Pipi - Goolwa cockle

Pipi

Fishing limits

  • Minimum legal length: 3.5 cm measures across the widest part of the shell.
  • Personal daily bag limit:
    • West of longitude 136°E (includes Gunyah): 100
    • East of longitude 136°E (includes Goolwa): 300
  • Daily vehicle limit when 3 or more people in the vehicle are taking pipi:
    • West of longitude 136°E (includes Gunyah): 300
    • East of longitude 136°E (includes Goolwa): 900
  • Possession limit: 1200

Closed season

Annual seasonal closure from 1 June to 31 October – with the exception of Goolwa Beach (Murray Mouth to Middleton Point) which will be closed for 2023 from 24 August to 31 October.

You must not take pipis from any area or waters within South Australia during this closure period.

Closed areas

Younghusband Peninsula (Coorong Beach)

Recreational fishing for pipi cockles is prohibited on the Younghusband Peninsula (Coorong Beach) between the Murray Mouth and 28 Mile Crossing.

See closure information


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Page Last Reviewed: 01 Jun 2023
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