Photos: Correctly photographing your fish is critical to ensure your catch is eligible for entry into the competition.

Submitting your catch: When you catch a fish it must be posted no later than 2 days after the fish is harvested.
Competition deadline: All submissions must be posted before 11:59 pm of the last day of the competition which is 31st July 2025.

Fish Landing: The fish must be line caught, speared or caught by hand/cray loop depending on your region.

Fisheries compliance: All fisheries laws and regulations must be complied with for the area the fish is harvested. A breach of any fisheries laws or regulations may result in disqualification.

Region: Australia wide.
 

All submissions must include 3 photos all up:​​

• A photo of the person who caught the fish holding the fish.

• A photo clearly showing the fish on the measuring mat, so that you can see the head and tail of the fish is in the correct position. (Ensure that you write FMSFISHINGCOMP on a piece of paper and that it is clearly shown on the measurement mat photo. This is to prove the photo was taken during this comp.)

• Another photo that clearly shows where the tail is on the measurement line.​​​​

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Measurement Guidelines: FISH

• The mouth of the fish must be touching the starting plate/zero cm mark of the measuring mat.

• Measurement is taken from the mouth of fish to the end of the tail.

• Photos must be taken from directly above the fish.

• All fish mouths must be resting.

• Fish Measurement: Fish are measured to the nearest decimal (round down to avoid conflict).

• If your fish is too big for a measuring mat or you do not have a measuring mat, you can use a tape measure. (Photos must clearly show starting and end point alongside the tape measure.)

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Measurement Guidelines: LOBSTER/CRAYFISH

• The tail must be touching the starting plate/zero cm mark of the measuring mat.

• Measurement is taken from the edge of tail to where the carapace meets the tail.

• Photos must be taken from directly above the Lobster/Crayfish.

• Fish Measurement: Lobster/Crayfish are measured to the nearest decimal (round down to avoid conflict).

• If your Lobster/Crayfish fish is too big for a measuring mat or you do not have a measuring mat, you can use a tape measure. (Photos must clearly show starting and end point alongside the tape measure.)

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Head Connection:

• The head must remain completely connected to the body during measurement. If the throat is disconnected due to spearing, the head must be placed back in line with the body.

• Do not fully neck the fish before taking the fish photos.

• Crayfish tail and head must remain connected and not pulled apart.

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Review Process for Submissions:

• All submissions will be reviewed within 48 hours before being officially accepted.

• If any major discrepancies are found during review, the admin will reach out to the participant within 48 hours to address and correct the discrepancies.

• If there are any discrepancies between the size of two different entries, they will be reviewed by 3 different judges and will be resolved by a unanimous decision.

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Dishonest or improper measurements may result in being disqualified from the competition.