NZ · REGULATIONS

NZ saltwater bag limits.

Per-species minimum sizes, daily bag limits, possession limits and slot rules for New Zealand (FMA1 — Auckland & northeast) recreational saltwater fishing. Verified against the Fisheries New Zealand guide.

All NZ species

Click any species for the full per-species rule.

Snapper Min 30 cm Bag 7 Yellowtail Kingfish Min 75 cm Bag 3 Trevally Min 25 cm Bag 20 Kahawai No min Bag 20 Blue Cod Min 30 cm Bag 20 John Dory No min Bag 20 Red Gurnard Min 25 cm Bag 20 Tarakihi Min 25 cm Bag 20

Source & verification

All limits sourced from the Fisheries New Zealand recreational fishing rules (Auckland & Kermadec area). Per-species verification dates are shown on each detail page.

Always check the official guide before keeping any fish.

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Olli-Mikael Vaittinen, founder of Fishare, holding a yellowfin tuna boatside
Olli-Mikael Vaittinen

Olli-Mikael Vaittinen has fished his whole life. Fifteen years of fly fishing, guiding seasons on Norway's Lakselva — his favourite Atlantic salmon river — and a blue marlin landed in Vava'u, Tonga. Founder of Fishare — the app that puts the data behind the decisions every angler makes on the water.

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