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RECREATIONAL FISHING Species - Common recreational saltwater

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Saltwater Fishing Guide 2012

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This page provides information on the size, distribution and characteristics of many common

recreational species found in NSW waters . For bag and size limit information, please visit the

bag and size limits section.

Albacore

Amberjack

Australian Bass

Australian Salmon

Australian Sawtail

Balmain Bug Ibacus peronii

Banded Rock Cod (Bar Cod) Epinephelus ergastularius

Bass Groper Polyprion moeone

Beach worm

Bigeye tuna

Biology and life cycles of prawns

Black Bream

Blacklip abalone

Blue groper

Blue swimmer crab

Blue eye Trevalla

Bluefish

Bonito

Cobia

Cockles

Commercial scallop

Cunjevoi

Cuttlefish

Red rock cod

Eastern rock lobster

Eastern School Whiting

Eels (Short and Longfinned) Anguilla reinhardtii

Estuary Perch (Macquaria colonorum)

Flathead (Bluespotted)

Flathead (Dusky)

Flathead (Tiger)

Flounder

Garfish

Gemfish

Grey Morwong (Rubber lip)

Hairtail

Hapuku

Leatherjacket

Longtail Tuna

Luderick

Mackerel (Narrow-barred spanish)

Mackerel (Spotted)

Mahi Mahi (Dolphinfish)

Mangrove jack

Marlin (Black)

Marlin (Blue)

Marlin (Striped)

Morwong (Banded)

Morwong (Jackass)

Morwong (Red)

Moses Snapper

Mud Crab

Mullet (Poddy)

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http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/regulations/sw/sw-bag-and-size

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/albacore

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/amberjack

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/australian-bass

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/australian-salmon

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/sawtail-prionurus-microlepidotus

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/balmain-bug

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/bar-cod

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/bass-groper

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/beach-worm

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/bigeye-tuna

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/biology-prawns

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/black-bream

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/blacklip-abalone

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/blue-groper

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/blue-swimmer-crab

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/blue-eye-cod

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/bluefish

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/bonito

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/cobia

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/cockles

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/commercial-scallop

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/cunjevoi

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/cuttlefish

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/red-rock-cod-scorpionfish

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/eastern-rock-lobster

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/eastern-school-whiting

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/long-finned-eel

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/estuary-perch

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/tiger-flathead2

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/dusky-flathead

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/tiger-flathead

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/flounder

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/garfish

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/gemfish

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/rubber-lip-or-grey-morwong

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/hairtail

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/hapuka

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/leatherjacket

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/longtail-tuna

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/luderick

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/mackerel

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/mackeral-spotted

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/dolphinfish

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/mangrove-jack

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/marlin-black-imakaira-indicai

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/blue-marlin

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/marlin-striped-itetrapturus-audaxi

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/banded-morwong2

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/jackass-morwong

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/red-morwong

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/moses-perch

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/mud-crab

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/poddy-mullet

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/sea-mullet

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/licence-fee

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/fees

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/regulations

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/artificial-reefs

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/catch-and-release

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/crab-traps-preventing-turtle-drownings

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/fads

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/weigh

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/humane

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/gamefish-tagging

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/enhancement

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/safety

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/saltwater-fishing-guide-2010

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/saltwater-bag-and-size-limits

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/spearfishing

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/freshwater

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/publications

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Mullet species - including: Sea (Bully), Sand (Lano) and Flat-tail

Mulloway

Native Oyster

Northern bluefin/Longtail tuna

Octopus

Pacific oyster

Pearl perch

Prawns - Black Tiger

Prawns - School prawn

Purple sea urchin

Rock blackfish

Sailfish

Saltwater Nipper

Samsonfish

Sand whiting

Shark - Blue

Shark - Hammerhead

Shark - Mako

Shark - School

Shark - Tiger

Shark - Whaler including bull shark, spinner shark, dusky, blacktip, and bronze whalers

Shark (Wobbegong)

Shortbill Spearfish

Slipper lobster

Snapper

Sole

Southern Bluefin Tuna

Southern Rock Lobster Jasus edwardsii

Spanner crab

Squid

Swordfish

Sydney rock oyster

Tailor

Tarwhine

Teraglin

Trevallies

Tropical Rock Lobster (Painted and Ornate)

Turban shells

Wahoo

Yellowfin bream

Yellowfin tuna

Yellowtail kingfish

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http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/flat-oyster

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/northern-bluefin-longtail-tuna

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/octopus

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/pacific-oyster

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/pearl-perch

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/prawns---black-tiger

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/prawns

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/purple-sea-urchin

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/rock-blackfish

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/sailfish

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/saltwater-pink-nipper

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/samsonfish

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/sand-whiting

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/shark---blue

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/shark---hammerhead

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/mako-shark

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/school-shark

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/shark---tiger

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/bronze-whaler

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/banded-wobbegong-shark

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/spearfish

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/slipper-lobster

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/snapper

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/soul

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/southern-bluefin-tuna2

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/southern-rock-lobster

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/spanner-crab

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/squid

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/swordfish

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/sydney-rock-oyster

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/tailor

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/tarwhine

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/teraglin

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/trevallies

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/ornate-rock-lobster

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/turban-shells

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/wahoo

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/yellowfin-bream

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/yellowfin-tuna

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/yellowtail-kingfish

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