 days of changing his or her residential or business address, give the Minister written notice of the person's new address.
Maximum penalty: $5 000.
Expiation fee: $315.
	(2)	A body corporate that holds an authority under the Act must, within 30 days of changing its registered address, give the Minister written notice of the body corporate's new registered address.
Maximum penalty: $20 000.
Expiation fee: $750.
30—Minister's determinations
	(1)	The Minister may make a determination for the purposes of a regulation.
	(2)	A determination may—
	(a)	be of general or limited application; and
	(b)	make different provision according to the persons, things or circumstances to which they are expressed to apply.
	(3)	If the Minister makes a determination, notice of the determination—
	(a)	must be published on the Department's website; and
	(b)	may also be published in the Gazette.
	(4)	As soon as practicable after a determination of the Minister is made, a notice in writing setting out the date on which notice of the determination is published and the terms of the determination must be given to the persons bound by the determination in a manner and form that, in the opinion of the Minister, will bring the determination to the attention of those persons.
	(5)	The Minister may, by further determination, vary or revoke a determination.
	(6)	This regulation does not apply in relation to a determination made for the purposes of—
	(a)	regulation 22; or
	(b)	paragraph (b) of the definition of designated distance in Schedule 6 clause 101(2).
	(7)	Subregulations (3)(b) and (4) do not apply in relation to a determination made for the purposes of regulation 23A, 23B, 23C, 23E or 23F.
31—Evidentiary provision
In proceedings for an offence against these regulations or any other regulations made under the Act, if it is proved that a person apparently over the age of 15 years was on board a registered boat on a particular day while the registered boat was being used for the purpose of engaging in a fishing activity of a class that constitutes a fishery, it will be presumed, in the absence of proof to the contrary, that the person was on that day engaged in the fishing activity for which purpose the registered boat was being used.
32—Expiation of alleged offences
	(1)	The expiation fees set out in Schedule 11 are fixed for alleged offences against section 70 of the Act (other than an offence referred to in subregulation (2)).
	(2)	The expiation fee for an alleged offence against section 70 of the Act constituted of the taking of fish by a person—
	(a)	by using a fish net in any of the waters of the State specified in Schedule 7 Part 1; or
	(b)	by using a net other than a large mesh net or sardine net in any of the waters of the State specified in Schedule 7 Part 2; or
	(c)	by using a fish net in any waters of the State specified in Schedule 7 Part 3 other than—
	(i)	a purse seine net used by the holder of a licence in respect of the Marine Scalefish Fishery, registered for use under that licence, for the purpose of taking Salmon provided that—
	(A)	no other device registered for use under the licence is in use; and 
	(B)	the waters in which it is being used are 10 metres or more in depth; or
	(ii)	a sardine net used by the holder of a licence in respect of the Sardine Fishery, registered for use under that licence, for the purpose of taking Australian Sardine (Sardinops sagax) or Australian Anchovy (Engraulis australis) provided that—
	(A)	only 1 such sardine net is in use; and
	(B)	the waters in which it is being used are 10 metres or more in depth,
is a fee of $500.
	(3)	Text set out in italic type in a column headed "Description of fishing activity constituting offence" in the Table in Schedule 11 is a description for convenience purposes only and is not to be taken to define the offence for which a particular amount is fixed as the expiation fee.
33—Payment of fees by instalments
	(1)	For the purposes of sections 54(1)(c) and 64(1)(d) of the Act, the first instalment of a prescribed application fee that must accompany the application is an amount equal to 25% of the application fee.
	(2)	The unpaid balance of a prescribed application fee is payable in equal instalments at intervals fixed by the Minister.
	(3)	A prescribed annual fee payable under section 56(5)(a) or 66(2)(a) of the Act must be paid either—
	(a)	in full on or before the commencement of the following financial year; or
	(b)	by equal instalments at intervals fixed by the Minister.
34—Penalty for default in payment of fees
For the purposes of sections 56(6) and 66(3) of the Act, the amount payable as a penalty for default in payment of a prescribed fee is—
	(a)	in the case of a fee being paid in instalments—an amount equal to 10% of the unpaid balance of the instalment; or
	(b)	in any other case—an amount equal to 10% of the fee.
35—Refund of fees
	(1)	If a prescribed authority is surrendered, the Minister must, on application by the former holder of the authority, refund an amount that bears to the prescribed licence or registration fee or prescribed annual fee last paid in respect of the authority the same proportion as the number of complete months from the date of surrender to the following 1 July bears to 12.
	(2)	In this regulation—
prescribed authority means—
	(a)	a fishery licence; or
	(b)	a fishery permit; or
	(c)	registration as a fish processor.
36—Waiver of fees
	(1)	The Minister may waive a prescribed fee payable on application for an exemption, permit or duplicate authority if satisfied that it is appropriate to do so in a particular case.
	(2)	The Minister may waive the prescribed fee for an application by a person for a fishery licence or registration as a fish processor if the Minister is satisfied that the application is for a fishery licence or registration as a fish processor that is in substitution for a licence or registration (as the case requires) held by the person that has expired or is about to expire.
	(3)	The Minister may waive the prescribed fee payable by the holder of a licence in respect of the Marine Scalefish Fishery on an application to vary a quota entitlement under the licence if the Minister is satisfied that the variation of the quota entitlement is consequential on an authorised amalgamation scheme transfer as defined in regulation 6 of the Fisheries Management (Marine Scalefish Fishery) Regulations 2017.

Schedule 1—Permitted devices
(Regulation 3(1))
Bait fork
Bait pump
Bait spade
Bow and arrow (other than a crossbow)
Cockle rake
Crab net
Crab rake
Dip tin
Drop net
Hand fish spear
Hand net, including a dab net, dip net or shrimp net
Hoop net
Lift net
Mesh net
Mussel dredge
Pyramid net
Razorfish tongs
Rock lobster pot
Rock lobster snare
Shrimp trap
Spear gun
Squid jig

Schedule 2—Undersize fish
(Regulation 3(1))
Part 1—Crustaceans
1—Blue Swimmer Crab
Blue Swimmer Crab is undersize if the length of its carapace, as shown in diagram 1, is less than 11 centimetres when measured from side to side at the base of the largest spines.
Diagram 1—Blue Swimmer Crab (Portunus armatus)

2—Giant Crab
Giant Crab is undersize if the length of its carapace, as shown in diagram 2, is less than 15 centimetres when measured from top to bottom.
Diagram 2—Giant Crab (Pseudocarcinus gigas)

3—Sand Crab
Sand Crab is undersize if the length of its carapace, as shown in diagram 3, is less than 10 centimetres when measured from side to side at its widest point.
Diagram 3—Sand Crab (Ovalipes spp)

4—Rock lobster
	(1)	Rock lobster is undersize if its length, as shown in diagram 4, is—
	(a)	in the case of rock lobster taken from the Northern Zone—less than 10.5 centimetres; or
	(b)	in any other case—less than 9.85 centimetres.
	(2)	In subclause (1)—
length, in relation to rock lobster, means the length of the carapace measured in a direct medial line from the most forward part of the median suture marked on the frontal tubercle that is situated between the epimeral plates below and in front of the rostrum to the centre of the posterior edge of the carapace (but not including any hairs on the carapace).
Diagram 4—Rock lobster (Jasus edwardsii)

Part 2—Molluscs
5—Abalone taken by licensed person
	(1)	Abalone of all species (except Blacklip Abalone and Greenlip Abalone) is undersize if—
	(a)	it is less than 13 centimetres in length; or
	(b)	the meat, having been removed from the shell, weighs less than 113 grams.
	(2)	Blacklip Abalone is undersize—
	(a)	if taken in an abalone fishing area in the Southern Zone—its length is less than the length specified by the Minister from time to time by notice in the Gazette; or
	(b)	if taken in waters other than the Southern Zone—
	(i)	it is less than 13 centimetres in length; or
	(ii)	the meat, having been removed from the shell, weighs less than 113 grams.
	(3)	Greenlip Abalone is undersize—
	(a)	if taken in the waters of the Western Zone—
	(i)	it is less than 14.5 centimetres in length; or
	(ii)	the meat, having been removed from the shell, weighs less than 140 grams; or
	(b)	if taken in any other waters of the State—
	(i)	it is less than 13 centimetres in length; or
	(ii)	the meat, having been removed from the shell, weighs less than 113 grams.
	(4)	Despite subclauses (1), (2) and (3), abalone of all species is not to be taken to be undersize if the meat when removed is below the minimum weight referred to in those subclauses provided that—
	(a)	the abalone is brought ashore and before shucking is delivered to a registered fish processor at premises at which that fish processor is registered to carry on business as a fish processor by virtue of the Act; and
	(b)	the length of the abalone is not below that required by this clause.
	(5)	In this clause—
length, of an abalone, means the length of the abalone as measured at its greatest dimension as shown in diagram 5;
Southern Zone has the same meaning as in the Fisheries Management (Abalone Fisheries) Regulations 2017;
Western Zone has the same meaning as in the Fisheries Management (Abalone Fisheries) Regulations 2017.
	(6)	This clause applies only in relation to abalone taken by a licensed person.
Diagram 5—Abalone (Haliotis spp)

6—Abalone taken by unlicensed person
	(1)	Abalone of all species (except Greenlip Abalone) is undersize—
	(a)	if it is less than 13 centimetres in length; or
	(b)	if the meat, having been removed from the shell, weighs less than 113 grams.
	(2)	Greenlip Abalone is undersize—
	(a)	if taken in the waters of the Western Zone—
	(i)	it is less than 14.5 centimetres in length; or
	(ii)	the meat, having been removed from the shell, weighs less than 140 grams; or
	(b)	if taken in any other waters of the State—
	(i)	it is less than 13 centimetres in length; or
	(ii)	the meat, having been removed from the shell, weighs less than 113 grams.
	(3)	In this clause—
length, of an abalone, means the length of the abalone as measured at its greatest dimension as shown in diagram 5 of clause 5;
Southern Zone means all coastal waters east of the meridian of longitude 139° East such waters not including the waters of the Coorong or any other waters above the Murray Mouth;
Western Zone means all coastal waters west of the meridian of longitude 136°30′ East.
	(4)	This clause applies only in relation to abalone taken by an unlicensed person.
7—Cockle
	(1)	Cockle or vongole taken by a licensed person is undersize if, when measured at its greatest dimension as shown in diagram 6—
	(a)	in the case of cockle, White Vongole (Katelysia peroneii) or Yellow Vongole (Katelysia rhytiphora) taken from the waters of Coffin Bay south of the geodesic from the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 34°31′19.87″ South, 135°21′12.15″ East (Point Longnose) to the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 34°31′19.87″ South, 135°22′38.55″ East—the cockle or vongole is less than 3.5 centimetres; or
	(b)	in any other case—the cockle or vongole is less than 3 centimetres.
	(2)	Cockle or vongole taken by an unlicensed person is undersize if, when measured at its greatest dimension as shown in diagram 6—
	(a)	in the case of cockle or vongole taken from the waters of Coffin Bay south of the geodesic from the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 34°31′19.87″ South, 135°21′12.15″ East (Point Longnose) to the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 34°31′19.87″ South, 135°22′38.55″ East—the cockle or vongole is less than 3.8 centimetres; or
	(b)	in any other case—the cockle or vongole is less than 3 centimetres.
Diagram 6—Cockle and vongole

8—Pipi
Pipi is undersize if, when measured at its greatest dimension as shown in diagram 7, it is less than 3.5 centimetres.
Diagram 7—Pipi (Donax spp)

9—Scallop
Scallop is undersize if, when measured at its greatest dimension as shown in diagram 8, it is less than 6.5 centimetres.
Diagram 8—Scallop (Family PECTINIDAE)

Part 3—Other fish
10—Gummy Shark and School Shark
	(1)	Gummy Shark or School Shark is undersize if its length is less than 45 centimetres.
	(2)	In this clause—
length, in relation to a shark, means the partial length of the shark from the fifth gill slit to the base of the tail, measured in a straight line from the middle of the posterior edge of the gill slit nearest the tail to the ventral insertion of the caudal fin, as shown in diagram 9 or 10.
Diagram 9—Gummy Shark (Mustelus antarcticus)

Diagram 10—School Shark (Galeorhinus galeus)

11—Mulloway
	(1)	Mulloway is undersize if its length, when measured as shown in diagram 11, is—
	(a)	in the case of mulloway taken in Coorong (area 1) or Coorong (area 2)—less than 46 centimetres; or
	(b)	in any other case—less than 82 centimetres.
	(2)	In subclause (1)—
length, in relation to mulloway, means the distance from the foremost part of the head to the end of the tail.
Diagram 11—Mulloway (Argyrosomus japonicus)

12—Southern Garfish
Southern Garfish (Hyporhamphus melanochir) is undersize if its length, when measured as shown in diagram 12, is less than 23 centimetres from the foremost part of the upper jaw to the end of the tail fin.
Diagram 12—Southern Garfish (Hyporhamphus melanochir)

13—King George Whiting
	(1)	King George Whiting (Syllaginodes punctatus) is undersize if—
	(a)	in the case of King George Whiting taken in waters of the State east of the meridian of longitude 136° East, or in waters of Spencer Gulf west of that meridian—its length is less than 32 centimetres; or
	(b)	in any other case—its length is less than 30 centimetres.
	(2)	In subclause (1)—
length, in relation to King George Whiting, means the distance measured, as shown in diagram 13, from the foremost part of the head to the end of the tail.
Diagram 13—King George Whiting (Syllaginodes punctatus)

14—Other classes of fish
A fish of a class specified in column 1 of the table below is undersize if that fish is, when measured from the foremost part of the head to the end of the tail as shown in diagram 14, less than the length (in centimetres) shown in column 2 of the table immediately alongside of the class so specified.
Diagram 14—Other fish

Column 1
Class of fish	Column 2
Length (centimetres)	
Bream (Acanthopagrus spp)	30	
Flathead (Platycephalus spp)	30	
Flounder (Family Bothidae or Pleuronectidae)	25	
Western Blue Groper (Achoerodus gouldii)	60	
Yellowtail Kingfish (Seriola lalandi)	60	
Blue Morwong (Nemadactylus valenciennesi)	38	
Mullet (Family Mugilidae)	21	
Murray Cod (Maccullochella peeli)	60	
Redfish (Centroberyx affinis)	30	
Bight Redfish (Centroberyx gerrardi)	30	
Golden Perch (Macquaria ambigua)	33	
Lake Eyre Perch (Macquaria spp)	33	
Silver Perch (Bidyanus bidyanus)	33	
Western Australian Salmon (Arripis truttaceus)	21	
Samsonfish (Seriola hippos)	88	
Snapper (Chrysophrys auratus)	38	
Snook (Sphyraena novaehollandiae)—		
	(a)	if taken by a licensed person	41	
	(b)	if taken by an unlicensed person	45	
Swallowtail (Centroberyx lineatus)	30	
Sweep (Family Scorpididae)	24	
Trevally (Pseudocaranx spp)	24	
Brown Trout (Salmo trutta)	28	
Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)	28	
Yellowfin Whiting (Sillago schomburgkii)	24	

Schedule 3—Commercial quantities
(Regulation 4(1))

Column 1
Class of fish	Column 2
Quantity	
Crustaceans		
Blue Swimmer Crab (Portunus armatus)	more than 100	
Sand Crab (Ovalipes spp)	more than 100	
Southern Rock Lobster (Jasus edwardsii)	more than 15	
Molluscs		
Abalone (Haliotis spp)	more than 25	
Southern Calamari (Sepioteuthis australis)	more than 40	
Razorfish (Pinna bicolor)	more than 125	
Scalefish		
Flounder (Family Bothidae or Pleuronectidae)	more than 50	
Southern Garfish (Hyporhamphus melanochir)	more than 200	
Western Blue Groper (Achoerodus gouldii)	more than 5	
Mulloway (Argyrosomus japonicus)—		
	(a)	82 centimetres or more in length	more than 10	
	(b)	less than 82 centimetres in length	more than 25	
Western Australian Salmon (Arripis truttaceus) more than 35 centimetres in length	more than 40	
Snapper (Chrysophrys auratus)—		
	(a)	less than 60 centimetres in length	more than 40	
	(b)	60 centimetres or more in length	more than 5	
Snook (Sphyraena novaehollandiae)	more than 65	
King George Whiting (Sillaginodes punctatus)	more than 75	
Yellowfin Whiting (Sillago schombergkii)	more than 65	

Schedule 4—Corresponding laws
(Regulation 4(2))
Fisheries Act 1988 of the Northern Territory
Fisheries Act 1994 of Queensland
Fisheries Act 1995 of Victoria
Fisheries Act 2000 of the Australian Capital Territory
Fisheries Management Act 1994 of New South Wales
Fish Resources Management Act 1994 of Western Australia
Living Marine Resources Management Act 1995 of Tasmania

Schedule 5—Protected species
(Regulation 4(3))
Crustaceans of the following classes carrying external eggs:
Bug (Ibacus spp)
Blue Swimmer Crab (Portunus armatus)
Giant Crab (Pseudocarcinus gigas)
Rock Crab (Nectocarcinus integrifons)
Sand Crab (Ovalipes spp)
Slipper Lobster (Scyllarides spp)
Southern Rock Lobster (Jasus edwardsii)
Spider Crab (Family Majidae)
Yabby (Cherax spp)
Murray River Crayfish (Euastacus armatus)
South‑east Crayfish (Euastacus bispinosa)
Western Blue Groper (Achoerodus gouldii) in the waters of or near Spencer Gulf and Gulf St. Vincent contained within and bounded by a line commencing at Mean High Water Springs closest to 34°56′46.54″ South, 135°37′33.95″ East (Cape Carnot, Eyre Peninsula), then beginning north‑easterly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the location closest to 35°38′33.75″ South, 138°31′20.86″ East (Newland Head, Fleurieu Peninsula), then south‑westerly to the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 35°50′32.65″ South, 138°08′03.62″ East (Cape Willoughby, Kangaroo Island), then beginning north‑easterly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the location closest to 35°53′11.26″ South, 136°32′03.92″ East (Vennachar Point, Kangaroo Island), then north‑westerly to the point of commencement.
Scalefish of the Family Syngnathidae
Scalefish of the Genus Ambassidae
Scalefish of any species of Mogurnda
Scalefish of any species of Nannoperca
Scalefish of the following species:
River Blackfish (Gadopsis marmoratus)
Cooper Creek Catfish (Neosiluroides cooperensis)
Freshwater Catfish (Tandanus tandanus)
Trout Cod (Maccullochella macquariensis)
Silver Perch (Bidyanus bidyanus) in the waters of the State other than the waters of a prescribed reservoir
White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias)

Schedule 6—Classes of fishing activities prescribed for purposes of section 70 of Act
(Regulation 5)
Part 1—Fishing activities not to be engaged in by licensed persons
Division 1—Use of certain devices
1—Use of mesh nets in Coorong
The taking of fish by a licensed person in Coorong (area 1), Coorong (area 2) or Coorong coastal waters by using a net other than—
	(a)	a small mesh monofilament net; or
	(b)	a large mesh monofilament net; or
	(c)	a small mesh multifilament hauling net; or
	(d)	a large mesh multifilament hauling net.
2—Use of large mesh monofilament net in Coorong (area 1) or (area 2)
The taking of fish by a licensed person in Coorong (area 1) or Coorong (area 2) by using a large mesh monofilament net otherwise than as a set net.
3—Use of certain nets in Coorong (area 1)
The taking of fish by a licensed person in Coorong (area 1) by using—
	(a)	a fish net during the period commencing on 25 December in any year and ending on the following 7 January; or
	(b)	a small mesh monofilament net as a set net or a small mesh multifilament hauling net during the period commencing on 1 November in any year and ending on the following 31 March.
4—Use of hauling nets in coastal waters during certain holiday periods
The taking of fish in coastal waters by a licensed person by using a hauling net during—
	(a)	the period commencing at 0100 hours on 23 December in any year and ending at midnight on 1 January in the following year; and
	(b)	the period commencing at 0100 hours on the Thursday preceding Easter Sunday in any year and ending at midnight on the following Monday; and
	(c)	the period commencing at 0100 hours on a Thursday in any year and ending at midnight on the following Sunday if the Friday in that period is a public holiday; and
	(d)	the period commencing at 0100 hours on a Friday in any year to midnight on the following Monday if that Monday is a public holiday.
5—Use of swinger net in coastal waters
The taking of fish by a licensed person by using a swinger net in coastal waters other than coastal waters between the Goolwa Beach Road and Kingston Jetty.
6—Use of certain devices in River Murray
The taking of fish by a licensed person in the waters of the River Murray proper by using a device other than a rod and line, hand line, shrimp trap, hoop net, drum net, pyramid net, set line or drop net.
7—Use of nets other than bait nets to take fish for bait
The taking of fish by a licensed person for the purpose of bait in the waters of the State by using a fish net other than a bait net.
8—Use of scallop dredge
The taking of Scallop (Family Pectinidae) by a licensed person in the waters of the State by using a scallop dredge.
Division 2—Use of more than permitted number of devices
9—Use of more than permitted number of devices to take fish in Lakes and Coorong
	(1)	The taking of fish of a class referred to in Schedule 1 of the Fisheries Management (Lakes and Coorong Fishery) Regulations 2024 by a licensed person for a commercial purpose—
	(a)	by using, in the Lakes and Coorong—
	(i)	2 or more hauling nets at the same time; or
	(ii)	2 or more swinger nets at the same time; or
	(b)	by using, in coastal marine waters of the Lakes and Coorong, 2 or more mesh nets at the same time.
Division 3—Use of devices of unlawful specifications
10—Use of drum net of unlawful specifications
The taking of fish by a licensed person in the waters of the State by using a drum net that—
	(a)	is not made of cotton or synthetic twine; or
	(b)	has more than 3 bands; or
	(c)	has a band the outside diameter of which exceeds 115 centimetres; or
	(d)	has a body that exceeds 2 metres in length; or
	(e)	has a wing that exceeds 3 metres in length; or
	(f)	has a body or wing not covered with cotton or synthetic mesh; or
	(g)	has a body covered with a mesh of less than 7.5 centimetres; or
	(h)	has a wing covered with cotton or synthetic mesh of less than 15 centimetres.
11—Use of gill net or mesh net of unlawful specifications in coastal waters
The taking of fish by a licensed person in coastal waters by using a gill net or mesh net that—
	(a)	exceeds 600 metres in length; or
	(b)	exceeds 5 metres in depth; or
	(c)	has a mesh of less than 5 centimetres; or
	(d)	has attached to it 1 or more ropes other than floating ropes; or
	(e)	has, except where used as a swinger net, attached to it 1 or more ropes the length or combined length of which exceeds 100 metres.
12—Use of small multifilament mesh nets of unlawful specifications in Coorong
The taking of fish by a licensed person in Coorong (area 1), Coorong (area 2) or Coorong coastal waters by using a small mesh monofilament net—
	(a)	as a set net if—
	(i)	in the case of Coorong (area 1)—
	(A)	the length of the net, or, if the net is being used by the person together with other nets, the total length of the nets exceeds 500 metres; or
	(B)	the depth of the net from the surface of the water exceeds 33 meshes of the net;
	(ii)	in the case of Coorong (area 2)—
	(A)	the length of the net exceeds 550 metres; or
	(B)	the depth of the net from the surface of the water exceeds 50 meshes of the net;
	(iii)	in the case of Coorong coastal waters—
	(A)	the length of the net exceeds 600 metres; or
	(B)	any part of the net extends more than 1 metre below the surface of the water; or
	(b)	otherwise than as a set net if—
	(i)	the depth of the net from the surface of the water exceeds 50 meshes of the net; or
	(ii)	the length of the net exceeds 100 metres; or
	(iii)	the net is not, at least once in every hour, physically examined and cleared of any fish.
13—Use of large multifilament mesh net of unlawful specifications as set net in Coorong
The taking of fish by a licensed person in Coorong (area 1), Coorong (area 2) or Coorong coastal waters by using a large mesh monofilament net as a set net if—
	(a)	the depth of the net exceeds 2 metres; or
	(b)	in the case of—
	(i)	Coorong (area 1)—the length of the net, or, if the net is being used by the person together with other nets, the total length of the nets, exceeds 500 metres;
	(ii)	Coorong (area 2)—the length of the net exceeds 550 metres;
	(iii)	Coorong coastal waters—the length of the net exceeds 600 metres.
14—Use of large mesh monofilament mesh net of unlawful specifications other than as set net in Coorong
The taking of fish by a licensed person in Coorong coastal waters by using a large mesh monofilament net other than as a set net if—
	(a)	the net has a mesh that does not exceed 120 millimetres; or
	(b)	the net consists of line with a minimum breaking strain of less than 9 kilograms; or
	(c)	the net has attached to it a rope or ropes the length or total length of which exceeds 600 metres; or
	(d)	the length of the net exceeds 100 metres.
15—Use of multifilament hauling net of unlawful specifications in Coorong
The taking of fish by a licensed person—
	(a)	by using, in Coorong (area 1), Coorong (area 2) or Coorong coastal waters, a small mesh multifilament hauling net that exceeds 400 metres in length;
	(b)	by using, in Coorong (area 1), Coorong (area 2) or Coorong coastal waters, a small mesh multifilament hauling net to which is attached—
	(i)	a rope that exceeds 100 metres in length; or
	(ii)	ropes the total length of which exceeds 100 metres in length; or
	(c)	by using, in Coorong (area 1), a large mesh multifilament hauling net that exceeds 240 metres in length; or
	(d)	by using, in Coorong (area 2), a large mesh multifilament hauling net that exceeds 400 metres in length; or
	(e)	by using, in Coorong coastal waters, a large mesh multifilament hauling net that exceeds 600 metres in length; or
	(f)	by using, in Coorong (area 1), Coorong (area 2) or Coorong coastal waters, a large mesh multifilament hauling net to which is attached—
	(i)	a rope which exceeds 50 metres in length; or
	(ii)	ropes the total length of which exceeds 50 metres in length; or
	(g)	by using, in Coorong (area 1), Coorong (area 2) or Coorong coastal waters, a large mesh multifilament hauling net being hauled by use of mechanical power.
16—Use of prawn trawl net of unlawful specifications in certain coastal waters
	(1)	The taking of prawn by a licensed person in coastal waters (other than Gulf St. Vincent) by using a prawn trawl net that has a mesh size of less than 45 millimetres (as measured from the middle of the knot).
	(2)	In subclause (1)—
Gulf St. Vincent has the same meaning as in the Fisheries Management (Prawn Fisheries) Regulations 2017.
17—Use of crab net of unlawful specifications
The taking of Blue Swimmer Crabs by a licensed person in the waters of the State by using a crab net consisting of a net—
	(a)	attached at its opening to a hoop the diameter of which exceeds 150 centimetres; or
	(b)	any part of which extends from the hoop at its opening for more than 30 % of the diameter of the hoop; or
	(c)	having a mesh size at its base of less than 3 centimetres.
18—Use of rock lobster pot of unlawful specifications in Northern Zone
	(1)	The taking of rock lobster by a licensed person in the Northern Zone—
	(a)	by using, in waters less than 100 metres in depth, a rock lobster pot that—
	(i)	is not fitted with a metal rod that is securely fastened to the centroid of the base of the pot and extends perpendicular to a height not less than level with the base of the neck of the pot; or
	(ii)	does not have a rigid frame rectangular or square in shape with 2 opposing sides opening to not more than 135 millimetres that is securely attached to the inner or outer cove mouth opening of the pot; or
	(iii)	does not have a rigid frame circular in shape opening to not more than 150 millimetres in diameter securely attached to the inner or outer cove mouth opening of the pot; or
	(b)	by using a rock lobster pot that does not comply with subclause (2).
	(2)	A rock lobster pot must—
	(a)	—
	(i)	weigh not more than 40 kilograms; and
	(ii)	be not more than 61 centimetres high; and
	(iii)	be not more than 122 centimetres wide at its base; and
	(iv)	have its cove mouth at the top; and
	(v)	be attached by a line to a buoy that complies with regulation 13; or
	(b)	—
	(i)	be of a rectangular cuboid shape; and
	(ii)	be not more than 45 centimetres in height; and
	(iii)	not have a base with a diagonal measurement of more than 130 centimetres; and
	(iv)	have its cove mouth at the top; and
	(v)	be attached to a buoy that complies with regulation 13.
19—Use of rock lobster pot of unlawful specifications in Southern Zone
The taking of rock lobster by a licensed person in the Southern Zone by using a rock lobster pot that—
	(a)	exceeds 150 centimetres at its widest part; or
	(b)	exceeds 120 centimetres in height; or
	(c)	is not attached by a line to a buoy that complies with regulation 13; or
	(d)	does not have its cove or mouth at the top; or
	(e)	is not fitted with 2 rectangular escape gaps—
	(i)	that are on opposite sides; and
	(ii)	each of which is not less than 15 centimetres in length and 5.5 centimetres in depth; and
	(iii)	the highest point of each of which is no more than 11 centimetres above the base,
(provided that for the purposes of this paragraph, a rock lobster pot need not be fitted with escape gaps if its sides are covered with mesh of a size of not less than 5 centimetres which is such that a cylindrical rod 5 centimetres in diameter is able to be passed through it freely without distorting it).
20—Using fish trap of unlawful specifications to take leather jacket
The taking of Ocean Jacket (Nelusetta ayraudi) by a licensed person in the waters of the State deeper than 60 metres by means of a fish trap unless the trap—
	(a)	is cylindrical, rectangular or square in shape; and
	(b)	is constructed of rigid steel rods not less than 8 millimetres in diameter; and
	(c)	is not, when calculated by measuring its outside dimensions, greater than 1 cubic metre in volume; and
	(d)	does not have more than 2 openings each not exceeding 30 centimetres in length and 8 centimetres in width.
21—Use of fish trap of unlawful specifications in other circumstances
The taking of fish by a licensed person in the waters of the State by means of a fish trap (other than a crab pot or rock lobster pot) unless—
	(a)	the trap does not exceed 2 metres at its greatest dimension; and
	(b)	each opening in the fish trap is either—
	(i)	rectangular; or
	(ii)	the shape of a funnel; and
	(c)	in the case of an opening in the fish trap that is rectangular, the opening—
	(i)	is not greater in size than 20 centimetres by 6 centimetres; and
	(ii)	has a rigid frame of steel rod not less than 1.25 centimetres in diameter; and
	(d)	in the case of an opening in a fish trap that is the shape of a funnel, the inner opening of the funnel is—
	(i)	rectangular; and
	(ii)	not greater in size than 20 centimetres by 6 centimetres; and
	(iii)	has a rigid frame of steel rod not less than 1.25 centimetres in diameter.
22—Use of cockle rake of unlawful specifications
The taking of Pipi (Donax spp) by a licensed person in Coorong coastal waters by using a cockle rake that has a net with a mesh size of less than 43 millimetres.
Division 4—Use of devices with buoy or tag etc
23—Use of certain devices without buoy
The taking of fish by a licensed person in the waters of the State by using—
	(a)	a drop line that is not marked by a yellow buoy that complies with regulation 13; or
	(b)	a trot line that is not marked—
	(i)	at 1 end by a yellow buoy that complies with regulation 13; and
	(ii)	at the other end by 2 black buoys both of which comply with regulation 13; or
	(c)	a fish trap that does not have attached to it a buoy that—
	(i)	complies with regulation 13; and
	(ii)	is marked with a black stripe that is 5 centimetres wide and visible above the water.
24—Use of certain devices without tag
	(1)	The taking of fish by a licensed person in the waters of the State by using a device (other than a rod and line, hand line or other hand held device) that does not have—
	(a)	in the case of a device required by these regulations to have a buoy or buoys attached to it—the person's fishery licence or permit number marked on the buoy or buoys or on a tag that complies with regulation 13 and is attached to the device;
	(b)	in any other case—a tag attached to the device that complies with regulation 13 and bears the person's fishery licence or permit number.
	(2)	In this regulation—
licensed person does not include the holder of a licence in respect of the River Fishery.
Division 6—Miscellaneous
26—Use of trawl nets and boats in Gulf St. Vincent Prawn Fishery
The taking of fish by a licensed person under a licence in respect of the Gulf St. Vincent Prawn Fishery in Gulf St. Vincent (as defined in the Fisheries Management (Prawn Fisheries) Regulations 2017)—
	(a)	by use of—
	(i)	a boat that has—
	(A)	an overall length exceeding 15.2 metres; and
	(B)	a main engine the continuous brake power rating of which exceeds 224 kilowatts; and
	(ii)	—
	(A)	a single trawl net with a headline length exceeding 27.43 metres; or
	(B)	2 trawl nets set up as a double rig with a combined headline length exceeding 27.43 metres; or
	(C)	3 trawl nets set up as a triple rig with a combined headline length exceeding 27.43 metres; or
	(D)	a trawl net or trawl nets other than as a single, double or triple rig;
	(b)	by use of—
	(i)	a boat that has—
	(A)	an overall length exceeding 22 metres; and
	(B)	a main engine the continuous brake power rating of which exceeds 336 kilowatts; and
	(ii)	—
	(A)	a single trawl net with a headline length exceeding 29.26 metres; or
	(B)	2 trawl nets set up as a double rig with a combined headline length exceeding 29.26 metres; or
	(C)	3 trawl nets set up as a triple rig with a combined headline length exceeding 43.89 metres; or
	(D)	a trawl net or trawl nets other than as a single, double or triple rig.
27—Use of trawl nets and boats in Spencer Gulf Prawn Fishery
The taking of fish by a licensed person under a licence in respect of the Spencer Gulf Prawn Fishery in Spencer Gulf (as defined in the Fisheries Management (Prawn Fisheries) Regulations 2017)—
	(a)	by use of a boat that has—
	(i)	an overall length exceeding 22 metres; and
	(ii)	a main engine the continuous brake power of which exceeds 336 kilowatts; or
	(b)	by use of a trawl net the length of the headline of which exceeds 29.26 metres; or
	(c)	by use of more than 1 trawl net at any 1 time where the combined length of the headlines of all the nets exceeds 29.26 metres; or
	(d)	a trawl net or trawl nets other than as a single or double rig.
28—Use of trawl nets and boats in West Coast Prawn Fishery
The taking of fish by a licensed person under a licence in respect of the West Coast Prawn Fishery in West Coast waters (as defined in the Fisheries Management (Prawn Fisheries) Regulations 2017)—
	(a)	by use of a boat that has—
	(i)	an overall length exceeding 22 metres; and
	(ii)	a main engine the continuous brake power rating of which exceeds 336 kilowatts; or
	(b)	by use of a trawl net the length of the headline of which exceeds 29.26 metres; or
	(c)	by use of more than 1 trawl net at any 1 time where the combined length of the headlines of all the nets exceeds 29.26 metres; or
	(d)	by use of a trawl net or trawl nets other than as a single or double rig.
30—Use of more than permitted number of hooks attached to line
The taking of fish by a licensed person in the waters of the State by using more than 400 hooks attached to a set line or set lines.
31—Taking of certain fish in River Murray
The taking by a licensed person in the waters of the River Murray of fish other than fish of a class prescribed by Schedule 1 of the Fisheries Management (River Fishery) Regulations 2017.
32—Taking of Blue Swimmer Crab in certain Spencer Gulf waters
The taking of Blue Swimmer Crab by the holder of a licence in respect of the Blue Crab Fishery or Marine Scalefish Fishery—
	(a)	in the waters of Spencer Gulf north of the geodesic from the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 32°43′45.62″ South, 137°47′41.31″ East to the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 32°43′45.62″ South, 137°54′11.81″ East; or
	(b)	in the waters of or near False Bay contained within and bounded by a line commencing at Mean High Water Springs closest to 33°04′26.56″ South, 137°32′58.53″ East, then beginning north‑easterly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the location closest to 32°59′41.07″ South, 137°45′31.99″ East (Stony Point), then south‑westerly to 33°05′12.70″ South, 137°34′10.89″ East, then north‑westerly to 33°04′26.00″ South, 137°33′24.22″ East, then westerly to the point of commencement; or
	(c)	in the waters of or near Fisherman Bay contained within and bounded by a line commencing at Mean High Water Springs closest to 33°32′57.51″ South, 137°56′27.62″ East, then beginning south‑easterly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the location closest to 33°35′40.41″ South, 137°55′20.85″ East, then northerly to the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 33°33′27.72″ South, 137°55′24.68″ East (Shag Island), then north‑easterly to the point of commencement.
33—Taking of Blue Swimmer Crab, Rock Crab or Spider Crab in other waters
The taking of Blue Swimmer Crab, Rock Crab (Nectocarcinus integrifons) or Spider Crab (Family Majidae) by a licensed person in the waters of the State east of longitude 135° East outside the waters in relation to which the Blue Crab Fishery is constituted.
34—Taking of Sand Crab in certain waters
The taking of Sand Crab by a licensed person by using a sand crab pot in—
	(a)	the waters of or near Coffin Bay contained within and bounded by a line commencing at Mean High Water Springs closest to 34°25′44.79″ South, 135°12′22.76″ East (Point Sir Isaac), then easterly to the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 34°25′06.20″ South, 135°21′31.68″ East (Frenchman Bluff), then beginning southerly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the point of commencement; or
	(b)	the waters of or near Nepean Bay contained within and bounded by a line commencing at Mean High Water Springs closest to 35°33′52.22″ South, 137°38′00.66″ East (Point Marsden), then south‑easterly to the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 35°43′05.26″ South, 137°54′11.52″ East (Kangaroo Head), then beginning south‑westerly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the point of commencement; or
	(c)	the waters of or near Port Lincoln contained within and bounded by a line commencing at Mean High Water Springs closest to 34°32′37.80″ South, 136°05′20.72″ East (Point Bolingbroke), then south‑westerly to the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 34°43′31.30″ South, 135°59′43.10″ East (Cape Donington), then beginning westerly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the point of commencement; or
	(d)	the waters of or near Streaky Bay contained within and bounded by a line commencing at Mean High Water Springs closest to 32°32′30.49″ South, 133°50′57.86″ East (Point Brown), then beginning north‑easterly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the location closest to 32°43′21.26″ South, 134°03′38.92″ East (Cape Bauer), then north‑westerly to the point of commencement.
35—Taking of Vongole in waters of Coffin Bay
The taking of Vongole (Katelysia spp) by a licensed person for a commercial purpose from—
	(a)	the waters of or near Coffin Bay within 50 metres of Mean High Water Springs between a location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 34°36′59.74″ South, 135°27′02.96″ East and the intersection of the underground cable and Mean High Water Springs near 34°37′11.95″ South, 135°28′38.64″ East; or
	(b)	the waters near Goat Island that lie within 50 metres of the line of Mean High Water Springs of Goat Island.
35A—Taking of Pipi in certain waters
	(1)	The taking of Pipi (Donax spp) by a licensed person for a commercial purpose in the coastal waters between the Murray Mouth and the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 35°31′23.50″ South, 138°46′23.83″ East (Beach Road, Goolwa).
36—Taking of Blue Swimmer Crab during closed season
	(1)	The taking by a licensed person of Blue Swimmer Crab during the period commencing on 1 December in any year and ending on the Monday after Easter Sunday in the following year from—
	(a)	all waters landward of a line commencing at the seaward end of the southern Outer Harbor breakwater closest to latitude 34°47′18.96″ South, longitude 138°28′00.12″ East, then westerly along the geodesic to latitude 34°47′12.12″ South, longitude 138°24′54.00″ East, then south south‑easterly along the geodesic to latitude 35°02′30.84″ South, longitude 138°29′16.44″ East, then east along the parallel of latitude 35°02′30.84″ South to the point on Mean High Water Springs closest to latitude 35°02′30.84″ South, longitude 138°30′37.44″ East; or
	(b)	all waters landward of a line commencing at the seaward end of the northern Outer Harbor breakwater closest to latitude 34°47′02.52″ South, longitude 138°28′12.12″ East, then north‑westerly along the geodesic to latitude 34°44′51.06″ South, longitude 138°26′40.80″ East (spoil ground navigation mark), then north‑easterly along the geodesic to the point on Mean High Water Springs closest to latitude 34°41′36.84″ South, longitude 138°28′24.36″ East; or
	(c)	all waters in the area contained within 2 nautical miles from the boat ramps at the following locations:
	(i)	Ardrossan (latitude 34°26′05.52″ South, longitude 137°55′02.70″ East);
	(ii)	Black Point (latitude 34°36′22.74″ South, longitude 137°52′55.38″ East);
	(iii)	Port Vincent (latitude 34°46′39.96″ South, longitude 137°51′46.44″ East);
	(iv)	Stansbury (latitude 34°54′13.62″ South, longitude 137°47′51.66″ East); or
	(d)	the waters of or near Wallaroo contained within 2 nautical miles from an approximate point location of 33°55′34.415″ South, 137°37′26.060″ East, but excluding any land or waters so encompassed that lie landward of the line of Mean High Water Springs; or
	(e)	the waters of or near Moonta contained within 2 nautical miles from an approximate point location of 34°04′28.397″ South, 137°32′48.225″ East, but excluding any land or waters so encompassed that lie landward of the line of Mean High Water Springs; or
	(f)	the waters of or near Franklin Harbor contained within and bounded by a line commencing at Mean High Water Springs closest to 33°43′34.047″ South, 136°59′25.230″ East, then south‑westerly to the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 33°44′25.604″ South, 136°58′11.766″ East, then beginning northerly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the point of commencement, but excluding any land or waters so encompassed that lie landward of the line of Mean High Water Springs.
37—Use of untagged device in River Fishery
The taking of fish by the holder of a licence in respect of the River Fishery or an agent of such a person in the River Murray by using a device (other than a rod and line or hand line) if the device does not have attached to it a tag or buoy that complies with regulation 13.
38—Taking of fish by electrofishing in Lakes and Coorong
	(1)	The taking by a licensed person of a class of fish specified in Schedule 1 of the Fisheries Management (Lakes and Coorong Fishery) Regulations 2024 in the Lakes and Coorong for a commercial purpose by electrofishing (other than the taking of Bony Bream (Nematalosa erebi) or European carp (Cyprinus carpio) in Lakes Albert and Alexandrina).
Part 2—Fishing activities not to be engaged in by unlicensed persons
Division 1—Use of prohibited devices
39—Use of fish net or long line in coastal waters
The taking of fish by an unlicensed person in coastal waters by using—
	(a)	a fish net; or
	(b)	a long line.
40—Use of fish net in River Murray
The taking of fish by an unlicensed person in the River Murray proper by using a fish net.
41—Use of fish net in Coorong during certain periods
The taking of fish by an unlicensed person in Coorong (area 1) by using a fish net during the period commencing on 1 November in any year and ending on the following 31 March.
42—Use of certain fish traps
	(1)	The taking of fish by an unlicensed person in the waters of the State by using a fish trap other than—
	(a)	a rock lobster pot registered under these regulations in the name of that person; or
	(b)	a shrimp trap; or
	(c)	a pyramid net.
	(2)	The taking of fish by an unlicensed person in coastal waters by using a pyramid net.
Division 2—Use of more than permitted number of devices
43—Use of more than permitted number of devices in coastal waters
	(1)	The taking of fish by an unlicensed person in coastal waters by using—
	(a)	2 or more hand nets at the same time; or
	(b)	2 or more mussel dredges at the same time; or
	(c)	3 or more rock lobster pots at the same time; or
	(d)	3 or more spear guns at the same time; or
	(e)	4 or more drop nets at the same time; or
	(f)	4 or more hoop nets at the same time.
	(2)	The taking of fish by an unlicensed person in coastal waters by using, at any 1 time, a combination of the different kinds of devices referred to in the table below if the combination consists of or includes—
	(a)	more than 2 kinds of the different kinds of devices referred to in column 1 of the table; or
	(b)	more than 1 kind of the different kinds of devices referred to in column 2 of the table.

Column 1	Column 2	
Hand net	Drop net	
Mussel dredge	Hoop net	
Spear gun	Rock lobster pot	
	(3)	This clause does not apply to the taking of fish (other than rock lobster) in coastal waters by an unlicensed person by using not more than 10 hoop nets and not less than 4 hoop nets.
44—Use of more than permitted number of devices in certain inland waters
The taking of fish by an unlicensed person in inland waters other than Lakes Albert and Alexandrina, Lake George or the Coorong by using—
	(a)	2 or more dip tins; or
	(b)	2 or more hand nets at the same time; or
	(c)	2 or more shrimp traps at the same time; or
	(da)	4 or more pyramid nets at the same time; or
	(e)	4 or more drop nets at the same time; or
	(f)	11 or more hoop nets at the same time; or
	(g)	a pyramid net and a drop net at the same time; or
	(h)	a hand net, a shrimp trap and 4 hoop nets at the same time.
45—Use of more than permitted number of devices in Coorong (area 1)
The taking of fish by an unlicensed person in Coorong (area 1)—
	(a)	during the period commencing on 1 April in any year and ending on the following 31 October, by using—
	(i)	2 or more hand nets at the same time; or
	(ii)	2 or more mesh nets at the same time; or
	(iii)	11 or more hoop nets at the same time; or
	(iv)	4 or more hoop nets and a hand net at the same time; or
	(v)	4 or more hoop nets and a mesh net at the same time;
	(b)	during the period commencing on 1 November in any year and ending on the following 31 March, by using—
	(i)	2 or more hand nets at the same time; or
	(ii)	11 or more hoop nets at the same time; or
	(iii)	4 or more hoop nets and a hand net at the same time.
46—Use of more than permitted number of devices in Coorong (area 2)
The taking of fish by an unlicensed person in Coorong (area 2) by using—
	(a)	2 or more hand nets at the same time; or
	(b)	2 or more mesh nets at the same time; or
	(c)	11 or more hoop nets at the same time; or
	(d)	4 or more hoop nets and a hand net at the same time; or
	(e)	4 or more hoop nets and a mesh net at the same time.
47—Using more than permitted number of devices in Lakes Albert and Alexandrina
The taking of fish by an unlicensed person in Lakes Albert and Alexandrina by using—
	(a)	2 or more hand nets at the same time; or
	(b)	2 or more mesh nets at the same time; or
	(c)	2 or more shrimp traps at the same time; or
	(da)	4 or more pyramid nets at the same time; or
	(e)	4 or more drop nets at the same time; or
	(f)	3 or more different kinds of the kinds of devices referred to paragraphs (a), (b) and (c); or
	(g)	a pyramid net and a drop net at the same time; or
	(h)	4 or more hoop nets and 2 different kinds of the kinds of devices referred to in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c).
48—Use of more than permitted number of devices in Lake George
The taking of fish by an unlicensed person in Lake George by using—
	(a)	2 or more hand nets at the same time; or
	(b)	2 or more mesh nets at the same time.
Division 3—Use of devices of unlawful specifications
49—Use of mesh net of unlawful specifications in Coorong (area 1)
The taking of fish by an unlicensed person in Coorong (area 1), during the period commencing on 1 April in any year and ending on the following 31 October, by using a mesh net—
	(a)	the length of which exceeds 75 metres; or
	(b)	the mesh of which does not exceed 50 millimetres or exceeds 64 millimetres.
50—Use of mesh net of unlawful specifications in Coorong (area 2)
The taking of fish by an unlicensed person in Coorong (area 2) by using a mesh net—
	(a)	the length of which exceeds 75 metres; or
	(b)	the mesh of which does not exceed 50 millimetres or exceeds 64 millimetres.
51—Use of mesh net of unlawful specifications in Lakes Albert and Alexandrina
The taking of fish by an unlicensed person in Lakes Albert and Alexandrina by using a mesh net—
	(a)	the length of which exceeds 75 metres; or
	(b)	the mesh of which does not exceed 110 millimetres or exceeds 150 millimetres.
52—Use of mesh net of unlawful specifications in Lake George
The taking of fish by an unlicensed person in Lake George by using a mesh net—
	(a)	the length of which exceeds 75 metres; or
	(b)	the height of which exceeds 2.5 metres; or
	(c)	the mesh of which is less than 70 millimetres.
53—Use of crab net or hand net of unlawful specifications
The taking of crabs of any species (Family Portunidae) by an unlicensed person in the waters of the State by using a crab net or hand net consisting of a net—
	(a)	attached at its opening to a hoop the diameter of which exceeds 107 centimetres; or
	(b)	any part of which extends from the hoop at its opening for more than 92 centimetres.
54—Use of rock lobster pot of unlawful specifications
	(1)	The taking of rock lobster by an unlicensed person in the Northern Zone—
	(a)	by using a rock lobster pot that—
	(i)	exceeds 150 centimetres at its widest part; or
	(ii)	exceeds 120 centimetres in height; or
	(iii)	does not have its cove or mouth at the top; or
	(iv)	is not fitted with 2 rectangular escape gaps that—
	(A)	are as near as practicable 180° apart; and
	(B)	are kept free of obstructions at all times; and
	(C)	are not less than 5.7 centimetres high and 28 centimetres wide; and
	(D)	are not more than 11 centimetres above the base of the pot at their highest point; or
	(b)	by using, in waters less than 100 metres in depth, a rock lobster pot that—
	(i)	is not fitted with a metal rod that is securely fastened to the centroid of the base of the pot and extends perpendicular to a height not less than level with the base of the neck of the pot; or
	(ii)	has a rigid frame, rectangular or square in shape, with 2 opposing sides opening to not more than 135 millimetres that is securely attached to the inner or outer cove mouth opening of the pot; or
	(iii)	has a rigid frame, circular in shape, opening to not more than 150 millimetres in diameter that is securely attached to the inner or outer cove mouth opening of the pot.
	(2)	The taking of rock lobster by an unlicensed person in the Southern Zone by using a rock lobster pot that—
	(a)	exceeds 150 centimetres at its widest part; or
	(b)	exceeds 120 centimetres in height; or
	(c)	does not have its cove or mouth at the top; or
	(d)	is not fitted with 2 rectangular escape gaps—
	(i)	that are on opposite sides; and
	(ii)	each of which is not less than 15 centimetres in length and 5.5 centimetres in depth; and
	(iii)	the highest point of each is no more than 11 centimetres above the base,
(provided that for the purposes of this paragraph, a rock lobster pot need not be fitted with escape gaps if its sides are covered with mesh of not less than 5 centimetres which is such that a cylindrical rod 5 centimetres in diameter is able to be passed through it freely without distorting it).
Division 4—Use of devices without buoy or tag etc
55—Use of certain devices without tag
The taking of fish by an unlicensed person in the waters of the State by using a device (other than a device being held in the hand, a rod and line or hand line or a mesh net or rock lobster pot registered under these regulations) if the device does not have attached to it a tag that—
	(a)	complies with regulation 13; and
	(b)	bears the name and address of the person using it.
56—Use of mesh net without tag
The taking of fish by an unlicensed person in the waters of the State by using a mesh net registered under these regulations (other than a mesh net registered for use in the waters of Lake George) that does not have attached to it a tag that—
	(a)	complies with regulation 13; and
	(b)	bears the name of the person in whose name the device is registered and the registration number.
57—Use of mesh net in Lake George without buoy or tag
	(1)	The taking of fish by an unlicensed person in the waters of Lake George by using a mesh net registered under these regulations that—
	(a)	does not have attached to 1 extremity of the net, a yellow buoy that complies with regulation 13; and
	(b)	does not have attached to the other extremity of the net 2 black buoys that comply with regulation 13.
	(2)	The taking of fish by an unlicensed person in the waters of Lake George by using a mesh net registered under these regulations that—
	(a)	in the case of a net for which the Minister has issued a tag—does not have that tag affixed to the top of the yellow buoy referred to in subclause (1)(a); or
	(b)	in any other case—does not have a tag that—
	(i)	complies with regulation 13; and
	(ii)	bears the name of the person in whose name the net is registered and the registration number.
58—Use of drop net without buoy or tag
The taking of fish by an unlicensed person in the waters of the State by using an unattended drop net that does not have attached to it—
	(a)	a white buoy that complies with regulation 13; and
	(b)	a line with a tag that—
	(i)	complies with regulation 13; and
	(ii)	bears the name and address of the person using the net.
59—Use of hoop net without buoy or tag
The taking of fish by an unlicensed person in the waters of the State by using an unattended hoop net that does not have attached to it—
	(a)	a white buoy that complies with regulation 13; and
	(b)	a tag that—
	(i)	complies with regulation 13; and
	(ii)	bears the name and address of the person using the net.
60—Use of rock lobster pot without buoy or tag etc
The taking of rock lobster by an unlicensed person in the Northern Zone or Southern Zone by using a rock lobster pot—
	(a)	that is not attached by a line to a red buoy—
	(i)	that complies with regulation 13; and
	(ii)	at the top of which is affixed a tag that—
	(A)	complies with regulation 13; and
	(B)	bears the number allotted to the pot on registration of the pot for recreational fishing; or
	(b)	that is attached by a line to a buoy that bears a registration number allotted to the pot for use under a fishery licence.
61—Use of shrimp trap or pyramid net without buoy or tag
The taking of fish by an unlicensed person in the waters of the State by using an unattended shrimp trap or pyramid net that does not have attached to it—
	(a)	a line with a tag that—
	(i)	complies with regulation 13; and
	(ii)	bears the name and address of the person using the trap or net; and
	(b)	when set away from the shore—a white buoy that complies with regulation 13.
62—Use of registered device with incorrect tag
The taking of fish by an unlicensed person in the waters of the State by using—
	(a)	a mesh net registered for recreational fishing that has attached to it a tag bearing the number allotted to the device on registration of the device for use under a fishery licence; or
	(b)	a rock lobster pot registered for recreational fishing that has a line to which is affixed a buoy bearing the number allotted to the device on the registration of the device for use under a fishery licence.
Division 5—Boat and bag limits
63—Recreational non-charter boat fishing daily boat and bag limits
	(1)	The taking by an unlicensed person, in the waters specified in column 1 of the table below, of fish of the class specified in column 2 from a boat from which the quantity specified in column 3 has already been taken by unlicensed persons on the same day.
	(2)	The taking by an unlicensed person in any 1 day, in the waters specified in column 1 of the table below, of more fish of the class specified in column 2 than the quantity specified in column 4.

Table—Recreational non‑charter boat fishing daily boat and bag limits
Column 1
Waters	Column 2
Class of fish	Column 3
Maximum quantity per boat per day	Column 4
Maximum quantity per person per day	
	Crustaceans			
The waters of the State	Blue Swimmer Crab (Portunus armatus)	60	20	
The waters of the State	Sand Crab (Ovalipes spp)	60	20	
The waters of the State	Yabby (Cherax spp)	600	200	
	Echinoderms			
The waters of the State	Sea urchin (Echinoidea)	60	20	
	Molluscs			
The waters of the State	Southern Calamari (Sepioteuthis australis)	45	15	
The waters of the State	Cuttlefish (Sepia spp)	45	15	
The waters of the State	Razorfish (Pinna bicolor)	75	25	
The waters of the State	Scallop (Family Pectinidae)	150	50	
	Scalefish			
The waters of the State	Bream (Acanthopagrus spp)	30	10	
The waters of the State	Congolli (Pseudaphritis urvillii)	6	2	
The waters of the State	Flathead (Platycephalus spp)	30	10	
The waters of the State	Flounder (Family Bothidae or Pleuronectidae)	60	20	
The waters of the State	Harlequin fish (Othos dentex)	6	2	
The waters of the State	Hyrtl’s Tandan (Neosilurus hyrtlii)	30	10	
The waters of the State	Southern Garfish (Hyporhamphus melanochir)	90	30	
The waters of the State	Silver Tandan (Porochilus argenteus)	30	10	
The waters of the State (other than those waters specified in Schedule 5)	Western Blue Groper (Achoerodus gouldii)	3	1	
The waters of the State other than the waters of the Cooper Creek or the Diamantina Creek (and the anabranches and lakes of those creeks)	Grunter (Family Terapontidae) (not including Spangled Perch (Leiopotherapon unicolor))	15	5	
The waters of the State	Australian Herring (Arripis georgianus)	120	40	
The waters of the State	Blue Morwong (Nemadactylus valenciennesi)	15	5	
The waters of the State	Mullet (Family Mugilidae)	180	60	
The waters of the State other than Coorong (area 1) or Coorong (area 2)	Mulloway (Argyrosomus japonicus)	6	2	
The waters of the State other than the waters of a prescribed reservoir	Golden Perch (Macquaria ambigua)	15	5	
The waters of the State	Lake Eyre Perch (Macquaria n.sp)	15	5	
The waters of the State	Bight Redfish (Centroberyx gerrardi)	30	10	
The waters of the State	Redfish (Centroberyx affinis)	30	10	
The waters of the State	Large Salmon (Arripis truttaceus)	30	10	
The waters of the State	Small Salmon (Arripis truttaceus)	60	20	
The waters of the State	Samsonfish (Seriola hippos)	3	1	
The waters of the State	Spangled Perch (Leiopotherapon unicolor)	45	15	
The waters of the State	Yellowtail Kingfish (Seriola lalandi)	3	1	
The waters of the State	Large Snapper (Chrysophrys auratus)	6	2	
The waters of the State	Small Snapper (Chrysophrys auratus)	15	5	
The waters of Coorong (area 1) or Coorong (area 2)	Small Mulloway (Argyrosomus japonicus)	30	10	
The waters of the State	Snook (Sphyraena novaehollandiae)	60	20	
The waters of the State	Swallowtail (Centroberyx lineatus)	30	10	
The waters of the State	Sweep (Genus Scorpis)	60	20	
The waters of the State	Trevally (Pseudocaranx spp)	60	20	
The waters of the State	Wrasse (Labridae) (other than Western Blue Groper (Achoerodus gouldii))	15	5	
The waters of the State	Albacore (Thunnus alalunga)	6	2	
The waters of the State	Southern Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus maccoyii)	6	2	
The waters of the State	King George Whiting (Sillaginodes punctatus)	30	10	
The waters of the State	Yellowfin Whiting (Sillago schomburgkii)	60	20	
	Shark			
The waters of the State	Bronze Whaler Shark (Carcharhinus brachyurus)	3	1	
The waters of the State	Dusky Shark (Carcharhinus obscurus)	3	1	
The waters of the State	Gummy Shark (Mustelus antarcticus)	6	2	
The waters of the State	School Shark (Galeorhinus galeus)	6	2	
	(3)	The taking by an unlicensed person, in the waters of the State—
	(a)	of Southern Calamari or Cuttlefish from a boat from which 45 Southern Calamari and Cuttlefish in combination have been taken by unlicensed persons on the same day; or
	(b)	of crab (being Blue Swimmer Crab or Sand Crab) from a boat from which 60 crab (being a combination of Blue Swimmer Crab and Sand Crab) have already been taken by unlicensed persons on the same day; or
	(c)	of perch (being Golden Perch or Lake Eyre Perch) from a boat from which 15 perch (being a combination of Golden Perch and Lake Eyre Perch) have already been taken by unlicensed persons on the same day; or
	(d)	of shark (being Gummy Shark or School Shark) from a boat from which 6 shark (being a combination of Gummy Shark and School Shark) have already been taken by unlicensed persons on the same day; or
	(e)	of shark (being Bronze Whaler Shark or Dusky Shark) from a boat from which 3 shark (being a combination of Bronze Whaler Shark and Dusky Shark) have been taken by unlicensed persons on the same day; or
	(f)	of tandan (being Silver Tandan (Porochilus argenteus) or Hyrtl’s Tandan (Neosilurus hyrtlii)) from a boat from which 30 tandan (being a combination of Silver Tandan and Hyrtl’s Tandan) have already been taken by unlicensed persons on the same day.
	(4)	The taking by an unlicensed person, in the waters of the State—
	(a)	of Southern Calamari or Cuttlefish if the person has already taken 15 Southern Calamari and Cuttlefish in combination on the same day; or
	(b)	of crab (being Blue Swimmer Crab or Sand Crab) if the person has already taken 20 crab (being a combination of Blue Swimmer Crab and Sand Crab) on the same day; or
	(c)	of perch (being Golden Perch or Lake Eyre Perch) if the person has already taken 5 perch (being a combination of Golden Perch and Lake Eyre Perch) on the same day; or
	(d)	of shark (being Gummy Shark or School Shark) if the person has already taken 1 Gummy Shark and 1 School Shark on the same day; or
	(e)	of shark (being Bronze Whaler Shark or Dusky Shark) if the person has already taken 1 shark (being Bronze Whaler Shark or Dusky Shark) on the same day; or
	(f)	of tandan (being Silver Tandan (Porochilus argenteus) or Hyrtl's Tandan (Neosilurus hyrtlii)) if the person has already taken 10 tandan (being a combination of Silver Tandan and Hyrtl’s Tandan) on the same day.
	(5)	Subclauses (1) and (3) do not apply in relation to fish taken by unlicensed persons from a registered boat being used under a licence in respect of the Charter Boat Fishery.
64—Recreational non‑charter boat fishing daily boat and bag limits
	(1)	The taking by an unlicensed person, in the waters specified in column 1 of the table below, of fish of the class specified in column 2 from a boat from which the quantity specified in column 3 has already been taken by unlicensed persons on the same day.
	(2)	The taking by an unlicensed person in any 1 day, in the waters specified in column 1 of the table below, of more fish of the class specified in column 2 than the quantity specified in column 4.

Table—Recreational non‑charter boat fishing daily boat and bag limits
Column 1
Waters	Column 2
Class of fish	Column 3
Maximum quantity per boat per day	Column 4
Maximum quantity per person per day	
	Crustaceans			
The Northern Zone or the Southern Zone	Southern Rock Lobster (Jasus edwardsii)	8	4	
	Molluscs			
The waters of the State	Abalone (Haliotis spp)	10	5	
	Scalefish			
The waters of the State	Murray Cod (Maccullochella peeli)	3	1	
	(3)	Subclause (1) does not apply in relation to fish taken by unlicensed persons from a registered boat being used under a licence in respect of the Charter Boat Fishery.
65—Recreational bag limits
	(1)	The taking by an unlicensed person in any 1 day, in the waters specified in column 1 of the table below, of more fish of the class specified in column 2 than the quantity specified in column 3.

Table—Recreational fishing—daily bag limits
Column 1
Waters	Column 2
Class of fish	Column 3
Maximum quantity per person per day	
	Molluscs		
The waters of the State	Cockle and vongole	300	
The waters of the State	Black Cowrie (Zoila friendii thersites)	1	
The waters of the State west of longitude 136° East	Pipi (Donax spp)	100	
The waters of the State east of longitude 136° East	Pipi (Donax spp)	330	
	Scalefish		
The waters of Coorong (area 1) or Coorong (area 2)	Large Mulloway (Argyrosomus japonicus)	2	
The waters of a prescribed reservoir	Golden Perch (Macquaria ambigua)	2	
The waters of a prescribed reservoir	Silver Perch (Bidyanus bidyanus)	2	
The waters of a prescribed reservoir	Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)	2	
	(2)	The taking by an unlicensed person in any 1 day, in the waters of the State, of bloodworms (Glycera) exceeding a volume that fits a container capable of holding 4 litres of liquid.
66—Recreational charter boat fishing daily bag and trip limits (trips lasting more than 3 days)
	(1)	The taking by an unlicensed person in any 1 day, in the waters specified in column 1 of the table below, from a boat being used under a licence in respect of the Charter Boat Fishery, of more fish of the class specified in column 2 than the quantity specified in column 3.
	(2)	The taking by an unlicensed person, in the waters specified in column 1 of the table below, of fish of the class specified in column 2, from a boat being used under a licence in respect of the Charter Boat Fishery, being a boat from which a quantity equal to 3 times the quantity specified in column 3 has already been taken by unlicensed persons during the same trip (being a trip lasting more than 3 days).

Table—Recreational charter boat fishing daily bag limits
Column 1
Waters	Column 2
Class of fish	Column 3
Maximum quantity per person per day	
	Crustaceans		
The waters of the State	Giant Crab (Pseudocarcinus gigas)	2	
The waters of the State	Blue Swimmer Crab (Portunus armatus)	20	
The waters of the State	Sand Crab (Ovalipes spp)	20	
The waters of the State	Southern Rock Lobster (Jasus edwardsii)	2	
	Echinoderms		
The waters of the State	Sea Urchin (Echinoidea)	20	
	Molluscs		
The waters of the State	Blacklip Abalone (Haliotis spp)	3	
The waters of the State	Greenlip Abalone (Haliotis spp)	3	
The waters of the State	Southern Calamari (Sepioteuthis australis)	8	
The waters of the State	Cockle (Veneroida other than Pipi)	150	
The waters of the State	Cuttlefish (Sepia spp)	8	
The waters of the State east of 136°E	Pipi (Donax spp)	300	
The waters of the State west of 136°E	Pipi (Donax spp)	100	
The waters of the State	Razorfish (Pinna bicolor)	13	
The waters of the State	Scallop (Pectinidae)	50	
The waters of the State	Vongole (Katelysia spp)	150	
	Scalefish		
The waters of the State	Albacore (Thunnus alalunga)	1	
The waters of the State	Barracouta (Thyrsites atun)	5	
The waters of the State	Bream (Acanthopagrus spp)	5	
The waters of the State	Congolli (Pseudaphritis urvillii)	2	
The waters of the State	Flathead (Platycephalus spp)	5	
The waters of the State	Flounder (Bothidae or Pleuronectidae)	10	
The waters of the State	Southern Garfish (Hyporhamphus melanochir)	30	
The waters of the State	Gemfish (Rexea solandri)	5	
The waters of the State	Harlequin Fish (Othos dentex)	2	
The waters of the State	Australian Herring (Arripis georgianus)	40	
The waters of the State	Large Snapper (Chrysophrys auratus)	1	
The waters of the State	Small Snapper (Chrysophrys auratus)	3	
The waters of the State	Blue Morwong (Nemadactylus valenciennesi)	3	
The waters of the State	Jackass Morwong (Nemadactylus macropterus)	5	
The waters of the State	Mullet (Mugilidae)	30	
The waters of the State	Bight Redfish (Centroberyx gerrardi)	5	
The waters of the State	Yelloweye Redfish (Centroberyx australis)	5	
The waters of the State	Large Salmon (Arripis truttaceus)	5	
The waters of the State	Small Salmon (Arripis truttaceus)	10	
The waters of the State	Snook (Sphyraena novaehollandiae)	10	
The waters of the State	Swallowtail (Centroberyx lineatus)	5	
The waters of the State	Sweep (Genus Scorpis)	10	
The waters of the State	Trevally (Pseudocaranx spp)	10	
The waters of the State	Eastern School Whiting (Sillago flindersi)	10	
The waters of the State	King George Whiting (Sillaginodes punctatus)	10	
The waters of the State	Yellowfin Whiting (Sillago schomburgkii)	10	
The waters of the State	Wrasse (Labridae) (other than Western Blue Groper)	5	
	Shark		
The waters of the State	Gummy Shark (Mustelus antarcticus)	1	
The waters of the State	School Shark (Galeorhinus galeus)	1	
67—Recreational charter boat fishing daily bag (combination) limits
The taking by an unlicensed person, in the waters of the State, from a boat being used under a licence in respect of the Charter Boat Fishery—
	(a)	of Southern Calamari or Cuttlefish if the person has already taken 8 Southern Calamari and Cuttlefish in combination on the same day; or
	(b)	of Cockle (Veneroida other than Pipi) or Vongole (Katelysia spp) if the person has already taken 150 cockles (being a combination of Cockle (Veneroida other than Pipi) and Vongole) on the same day; or
	(c)	of crab (being Blue Swimmer Crab or Sand Crab) if the person has already taken 20 crab (being a combination of Blue Swimmer Crab and Sand Crab) on the same day; or
	(d)	of redfish (being Yelloweye Redfish or Bight Redfish) if the person has already taken 5 redfish (being a combination of Yelloweye Redfish and Bight Redfish) on the same day; or
	(e)	of shark (being Gummy Shark or School Shark) if the person has already taken 1 shark (being Gummy Shark or School Shark) on the same day; or
	(f)	of shark (being Bronze Whaler Shark or Dusky Shark) if the person has already taken 1 shark (being Bronze Whaler Shark or Dusky Shark) on the same day.
68—Recreational charter boat fishing daily bag and trip limits (trips lasting more than 1 day)
	(1)	The taking by an unlicensed person in any 1 day, in the waters specified in column 1 of the table below, from a boat being used under a licence in respect of the Charter Boat Fishery, of more fish of the class specified in column 2 than the quantity specified in column 3.
	(2)	The taking by an unlicensed person in any 1 fishing trip (being a trip lasting more than 1 day), in the waters specified in column 1 of the table below, from a boat being used under a licence in respect of the Charter Boat Fishery, of more fish of the class specified in column 2 than the quantity specified in column 3.

Table—Recreational charter boat fishing daily bag and trip limits (trips lasting more than 1 day)
Column 1
Waters	Column 2
Class of fish	Column 3
Maximum quantity per person per day or per person per charter boat fishing trip	
	Scalefish		
The waters of the State (other than those waters specified in Schedule 5)	Western Blue Groper (Achoerodus gouldii)	1	
The waters of the State	Yellowtail Kingfish (Seriola lalandi)	1	
The waters of the State other than Coorong (area 1) or Coorong (area 2)	Mulloway (Argyrosomus japonicus)	1	
The waters of the State	Rock Ling (Genypterus tigerinus)	3	
The waters of the State	Samsonfish (Seriola hippos)	1	
The waters of the State	Southern Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus maccoyii)	1	
The waters of the State	Blue Warehou (Seriolella brama)	10	
The waters of the State	Silver Warehou (Seriolella punctata)	10	
	Shark		
The waters of the State	Bronze Whaler Shark (Carcharhinus brachyurus)	1	
The waters of the State	Dusky Shark (Carcharhinus obscurus)	1	
Division 6—Miscellaneous
70—Use of mesh net in Coorong (area 1)
The taking of fish by an unlicensed person in Coorong (area 1), during the period commencing on 1 April in any year and ending on the following 31 October, by using a mesh net—
	(a)	otherwise than by setting it so that it floats with no part of the net more than 1 metre below the surface of the water; or
	(b)	without attending the net.
71—Use of mesh net in Coorong (area 2)
The taking of fish by an unlicensed person in Coorong (area 2) by using a mesh net—
	(a)	otherwise than by setting it so that it floats with no part of the net more than 1 metre below the surface of the water; or
	(b)	without attending the net.
72—Use of mesh net in Lakes Albert and Alexandrina
The taking of fish by an unlicensed person in Lakes Albert and Alexandrina by using a mesh net—
	(a)	otherwise than by setting it so that it floats with no part of the net more than 2 metres below the surface of the water; or
	(b)	without attending the net.
73—Use of mesh net in Lake George
The taking of fish by an unlicensed person in the waters of Lake George—
	(a)	between 1 and a half hours after sunrise and 1 and a half hours before sunset on the same day by using a mesh net without attending the net; or
	(b)	by using a mesh net otherwise than by setting it so that it floats with no part of the net more than 2.5 metres below the surface of the water.
73A—Taking of Pipi in certain waters
	(1)	The taking of Pipi (Donax spp) by an unlicensed person in coastal waters between the Murray Mouth and the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 36°25′52.63″ South, 139°46′09.77″ East (28 Mile Crossing).
73B—Taking of Pipi during closed season
The taking by an unlicensed person of Pipi (Donax spp) in the waters of the State during the period commencing on 1 June in any year and ending on the following 31 October.
Part 3—Fishing activities not to be engaged in by any person
Division 1—Use of prohibited devices
74—Use of device other than permitted device etc
The taking of fish in the waters of the State for any purpose other than a commercial purpose by using a device other than—
	(a)	a permitted device; or
	(b)	a rod and line; or
	(c)	a hand line.
74A—Taking of fish in waters of prescribed reservoir other than by using rod and line or hand line
The taking of fish in the waters of a prescribed reservoir by using a device other than—
	(a)	a rod and line; or
	(b)	a hand line.
75—Use of unregistered mesh net or rock lobster pot
The taking of fish by a person in the waters of the State for a purpose other than a commercial purpose by use of a mesh net or rock lobster pot that is not registered under these regulations in that person's name.
76—Use of bow and arrow
The taking of fish by any person in the waters of the State by use of a bow and arrow other than the taking of Carp of any species (Family Cyprinidae)—
	(a)	in the waters of the River Murray other than the main stream; and
	(b)	during daylight hours; and
	(c)	by use of a bow and arrow (not being a crossbow) where the person keeps, while using the bow and arrow, a distance of at least 50 metres from all other persons not directly involved in that fishing activity.
77—Use of pointed device to take rock lobster
The taking of rock lobster in the waters of the State by using a fish spear, hand fish spear, spear gun or other pointed device.
Division 2—Use of more than permitted number of devices
78—Use of more than permitted number of rods and lines or hand lines
The taking of fish in the waters of the State—
	(a)	by using 3 or more rods and lines at the same time; or
	(b)	by using 3 or more hand lines at the same time; or
	(c)	by using a rod and line if, at the same time, the person is using 2 or more hand lines; or
	(d)	by using a hand line if, at the same time, the person is using 2 or more rods and lines.
79—Use of more than permitted number of large mesh nets
The taking of fish in the waters of the State by using 6 or more large mesh nets at the same time.
80—Use of more than permitted number of teaser lines
The taking of fish in the waters of the State by using, at the same time, 2 or more teaser lines from a jetty, pier, wharf or breakwater abutting land.
Division 3—Use of devices of unlawful specifications
82—Use of fish net of unlawful specifications in Lake George
The taking of fish by using a fish net having a mesh of less than 7 centimetres in the waters of Lake George, near Beachport.
83—Use of hauling net of unlawful specifications in coastal waters
The taking of fish (other than by the power hauling method of fishing) in coastal waters by using a hauling net that—
	(a)	exceeds 600 metres in length; or
	(b)	exceeds 10 metres in depth; or
	(d)	has a mesh size in the net (other than in the pocket) that is less than 30 millimetres; or
	(e)	has attached to it—
	(i)	a footrope that exceeds 150 metres in length when measured from the first purse ring to the last purse ring; or
	(ii)	a rope or ropes the length or combined lengths of which exceed 100 metres.
The diagram below is for convenience of reference only.

84—Use of hauling net of unlawful specifications for power hauling
The taking of fish in the waters of the State by using the power hauling method of fishing if the hauling net used—
	(a)	exceeds 600 metres in length; or
	(b)	has a depth exceeding 10 metres; or
	(c)	has more than 100 metres of floating rope attached to it; or
	(d)	does not have attached to the bunt end—
	(i)	a flag buoy that complies with regulation 13 and has a yellow flag not less than 30 centimetres by 30 centimetres displayed from the top so as to be visible at least 1 metre above the water; and
	(ii)	if used between sunset and sunrise—a flashing white light visible all around the bunt end for at least 1 nautical mile.
85—Use of mesh net of unlawful specifications in certain Coorong waters
The taking of fish by using a mesh net that exceeds 150 metres in length in those waters of the Coorong within the geodesic from the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 35°33′09.34″ South, 138°54′01.94″ East (Point Blenkinsop) to the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 35°33′39.00″ South, 138°54′01.18″ East, and the geodesic from the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 35°35′37.12″ South, 139°01′26.52″ East (Pelican Point) to the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 35°35′40.55″ South, 139°00′44.59″ East (Gnurlung Point).
86—Use of mesh net of unlawful specifications in Goolwa waters
The taking of fish by using a mesh net that exceeds 150 metres in length, on any day of any week except Saturday and Sunday in those waters of the Coorong contained within and bounded by a line commencing at Mean High Water Springs closest to 35°31′23.37″ South, 138°48′33.36″ East (Point Luff), then beginning generally easterly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the location closest to 35°32′58.77″ South, 138°52′45.90″ East, then southerly to northern side of the headland of Sir Richard Peninsula near 35°33′18.64″ South, 138°52′45.90″ East, then beginning north‑westerly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the location closest to 35°31′42.81″ South, 138°48′29.11″ East, then north‑easterly to the point of commencement.
87—Use of mesh net of unlawful specifications in Lakes Albert and Alexandrina
The taking of fish in the waters of Lakes Albert and Alexandrina by using a mesh net that—
	(a)	exceeds 550 metres in length; or
	(b)	exceeds 5 metres in depth; or
	(c)	has a mesh size of less than 50 millimetres.
88—Use of large mesh net of unlawful specifications
The taking of fish in the waters of the State by using a large mesh net that exceeds 600 metres in length.
89—Use of purse seine net of unlawful specifications to take salmon
The taking of Salmon (Arripis truttaceus) in the waters of the State by using a purse seine net that—
	(a)	exceeds 900 metres in length; or
	(b)	exceeds 13 metres in depth; or
	(c)	has a mesh size of less than 50 millimetres.
90—Use of shrimp trap of unlawful specifications
The taking of fish in the waters of the State by using a shrimp trap that—
	(a)	exceeds 400 millimetres at its greatest dimension; or
	(b)	exceeds 200 millimetres in height; or
	(c)	has a net forming part of the trap which has a mesh of less than 5 millimetres; or
	(d)	has an entrance or opening the diameter of which exceeds 30 millimetres.
Division 4—Use of unbuoyed or untagged devices
91—Use of unbuoyed mesh net or set line
The taking of fish—
	(a)	in the waters of Lakes Albert and Alexandrina, the Coorong or in any contiguous waterway downstream of Wellington by using a mesh net or set line unless—
	(i)	1 extremity of the net or line is marked by 2 black buoys that comply with regulation 13; and
	(ii)	the other extremity of the net or line is marked by a yellow buoy that complies with regulation 13; and
	(iii)	if the net or line exceeds 50 metres in length, the net or line is marked with red buoys that comply with regulation 13 and are placed at intervals not exceeding 50 metres; or
	(b)	in any other waters of the State by using a mesh net or set line unless—
	(i)	1 extremity of the net or line is marked by a yellow buoy that complies with regulation 13; and
	(ii)	the other extremity of the net or line is marked by 2 black buoys that comply with regulation 13.
92—Use of unbuoyed fish net
The taking of fish in the waters of the State by using a fish net (other than a mesh net or drum net) unless—
	(a)	1 extremity of the net is marked by a yellow buoy that complies with regulation 13; and
	(b)	the other extremity of the net is marked by 2 black buoys that comply with regulation 13.
Division 5—Use of devices near other devices
93—Use of fish net near another fish net in Lakes Albert and Alexandrina, Murray Mouth or Coorong
The taking of fish by using a fish net in the waters of Lakes Albert and Alexandrina, the Murray Mouth and Coorong within 200 metres of any other fish net.
Division 6—Use of certain devices in certain waters
94—Use of device other than rod and line, hand line or hand net in certain waters
The taking of fish in any of the following waters by using a device other than a rod and line, hand line or hand net:
	(a)	the waters of the Onkaparinga River;
	(b)	the waters of Baird Bay north of the geodesic from the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 33°10′33.69″ South, 134°22′11.38″ East to the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 33°11′26.03″ South, 134°21′04.68″ East;
	(c)	the waters of or near Antechamber Bay that are within 50 metres of a line joining the locations on Mean High Water Springs closest to 35°47′18.11″ South, 138°04′15.45″ East and 35°47′22.93″ South, 138°04′17.46″ East (mouth of the Chapman River), together with the waters of the Chapman River;
	(d)	the waters of or near Vivonne Bay that are within 50 metres of a line joining the locations on Mean High Water Springs closest to 35°58′28.27″ South, 137°12′04.87″ East and 35°58′28.13″ South, 137°12′05.94″ East (mouth of the Eleanor River), together with the waters of the Eleanor River;
	(e)	the waters of or near Vivonne Bay that are within 50 metres of a line joining the locations on Mean High Water Springs closest to 35°59′09.08″ South, 137°10′45.37″ East and 35°59′05.48″ South, 137°10′47.69″ East (mouth of the Harriet River), together with the waters of the Harriet River;
	(f)	the waters of or near Snelling Beach that are within 50 metres of a line joining the locations on Mean High Water Springs closest to 35°39′55.34″ South, 137°04′28.57″ East and 35°39′54.88″ South, 137°04′28.69″ East (mouth of the Middle River), together with the waters of the Middle River;
	(g)	the waters of or near Western River Cove that are within 50 metres of a line joining the locations on Mean High Water Springs closest to 35°40′32.77″ South, 136°58′18.71″ East and 35°40′32.68″ South, 136°58′19.07″ East (mouth of the Western River), together with the waters of the Western River;
	(h)	the waters of or near MacDonnell Bay contained within and bounded by a line commencing at Mean High Water Springs closest to 38°03′07.22″ South, 140°42′43.45″ East, then generally southerly following a line at a radius of 1020 metres from the intersection of the Port MacDonnell jetty with Mean High Water Springs at the location closest to 38°03′16.35″ South, 140°42′03.32″ East to the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 38°03′23.77″ South, 140°41′22.62″ East, then beginning south‑easterly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the point of commencement, but excluding the waters of or near MacDonnell Bay contained within and bounded by a line commencing at Mean High Water Springs closest to 38°03′11.73″ South, 140°42′26.64″ East, then generally north‑easterly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the location closest to 38°03′07.22″ South, 140°42′43.45″ East, then generally southerly following a line at a radius of 1020 metres from the intersection of the Port MacDonnell jetty with Mean High Water Springs at the location closest to 38°03′16.35″ South, 140°42′03.32″ East to a line 300 metres seaward of Mean High Water Springs closest to 38°03′16.83″ South, 140°42′45.08″ East, then generally south‑westerly following a line 300 metres seaward of Mean High Water Springs to the location closest to 38°03′01.33″ South, 140°42′28.36″ East, then north‑westerly to the point of commencement.
95—Use of certain devices in inland waters
	(1)	The taking of fish using a fyke net in the waters to which this clause applies other than the taking of short finned eel (Anguilla australis occidentalis) using a fyke net that—
	(a)	is not more than 1.5 metres in height, length and width; and
	(b)	has entrance funnels that do not exceed 6 centimetres at their narrowest part; and
	(c)	has mesh that—
	(i)	if made of fish netting—is of at least 3 centimetres; or
	(ii)	if made of mesh material (whether rigid or flexible)—is such as to allow a cylindrical rod 9 millimetres in diameter to be passed freely through it.
	(2)	This clause applies to inland waters within the counties of MacDonnell, Robe and Grey, excluding the waters of Lake George.
96—Use of towed net in certain waters
The taking of fish (other than prawn and other than by the power hauling method of fishing) in any of the following waters by the use of a net being towed behind a moving boat or by the hauling of a net through the water by means other than by hand from a boat:
	(a)	the waters of Spencer Gulf less than 40 metres in depth;
	(b)	the waters of Gulf St. Vincent north of the geodesic from the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 35°10′04.69″ South, 137°40′38.66″ East (Troubridge Point, Yorke Peninsula) to the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 35°36′48.46″ South, 138°05′44.04″ East (Cape Jervis, Fleurieu Peninsula);
	(c)	all the waters of the State less than 20 metres in depth.
97—Use of fish net in certain waters
The taking of fish by using a fish net in any of the waters of the ocean and bays and gulfs of the State between the meridians of longitude 129° East and 140°58′00″ East at a depth exceeding 5 metres other than—
	(a)	the taking of fish by a large mesh net; or
	(b)	the taking of salmon (Arripis truttaceus) by a licensed person by using a fish net; or
	(c)	the taking of fish by a licensed person by using a bait net for the purpose of bait to be used for the taking of rock lobster in the waters of the fishery in respect of which he or she holds a licence.
98—Use of fish net in Spencer Gulf
The taking of fish by using a fish net—
	(a)	in the waters of Spencer Gulf north of the geodesic from the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 32°48′30.29″ South, 137°48′12.75″ East to the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 32°48′30.29″ South, 137°54′11.81″ East, passing through marine navigation mark 4510/800 near 32°48′30.29″ South, 137°49′30.06″ East; or
	(b)	in the waters of Spencer Gulf commencing at the 5 metres mark near Gibbon Point (longitude 136°47.00′ East), then easterly along latitude 33°50.00′ South to intersect longitude 137°14.00′ East, then northerly to the 5 metres mark near Shoal Water Light; or
	(c)	in the waters of Spencer Gulf deeper than 5 metres and contained within and bounded by a line commencing at Mean High Water Springs closest to 33°37′59.88″ South, 137°13′59.98″ East, then southerly to 33°49′59.83″ South, 137°13′59.99″ East, then westerly to the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 33°49′46.96″ South, 136°46′44.77″ East (Gibbon Point), then beginning north‑easterly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the point of commencement, other than—
	(i)	the taking of fish by any person by using a large mesh net; or
	(ii)	the taking of salmon (Arripis truttaceus) by a licensed person by using a fish net.
99—Use of fish net or set line in certain waters
The taking of fish by using a fish net or set line in those waters of the Coorong contained within and bounded by a line commencing at Mean High Water Springs closest to 35°32′58.77″ South, 138°52′45.90″ East, then generally easterly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the location closest to 35°32′59.50″ South, 138°53′52.30″ East, then south‑easterly to the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 35°33′09.34″ South, 138°54′01.94″ East (Point Blenkinsop), then southerly to the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 35°33′39.00″ South, 138°54′01.94″ East, then beginning north‑easterly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the mouth of the River Murray on the northern side of the headland of Younghusband Peninsula near 35°33′21.90″ South, 138°52′53.37″ East, then across the mouth of the River Murray to the northern side of the headland of Sir Richard Peninsula near 35°33′18.64″ South, 138°52′45.90″ East, then northerly to the point of commencement.
100—Use of long line in Murray Mouth
The taking of fish in the Murray Mouth by using a long line.
101—Use of mesh net as set net in Murray lakes, Murray Mouth and Coorong
	(1)	The taking of fish by using a mesh net as a set net in the waters within the designated distance of each side of the Goolwa, Mundoo, Boundary Creek, Ewe Island and Tauwitchere Barrages.
	(2)	In this clause—
designated distance means—
	(a)	300 metres; or
	(b)	such other distance determined by the Minister by notice in the Gazette.
102—Use of mesh net as set net on weekends in certain waters
The taking of fish by using a mesh net as a set net during the period commencing at midnight on Friday and ending at sunset on the following Sunday in those waters of the Coorong contained within and bounded by a line commencing at Mean High Water Springs closest to 35°31′23.37″ South, 138°48′33.36″ East (Point Luff), then beginning generally easterly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the location closest to 35°32′58.77″ South, 138°52′45.90″ East, then southerly to the northern side of the headland of Sir Richard Peninsula near 35°33′18.64″ South, 138°52′45.90″ East, then beginning north‑westerly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the location closest to 35°31′42.81″ South, 138°48′29.11″ East, then north‑easterly to the point of commencement.
103—Use of hauling net on weekends in certain waters
The taking of fish by using a hauling net during the period commencing at midnight on Friday and ending at sunset on the following Sunday in that part of the waters described in clause 102 that is usually marked by beacons and commonly known as the "boating channel".
104—Use of certain devices near artificial reefs
	(1)	The taking of fish using a fish net, fish trap, hand fish spear, speargun or long line within 0.5 of a nautical mile from any of the artificial reefs specified in the table below.

Location	Artificial reef	Latitude (South)	Longitude (East)	
Ardrossan	Dredge	34°31′47.95″	138°03′36.02″	
Giles Point	Tyre module	35°02′59.95″	137°47′24.00″	
Glenelg	Dredge	34°58′47.95″	138°26′24.04″	
Glenelg	Sunken barge	34°58′47.95″	138°26′24.04″	
Glenelg	Tyre module	34°58′47.95″	138°26′24.04″	
Grange	Tyre module	34°55′11.94″	138°24′00.01″	
Kingscote, Kangaroo Island	Tyre module	35°41′23.95″	137°40′12.02″	
Port Augusta	Tyre module	32°40′11.94″	137°45′36.01″	
Port Broughton	Car bodies	33°32′59.95″	137°51′36.03″	
Port Germein	Pipes	33°03′35.95″	138°00′00.03″	
Port Lincoln	Sunken vessel	34°40′47.95″	135°52′12.01″	
Port Neill	Sunken vessel	34°06′35.95″	136°22′48.05″	
Port Noarlunga	Tyre module	35°08′59.96″	138°26′24.04″	
Port Pirie	Tyre module	33°05′23.95″	137°54′36.04″	
Streaky Bay	Tyre module	32°43′55.42″	134°14′48.80″	
Wallaroo	Tyre module	33°51′35.95″	137°34′12.06″	
Whyalla	Tyre module	32°58′11.95″	137°46′48.03″	
Whyalla	Tyre module	32°59′59.95″	137°47′24.01″	
Whyalla	Tyre module	33°06′35.95″	137°36′36.03″	
	(2)	The taking of fish by any person within 930 metres from the artificial reef known as Fleurieu Reef, 35°28′08.95″ South, 138°09′05.03″ East.
105—Use of device for more than 4 hours
The taking of fish in the waters of the State by using a large mesh net that has been left in the water for a period of more than 4 consecutive hours.
Division 7—Use of certain fishing methods
106—Taking of prawn by power hauling method
The taking of prawn in the waters of the State by using the power hauling method of fishing.
107—Taking fish in Gulf St. Vincent or Spencer Gulf using large mesh net
The taking of fish in the waters of Gulf St. Vincent or Spencer Gulf by using a large mesh net that has not been shot out in a straight line.
108—Taking fish by using fish net fixed etc across bay
The taking of fish by using a fish net that has been fixed, set or staked across any bay, inlet, river, creek or tidal water or the greater part of any bay, inlet, river, creek or tidal water.
109—Taking of fish by placing stake etc across mouth of waters
The taking of fish by fixing or placing any stake, log, stone or other article or thing, other than a fish net, across—
	(a)	the whole or any part of the mouth of any waters; or
	(b)	the whole or any part of any channel, creek, stream, river or tidal waters,
in such a manner as is likely to impair the free passage of fish in those waters.
110—Taking of fish using pipeline
The taking of fish by using a pipeline through which water is pumped from any waters of the State.
111—Taking of fish using explosives or certain substances
The taking of fish in the waters of the State by—
	(a)	the explosion of any substance (other than by use of a spear gun); or
	(b)	the use of any anaesthetic, narcotic or poisonous substance.
Division 8—Bag and boat limits
112—Bag limit on rock lobster taken by diving
The taking in any 1 day of more than 4 rock lobster by diving in the waters of the State.
Division 9—Miscellaneous
113—Taking of undersize or oversize fish
	(1)	The taking, in the waters of the State, of—
	(a)	undersize fish; or
	(b)	Western Blue Groper or Murray Cod that exceeds 100 centimetres in length.
	(2)	The taking, in coastal waters, of Wrasse (Family Labridae) (other than Western Blue Groper) that is less than 25 centimetres in length.
114—Taking of molluscs in West Lakes and adjacent foreshore area
The taking of molluscs in the waters of West Lakes, and foreshore areas adjacent to those waters, including reserves for public use.
115—Taking of certain shellfish in Port Adelaide River
The taking of filter‑feeding marine molluscan shellfish in the waters of the Port Adelaide River between Bower Road, Semaphore Park and the junction of Lipson Reach and North Arm, Port Adelaide.
116—Taking of benthic marine organisms in certain waters
The taking of a benthic marine organism in waters seaward of the line of Mean High Water Springs to a depth of 2 metres in the area of a rocky reef and its waters—
	(a)	adjacent to the State; or
	(b)	adjacent to an off‑shore island forming part of the State.
117—Taking of prawn in certain waters less than 10 metres deep
The taking of prawn in any waters of the ocean and the bays and gulfs of the State between meridians of longitude 129° East and 140°58′00″ East less than 10 metres in depth at the low water mark.
118—Taking of rock lobster in certain waters
The taking of rock lobster in any of the following waters:
	(a)	the waters of or near Cape Jaffa contained within and bounded by a line commencing at the intersection of the jetty with Mean High Water Springs near 36°56′29.84″ South, 139°41′17.71″ East, then beginning westerly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the location closest to 36°57′03.30″ South, 139°40′22.43″ East, then westerly to a line 1000 metres seaward of Mean High Water Springs closest to 36°57′03.30″ South, 139°39′36.35″ East, then beginning north‑easterly following a line 1000 metres seaward of Mean High Water Springs to the location closest to 36°55′56.83″ South, 139°41′17.80″ East, then southerly to the northern end of the jetty near 36°56′23.83″ South, 139°41′17.80″ East, then south along the jetty to the point of commencement; or
	(b)	the waters within 1000 metres of marine navigation mark number 4860/100 (Margaret Brock Reef) at 36°57′06.49″ South, 139°35′42.57″ East; or
	(c)	the waters of or near Rivoli Bay contained within and bounded by a line commencing at Mean High Water Springs closest to 37°29′32.52″ South, 140°00′42.20″ East, then north‑easterly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the location closest to 37°29′24.54″ South, 140°00′57.61″ East (Glen Point), then southerly to a line 100 metres seaward of Mean High Water Springs (Penguin Island) closest to 37°29′56.21″ South, 140°00′57.19″ East, then beginning southerly following a line 100 metres seaward of Mean High Water Springs (Penguin Island) to the location closest to 37°29′51.19″ South, 140°00′42.25″ East, then northerly to the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 37°29′45.91″ South, 140°00′42.25″ East, then generally northerly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the location closest to 37°29′37.41″ South, 140°00′42.20″ East, then northerly to the point of commencement; or
	(d)	the waters of or near Point Annie contained within and bounded by a line commencing at Mean High Water Springs closest to 34°57′09.34″ South, 136°58′23.59″ East (Point Annie), then beginning south‑easterly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the location closest to 35°00′46.17″ South, 136°56′38.33″ East, then north‑easterly to the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 34°57′57.77″ South, 136°57′21.73″ East, then north‑easterly to the point of commencement.
119—Taking of fish near locks and weir of River Murray proper
The taking of fish in waters within 150 metres of each side of each lock and weir of the River Murray proper.
120—Taking of certain fish during closed season
The taking of fish of a class specified in column 1 of the table below in the waters specified alongside in column 2 during the period specified alongside in column 3.

Column 1
Class of fish	Column 2
Waters	Column 3
Closed season	
Molluscs			
Razorfish (Pinna bicolor)	The waters of Spencer Gulf contained within and bounded by a line commencing at Mean High Water Springs closest to 32°32′29.34″ South, 137°45′10.65″ East, then easterly to 32°32′29.34″ South, 137°46′42.99″ East (marine navigation mark 4510/028), then south‑westerly to 32°32′55.76″ South, 137°46′36.16″ East (marine navigation mark 4510/825), then south‑westerly to 32°33′32.22″ South, 137°46′12.91″ East (marine navigation mark 4510/821), then south‑westerly to 32°34′01.88″ South, 137°45′54.46″ East (marine navigation mark 4510/817), then south‑easterly to 32°35′06.43″ South, 137°46′07.62″ East (marine navigation mark 4510/020), then south‑easterly to 32°36′25.52″ South, 137°46′23.71″ East (marine navigation mark 4510/013), then south‑westerly to 32°38′59.40″ South, 137°46′13.80″ East (marine navigation mark 4510/009), then south‑easterly to 32°41′20.14″ South, 137°46′46.29″ East (marine navigation mark 4510/808), then westerly to the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 32°41′20.14″ South, 137°45′20.28″ East, then generally northerly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the point of commencement.	The period commencing on 1 January in any year and ending on the last day of the following February.
The period commencing on 1 October in any year and ending on the following 31 December.	
Scalefish			
Bream (Acanthopagrus spp)	The waters of Onkaparinga River upstream from the bridge on Main South Road at Noarlunga (D V Fleming Bridge) near 35°10′33.15″ South, 138°29′55.34″ East.	The period commencing on 1 September in any year and ending on the following 30 November.	
Black Bream (Acanthopagrus butcheri)	The waters of the Lakes and Coorong	The period commencing on 1 August in any year and ending on the following 31 January of the subsequent year.	
121—Taking fish using wire trace of unlawful gauge with certain hooks
The taking of fish in the waters of the State by using wire trace of 2 millimetres or greater gauge in conjunction with fishing hooks size 12/0 or greater.
123—Setting of rock lobster pots containing rock lobster
The setting in the waters of the State, for a purpose other than a commercial purpose, of a rock lobster pot that contains rock lobster.
124—Use of registered boat other than under fishery authority
	(1)	The taking of fish in the waters of the State by using a registered boat other than the taking of fish under a fishery authority.
	(2)	Subclause (1) does not apply if—
	(a)	the Department has been notified in the manner and form, and at such time, as determined by the Minister, of the intended use of a registered boat to take fish other than under a fishery authority; or
	(b)	the boat is registered for use under a licence in respect of the Charter Boat Fishery and the boat is to be used by unlicensed persons for recreational fishing.
125—Taking of cephalopods in False Bay (Spencer Gulf)
The taking of a mollusc of the class Cephalopoda in the following waters:
The waters of or near False Bay contained within and bounded by a line commencing at Mean High Water Springs closest to 33°02′10.14″ South, 137°35′49.30″ East, then beginning north‑westerly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the location closest to 33°00′00.70″ South, 137°47′08.74″ East (near Point Lowly Lighthouse), then south‑westerly to the southern end of the jetty at Port Bonython at the location closest to 33°00′48.20″ South, 137°45′55.31″ East, then south‑westerly to the south eastern end of the BHP jetty at the location closest to 33°02′11.59″ South, 137°35′56.64″ East, then north‑westerly along the said jetty to the point of commencement, but excluding any land or waters so encompassed that lie landward of the line of Mean High Water Springs.
126—Taking fish using certain traces or hooks in certain waters
	(1)	The taking of fish between 0500 and 2100 hours on any day using—
	(a)	wire trace; or
	(b)	monofilament trace exceeding 1 millimetre in diameter; or
	(c)	a fishing hook size exceeding 56 millimetres in length; or
	(d)	a fishing hook with a gape exceeding 23 millimetres; or
	(e)	a combination or gang of hooks that are joined by threading the point of 1 through the eye of another,
in the waters and adjacent foreshore areas contained within the area from the southern Outer Harbor breakwater (34°46′58.95″ South, 138°28′40.48″ East), to Lady Bay Shacks, south of Normanville (35°28′30.77″ South, 138°17′05.29″ East) from Mean High Water Springs to a distance of 500 metres seaward.
	(2)	In this clause—
gape of a fishing hook means the distance from the tip of the point of the hook to the inside of the shaft.
126A—Use of certain fish hooks and devices in certain waters within Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary
	(1)	The taking of fish by any person—
	(a)	using—
	(i)	a fishing hook size exceeding 56 millimetres in length; or
	(ii)	a fishing hook with a gape exceeding 23 millimetres; or
	(b)	using—
	(i)	a hand line; or
	(ii)	a rod and line,
within 50 metres of a dolphin that is visible to the person,
in the waters within the Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary contained within the area south‑eastwards of the line commencing at a point longitude 138°30'05.41" East, latitude 34°45'47.64" South near Pelican Point in the Hundred of Port Adelaide, thence north‑westerly to a point longitude 138°31'26.56" East, latitude 34°44'54.04" South, being a point on the southern breakwater at St Kilda, continuing north‑westerly on a straight line along the said breakwater to a point longitude 138°31'56.19" East, latitude 34°44'41.27" South being a point on the said breakwater that intersects with the mean high water mark, continuing generally easterly along the said mean high water mark to a point longitude 138°32'16.59" East, latitude 34°44'35.11" South near Mangrove Street, St Kilda.
	(2)	In this clause—
Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary means the sanctuary of that name established under the Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary Act 2005;
dolphin means any dolphin of the genus—
	(a)	Tursiops; or
	(b)	Delphinus;
gape of a fishing hook means the distance from the tip of the point of the hook to the inside of the shaft.
127—Taking fish near Horseshoe Reef
The taking of fish from within 25 metres of any part of Horseshoe Reef (35°08′14.55″ South, 138°27′49.13″ East) that becomes exposed at low water.
128—Taking fish in certain parts of Onkaparinga River
The taking of fish (other than the taking of fish by using a hand line or rod and line or the taking of shrimp (Suborder Natantia) by using a shrimp net)—
	(a)	upstream from the mouth of the Onkaparinga River at a point closest to 35°09′53.21″ South, 138°28′13.54″ East, to the bridge on Main South Road at Noarlunga (D V Fleming Bridge) closest to 35°10′33.31″ South, 138°29′55.88″ East; or
	(b)	in that portion of the waters of the estuary from the mouth of the Onkaparinga River at a point closest to 35°09′53.21″ South, 138°28′13.54″ East, to the bridge on Main South Road at Noarlunga (D V Fleming Bridge) closest to 35°10′33.31″ South, 138°29′55.88″ East.

Schedule 7—Areas in which use of fish nets is prohibited under section 70 of Act
(Regulation 5(b))
Part 1—Areas in which use of fish nets is prohibited
Fowlers Bay
The waters of or near Fowlers Bay contained within and bounded by a line commencing at Mean High Water Springs closest to 31°59′14.67″ South, 132°26′19.78″ East, then easterly to 31°59′15.12″ South, 132°26′41.80″ East, then south‑easterly to the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 32°00′38.77″ South, 132°27′40.89″ East, then beginning westerly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the point of commencement.
Denial Bay and Smoky Bay
The waters of or near Denial Bay and Smoky Bay contained within and bounded by a line commencing at Mean High Water Springs closest to 32°12′29.40″ South, 133°07′32.34″ East (Point Bell), then beginning north‑easterly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the location closest to 32°32′33.73″ South, 133°51′02.25″ East (Point Brown), then north‑westerly to 32°28′16.49″ South, 133°37′55.29″ East, then north‑westerly to the point of commencement.
Streaky Bay—Blanche Port
The waters of or near Streaky Bay contained within and bounded by a line commencing at Mean High Water Springs closest to 32°30′16.92″ South, 133°59′23.94″ East, then beginning north‑easterly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the location closest to 32°43′23.17″ South, 134°03′39.20″ East, then north‑westerly to the point of commencement.
Baird Bay West Coast
The waters of Baird Bay north of the geodesic from the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 33°10′33.69″ South, 134°22′11.38″ East to the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 33°11′26.03″ South, 134°21′04.68″ East.
Waterloo Bay
The waters of or near Waterloo Bay contained within and bounded by a line commencing at Mean High Water Springs closest to 33°38′38.36″ South, 134°51′40.11″ East (Salmon Point), then beginning north‑easterly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the location closest to 33°39′09.09″ South, 134°52′42.29″ East (Wellington Point), then north‑westerly to the point of commencement.
Venus Bay (West Coast)
The waters of or near Venus Bay contained within and bounded by a line commencing at Mean High Water Springs closest to 33°09′38.78″ South, 134°39′43.32″ East, then beginning easterly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the location closest to 33°13′19.52″ South, 134°38′24.55″ East, then north‑easterly to the point of commencement.
Tod River
The waters near the Tod River contained within and bounded by a line at a radius of 200 metres from the intersection of the outlet of the Tod River and Mean High Water Springs at the location closest to 34°35′31.14″ South, 135°54′08.35″ East, together with the waters of the Tod River.
Tumby Bay
The waters of or near Tumby Bay contained within and bounded by a line commencing at Mean High Water Springs closest to 34°21′23.25″ South, 136°06′53.07″ East, then south‑easterly to the location on Mean High Water Springs (Tumby Island) closest to 34°24′27.04″ South, 136°08′32.16″ East, then beginning westerly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the location closest to 34°24′44.20″ South, 136°08′26.10″ East, then north‑westerly to the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 34°24′28.42″ South, 136°07′45.89″ East, then beginning easterly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the point of commencement.
The waters of or near Tumby Bay contained within and bounded by a line at a radius of 500 metres from the mouth of Second Creek near 34°25′25.71″ South, 136°06′24.25″ East.
Port Neill
The waters near Port Neill contained within and bounded by a line commencing at Mean High Water Springs closest to 34°06′17.64″ South, 136°21′02.74″ East, then south‑easterly to the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 34°07′16.43″ South, 136°21′22.81″ East (Cape Burr), then beginning north‑westerly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the point of commencement.
Arno Bay
The waters of or near Arno Bay contained within and bounded by a line commencing at Mean High Water Springs closest to 33°54′55.22″ South, 136°34′37.10″ East, then southerly to the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 33°55′54.72″ South, 136°34′41.93″ East (Cape Driver), then beginning north‑westerly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the point of commencement.
Cowell: Franklin Harbour
The waters of or near Franklin Harbour contained within and bounded by a line commencing at Mean High Water Springs closest to 33°43′33.88″ South, 136°59′24.64″ East (Victoria Point), then south‑westerly to the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 33°44′30.66″ South, 136°58′10.00″ East (Germein Point), then beginning northerly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the point of commencement.
Germein Bay
The waters of or near Germein Bay contained within and bounded by a line commencing at 33°06′55.75″ South, 137°56′19.89″ East (marine navigation mark 4410/703), then north‑westerly to 33°02′41.85″ South, 137°49′33.12″ East (marine navigation mark 4410/100), then north‑easterly to 33°00′35.84″ South, 137°57′03.42″ East (the northern most point of the Port of Port Pirie), then north‑easterly to Mean High Water Springs closest to 33°00′19.60″ South, 137°57′58.56″ East (Ward Point), then beginning south‑easterly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the location closest to 33°09′40.33″ South, 137°56′19.85″ East, then north to the point of commencement, but excluding any land or waters so encompassed that lie landward of the line of Mean High Water Springs.
Port Broughton—Fisherman Bay
The waters of or near Fisherman Bay contained within and bounded by a line commencing at Mean High Water Springs closest to 33°32′57.51″ South, 137°56′27.62″ East, then beginning south easterly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the location closest to 33°35′40.41″ South, 137°55′20.85″ East, then northerly to the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 33°33′27.72″ South, 137°55′24.68″ East (Shag Island), then north easterly to the point of commencement.
Port Victoria
The waters of or near Port Victoria greater than 5 metres in depth and contained within and bounded by a line commencing at Mean High Water Springs closest to 34°23′51.75″ South, 137°26′48.31″ East (Reef Point), then beginning south‑westerly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the location closest to 34°30′32.08″ South, 137°28′26.43″ East (Point Gawler), then north‑westerly to the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 34°29′09.15″ South, 137°25′26.14″ East (Rocky Island), then beginning north‑easterly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the location closest to 34°29′09.05″ South, 137°25′25.88″ East (Rocky Island), then north‑westerly to the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 34°27′26.16″ South, 137°21′56.32″ East (Goose Island), then beginning north‑easterly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the location closest to 34°27′17.25″ South, 137°21′50.54″ East (Goose Island), then north‑easterly to the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 34°27′12.91″ South, 137°21′56.85″ East (Little Goose Island), then beginning south‑easterly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the location closest to 34°27′11.17″ South, 137°21′59.35″ East (Little Goose Island), then north‑easterly to the point of commencement.
Pondalowie Bay
The waters of or near Pondalowie Bay contained within and bounded by a line commencing at Mean High Water Springs closest to 35°11′25.48″ South, 136°50′46.22″ East (Royston Head), then generally southerly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the location closest to 35°13′57.69″ South, 136°49′52.50″ East, then northerly to the location on Mean High Water Springs (South Island) closest to 35°13′54.55″ South, 136°49′52.77″ East, then generally north‑easterly following the line of Mean High Water Springs (South Island) to the location closest to 35°13′47.96″ South, 136°49′59.89″ East, then north‑easterly to the location on Mean High Water Springs (Middle Island) closest to 35°12′57.02″ South, 136°50′07.21″ East, then north‑easterly to the location on Mean High Water Springs (Royston Island) closest to 35°11′48.65″ South, 136°50′25.98″ East, then north‑easterly to the point of commencement.
Wedge Island
The waters near Wedge Island contained within and bounded by a line commencing at Mean High Water Springs closest to 35°07′02.05″ South, 136°27′49.94″ East (North Island), then beginning southerly following the line of Mean High Water Springs (North Island) to the location closest to 35°07′15.64″ South, 136°28′43.72″ East, then south‑easterly to the location on Mean High Water Springs (Wedge Island) closest to 35°09′40.22″ South, 136°29′38.71″ East, then beginning north‑westerly following the line of Mean High Water Springs (Wedge Island) to the location closest to 35°08′04.19″ South, 136°27′05.22″ East, then north‑easterly to the point of commencement.
The waters near Wedge Island contained within and bounded by a line commencing at Mean High Water Springs closest to 35°08′04.19″ South, 136°27′05.22″ East (Wedge Island), then beginning south‑easterly following the line of Mean High Water Springs (Wedge Island) to the location closest to 35°08′54.16″ South, 136°26′30.36″ East, then north‑easterly to the point of commencement.
Brown's Beach—Yorke Peninsula
The waters of or near Brown's Beach contained within and bounded by a line commencing at Mean High Water Springs closest to 35°09′39.03″ South, 136°53′38.19″ East, then beginning south‑easterly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the location closest to 35°11′05.00″ South, 136°53′02.49″ East, then north‑easterly to the point of commencement.
Stansbury
The waters of or near Oyster Bay contained within and bounded by a line commencing at Mean High Water Springs closest to 34°54′06.50″ South, 137°47′47.68″ East, then north‑easterly to a point 200 metres north of the Stansbury jetty near 34°53′59.98″ South, 137°47′58.21″ East, then south‑easterly to the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 34°54′42.45″ South, 137°48′19.66″ East (Oyster Point), then beginning westerly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the point of commencement.
Coobowie
The waters of or near Salt Creek Bay contained within and bounded by a line commencing at Mean High Water Springs closest to 35°02′38.16″ South, 137°45′00.41″ East (Hickies Point), then south‑westerly to the end of the old Coobowie jetty structure (as defined by an ″H″ shaped pylon) near 35°02′46.33″ South, 137°44′20.82″ East, then south‑westerly to the intersection of the causeway and Mean High Water Springs at the location closest to 35°03′15.17″ South, 137°43′40.39″ East, then generally easterly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the point of commencement.
Edithburgh
The waters of or near Sultana Bay contained within and bounded by a line commencing at Mean High Water Springs closest to 35°06′10.26″ South, 137°44′36.50″ East, then south‑easterly to the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 35°06′42.96″ South, 137°45′32.82″ East, then north‑westerly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the point of commencement. 
The waters of or near Edithburgh greater than 5 metres in depth and contained within and bounded by a line commencing at Mean High Water Springs closest to 35°02′40.89″ South, 137°45′27.83″ East, then south‑easterly to the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 35°07′04.60″ South, 137°49′24.51″ East (Troubridge Island), then southerly to 35°09′12.61″ South, 137°49′17.00″ East (marine navigation mark 4630/100), then north‑westerly to the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 35°06′42.96″ South, 137°45′32.82″ East, then beginning north‑westerly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the point of commencement.
Price
The waters near Price contained within and bounded by a line at a radius of 2040 metres from marine navigation mark 4680/000 located at 34°16′14.16″ South, 138°01′10.68″ East, including all waters of Wills Creek and the waters of its anabranches and tributaries.
Port Wakefield
The waters of or near the Mouth of the Wakefield River contained within and bounded by a line commencing at Mean High Water Springs closest to 34°11′14.58″ South, 138°08′39.46″ East, then beginning south‑easterly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the location closest to 34°11′26.69″ South, 138°08′40.03″ East (Port Wakefield wharf), then south‑westerly to 34°11′30.19″ South, 138°08′37.77″ East (marine navigation beacon 4710/811), then south‑westerly to 34°11′34.33″ South, 138°08′35.79″ East (marine navigation beacon 4710/809), then south‑westerly to 34°11′38.53″ South, 138°08′32.19″ East (marine navigation beacon 4710/804), then south‑westerly to 34°11′43.27″ South, 138°08′28.41″ East (marine navigation beacon 4710/807), then north‑westerly to 34°11′39.71″ South, 138°08′21.27″ East, then north‑easterly to the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 34°11′18.81″ South, 138°08′37.39″ East, then generally north‑easterly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the location closest to 34°11′16.58″ South, 138°08′37.97″ East, then north‑easterly to the point of commencement.
Port Adelaide River
The waters of or near Outer Harbor and the Port Adelaide River contained within and bounded by a line commencing at the location closest to 34°44′03.52″ South, 138°27′55.30″ East (Black Pole, marine navigation mark 3193/000), then south‑easterly to 34°45′08.03″ South, 138°30′57.77″ East (marine navigation mark 3193/001), then south‑westerly contiguous with the northern extremity of the mangroves to the location closest to 34°45′25.73″ South, 138°30′33.15″ East (Point Grey), then generally south‑easterly contiguous with the western extremity of the mangroves to the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 34°46′13.63″ South, 138°31′21.40″ East, then beginning south‑westerly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the intersection of Mean High Water Springs with the Grand Trunkway Road Bridge near 34°48′32.47″ South, 138°31′25.07″ East, then southerly following the Grand Trunkway Road Bridge to the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 34°48′45.09″ South, 138°31′31.07″ East, then beginning westerly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the intersection of the southernmost Outer Harbor breakwater with Mean High Water Springs near 34°46′58.98″ South, 138°28′40.51″ East, then south‑westerly following the breakwater to its seaward end near 34°47′19.92″ South, 138°28′00.74″ East, then north‑easterly to the seaward end of the northernmost Outer Harbor breakwater near 34°47′02.46″ South, 138°28′12.14″ East, then generally north‑easterly following the breakwater to the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 34°45′56.13″ South, 138°28′57.06″ East, then north‑westerly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the location closest to 34°45′55.93″ South, 138°28′56.72″ East, then north‑westerly to the point of commencement.
Outer Harbor to Aldinga
The waters of or near Gulf St. Vincent contained within and bounded by a line commencing at the intersection of the southernmost breakwater at Outer Harbor with Mean High Water Springs closest to 34°46′58.95″ South, 138°28′40.48″ East, then beginning south‑easterly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the location closest to 35°17′00.70″ South, 138°26′33.54″ East, then westerly to a line 600 metres seaward of Mean High Water Springs closest to 35°17′00.71″ South, 138°26′09.80″ East, then beginning north‑easterly following a line 600 metres seaward of Mean High Water Springs to the southernmost breakwater at Outer Harbor closest to 34°47′10.37″ South, 138°28′21.38″ East, then north‑easterly following the breakwater to the point of commencement, but excluding any land or waters so encompassed that lie landward of the line of Mean High Water Springs.
Patawalonga Lake
The waters of the Patawalonga Lake together with the waters of Holdfast Bay contained within and bounded by a line at a radius of 500 metres from the intersection of the northernmost part of the sluice gates at the mouth of the Patawalonga Lake with Mean High Water Springs at the location closest to 34°58′29.27″ South, 138°30′42.43″ East.
Kangaroo Island—Kingscote Spit
The waters of or near Kingscote Harbor contained within and bounded by a line commencing at Mean High Water Springs closest to 35°33′55.70″ South, 137°38′03.00″ East (Point Marsden), then south‑easterly to 35°38′33.96″ South, 137°42′17.09″ East, then south‑westerly to 35°40′21.60″ South, 137°40′56.49″ East, then north‑westerly to the intersection of the Kingscote jetty with Mean High Water Springs near 35°39′18.29″ South, 137°38′36.58″ East, then beginning north‑easterly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the location closest to 35°38′09.92″ South, 137°37′01.37″ East (The Bluff), then north‑easterly to the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 35°35′49.83″ South, 137°37′35.58″ East (Cape Rouge), then generally north‑easterly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the point of commencement.
American River—Eastern Cove
The waters of or near Ballast Head Harbor and American River contained within and bounded by a line commencing at Mean High Water Springs closest to 35°46′07.65″ South, 137°47′10.56″ East, then easterly to the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 35°45′56.32″ South, 137°52′53.48″ East, then beginning south‑westerly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the location closest to 35°47′52.83″ South, 137°45′46.10″ East (Picnic Point), then north‑westerly to the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 35°47′33.25″ South, 137°45′28.64″ East, then beginning northerly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the point of commencement.
Parsons Beach—Fleurieu Peninsula
The waters of or near Parsons Beach contained within and bounded by a line commencing at Mean High Water Springs closest to 35°37′55.41″ South, 138°27′29.17″ East, then beginning north‑easterly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the location closest to 35°38′02.20″ South, 138°28′30.14″ East, then westerly to the point of commencement.
Waitpinga Beach—Fleurieu Peninsula
The waters of or near Waitpinga Beach contained within and bounded by a line commencing at Mean High Water Springs closest to 35°38′04.06″ South, 138°28′46.86″ East, then beginning north‑easterly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the location closest to 35°38′33.77″ South, 138°31′20.80″ East, then north‑westerly to the point of commencement.
Encounter Bay
The waters of or near Encounter Bay contained within and bounded by a line commencing at Mean High Water Springs closest to 35°32′38.37″ South, 138°37′51.86″ East, then south‑easterly to 35°33′45.57″ South, 138°38′18.15″ East (end of breakwater on Granite Island), then south‑westerly to the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 35°35′31.41″ South, 138°36′21.24″ East, then beginning northerly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the point of commencement.
Murray Mouth
The waters of the Murray Mouth.
Guichen Bay, Robe
The waters of or near Guichen Bay contained within and bounded by a line commencing at Mean High Water Springs closest to 37°09′21.38″ South, 139°44′51.17″ East, then south‑easterly to the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 37°09′49.59″ South, 139°46′55.40″ East, then beginning south‑westerly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the point of commencement.
Robe Lakes
The inland waters within the Hundred of Waterhouse.
Rivoli Bay and Lake George (southern lagoon), Beachport
The waters of or near Rivoli Bay contained within and bounded by a line commencing at Mean High Water Springs closest to 37°28′28.72″ South, 140°02′06.58″ East, then south‑westerly to the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 37°28′54.45″ South, 140°00′54.34″ East (approximate intersection of Beachport jetty and Mean High Water Springs), then generally north following the line of Mean High Water Springs and including all inland waters of the southern lagoon of Lake George to the location closest to 37°27′05.78″ South, 140°00′56.97″ East, then generally north‑easterly 37°27′00.96″ South, 140°01′07.95″ East, then generally south‑easterly to the point of commencement.
Admella Dunes
The waters of or near The Admella Dunes contained within and bounded by a line commencing at Mean High Water Springs closest to 37°51′59.98″ South, 140°21′44.17″ East, then generally south‑easterly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the location closest to 37°53′55.25″ South, 140°22′31.79″ East, then south‑westerly to a line 300 metres seaward of Mean High Water Springs closest to 37°53′57.29″ South, 140°22′19.67″ East, then generally north‑westerly following a line 300 metres seaward of Mean High Water Springs to the location closest to 37°51′59.93″ South, 140°21′31.89″ East, then easterly to the point of commencement.
Brown Bay
The waters of or near Brown Bay contained within and bounded by a line commencing at Mean High Water Springs closest to 38°03′01.16″ South, 140°52′20.77″ East (Green Point), then southerly to a line 300 metres seaward of Mean High Water Springs closest to 38°03′12.18″ South, 140°52′20.75″ East, then beginning north‑westerly following a line 300 metres seaward of Mean High Water Springs to the location closest to 38°03′04.91″ South, 140°48′26.69″ East, then northerly to the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 38°02′55.19″ South, 140°48′26.72″ East (Danger Point), then beginning easterly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the point of commencement.
Cooper Creek
The waters of Cooper Creek, its anabranches and lakes.
Other waters
All the inland waters of the State other than the inland waters specified in these regulations and the waters of the River Murray, the Coorong, Lakes Albert and Alexandrina and Lake George.
Jetties, Piers and Wharves
The waters within—
	(a)	a distance of 500 metres from any portion of the jetty at Brighton, Glenelg, Henley Beach, Grange, Semaphore or Largs Bay; and
	(b)	a distance of 100 metres of any pier, wharf or other jetty.
Salmon Hole—Beachport
The waters of or near Salmon Hole contained within and bounded by a line commencing at Mean High Water Springs closest to 37°29′07.40″ South, 139°59′39.14″ East, then beginning north‑easterly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the location closest to 37°29′00.93″ South, 139°59′44.90″ East, then north‑easterly to the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 37°28′59.24″ South, 139°59′47.74″ East, then beginning south‑easterly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the location closest to 37°29′32.93″ South, 140°00′41.17″ East (Cape Martin lighthouse), then southerly to the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 37°29′36.69″ South, 140°00′40.81″ East (Penguin Island), then beginning south‑westerly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the location closest to 37°29′45.75″ South, 140°00′36.46″ East (Cape Martin), then north‑westerly to the point of commencement.
Part 2—Areas in which use of nets other than large mesh nets and sardine nets is prohibited
West Coast
The waters and bays of the West Coast contained within and bounded by a line commencing at 32°59′59.95″ South, 134°00′00.03″ East, then easterly to the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 32°59′59.95″ South, 134°12′12.60″ East, then beginning south‑westerly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the location closest to 33°43′35.53″ South, 135°00′00.03″ East, then southerly to 33°49′59.95″ South, 135°00′00.03″ East, then north‑westerly to the point of commencement.
Tumby Bay to Dutton Bay
The waters of or near Tumby Bay and Dutton Bay contained within and bounded by a line commencing at Mean High Water Springs closest to 33°59′29.47″ South, 136°30′00.03″ East, then southerly to 34°04′59.95″ South, 136°30′00.03″ East, then south‑westerly to 34°29′59.95″ South, 136°10′00.03″ East, then westerly to the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 34°29′59.95″ South, 136°06′47.31″ East, then beginning generally northerly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the point of commencement.
Yorke Peninsula
The waters of or near Spencer Gulf, Investigator Strait and Gulf St. Vincent contained within and bounded by a line commencing at Mean High Water Springs closest to 34°29′59.95″ South, 137°53′34.01″ East (Rogues Point), then easterly to 34°30′04.95″ South, 138°00′00.03″ East, then southerly to 34°59′59.95″ South, 138°00′00.03″ East, then south‑westerly to 35°14′59.95″ South, 137°45′00.02″ East, then south‑westerly to 35°24′59.95″ South, 136°45′00.03″ East, then northerly to 34°44′59.95″ South, 136°45′00.03″ East, then easterly to 34°44′59.95″ South, 137°15′00.03″ East, then northerly to 33°59′59.95″ South, 137°15′00.03″ East, then easterly to the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 33°59′59.95″ South, 137°32′04.15″ East (Warburton Point), then beginning south‑westerly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to point of commencement.
Part 3—Areas in which use of nets other than purse seine nets or sardine nets by certain licensed persons is prohibited
Coffin Bay
The waters of or near Coffin Bay contained within and bounded by a line commencing at Mean High Water Springs closest to 34°25′44.79″ South, 135°12′22.76″ East (Point Sir Isaac), then easterly to the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 34°25′06.20″ South, 135°21′31.68″ East (Frenchman Bluff), then beginning southerly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the point of commencement.
Port Lincoln
The waters of or near Port Lincoln contained within and bounded by a line commencing at Mean High Water Springs closest to 34°32′37.80″ South, 136°05′20.72″ East (Point Bolingbroke), then south‑westerly to the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 34°43′31.30″ South, 135°59′43.10″ East (Cape Donington), then beginning westerly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the point of commencement.

Schedule 8—Prescribed quantities
(Regulation 7)

Column 1
Class of fish	Column 2
Quantity		
King George Whiting (Sillaginodes punctatus)		(a)	if the person has in his or her possession both fish and fillets of the fish—36 fish or 5 kilograms of fillets of the fish;		
		(b)	in any other case—72 fish or 10 kilograms of fillets of the fish.		
Pipi (Donax spp)	1 320 Pipi		
Razorfish (Pinna bicolor)	100 fish		

Schedule 9—Classes of aquatic resources prescribed for purposes of section 77(2) of Act
(Regulation 9)

Annelids	
Beach Worm (Class POLYCHAETA)
Blood Worm (Class POLYCHAETA)
Tube Worm (Class POLYCHAETA)	
Coelenterata	
Jellyfish	
Crustaceans	
Bug (Ibacus & Thenus spp)
Blue Swimmer Crab (Portunus armatus)
Giant Crab (Psuedocarcinus gigas)
Sand Crab (Ovalipes spp)
Velvet Crab (Nectocarcinus tuperculosus)
Freshwater Prawn (Macrobrachium australiensis)
King Prawn (Penaeus latisulcatus)
Southern Rock Lobster (Jasus edwardsii)
Yabby (Cherax spp)	
Echinoderms	
Sea Urchin (Heliocidaris erythrogramma)	
Molluscs	
Abalone of the species Haliotis laevigata, Haliotis rubra and
Haliotis roei
Air Breathing Limpet (Family Siphonariidae)
Cowrie (Family Cypraeidae)
Allied Cowrie (Triviida)
Bean Cowrie (Triviida)
Black Cowrie (Zoila friendii thersites)
Southern Calamari (Sepioteuthis australis)
Cardita (Family Carditidae)
Chiton (Family Chitonidae)
Cockle
Pipi (Donax spp)
Heart Cockle (Family Cardiidae)
Mactra Cockle (Family Mactridae)
Venus Cockle (Family Veneridae)
Vongole
Cuttlefish (Sepia spp)
Eulima (Family Eulimidae)
Fingernail (Family Solenidae)
Jackknife (Family Solenidae)
Ladder (Family Epitoniidae)
Limpet (Family Patellidae)
Keyhole Limpet and Shield (Family Fissurellidae)
Mussel (Mytilus spp)
Octopus (Family Octopodidae)
Oyster (Family Ostridae)
Thorny Oyster (Spondylidae spp)
Black Crow Periwinkle (Family Neritidae)
Razorfish (Pinna bicolor)
Scallop (Family Pectinidae)
Cone Shell (Family Conidae)
Dove Shell (Family Calumbellidae)
Harp Shell (Family Harpidae)
Helmut Shell (Family Cassidae)
Margin Shell (Family Marginellidae)
Mitre Shell (Family Mitridae)
Moon Shell (Family Nacticidae)
Murex, droop, purple/rock shell (Family Muricidae)
Nutmeg Shell (Family Cancellaridae)
Olive Shell (Family Olividae)
Painted Lady (Family Phasianellidae)
Pheasant Shell (Family Phasianellidae)
Ring Mouth Shell (Family Liotiidae)
Spindle Shell (Family Faxialariidae)
Sunset Shell or Tellin (Family Tellinidae)
Thai, Droop (Family Thaididae)
Gould's Squid (Nototodarus gouldi)
Triton (Family Cymatiidae)
Trochus (Family Trochidae)
Top Shell (Family Trochidae)
Weed Shell (Family Trochidae)
Star Shell (Family Turbinidae)
Turban (Family Turbinidae)
Turbo Shell (Turbo torquatus and Turbo undulatus)
Turid (Family Turridae)
Chank Shell Vase (Family Vasidae)
Baler Volute (Family Volutidae)
Watering Pot Shell (Family Clavagellidae)
Welk (Family Buccinidae)
Dog Welk (Family Nassaridae)	
Scalefish	
Scalefish (Class TELEOSTOMI)	
Sharks	
Shark (Class ELASMOBRANCHII)	

Schedule 10—Areas in which hand fish spears, spear guns and explosive devices must not be carried while diving
(Regulation 14)
Part 1—Application of GDA2020
GDA2020 applies in respect of the spatial descriptions in Part 2 of this Schedule.
Part 2—Areas in which hand fish spears, spear guns and explosive devices must not be carried while diving
1	The waters of the River Murray and all other fresh water streams of the State, and the area of land within 100 metres of those waters.
2	The waters near the Hindmarsh River contained within and bounded by a line at a radius of 200 metres from the intersection of the outlet of the Hindmarsh River and Mean High Water Springs at the location closest to 35°32′36.92″ South, 138°37′53.59″ East, together with the waters of the Hindmarsh River.
3	The waters near the Inman River contained within and bounded by a line at a radius of 200 metres from the intersection of the outlet of the Inman River and Mean High Water Springs at the location closest to 35°33′42.38″ South, 138°36′46.38″ East, together with the waters of the Inman River.
4	The waters of Gulf St. Vincent—
	(a)	contained within and bounded by a line commencing at the intersection of 100 metres south of the southernmost breakwater at Outer Harbor with Mean High Water Springs at the location closest to 34°47′01.33″ South, 138°28′43.38″ East, to the intersection of the southernmost point of the southern car park, Kingston Park Coastal Reserve with Mean High Water Springs at the location closest to 35°02′23.14″ South, 138°30′51.16″ East, then north‑westerly to a line 600 metres seaward 35°02′10.63″ South, 138°30′30.57″ East, then beginning northerly following a line 600 metres seaward of Mean High Water Springs to 100 metres south of the southernmost breakwater at Outer Harbor closest to 34°47′12.87″ South, 138°28′23.98″ East; and
	(b)	contained within and bounded by a line commencing at the intersection of the southernmost point of Balboa Drive car park, Hallett Cove with Mean High Water Springs at the location closest to 35°05′23.13″ South, 138°29′12.42″ East, to the intersection of the outermost landpoint of Witton Bluff with Mean High Water Springs at the location closest to 35°08′38.80″ South, 138°27′58.46″ East, then westerly to a line 600 metres seaward 35°08′38.80″ South, 138°27′34.76″ East, then beginning northerly following a line 600 metres seaward of Mean High Water Springs to the point closest to 35°05′09.82″ South, 138°28′54.92″ East.
5	The waters and adjacent foreshore areas within a distance of 100 metres from any part of any jetty, landing or wharf which is not within any of the areas defined in clause 1, 2 or 4 of this Schedule.
6	The waters known as West Lakes and foreshore areas (including reserves for public use) adjacent to those waters.
7	The waters of or near Boat Harbor, Second Valley, contained within and bounded by a line commencing at Mean High Water Springs closest to 35°30′34.67″ South, 138°12′54.87″ East, then south‑easterly to the location on Mean High Water Springs closest to 35°30′38.33″ South, 138°13′11.33″ East, then beginning south‑westerly following the line of Mean High Water Springs to the point of commencement.

Schedule 11—Expiation fees
(Regulation 32)

Clause of Schedule 6	Description of prescribed fishing activity constituting offence	Expiation fee	
	Part 1—Fishing activities not to be engaged in by licensed persons		
1	Taking fish in Coorong (area 1), Coorong (area 2) or Coorong coastal waters by using net other than small or large mesh monofilament net or small or large multifilament hauling net (commercial)	$500	
2	Taking fish in Coorong (area 1) or Coorong (area 2) using large mesh monofilament net other than as set net (commercial)	$500	
3	Taking fish in Coorong (area 1) using certain net during closed season (commercial)	$500	
4	Taking fish in coastal waters using hauling net during certain holiday periods (commercial)	$500	
5	Taking fish in certain coastal waters using swinger net (commercial)	$500	
6	Taking fish in River Murray proper using certain device (commercial)	$500	
7	Taking fish for purpose of bait using fish net other than bait net (commercial)	$500	
8	Taking Scallop using scallop dredge (commercial)	$500	
9(1)	Taking certain fish in Lakes and Coorong using more than permitted number of certain nets at same time (commercial)	$500	
10	Taking fish using drum net of unlawful specifications (commercial)	$250	
11	Taking fish in coastal waters using gill net or mesh net of unlawful specifications (commercial)	$500	
12(a)	Taking fish in Coorong (area 1), Coorong (area 2) or Coorong coastal waters using small mesh monofilament net of unlawful specifications as set net (commercial)	$250	
12(b)	Taking fish in Coorong (area 1), Coorong (area 2) or Coorong coastal waters using small mesh monofilament net otherwise than as set net in certain circumstances (commercial)	$250	
13	Taking fish in Coorong (area 1), Coorong (area 2) or Coorong coastal waters using large multifilament mesh net of unlawful specifications (commercial)	$250	
14	Taking fish in Coorong coastal waters using large mesh monofilament net of unlawful specifications other than as set net (commercial)	$250	
15	Taking fish in Coorong (area 1), Coorong (area 2) or Coorong coastal waters using multifilament hauling net of unlawful specifications (commercial)	$250	
16(1)	Taking prawn in coastal waters using prawn trawl net of unlawful specifications (commercial)	$500	
17	Taking Blue Swimmer Crab using crab net of unlawful specifications (commercial)	$500	
18(1)	Taking Rock Lobster in Northern Zone using rock lobster pot of unlawful specifications (commercial)	$500	
19	Taking Rock Lobster in Southern Zone using rock lobster pot of unlawful specifications (commercial)	$500	
20	Taking Ocean Jacket in waters deeper than 60 metres using fish trap of unlawful specifications (commercial)	$250	
21	Taking fish using fish trap of unlawful specifications (commercial)	$250	
22	Taking Pipi in Coorong coastal waters using cockle rake of unlawful specifications (commercial)	$250	
23	Taking fish using certain device without buoy (commercial)	$250	
24	Taking fish using certain device without tag (commercial)	$250	
26	Taking fish by licensed person using trawl nets and boats in Gulf St. Vincent Prawn Fishery	$625	
27	Taking fish by licensed person using trawl nets and boats in Spencer Gulf Prawn Fishery	$625	
28	Taking fish by licensed person using trawl nets and boats in West Coast Prawn Fishery	$625	
30	Taking fish using set line with more than permitted number of hooks (commercial)	$500	
31	Taking certain fish in River Murray (commercial)	$500	
32	Taking Blue Swimmer Crab in certain Spencer Gulf waters (commercial)	$500	
33	Taking Blue Swimmer Crab, Rock Crab or Spider Crab in certain other waters (commercial)	$500	
34	Taking Sand Crab using sand crab pot in certain waters (commercial)	$500	
35	Taking Vongole in certain waters (commercial)	$500	
35A	Taking Pipi in certain waters (commercial)	$500	
36	Taking Blue Swimmer Crab in certain waters during closed season (commercial)	$500	
37	Taking fish in River Murray using certain device without buoy or tag (commercial)	$250	
38	Taking fish in Lakes and Coorong by electrofishing (commercial)	$500	
	Part 2—Fishing activities not to be engaged in by unlicensed persons		
39	Taking fish in coastal waters using fish net or long line (recreational)	$500	
40	Taking fish using fish net in River Murray proper (recreational)	$500	
41	Taking fish in Coorong (area 1) using fish net during certain period (recreational)	$250	
42(1)	Taking fish in waters of State using certain fish traps (recreational)	$250	
42(2)	Taking fish in coastal waters using pyramid net (recreational)	$250	
43	Taking fish in coastal waters using more than permitted number of certain devices (recreational)	$250	
44	Taking fish in certain inland waters using more than permitted number of certain devices (recreational)	$250	
45	Taking fish in Coorong (area 1) using more than permitted number of certain devices during certain period (recreational)	$250	
46	Taking fish in Coorong (area 2) using more than permitted number of certain devices (recreational)	$250	
47	Taking fish in Lakes Albert and Alexandrina using more than permitted number of certain devices (recreational)	$250	
48	Taking fish in Lake George using more than permitted number of certain devices (recreational)	$250	
49	Taking fish in Coorong (area 1) during certain period using mesh net of unlawful specifications (recreational)	$250	
50	Taking fish in Coorong (area 2) using mesh net of unlawful specifications (recreational)	$250	
51	Taking fish in Lakes Albert and Alexandrina using mesh net of unlawful specifications (recreational)	$250	
52	Taking fish in Lake George using mesh net of unlawful specifications (recreational)	$250	
53	Taking crabs using crab net or hand net of unlawful specifications (recreational)	$250	
54	Taking Rock Lobster in Northern Zone or Southern Zone using rock lobster pot of unlawful specifications (recreational)	$250	
55	Taking fish using device without tag (recreational)	$250	
56	Taking fish using mesh net without tag (recreational)	$250	
57	Taking fish in Lake George using mesh net without buoy or tag (recreational)	$250	
58	Taking fish using drop net without buoy or tag (recreational)	$250	
59	Taking fish using hoop net without buoy or tag (recreational)	$250	
60	Taking Rock Lobster using rock lobster pot without buoy or tag (recreational)	$250	
61	Taking fish using shrimp trap or pyramid net without buoy or tag (recreational)	$250	
62	Taking fish using device with tag bearing registration information relating to device registered for commercial fishing (recreational)	$250	
63(1) or (2)	Taking Albacore, Bronze Whaler Shark, Congolli, Dusky Shark, Gummy Shark, Harlequin Fish, Mulloway (outside Coorong), Samsonfish, School Shark, Snapper, Southern Bluefin Tuna, Western Blue Groper & Yellowtail Kingfish (recreational non‑charter boat fishing bag or boat limit)—exceeding limit:		
		•	by 1 fish	$250	
		•	by 2 fish	$375	
		•	by 3 fish	$500	
		•	by more than 3 fish	$625	
63(1) or (2)	Taking Blue Morwong (Queen Snapper), Cuttlefish, Golden Perch, Grunter, King George Whiting, Lake Eyre Perch, small Mulloway (within Coorong), Southern Calamari & Wrasse (recreational non‑charter boat fishing bag or boat limit)—exceeding limit:		
		•	by up to 3 fish	$250	
		•	by more than 3 but not more than 6 fish	$375	
		•	by more than 6 but not more than 9 fish	$500	
		•	by more than 9 fish	$625	
63(1) or (2)	Taking Bight Redfish, Blue Swimmer Crab, Bream, Flathead, Hyrtl's Tandan, Redfish, Silver Tandan, Swallowtail, Razorfish, large Salmon, Sand Crab, Southern Garfish, Spangled Perch & Yellowfin Whiting (recreational non‑charter boat fishing bag or boat limit)—exceeding limit:		
		•	by up to 5 fish	$125	
		•	by more than 5 but not more than 10 fish	$250	
		•	by more than 10 but not more than 15 fish	$375	
		•	by more than 15 but not more than 20 fish	$500	
		•	by more than 20 fish	$625	
63(1) or (2)	Taking Australian Herring, Flounder, small Salmon, Sea Urchin, Scallop, Snook, Sweep & Trevally (recreational non‑charter boat fishing bag or boat limit)—exceeding limit:		
		•	by up to 10 fish	$125	
		•	by more than 10 but not more than 20 fish	$250	
		•	by more than 20 but not more than 30 fish	$375	
		•	by more than 30 but not more than 40 fish	$500	
		•	by more than 40 fish	$625	
63(1) or (2)	Taking Mullet & Yabby (recreational non‑charter boat fishing bag or boat limit)—exceeding limit:		
		•	by up to 15 fish	$125	
		•	by more than 15 but not more than 30 fish	$250	
		•	by more than 30 but not more than 45 fish	$375	
		•	by more than 45 but not more than 60 fish	$500	
		•	by more than 60 fish	$625	
63(3)(a) or (4)(a)	Taking Southern Calamari and Cuttlefish (recreational non‑charter boat fishing bag or boat combination limit)—exceeding combination limit:		
		•	by up to 3 fish	$250	
		•	by more than 3 but not more than 6 fish	$375	
		•	by more than 6 but not more than 9 fish	$500	
		•	by more than 9 fish	$625	
63(3)(b) or (4)(b)	Taking crab (being a combination of Blue Swimmer Crab and Sand Crab) (recreational non‑charter boat fishing bag or boat combination limit)—exceeding combination limit:		
		•	by up to 5 crab	$125	
		•	by more than 5 but not more than 10 crab	$250	
		•	by more than 10 but not more than 15 crab	$375	
		•	by more than 15 but not more than 20 crab	$500	
		•	by more than 20 crab	$625	
63(3)(c) or (4)(c)	Taking perch (being a combination of Golden Perch and Lake Eyre Perch) (recreational non‑charter boat fishing bag or boat combination limit)—exceeding combination limit:		
		•	by up to 3 fish	$250	
		•	by more than 3 but not more than 6 fish	$375	
		•	by more than 6 but not more than 9 fish	$500	
		•	by more than 9 fish	$625	
63(3)(d) or (4)(d)	Taking shark (being a combination of Gummy Shark and School Shark) (recreational non‑charter boat fishing bag or boat combination limit)—exceeding combination limit:		
		•	by 1 shark	$250	
		•	by 2 shark	$375	
		•	by 3 shark	$500	
		•	by more than 3 shark	$625	
63(3)(e) or (4)(e)	Taking shark (being a combination of Bronze Whaler Shark and Dusky Shark) (recreational non‑charter boat fishing bag or boat combination limit)—exceeding combination limit:		
		•	by 1 shark	$250	
		•	by 2 shark	$375	
		•	by 3 shark	$500	
		•	by more than 3 shark	$625	
63(3)(f) or (4)(f)	Taking Silver Tandan (Porochilus argenteus) and Hyrtl's Tandan (Neosilurus hyrtlii) (recreational non-charter boat fishing bag or boat combination limit)—exceeding combination limit:		
		•	by up to 3 fish	$250	
		•	by more than 3 but not more than 6 fish	$375	
		•	by more than 6 fish but not more than 9 fish	$500	
		•	by more than 9 fish	$625	
64	Taking rock lobster in the Northern Zone or Southern Zone (recreational non‑charter boat fishing bag or boat limit)—exceeding limit:		
		•	by 1 rock lobster	$250	
		•	by 2 rock lobster	$375	
		•	by 3 rock lobster	$500	
		•	by more than 3 rock lobster	$625	
64	Taking abalone (recreational non‑charter boat fishing bag or boat limit)—exceeding limit:		
		•	by 1 abalone	$250	
		•	by 2 abalone	$375	
		•	by 3 abalone	$500	
		•	by more than 3 abalone	$625	
64	Taking Murray Cod (recreational non‑charter boat fishing bag or boat limit—exceeding limit:		
		•	by 1 Murray Cod	$375	
		•	by 2 Murray Cod	$500	
		•	by more than 2 Murray Cod	$625	
65(1)	Taking Cockle and Vongole (recreational bag limit)—exceeding limit:		
		•	by up to 25 cockles or vongole	$125	
		•	by more than 25 but not more than 50 cockles or vongole	$250	
		•	by more than 50 but not more than 75 cockles or vongole	$375	
		•	by more than 75 but not more than 100 cockles or vongole	$500	
		•	by more than 100 cockles or vongole	$625	
65(1)	Taking Black Cowrie (recreational bag limit)—exceeding limit:		
		•	by 1 Black Cowrie	$250	
		•	by 2 Black Cowrie	$375	
		•	by 3 Black Cowrie	$500	
		•	by more than 3 Black Cowrie	$625	
65(1)	Taking Pipi (recreational bag limit)—exceeding limit:		
		•	by up to 25 Pipi	$125	
		•	by more than 25 but not more than 50 Pipi	$250	
		•	by more than 50 but not more than 75 Pipi	$375	
		•	by more than 75 but not more than 100 Pipi	$500	
		•	by more than 100 Pipi	$625	
65(1)	Taking Large Mulloway within the Coorong (recreational bag limit)—exceeding limit:		
		•	by 1 Large Mulloway	$250	
		•	by 2 Large Mulloway	$375	
		•	by 3 Large Mulloway	$500	
		•	by more than 3 Large Mulloway	$625	
65(1)	Taking Golden Perch within waters of a prescribed reservoir (recreational bag limit)—exceeding limit:		
		•	by 1 Golden Perch	$250	
		•	by 2 Golden Perch	$375	
		•	by 3 Golden Perch	$500	
		•	by more than 3 Golden Perch	$625	
65(1)	Taking Silver Perch within waters of a prescribed reservoir (recreational bag limit)—exceeding limit:		
		•	by 1 Silver Perch	$250	
		•	by 2 Silver Perch	$375	
		•	by 3 Silver Perch	$500	
		•	by more than 3 Silver Perch	$625	
65(1)	Taking Rainbow Trout within waters of a prescribed reservoir (recreational bag limit)—exceeding limit:		
		•	by 1 Rainbow Trout	$250	
		•	by 2 Rainbow Trout	$375	
		•	by 3 Rainbow Trout	$500	
		•	by more than 3 Rainbow Trout	$625	
65(2)	Taking bloodworms(recreational limit)—exceeding limit:		
		•	by up to 4 litres	$250	
		•	by more than 4 litres	$500	
66	Taking Abalone, Albacore, Congolli, Giant Crab, Gummy Shark, Harlequin Fish, School Shark, Snapper and Rock Lobster (recreational charter boat fishing bag or trip limit)—exceeding limit:		
		•	by 1 fish	$250	
		•	by 2 fish	$375	
		•	by 3 fish	$500	
		•	by more than 3 fish	$625	
66	Taking Barracouta, Blue Morwong (Queen Snapper), Cuttlefish, Gemfish, Jackass Morwong, King George Whiting, Southern Calamari & Wrasse (recreational charter boat fishing bag or trip limit)—exceeding limit:		
		•	by up to 3 fish	$250	
		•	by more than 3 but not more than 6 fish	$375	
		•	by more than 6 but not more than 9 fish	$500	
		•	by more than 9 fish	$625	
66	Taking Bight Redfish, Blue Swimmer Crabs, Bream, Eastern School Whiting, Flathead, Razorfish, large Salmon, Sand Crabs, Southern Garfish, Swallowtail, Yelloweye Redfish & Yellowfin Whiting (recreational charter boat fishing bag or trip limit)—exceeding limit:		
		•	by up to 5 fish	$125	
		•	by more than 5 but not more than 10 fish	$250	
		•	by more than 10 but not more than 15 fish	$375	
		•	by more than 15 but not more than 20 fish	$500	
		•	by more than 20 fish	$625	
66	Taking Australian Herring, Flounder, small Salmon, Sea Urchin, Scallop, Snook, Sweep & Trevally (recreational charter boat fishing bag or trip limit)—exceeding limit:		
		•	by up to 10 fish	$125	
		•	by more than 10 but not more than 20 fish	$250	
		•	by more than 20 but not more than 30 fish	$375	
		•	by more than 30 but not more than 40 fish	$500	
		•	by more than 40 fish	$625	
66	Taking Mullet (recreational charter boat fishing bag or trip limit—exceeding limit:		
		•	by up to 15 Mullet	$125	
		•	by more than 15 but not more than 30 Mullet	$250	
		•	by more than 30 but not more than 45 Mullet	$375	
		•	by more than 45 but not more than 60 Mullet	$500	
		•	by more than 60 Mullet	$625	
66	Taking Cockle or Vongole (recreational charter boat fishing bag or trip limit)—exceeding limit:		
		•	by up to 25 cockles or vongole	$125	
		•	by more than 25 but not more than 50 cockles or vongole	$250	
		•	by more than 50 but not more than 75 cockles or vongole	$375	
		•	by more than 75 but not more than 100 cockles or vongole	$500	
		•	by more than 100 cockles or vongole	$625	
66	Taking Pipi (recreational charter boat fishing bag or trip limit)—exceeding limit:		
		•	by up to 25 Pipi	$125	
		•	by more than 25 but not more than 50 Pipi	$250	
		•	by more than 50 but not more than 75 Pipi	$375	
		•	by more than 75 but not more than 100 Pipi	$500	
		•	by more than 100 Pipi	$625	
67(a)	Taking Southern Calamari and Cuttlefish (recreational charter boat fishing daily bag (combination) limit)—exceeding combination limit:		
		•	by up to 3 fish	$250	
		•	by more than 3 but not more than 6 fish	$375	
		•	by more than 6 but not more than 9 fish	$500	
		•	by more than 9 fish	$625	
67(b)	Taking Cockle and Vongole (recreational charter boat fishing daily bag (combination) limit)—exceeding combination limit:		
		•	by up to 25 cockle and vongole	$125	
		•	by more than 25 but not more than 50 cockle and vongole	$250	
		•	by more than 50 but not more than 75 cockle and vongole	$375	
		•	by more than 75 but not more than 100 cockle and vongole	$500	
		•	by more than 100 cockle and vongole	$625	
67(c)	Taking crab (being a combination of Blue Swimmer Crab and Sand Crab) (recreational charter boat fishing daily bag (combination) limit)— exceeding combination limit:		
		•	by up to 5 crab	$125	
		•	by more than 5 but not more than 10 crab	$250	
		•	by more than 10 but not more than 15 crab	$375	
		•	by more than 15 but not more than 20 crab	$500	
		•	by more than 20 crab	$625	
67(d)	Taking redfish (being a combination of Yelloweye Redfish and Bight Redfish) (recreational charter boat fishing daily bag (combination) limit)— exceeding combination limit:		
		•	by up to 5 fish	$125	
		•	by more than 5 but not more than 10 fish	$250	
		•	by more than 10 but not more than 15 fish	$375	
		•	by more than 15 but not more than 20 fish	$500	
		•	by more than 20 fish	$625	
67(e)	Taking shark (being Gummy Shark or School Shark) (recreational charter boat fishing daily bag (combination) limit)—exceeding combination limit:		
		•	by 1 shark	$250	
		•	by 2 shark	$375	
		•	by 3 shark	$500	
		•	by more than 3 shark	$625	
67(f)	Taking shark (being Bronze Whaler Shark or Dusky Shark) (recreational charter boat fishing daily bag (combination) limit)— exceeding combination limit		
		•	by 1 shark	$250	
		•	by 2 shark	$375	
		•	by 3 shark	$500	
		•	by more than 3 shark	$625	
68	Taking Blue Warehou (recreational charter boat fishing daily bag or trip limit)—exceeding limit:		
		•	by up to 5 Blue Warehou	$125	
		•	by more than 5 but not more than 10 Blue Warehou	$250	
		•	by more than 10 but not more than 15 Blue Warehou	$375	
		•	by more than 15 but not more than 20 Blue Warehou	$500	
		•	by more than 20 Blue Warehou	$625	
68	Taking Rock Ling (recreational charter boat fishing daily bag or trip limit)—exceeding limit:		
		•	by 1 Rock Ling	$250	
		•	by 2 Rock Ling	$375	
		•	by 3 Rock Ling	$500	
		•	by more than 3 Rock Ling	$625	
68	Taking Silver Warehou (recreational charter boat fishing daily bag or trip limit)—exceeding limit:		
		•	by up to 5 Silver Warehou	$125	
		•	by more than 5 but not more than 10 Silver Warehou	$250	
		•	by more than 10 but not more than 15 Silver Warehou	$375	
		•	by more than 15 but not more than 20 Silver Warehou	$500	
		•	by more than 20 Silver Warehou	$625	
68	Taking Southern Bluefin Tuna (recreational charter boat fishing daily bag or trip limit)—exceeding limit:		
		•	by 1 Southern Bluefin Tuna	$250	
		•	by 2 Southern Bluefin Tuna	$375	
		•	by 3 Southern Bluefin Tuna	$500	
		•	by more than 3 Southern Bluefin Tuna	$625	
68	Taking Western Blue Groper in certain waters (recreational charter boat fishing daily bag and trip limit)—exceeding limit:		
		•	by 1 Western Blue Groper	$250	
		•	by 2 Western Blue Groper	$375	
		•	by 3 Western Blue Groper	$500	
		•	by more than 3 Western Blue Groper	$625	
68	Taking Yellowtail Kingfish (recreational charter boat fishing daily bag and trip limit)—exceeding limit:		
		•	by 1 Yellowtail Kingfish	$250	
		•	by 2 Yellowtail Kingfish	$375	
		•	by 3 Yellowtail Kingfish	$500	
		•	by more than 3 Yellowtail Kingfish	$625	
68	Taking Mulloway (Outside Coorong) (recreational charter boat fishing daily bag and trip limit)—exceeding limit:		
		•	by 1 Mulloway	$250	
		•	by 2 Mulloway	$375	
		•	by 3 Mulloway	$500	
		•	by more than 3 Mulloway	$625	
68	Taking Samsonfish (recreational charter boat fishing daily bag and trip limit)—exceeding limit:		
		•	by 1 Samsonfish	$250	
		•	by 2 Samsonfish	$375	
		•	by 3 Samsonfish	$500	
		•	by more than 3 Samsonfish	$625	
68	Taking Bronze Whaler Shark (recreational charter boat fishing daily bag and trip limit)—exceeding limit:		
		•	by 1 Bronze Whaler Shark	$250	
		•	by 2 Bronze Whaler Shark	$375	
		•	by 3 Bronze Whaler Shark	$500	
		•	by more than 3 Bronze Whaler Shark	$625	
68	Taking Dusky Shark (recreational charter boat fishing daily bag and trip limit)—exceeding limit:		
		•	by 1 Dusky Shark	$250	
		•	by 2 Dusky Shark	$375	
		•	by 3 Dusky Shark	$500	
		•	by more than 3 Dusky Shark	$625	
70	Taking fish in Coorong (area 1) during certain period using mesh net in unlawful manner or without attending net (recreational)	$250	
71	Taking fish in Coorong (area 2) using mesh net in unlawful manner or without attending net (recreational)	$250	
72	Taking fish in Lakes Albert and Alexandrina using mesh net in unlawful manner or without attending net (recreational)	$250	
73	Taking fish in Lake George using mesh net in unlawful manner or at certain times of day without attending net (recreational)	$250	
73A	Taking Pipi in certain waters (recreational)	$250	
73B	Taking Pipi in waters of State during closed season (recreational)	$500	
	Part 3—Fishing activities not to be engaged in by any person		
74	Taking fish for non‑commercial purpose using device other than permitted device etc	$500	
74A	Taking fish in waters of a prescribed reservoir using a device other than a rod and line or a hand line	$250	
75	Taking fish for non‑commercial purpose using mesh net or rock lobster pot not registered in user's name	$500	
76	Taking fish using bow and arrow	$250	
77	Taking rock lobster using fish spear etc	$500	
78	Taking fish using more than permitted number of rod and lines or hand lines etc	$125	
79	Taking fish using more than permitted number of large mesh nets	$500	
80	Taking fish using more than permitted number of teaser lines from jetty etc	$125	
82	Taking fish in Lake George using fish net of unlawful specifications	$250	
83	Taking fish in coastal waters other than by power hauling method using hauling net of unlawful specifications	$500	
84	Taking fish by power hauling method using hauling net of unlawful specifications etc	$500	
85	Taking fish in certain Coorong waters using mesh net of unlawful specifications	$250	
86	Taking fish on week days in certain waters using mesh net of unlawful specifications	$250	
87	Taking fish in Lakes Albert and Alexandrina using mesh net of unlawful specifications	$250	
88	Taking fish using large mesh net of unlawful specifications	$500	
89	Taking Salmon using purse seine net of unlawful specifications	$500	
90	Taking fish using shrimp trap of unlawful specifications	$125	
91	Taking fish using mesh net or set line without buoys	$250	
92	Taking fish using fish net without buoys	$250	
93	Taking fish in Lakes Albert and Alexandrina, Murray mouth or Coorong using fish net within certain distance of another fish net	$250	
94	Taking fish in certain waters using device other than rod and line, hand line or hand net	$375	
95(1)	Taking fish using a fyke net in certain inland waters	$250	
96	Taking fish using a towed net in certain waters	$625	
97	Taking fish in certain waters deeper than 5 metres using fish net	$500	
98	Taking fish in certain waters of Spencer Gulf using fish net	$500	
99	Taking fish in certain waters of Coorong using fish net or set line	$500	
100	Taking fish in Murray mouth using long line	$500	
101	Taking fish in certain waters using mesh net as set net	$375	
102	Taking fish in certain waters of Coorong using mesh net as set net on weekend	$375	
103	Taking fish in certain waters of Coorong using hauling net on weekend	$500	
104(1) or (2)	Taking fish using certain device near artificial reef	$375	
105	Taking fish using large mesh net left in water more than 4 hours	$500	
106	Taking prawn by power hauling method	$500	
107	Taking fish in Gulf St. Vincent or Spencer Gulf using large mesh net shot out in straight line	$500	
108	Taking fish using fish net fixed etc across bay, inlet etc	$500	
109	Taking fish by fixing or placing stake, log etc across mouth of waters, channel etc so as to impair free passage of fish	$250	
110	Taking fish by unlicensed person using pipeline	$625	
111	Taking fish using explosives or certain substances	$625	
112	Taking rock lobster by diving (bag limit)—exceeding limit:		
		•	by 1 rock lobster	$250	
		•	by 2 rock lobster	$375	
		•	by 3 rock lobster	$500	
		•	by more than 3 rock lobster	$625	
113(1)(a)	Taking undersize Abalone, Giant Crab, Gummy Shark , School Shark, Mulloway (Outside Coorong), Murray Cod, Rock Lobster, Samsonfish, Snapper, Southern Bluefin Tuna, Western Blue Groper & Yellowtail Kingfish—		
		•	1 fish	$250	
		•	2 fish	$375	
		•	3 fish	$500	
		•	more than 3 fish	$625	
113(1)(a)	Taking undersize Blue Morwong (Queen Snapper), Brown Trout, Golden Perch, King George Whiting, Lake Eyre Perch, Mulloway (within Coorong), Rainbow Trout—		
		•	up to 3 fish	$250	
		•	more than 3 but not more than 6 fish	$375	
		•	more than 6 but not more than 9 fish	$500	
		•	more than 9 fish	$625	
113(1)(a)	Taking undersize Bight Redfish, Blue Swimmer Crab, Bream, Flathead, Redfish, Swallowtail, Sand Crab, Southern Garfish & Yellowfin Whiting—		
		•	up to 5 fish	$125	
		•	more than 5 but not more than 10 fish	$250	
		•	more than 10 but not more than 15 fish	$375	
		•	more than 15 but not more than 20 fish	$500	
		•	more than 20 fish	$625	
113(1)(a)	Taking undersize Salmon, Scallop, Snook, Sweep & Trevally—		
		•	up to 10 fish	$125	
		•	more than 10 but not more than 20 fish	$250	
		•	more than 20 but not more than 30 fish	$375	
		•	more than 30 but not more than 40 fish	$500	
		•	more than 40 fish	$625	
113(1)(a)	Taking undersize Mullet—		
		•	up to 15 Mullet	$125	
		•	more than 15 but not more than 30 Mullet	$250	
		•	more than 30 but not more than 45 Mullet	$375	
		•	more than 45 but not more than 60 Mullet	$500	
		•	more than 60 Mullet	$625	
113(1)(a)	Taking undersize Cockle, Pipi & Vongole—		
		•	up to 25 cockles, pipi or vongole	$125	
		•	more than 25 but not more than 50 cockles, pipi or vongole	$250	
		•	more than 50 but not more than 75 cockles, pipi or vongole	$375	
		•	more than 75 but not more than 100 cockles, pipi or vongole	$500	
		•	more than 100 cockles, pipi or vongole	$625	
113(1)(b)	Taking oversize Western Blue Groper or Murray Cod	$500	
113(2)	Taking undersize Wrasse (other than Blue Groper)—		
		•	up to 3 Wrasse	$250	
		•	more than 3 but not more than 6 Wrasse	$375	
		•	more than 6 but not more than 9 Wrasse	$500	
		•	more than 9 Wrasse	$625	
114	Taking molluscs in waters of West Lakes etc	$375	
115	Taking filter‑feeding marine molluscan shellfish in certain waters of Port Adelaide River	$375	
116	Taking benthic marine organisms in certain waters	$375	
117	Taking of prawn in certain waters less than 10 metres deep	$625	
118	Taking rock lobster in certain waters	$500	
119	Taking fish near locks and weir of River Murray	$375	
120	Taking fish during closed season in certain waters—		
		•	taking Bream (Acanthopagrus spp) (in certain waters of Onkaparinga River)	$375	
		•	taking Black Bream (in the waters of the Lakes and Coorong)	$375	
		•	taking Razorfish	$375	
121	Taking fish using 2 millimetres or greater trace wire with size 12/0 fishing hooks	$250	
123	Setting rock lobster pot containing rock lobster for purpose other than commercial purpose	$500	
124	Taking fish by using registered boat (other than taking under a fishery authority)	$500	
125	Taking cephalopod in False Bay, Spencer Gulf	$375	
126	Taking fish using certain traces or hooks in certain waters between 0500 and 2100 hours on any day	$375	
126A	Taking fish using certain hooks, or using certain devices within 50 metres of a dolphin, in certain waters within the Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary	$375	
127	Taking fish near Horseshoe Reef	$375	
128	Taking fish in certain parts of Onkaparinga River	$375	

Schedule 12—Transitional provisions
2—Transitional provision—registration of devices
A device registered under the Fisheries Management (General) Regulations 2007 immediately before the commencement of these regulations will, on that commencement, be taken to be registered under these regulations.

Legislative history
Notes
	•	This version is comprised of the following:
Regulations	15.1.2026	
Schedule 1	1.7.2023	
Schedule 2	1.5.2023	
Schedule 3	1.7.2021	
Schedule 4	26.4.2019	
Schedule 5	1.1.2025	
Schedule 6	1.1.2025	
Schedule 7	1.1.2025	
Schedule 8	1.1.2025	
Schedule 9	26.4.2019	
Schedule 10	17.2.2022	
Schedule 11	1.1.2025	
Schedule 12	26.4.2019	
	•	Please note—References in the legislation to other legislation or instruments or to titles of bodies or offices are not automatically updated as part of the program for the revision and publication of legislation and therefore may be obsolete.
	•	Earlier versions of these regulations (historical versions) are listed at the end of the legislative history.
	•	For further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or www.legislation.sa.gov.au.
Legislation revoked by principal regulations
The Fisheries Management (General) Regulations 2017 revoked the following:
Fisheries Management (General) Regulations 2007
Principal regulations and variations
New entries appear in bold.
Year	No	Reference	Commencement	
2017	226	Gazette 8.8.2017 p3274 	15.1.2018: r 2	
2019	34	Gazette 26.4.2019 p1133	26.4.2019: r 2	
2020	68	Gazette 21.5.2020 p2464	21.5.2020: r 2	
2020	177	Gazette 4.6.2020 p3037	1.7.2020: r 2	
2020	298	Gazette 19.11.2020 p5087	19.3.2021: r 2	
2021	94	Gazette 24.6.2021 p2374	1.7.2021: r 2	
2021	103	Gazette 1.7.2021 p2597	1.7.2021: r 2	
2022	17	Gazette 17.2.2022 p501	17.2.2022: r 2	
2022	79	Gazette 8.9.2022 p5893	15.9.2022: r 2	
2023	21	Gazette 20.4.2023 p809	1.5.2023: r 2	
2023	23	Gazette 20.4.2023 p839	1.7.2023: r 2	
2024	119	Gazette 12.12.2024 p4642	1.1.2025: r 2	
2025	147	Gazette 18.12.2025 p4973	22.12.2025: r 2	
2026	6	Gazette 15.1.2026 p40	15.1.2026: r 2	
Provisions varied
New entries appear in bold.
Entries that relate to provisions that have been deleted appear in italics.
Provision	How varied	Commencement	
r 2	omitted under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002	26.4.2019	
r 3			
r 3(1)			
abalone fishing area	inserted by 21/2023 r 3(1)	1.5.2023	
Bight Redfish	inserted by 34/2019 r 4(1)	26.4.2019	
Coorong (area 1)	substituted by 21/2023 r 3(2)	1.5.2023	
Coorong (area 2)	substituted by 21/2023 r 3(2)	1.5.2023	
Coorong coastal waters	substituted by 21/2023 r 3(2)	1.5.2023	
	amended by 119/2024 r 3(1)	1.1.2025	
fish net	varied by 103/2021 r 4(1)	1.7.2021	
GDA2020	inserted by 103/2021 r 4(2)	1.7.2021	
GDA94	inserted by 103/2021 r 4(2)	1.7.2021	
	deleted by 21/2023 r 3(3)	1.5.2023	
Gulf St. Vincent	substituted by 21/2023 r 3(4)	1.5.2023	
Gulf St. Vincent, Investigator Strait and Backstairs Passage	substituted by 21/2023 r 3(4)	1.5.2023	
inland waters	amended by 119/2024 r 3(2)	1.1.2025	
Lakes Albert and Alexandrina	substituted by 21/2023 r 3(5)	1.5.2023	
Lakes and Coorong	inserted by 119/2024 r 3(3)	1.1.2025	
Lakes and Coorong Fishery	amended by 119/2024 r 3(4)	1.1.2025	
large mulloway	varied by 103/2021 r 4(3)	1.7.2021	
lift net	inserted by 103/2021 r 4(4)	1.7.2021	
	substituted by 21/2023 r 3(6)	1.5.2023	
Murray Mouth	substituted by 94/2021 r 4(1)	1.7.2021	
	substituted by 21/2023 r 3(7)	1.5.2023	
prescribed reservoir	inserted by 119/2024 r 3(5)	1.1.2025	
pyramid net	inserted by 103/2021 r 4(5)	1.7.2021	
small Mulloway	varied by 103/2021 r 4(6)	1.7.2021	
Spencer Gulf	substituted by 21/2023 r 3(8)	1.5.2023	
yabby pot	deleted by 23/2023 r 3	1.7.2023	
Yelloweye Redfish	inserted by 34/2019 r 4(2)	26.4.2019	
r 3(2)	varied by 94/2021 r 4(2)	1.7.2021	
	varied by 103/2021 r 4(7)	1.7.2021	
	amended by 21/2023 r 3(9)	1.5.2023	
r 3(3)	substituted by 21/2023 r 3(10)	1.5.2023	
r 3(3a)	inserted by 21/2023 r 3(10)	1.5.2023	
r 3(5)	inserted by 21/2023 r 3(11)	1.5.2023	
r 5	amended by 119/2024 r 4	1.1.2025	
r 6			
r 6(1)	amended by 21/2023 r 4(1)	1.5.2023	
	(c) will expire: r 6(4)	(30.6.2026)	
r 6(3)	inserted by 21/2023 r 4(2)	1.5.2023	
	will expire: r 6(4)	(30.6.2026)	
r 6(4)	inserted by 21/2023 r 4(2)	1.5.2023	
r 8			
r 8(2)	amended by 119/2024 r 5	1.1.2025	
r 8A	inserted by 119/2024 r 6	1.1.2025	
r 10			
r 10(4)	amended by 6/2026 r 3(1)	15.1.2026	
r 10(6a)	inserted by 6/2026 r 3(2)	15.1.2026	
r 10(7)	amended by 6/2026 r 3(3), (4)	15.1.2026	
r 10(10)			
charter boat fishing agreement	inserted by 6/2026 r 3(5)	15.1.2026	
registration period	amended by 6/2026 r 3(6), (7)	15.1.2026	
short term rock lobster pot	inserted by 6/2026 r 3(8)	15.1.2026	
r 13	varied by 103/2021 r 5	1.7.2021	
	amended by 23/2023 r 4	1.7.2023	
r 14			
heading	amended by 17/2022 r 3(1)	17.2.2022	
r 14(1)	amended by 17/2022 r 3(2)	17.2.2022	
r 15			
r 15(1)	amended by 17/2022 r 4	17.2.2022	
r 18			
r 18(1)	amended by 21/2023 r 5(1)	1.5.2023	
r 18(5)			
mutilate	amended by 21/2023 r 5(2)	1.5.2023	
r 22			
r 22(3)	substituted by 68/2020 r 4	21.5.2020	
r 22(4), (5)	inserted by 68/2020 r 4	21.5.2020	
r 23A	inserted by 103/2021 r 6	1.7.2021	
r 23A(3)	deleted by 21/2023 r 6	1.5.2023	
r 23B	inserted by 103/2021 r 6	1.7.2021	
	amended by 119/2024 r 7	1.1.2025	
r 23C	inserted by 103/2021 r 6	1.7.2021	
	expired: r 23C(3)	(31.1.2023)	
	substituted by 21/2023 r 7	1.5.2023	
	will expire: r 23C(3)	(30.6.2026)	
r 23D	inserted by 103/2021 r 6	1.7.2021	
r 23D(3)	deleted by 21/2023 r 8	1.5.2023	
r 23E	inserted by 79/2022 r 3	15.9.2022	
r 23E(3)	deleted by 21/2023 r 9	1.5.2023	
r 23F	inserted by 21/2023 r 10	1.5.2023	
	deleted by 147/2025 r 3	22.12.2025	
r 24			
heading	amended by 119/2024 r 8(1)	1.1.2025	
r 24(3a)	inserted by 119/2024 r 8(2)	1.1.2025	
r 26			
r 26(2) before deletion by 119/2024			
Lakes and Coorong	substituted by 21/2023 r 11	1.5.2023	
r 26(2)	deleted by 119/2024 r 9	1.1.2025	
r 30			
r 30(6)	substituted by 119/2024 r 10	1.1.2025	
r 30(7)	inserted by 119/2024 r 10	1.1.2025	
r 32			
r 32(2)	varied by 298/2020 r 4	19.3.2021	
	amended by 119/2024 r 11	1.1.2025	
rr 33—35	inserted by 177/2020 r 4	1.7.2020	
r 36	inserted by 177/2020 r 4	1.7.2020	
r 36(1)	r 36 redesignated as r 36(1) by 103/2021 r 7	1.7.2021	
r 36(2)	inserted by 103/2021 r 7	1.7.2021	
r 36(3)	inserted by 21/2023 r 12	1.5.2023	
Sch 1	varied by 103/2021 r 8(1), (2)	1.7.2021	
	amended by 23/2023 r 5	1.7.2023	
Sch 2			
Pt 2			
cl 5			
cl 5(5)			
abalone fishing area	deleted by 21/2023 r 13(1)	1.5.2023	
cl 6			
cl 6(3)			
Western Zone	substituted by 21/2023 r 13(2)	1.5.2023	
cl 7			
cl 7(1)	amended by 21/2023 r 13(3)	1.5.2023	
cl 7(2)	amended by 21/2023 r 13(4)	1.5.2023	
cl 13			
cl 13(1)	amended by 21/2023 r 13(5)	1.5.2023	
Sch 3	varied by 103/2021 r 9(1), (2)	1.7.2021	
Sch 5	varied by 103/2021 r 10(1), (2)	1.7.2021	
	amended by 21/2023 r 14	1.5.2023	
	amended by 119/2024 r 12	1.1.2025	
Sch 6			
Pt 1			
Pt 1 Div 1			
cl 6	amended by 23/2023 r 6(1)	1.7.2023	
	amended by 119/2024 r 13(1)	1.1.2025	
Pt 1 Div 2			
cl 9			
cl 9(1)	amended by 119/2024 r 13(2)	1.1.2025	
cl 9(2) before deletion by 119/2024			
Lakes and Coorong	substituted by 21/2023 r 15(1)	1.5.2023	
cl 9(2)	deleted by 119/2024 r 13(3)	1.1.2025	
Pt 1 Div 3			
cl 18			
cl 18(1)	(c) deleted by 21/2023 r 15(2)	1.5.2023	
	amended by 119/2024 r 13(4)	1.1.2025	
cl 18(2)	substituted by 119/2024 r 13(5)	1.1.2025	
cl 18(3)	deleted by 21/2023 r 15(3)	1.5.2023	
Pt 1 Div 5	deleted by 103/2021 r 11(1)	1.7.2021	
Pt 1 Div 6			
cl 29	deleted by 94/2021 r 5	1.7.2021	
cl 32	amended by 21/2023 r 15(4)	1.5.2023	
cl 33	varied by 103/2021 r 11(2)	1.7.2021	
cl 34	amended by 21/2023 r 15(5)	1.5.2023	
cl 35	amended by 21/2023 r 15(6)	1.5.2023	
cl 35A	inserted by 103/2021 r 11(3)	1.7.2021	
cl 35A(2)	deleted by 21/2023 r 15(7)	1.5.2023	
cl 36	substituted by 103/2021 r 11(4)	1.7.2021	
cl 36	deleted by 21/2023 r 15(8)	1.5.2023	
cl 38			
cl 38(1)	amended by 119/2024 r 13(6)	1.1.2025	
cl 38(2) before deletion by 119/2024			
Lakes and Coorong	substituted by 21/2023 r 15(9)	1.5.2023	
cl 38(2)	deleted by 119/2024 r 13(7)	1.1.2025	
Pt 2			
Pt 2 Div 1			
cl 42	varied by 103/2021 r 11(5)	1.7.2021	
	substituted by 23/2023 r 6(2)	1.7.2023	
Pt 2 Div 2			
cl 44	varied by 103/2021 r 11(6)—(8)	1.7.2021	
	(d), (db) deleted by 23/2023 r 6(3)	1.7.2023	
	amended by 23/2023 r 6(4)	1.7.2023	
cl 47	varied by 103/2021 r 11(9), (10)	1.7.2021	
	(d), (db) deleted by 23/2023 r 6(5)	1.7.2023	
	amended by 23/2023 r 6(6)	1.7.2023	
Pt 2 Div 3			
cl 54			
cl 54(1)	amended by 119/2024 r 13(8)	1.1.2025	
cl 61	varied by 103/2021 r 11(11), (12)	1.7.2021	
	substituted by 23/2023 r 6(7)	1.7.2023	
Pt 2 Div 5			
cl 63			
cl 63(2)	amended by 21/2023 r 15(10)	1.5.2023	
	amended by 119/2024 r 13(9)	1.1.2025	
cl 63(3)	varied by 34/2019 r 5(1)	26.4.2019	
	amended by 21/2023 r 15(11)	1.5.2023	
cl 63(4)	varied by 34/2019 r 5(2)	26.4.2019	
	amended by 21/2023 r 15(12)	1.5.2023	
cl 65			
cl 65(1)	amended by 119/2024 r 13(10), (11)	1.1.2025	
cl 66	substituted by 34/2019 r 5(3)	26.4.2019	
	varied by 103/2021 r 11(13)	1.7.2021	
cl 67	substituted by 34/2019 r 5(3)	26.4.2019	
cl 68	substituted by 34/2019 r 5(3)	26.4.2019	
	substituted by 103/2021 r 11(14)	1.7.2021	
cl 69	deleted by 34/2019 r 5(3)	26.4.2019	
cl 73A	inserted by 103/2021 r 11(15)	1.7.2021	
cl 73A(2)	deleted by 21/2023 r 15(13)	1.5.2023	
cl 73B	inserted by 103/2021 r 11(15)	1.7.2021	
Pt 3			
Pt 3 Div 1			
cl 74A	inserted by 119/2024 r 13(12)	1.1.2025	
cl 81	varied by 103/2021 r 11(16)	1.7.2021	
	deleted by 23/2023 r 6(8)	1.7.2023	
cl 83	(c) deleted by 103/2021 r 11(17)	1.7.2021	
cll 85 and 86	substituted by 21/2023 r 15(14)	1.5.2023	
Pt 3 Div 6			
cl 94	substituted by 21/2023 r 15(15)	1.5.2023	
cl 95			
cl 95(1)	substituted by 23/2023 r 6(9)	1.7.2023	
cl 96	amended by 21/2023 r 15(16)	1.5.2023	
cll 98 and 99	substituted by 21/2023 r 15(17)	1.5.2023	
cl 101	substituted by 119/2024 r 13(13)	1.1.2025	
cl 102	substituted by 21/2023 r 15(18)	1.5.2023	
cl 104	substituted by 21/2023 r 15(19)	1.5.2023	
Pt 3 Div 9			
cl 113			
cl 113(2)	amended by 119/2024 r 13(14)	1.1.2025	
cl 118	substituted by 21/2023 r 15(20)	1.5.2023	
cl 120	varied by 68/2020 r 5(1)	21.5.2020	
	varied by 103/2021 r 11(18), (19)	1.7.2021	
	substituted by 21/2023 r 15(21)	1.5.2023	
	amended by 119/2024 r 13(15)	1.1.2025	
cl 122	deleted by 68/2020 r 5(2)	21.5.2020	
cl 125	substituted by 21/2023 r 15(22)	1.5.2023	
cl 126			
126(1)	amended by 21/2023 r 15(23)	1.5.2023	
cl 126A	inserted by 119/2024 r 13(16)	1.1.2025	
cl 127	amended by 21/2023 r 15(24)	1.5.2023	
cl 128	substituted by 21/2023 r 15(25)	1.5.2023	
Sch 7 before substitution by 21/2023			
Murray Mouth	varied by 94/2021 r 6	1.7.2021	
Sch 7	substituted by 21/2023 r 16	1.5.2023	
Pt 1	amended by 119/2024 r 14(1)—(3)	1.1.2025	
Pt 3	inserted by 119/2024 r 14(4)	1.1.2025	
Sch 8	amended by 119/2024 r 15	1.1.2025	
Sch 10	substituted by 17/2022 r 5	17.2.2022	
Sch 11	varied by 34/2019 r 6	26.4.2019	
	varied by 68/2020 r 6(1), (2)	21.5.2020	
	substituted by 298/2020 r 5	19.3.2021	
	varied by 94/2021 r 7	1.7.2021	
	varied by 103/2021 r 12(1)—(12)	1.7.2021	
	amended by 21/2023 r 17(1), (2)	1.5.2023	
	amended by 23/2023 r 7(1)—(4)	1.7.2023	
	amended by 119/2024 r 16(1)—(6)	1.1.2025	
Sch 12			
cl 1	omitted under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002	26.4.2019	
Historical versions
26.4.2019		
21.5.2020		
1.7.2020		
19.3.2021		
1.7.2021		
17.2.2022		
15.9.2022		
1.5.2023		
1.7.2023		
1.1.2025		
22.12.2025