Fishing limits
- Size limit: No minimum legal length
- Bag limit: A combined limit of 2 per day for the below shark and ray species
- Daily boat limit when 3 or more people are fishing on board: 6 (combined)
Species with combined daily fishing limits
- Gummy Shark
- Port Jackson Shark
- Southern Eagle Ray
- Southern Fiddler Ray
- Western Shovelnose Ray
- Wobbegong – Cobbler, Banded, Spotted
- any other species of shark, ray, or skate that are not protected and do not have a bag limit of 1
Fishing gear restrictions apply to metropolitan shark fishing.
Identification
Wobbegongs have:
- flattened bodies
- camouflaged markings
- dermal lobes in the front of their mouth
- sharp conical teeth.
They grow up to 3 m in length.
Habitat
Wobbegong live in shallow coastal waters down to about 100 m depth. They often lie on sand or rocky reef bottoms.