The movement of fish is an important consideration in the management of fishery species. King George Whiting is a key species of recreational and commercial importance in Victoria where the fishery is based on juveniles in the three major bays. The fishery targets fish of approximately 2 to 4 years of age, with older fish moving out of the bays onto the open coast. We used otolith microchemistry to determine whether juvenile whiting moved between bays in their first two years of life. Post-settlement chemical signatures in otoliths from 2+ age Whiting in the bays were significantly different, showing that juveniles up to that age were not mixing between nursery bays. A current project where recreational fishers are tagging 2- to 4-year-old Whiting has resulted in a relatively high recapture rate (7%) and recaptures have all been very close to the tagging location after up to a year at liberty. The results indicate that older Whiting are site attached or show site fidelity where movement may occur but individuals tend to return to a location on a regular basis. The results have implications for fishery management in relation to the spatial scale of management and the possibility of localised depletion.