Marine Living Resources Act, 1998 (Act No. 18 of 1998)

Regulations

Regulations in terms of the Marine Living Resources Act, 1998

Annexures

Annexure 10 : Size and Mass Limits

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ANNEXURE 10:

 

(Regulation 25)

 

SIZE AND MASS LIMITS

 

•Bellman (Umbrina spp.): 40 cm
•Big eye tuna (Tunnus obesus): 3.2 g
•Bluefin tuna (Thunnus thunnus): 6.4kg
•Bronze bream (Pachymetopon grande): 30 cm
•Cape stumpnose (Rhabdosargus holubi): 20cm
•Dageraad (Chrysoblephus cristiceps): 30 cm
•Dassie (blacktail, kolstert) (Diplodus sargus capensis): 20 cm
•Elf (shad) (Pomatomus saltatrix): 30 cm
•Galjoen (Dichistius capensis): 35 cm
•Garrick (leervis) (Lichia amia): 70 cm
•Glassy (Ambassis spp): 2,5 cm
•Geelbek (Atractosdon aequidens): 60 cm
•Grunter, spotted (Pomadasys commersonnii): 40 cm
•Hottentot (Pachymetopon blochii) 22 cm
•Kob (cob, kabeljou) (Argyrosomus spp. excluding A. thorpei): 40 cm
•Musselcracker (brusher, cracker) (Sparodon durbanensis): 60 cm
•Natal stumpnose (Rhabdosargus sarba): 25 cm
•Pinky (Pomadasys olivaceum): 7,5 cm
•Poenskop (black steenbras/musselcracker) (Cymatoceps nasutus): 50 cm
•Red (copper) steenbras (Petrus rupestris): 40 cm
•Red stumpnose (Chrysoblephus gibbiceps): 30 cm
•River bream (Acanthopagrus berda): 25 cm
•River snapper (Lutjanus argentimaculatus): 40 cm
•Roman (Chrysoblephus laticeps): 30 cm
•Santer (soldier) (Cheimerius nufar): 30 cm
•Scotsman (Polysteganus praeorbitalis): 30 cm
•Seventy-four (Polysteganus undulosus): 40 cm
•Silverfish (carpenter) (Argyrozona argyrozona): 25 cm
•Slinger (Chrysoblephus puniceus): 25 cm
•Snoek (Thyrsites atun): 60 cm
•Spotted rock cod (Catface) (Epin ephelus and erson i) : 40 cm
•Squaretail kob (Argyrosomus thorpei): 35 cm
•Strepie (karanteen) (Sarpa salpa): 15 cm
•Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) with a whole mass less than 25.0 kg
•White-edged rock cod (Epinephelus albomarginatus): 40 cm
•White steenbras (Lithognathus lithognathus): 60 cm
•West coast steenbras (Lithognathus aureb): 40 cm
•White stumpnose (Rhabdosargus globiceps): 25 cm
•Yellow-belly rock cod (Epinephelus marginatus): 40 cm
•Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) 3.2kg
•Zebra (Diplodus cervinus hottentotus): 30 cm