Cockles

Outside of Corner Inlet and restricted areas (listed in additional information below), cockles have a combined total limit of:

• 5 litres of cockles from one or more species, or
• 1 litre of split or shucked cockles from one or more species.

In Corner Inlet, cockles have a combined total limit of:

• 2 litres from one or more species or
• 0.5 litres of split or shucked cockles from one or more species

You can't collect cockles in waters less than 2m deep (the intertidal zone) in Port Phillip Bay. Click here for more information on Port Phillip Bay's intertidal zone.

You can't collect cockles in Marine National Parks and Sanctuaries. Click here for more information on Marine National Parks and Sanctuaries.

Note: Digging implements cannot be used to collect cockles in the intertidal zone.

• The bag limit is the maximum number of cockles you can take and possess in, on or next to any Victorian waters on any one day. (i.e you cannot take 5 litres of cockles, take them back to the car, and come back and collect another 5 litres on the same day)
• You can only possess (have with you) 5 litres of cockles. (i.e. you cannot possess your catch and someone’s else catch)
• Collecting for other people contributes to your bag limit. (i.e. you cannot collect 2 litres of cockles in Corner Inlet, give 1 litre to someone else and then collect another litre for yourself)
• The bag limit for cockles in Corner Inlet was changed on 16 November, 2023. The 2023-24 Victorian Recreational Fishing Guide incorrectly lists the bag limit for cockles in Corner Inlet as 5 (or 1 litre of split or shucked cockles)