Does fishing and pearling work count towards your 88 days?
Fishing and pearling counts as specified work for both Working Holiday visas, but only in the right areas: Regional Australia for the 417, and Northern Australia for the 462.
What counts as fishing and pearling
- operations relating directly to taking or catching fish and other aquatic species
- operations relating directly to taking or culturing pearls or pearl shell
Where it counts, visa by visa
417 Working Holiday
Must be carried out in Regional Australia.
462 Work and Holiday
Must be carried out in Northern Australia.
Common jobs in this category
Example towns (417 rules)
Likely to qualify
Derived from the current official postcode classifications. The work itself must still fit the category definition above.
Official sources
Migration (Specified work and areas for subclass 417 visas) Instrument (LIN 22/012) 2022 — Compilation No. 3
Federal Register of Legislation · last checked 12 August 2026
View official government source ↗Specified work for Working Holiday visa (subclass 417)
Department of Home Affairs · last checked 12 August 2026
View official government source ↗Migration (Specified work and areas for subclass 462 visas) Instrument (LIN 22/013) 2022 — Compilation No. 3
Federal Register of Legislation · last checked 12 August 2026
View official government source ↗Specified work for Work and Holiday visa (subclass 462)
Department of Home Affairs · last checked 12 August 2026
View official government source ↗
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General information only, based on rules last checked 12 August 2026 — not immigration advice.