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Catch Limits and Closed Seasons -
Marine and Estuarine Scale Fish

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Bag limit: The maximum number of a particular type of fish that a person may take on any one calendar day.

Possession limit: The maximum number of a particular type of fish that a person may possess at any time while in, on or next to Victorian waters. However, for abalone, possession limits apply in all parts of Victoria.

i.e. David is holidaying at a caravan park for the long weekend. He has 12 bream in his possession in his caravan from fishing for three days. David can have more than the possession limit for bream (which is 10), because he can demonstrate that he has been in residence at the caravan park for several days.

Scale fish

Measuring your catch

Scale fish: The legal size of fish must be checked at the first available opportunity. Undersize fish must be released immediately. Measure fish from tip of snout with mouth closed, to tip of tail.

See carcass definition.

For each species of fish not listed a bag/possession limit of 5 applies.

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Albacore

Albacore and skipjack tuna
Scientific name: Thunnus alalunga and Katsuwonus pelamis

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Pilchard

Anchovy, sardine (pilchard) and sprat
Scientific name: Clupeidae / Engraulidae

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Tommy Rough

Australian herring (Tommy rough)
Scientific name: Arripis georgianus

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Australian Salmon

Australian salmon
Scientific name: Arripis spp.

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Barracouta

Barracouta
Scientific name: Thyrsites atun

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Boarfish

Boarfish (all species)
Scientific name: Pentacerotidae

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Barracouta

Blue Groper
Scientific name: Achoerodus viridis and Achoerodus gouldii

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Black Bream

Bream (all species)
Scientific name: Acanthopagrus spp.

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Estuany Perch

Estuary perch
Scientific name: Macquaria colonorum

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Flathead

Flathead (all species except dusky flathead)
Scientific name: Platycephalidae

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Dusky Flathead

Dusky flathead
Scientific name: Platycephalus fuscus

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Greenball Flounder

Flounder (all species)

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Southern Sea Garfish

Garfish (all species)
Scientific name: Hemiramphidae

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Gurnard

Gurnard (all species)
Scientific name: Triglidae

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King George Whiting

King George whiting
Scientific name: Sillaginodes punctata

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Leatherjacket

Leatherjacket (all species)
Scientific name: Monacanthidae

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Rock Ling

Ling (all species)
Scientific name: Genypterus spp.

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Short Fin Pike

Longfin pike and snook
Scientific name: Dinolestes lewini and
Sphyraena novaehollandiae

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Luderick

Luderick
Scientific name: Girella tricuspidata

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Slimy Mackerel

Mackerel
Scientific name: Trachurus declivis
and Scomber australasicus

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Marlin Striped

Marlin (all species)
Scientific name: Istiophoridae

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 Butterfish

Morwong (all species)
Scientific name: Cheilodactylidae

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 Yellow Eye Mullet

Mullet (all species)
Scientific name: Mugilidae

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 Mulloway

Mulloway
Scientific name: Argyrosomus japonicus

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 Victorian Seahorse

Seahorses, seadragons and pipefish
Scientific name: Syngnathidae

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 Silver Trevally

Silver trevally
Scientific names: Pseudocaranx spp.

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 Snapper

Snapper
Scientific name: Pagrus auratus

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 Rock Cod

Southern rock cod
(rock cod all species)
Scientific name: Lotella & Pseudophycis spp.

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 Sea Sweep

Sweep (all species)
Scientific name: Scorpidadae

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 Swordfish

Swordfish
Scientific name: Xiphias gladius

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 Tailor

Tailor (skipjack)
Scientific name: Pomatomus saltatrix

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 Tuna

Tuna (southern bluefin, yellowfin and big eye)
Scientific name: Thunnus spp.

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 Warehou

Warehou (haddock)
Scientific name: Seriolella spp.

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 Grass Whiting

Whiting (other than King George)
Scientific name: Sillaginidae/Odacidae

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 Bluethroat Wrasse Male

Wrasse (parrot fish)
(all species except bluethroat wrasse)
Scientific name: Labridae

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 Bluethroat Wrasse Female

Bluethroat wrasse
Scientific name: Notolabrus tetricus

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 Yellowtail Kingfish

Yellowtail kingfish
Scientific name: Seriola lalandi

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 Yellow Tail

Yellowtail scad
Scientific name: Trachurus novaezelandiae

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