Recreational and charter boat fishers are once again able to catch full bag, boat and passenger catch limits for Blue Swimmer Crab and Southern Garfish in the Spencer Gulf Fishing Zone along with migratory finfish species in the Gulf St Vincent and Kangaroo Island fishing zones from Friday, 19 December.
The removal of these temporary, precautionary restrictions follows the regular ongoing scientific review of fish stocks which includes updated scientific assessment that indicate Blue Swimmer Crab and Southern Garfish stocks are performing sustainably.
The temporary restrictions that came into effect from 1 November aimed at assisting the recovery of fish stocks from algal bloom impacts.
The migratory finfish species include Albacore, Australian Herring, Barracouta, Mulloway, Southern Bluefin Tuna, Western Australian Salmon and Yellowtail Kingfish.
As a result, the bag and boat limits for these species result in the reinstatement of the previous limits as displayed in the table below:
All other temporary recreational bag and boat fishing limits remain in place. For further details on all recreational bag and boat fishing limits visit pir.sa.gov.au/fishing
Recreational fishers are also strongly encouraged to assist the scientific effort by reporting their catches via the SA Fishing app.