There is only 12 aquarium fishing/display licences allowed in the NT and all are currently allocated. You can only get a licence by buying it from an existing licence holder.
An aquarium fishing / display fishery licensee shall not use gear other than gear, such as a cast net, a scoop net, a hand pump or a
freshwater pot.
You must not take fish from Doctor's Gully, East Point Aquatic Life Reserves in Darwin Harbour, Aboriginal sacred sites and aquaculture farm leases and sanctuary zones.
For more information, please contact the department.