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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