Shark possession limits

 I tried looking it up but couldn't realy make heads or tails of it with all the size jargen.  

Could someone help me out . Got a couple today and released several more as I wasn't sure on the limit. Less in the water is better but I don't fancy getting busted 

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 I believe they fall under

Tue, 2022-01-11 19:23

 I believe they fall under the large pelagic category which means you can take 3 of they species in the north coast region

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 Cheers  . I did the right

Tue, 2022-01-11 19:47

 Cheers  . I did the right thing . 

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 Yeah they are classed as

Wed, 2022-01-12 05:42

 Yeah they are classed as pelagics and you are allowed three pelagics total. If you have three Sharks and then catch a Mackerel for example, you have to put the Mackerel back.

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 That wouldn't be a problem. 

Wed, 2022-01-12 08:47

 That wouldn't be a problem.  I would eat shark over mackerel any day. 

Not often I get more than 1 or 2 sharks but they were in plague numbers yesterday. Another group landed about a dozen of the small models. 

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 My personal opinion,  I

Wed, 2022-01-12 11:44

 My personal opinion,  I reckon Sharks should be in their own category and be separate to other pelagics so you could have 3 Sharks plus 3 pelagics but that isn't how it is. We definitely don't have a shortage of them in Wa.

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Take enough for a feed, leave

Wed, 2022-01-12 21:44

Take enough for a feed, leave the rest on the beach.