Registering and marking your gear
To use permitted fishing gear, you need to mark each device per the below requirements. Some specified gear also needs to be registered and renewed each year.
Register your gear
You must apply to register all recreational mesh nets and rock lobster pots before use.
Rock Lobster pot registration Mesh net registration – Lake GeorgeMark your gear
All fishing gear left unattended must be appropriately tagged. Some gear must also be marked with a buoy.
Tag requirements
All tags must:
- be 10 cm by 5 cm in size
- be durable and non-corrodible in water
- clearly display the marks required by regulations, in letters and figures of at least 20 mm in height.
Buoy requirements
Buoys must float on the surface of the water and:
- be the correct colour for the device it is attached to
- be made of material that is durable in water
- clearly display the marks required by regulations, in letters and figures of no less than 70 mm in height
- have a volume no less than:
- 2 litres with a 15 to 20 cm diameter in all inland waters
- 4 litres with a 20 cm diameter in marine waters.
Contact
PIRSA Fisheries and Aquaculture, Leasing and Licensing
Office hours: 9:00 am to 5.00 pm Monday to Friday
Phone: (08) 8207 5332 pirsa.fisherieslicensing@sa.gov.au