Limit of 5 per person / 10 per boat (with 2 or more people on board)Ĭombined limit of 30 in total of these species You can divide a fish into portions as long as an inspector can easily count the number of fish in your possession.

Some exceptions apply to individual species – details in relevant species information below. You can’t have fish on board a boat with the skin removed.Pigfish, Redbreast Maori wrasse and Triple tail Maori wrasseĬombined limit of 6 in total of all tuskfish species Jobfish – Green jobfish, Smalltooth jobfish and Ruby snapperĬombined limit of 8 in total of both species Saddletail snapper (large mouth nannygai)Ĭombined limit of 9 in total of both speciesĬombined limit of 5 in total of both species Cods and groupersĬombined limit of 5 in total of all cod and grouper speciesĬombined limit of 7 in total of all trout speciesīlue spotted coral trout (Chinese footballer)Ĭrimson snapper (small mouth nannygai) and

There are two 5-day coral reef fin fish closed seasons in October and November each year. You can’t have fillets of blue spotted coral trout (Chinese footballer) on board a boat.

You can only have a live coral reef fin fish (excluding coral trout or redthroat emperor) on board a boat if it’s going to be displayed in an aquarium.

You can have whole (dead), gilled, gutted or filleted (fillets must be at least 40 cm long with skin and scales left on) coral reef fin fish on board a boat.

A combined possession limit of 20 in total applies to all coral reef fin fish – for a complete list of species, refer to fisheries legislation.

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