THE Victorian Fisheries Authority recently released a proposal to reduce the bag limit of yellowtail kingfish from 5 to 2 per person per day.
As the independent peak body for recreational fishing, VRFish consulted with Victorian recreational fishers via an online survey to identify if recreational fishers support the proposal to reduce the Victorian recreational fishing bag limit for kingfish.
The survey was open for a two-week period and recreational fishers were asked to answer five questions including if they support the proposed reduction to the bag limit for yellowtail kingfish by the Victorian Fisheries Authority.
A total of 1,023 respondents participated in the survey. VRFish distributed the survey via its website, social media, and an email invitation sent to VRFish members and subscribers including our database of recreational fishing licence holders.
Of the survey respondents, 85% recreationally fish for yellowtail kingfish and most commonly target kingfish between 2 to 5 days per year (25%).
When it comes to the proposal to reduce the daily bag limit of yellowtail kingfish from 5 to 2 per person, the majority of recreational fishers (72%) are supportive of the proposal. When analysing the data further, Vic Fisheries found that those who identified as kingfish fishers in Q1 were supportive of the proposal (69%).
There’s still time to contribute to the Victorian Fisheries Authority‘s proposal and have your say by contacting Taylor Hunt, Victorian Fisheries Authority’s Manager of Recreational Fisheries on taylor.hunt@vfa.vic.gov.au during the public consultation period which closes Tuesday, 30 September 2025.
Find out more: https://vrfish.com.au/…/vrfish-releases-kingfish…/
