Sand flathead - interim bag and size limit changes

Sand flathead - interim bag and size limit changes © DPIPWE Fishing

Immediate measures for sand flathead are being enacted to alleviate fishing pressure while the scalefish rules are being reviewed.

The following interim changes apply until 31 October 2023:

1. Increasing the minimum size limit of sand flathead from 32 to 35 centimetres for recreational and commercial fishers;
2. Reducing the recreational bag limit for sand flathead from 20 to 10 fish and
3. Prohibiting commercial fishing for sand flathead in Frederick Henry and Norfolk Bays.

• There are no changes to catch limits for other flathead species.
• The minimum size of 35cm also applies to commercial fishing.

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