They are caught by using surface or subsurface traps, trolling, bottom set longlines, poling and bottom set traps, handlines, droplines, longlines and bottom set gillnets. They are usually marketed as whole, gilled and gutted fish. They are sold on the domestic market in cutlet or fillet form, with better quality fish being sold for sashimi. Yellowtail kingfish are an important species for recreational anglers, with most effort concentrated in the summer months. Minimum legal sizes apply for yellowtail kingfish caught by recreational fishers in New South Wales and South Australia.
Bag limits apply for yellowtail kingfish in New South Wales and Western Australia.
Mild to strong.