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The following data was gathered from the Dept of tourism and is dated 2008/2009. Please check that these limits are still in date before using them. RECREATIONAL ANGLING Species specific regulations applicable to recreational fishers (1) The taxa, i.e. genus (denoted "spp."), family or class mentioned in this Annexure refer to all species in the genus, family or class, as the case may be. (2) The size of the fish shall be measured in a straight line from the tip of the snout to the extreme end of the tail. (3) All fish that are landed, except sharks, skates, rays and chimaeras (Class Chondrichthyes), must have head and tail intact such that it can be established whether the fish conforms to the minimum size and / or mass, provided that it may be gutted. (4) Any fish caught in contravention of the provisions of the Act or the permit conditions must immediately be returned to the sea with as little injury as possible. (5) No fish may be sold or offered for sale by the holder of a recreational fishing permit. (6) Special note should be taken of the size, bag & area limitations with regards to kob (Argyrosomus spp.) (7) Species not mentioned in either of these lists have a bag limit of ten provided that sharks, rays, skates or chimaeras (Class Chondrichthyes) have a bag limit of one and rockcods (Family Serranidae) have a bag limit of five. (8) There is an overall cumulative daily bag limit of ten, irrespective of the species caught and provided that this limit does not apply to those species listed here with no bag limit, and to those with a bag limit exceeding ten. (9) There is a closed season for elf / shad (Pomatomus saltatrix) from 1 October to 30 November in any year. (10) There is a closed season for red steenbras (Petrus rupestris) from 1 October to 30 November in any year.
No person may (or recreational fisher) on any one day land or be in possession of more than the species-specific bag limits as indicated in this species list". Except that a maximum accumulative bag of 10 shall apply (See point 8 above) SPECIES LIST COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME MINIMUM SIZE/ MASS BAG LIMITS Anchovies Family Engraulidae none none Baardman (bellman, tasselfish) Umbrina spp. 40 cm 5 Banded galjoen Dichistius multifasciatus none 5 Billfishes (marlin, sailfish) Family Istiophoridae none 5 Blacktail (dassie) Diplodus sargus capensis 20 cm 5 Blue hottentot Pachymetopon aeneum none 5 Bronze bream (bluefish) Pachymetopon grande 30 cm 2 Carpenter (silverfish) Argyrozona argyrozona 35 cm 4 Catface rockcod Epinephelus andersoni 50 cm 5 Chub mackerel Scomber japonicus none none Cutlassfish ( Dageraad Chrysoblephus cristiceps 40 cm 1 Dane Porcostoma dentata none 5 Elf (shad) Pomatomus saltatrix 30 cm 4 Englishman Chrysoblephus anglicus 40 cm 1 Fransmadam (Karel groot oog) Boopsoidea inornata none 10 Galjoen Dichistius capensis 35 cm 2 Garfishes Family Belonidae none none Garrick (leervis) Lichia amia 70 cm 2 Geelbek ( Glassies Family Ambassidae none none Hake (stockfish) Merluccius spp. none 5 Halfbeaks Family Hemiramphidae none none Horse mackerel / maasbanker Trachurus trachurus capensis none none Hottentot Pachymetopon blochii 22 cm 10 John Brown Gymnocrotaphus curvidens none 5 Kingfishes Caranx spp. and Carangoides spp. none 5 Kingklip Genypterus capensis non 1 King mackerel Scomberomorus commerson none 10 Kob caught from a boat at sea [Cape Agulhas to Kob caught from a boat at sea [The Kob caught in estuaries & from the shore [East of Kob [West of Large-spot pompano (wave garrick) Trachinotus botla none 5 Leopard cat shark Poroderma pantherinum none 1 Mullets / harders Family Mugilidae none 50 Natal knifejaw (cuckoo bass) Oplegnathus robinsoni none 5 Natal stumpnose (yellowfin bream) Rhabdosargus sarba 25 cm 5 Pinky (piggy) Pomadasys olivaceum 7.5 cm 10 Poenskop (black steenbras or musselcracker) Cymatoceps nasutus 50 cm 1 Queen mackerel Scomberomorus plurilineatus none 10 Ragged tooth shark Carcharias taurus none 1 Red steenbras (copper steenbras) Petrus rupestris 60 cm 1 Red stumpnose (Miss Lucy) Chrysoblephus gibbiceps 30 cm 1 River bream (perch) Acanthopagrus berda 25 cm 5 River snapper (rock salmon) Lutjanus argentimaculatus 40 cm 5 Roman Chrysoblephus laticeps 30 cm 2 Santer (soldier) Cheimerius nufar 30 cm 5 Sardines (pilchard & red-eye) Family Clupeidae none none Sauries Family Scomberesocidae none none Scads Decapterus spp. none none Scotsman Polysteganus praeorbitalis 40 cm 1 Slinger Chrysoblephus puniceus 25 cm 5 Snoek (Cape snoek) Thyrsites atun 60 cm 10 Southern pompano Trachinotus africanus none 5 Spotted grunter (tiger) Pomadasys commersonnii 40 cm 5 Spotted gulley shark Triakis megalopterus none 1 Springer (ten pounder) Elops machnata none 5 Steentjie Spondyliosoma emarginatum none 10 Stonebream Neoscorpis lithophilus none 5 Strepie (karanteen) Sarpa salpa 15 cm 10 Striped cat shark Poroderma africanum none 1 Swordfish (broadbill) Xiphias gladius 25 kg 5 Squid (Chokka) Loligo vulgarus reynaudii none 20 Tunas (tunny) Thunnus spp. none 10 Albacore / longfin tuna Thunnus alalunga none 10 Bigeye tuna Thunnus obesus 3.2 kg 10 Bluefin tuna Thunnus thynnus 6.4 kg 10 Yellowfin tuna Thunnus albacares 3.2 kg 10 West coast steenbras Lithognathus aureti 60 cm 1 White edged (Captain Fine) rockcod Epinephelus albomarginatus 40 cm 5 White musselcracker (brusher, cracker) Sparodon durbanensis 60 cm 2 White steenbras (pignose grunter) Lithognathus lithognathus 60 cm 1 White stumpnose Rhabdosargus globicebs 25 cm 10 Wolfherring Chirocentrus dorab none none Yellowbelly rockcod Epinephelus marginatus 60 cm 1 Yellowtail Seriola lalandi none 10 Zebra (wildeperd) Diplodus cervinus hottentotus 30 cm 5
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