All WA Fish Species

Complete database of 122 species. Click any fish for detailed techniques, seasons, and regulations.

Jump to: Pelagics (27) Demersals (44) Nearshore/Estuary (37) Other Finfish (5) Crustaceans (5) Molluscs (4)

Pelagic Species (27)

Open year-round in all bioregions including West Coast. Surface and mid-water hunters.

Amberjack

Amberjack

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Barracouta

Barracouta

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Bigeye Tuna

Bigeye Tuna

Thunnus obesus

Peak: Year-round (offshore) 80-150 cm
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Billfish

Billfish

Family Istiophoridae

Peak: October - April 200-350 cm
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Bronze Whaler

Bronze Whaler

Carcharhinus brachyurus

Peak: Mar-Jun 150 cm
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Cobia

Cobia

Rachycentron canadum

Peak: Oct-Apr 100 cm
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Dogtooth Tuna

Dogtooth Tuna

Gymnosarda unicolor

Peak: March - November 80-120 cm
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Giant Trevally

Giant Trevally

Caranx ignobilis

Peak: Year round 80 cm
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Golden Trevally

Golden Trevally

Gnathanodon speciosus

Peak: Year round 60 cm
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Great Barracuda

Great Barracuda

Sphyraena barracuda

Peak: Year-round (tropical) 60-120 cm
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Grey Mackerel

Grey Mackerel

Scomberomorus semifasciatus

Peak: Year round 60 cm
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Gummy Shark

Gummy Shark

Mustelus antarcticus

Peak: Year round 100 cm
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Longtail Tuna

Longtail Tuna

Thunnus tonggol

Peak: April - October 60-80 cm
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Mackerel Tuna

Mackerel Tuna

Euthynnus affinis

Peak: Year-round (tropical) 40-60 cm
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Mahi Mahi

Mahi Mahi

Coryphaena hippurus

Peak: Nov-Apr 80 cm
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Samsonfish

Samsonfish

Seriola hippos

Peak: Mar-Jun 80 cm
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School Mackerel

School Mackerel

Scomberomorus queenslandicus

Peak: Year round 40 cm
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Shark Mackerel

Shark Mackerel

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Skipjack Tuna

Skipjack Tuna

Katsuwonus pelamis

Peak: Year round 50 cm
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Southern Bluefin Tuna

Southern Bluefin Tuna

Thunnus maccoyii

Peak: December - May 80-120 cm
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Spanish Mackerel

Spanish Mackerel

Scomberomorus commerson

Peak: Sep-Apr 100 cm
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Spotted Mackerel

Spotted Mackerel

Scomberomorus munroi

Peak: Apr-Oct 50 cm
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Swordfish

Swordfish

Xiphias gladius

Peak: Year-round (deep offshore) 150-250 cm
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Wahoo

Wahoo

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Whiskery Shark

Whiskery Shark

Furgaleus macki

Peak: Year round 80 cm
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Yellowfin Tuna

Yellowfin Tuna

Thunnus albacares

Peak: Dec-May 100 cm
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Yellowtail Kingfish

Yellowtail Kingfish

Seriola lalandi

Peak: Mar-Jun 80 cm
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Demersal Species (44)

Bottom-dwelling reef species. West Coast boat fishing closed until Spring 2027. Other bioregions remain open.

Baldchin Groper

Baldchin Groper

Choerodon rubescens

Peak: Year round 50 cm
⚠ West Coast closed until Spring 2027
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Barcheek Coral Trout

Barcheek Coral Trout

Plectropomus maculatus

Peak: Year-round 35-50 cm
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Barramundi Cod

Barramundi Cod

Cromileptes altivelis

Peak: Year-Round 40-50 cm
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Bass Groper

Bass Groper

Polyprion americanus

Peak: Year round 60-120 cm
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Blackspot Tuskfish

Blackspot Tuskfish

Choerodon schoenleinii

Peak: Year-Round 50 cm
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Blackspotted Rockcod

Blackspotted Rockcod

Epinephelus malabaricus

Peak: Year-Round 60-100 cm
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Blue Morwong

Blue Morwong

Nemadactylus valenciennesi

Peak: Year-Round 50-60 cm
⚠ West Coast closed until Spring 2027
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Blue Tuskfish

Blue Tuskfish

Choerodon cyanodus

Peak: Year-Round 40 cm
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Blue-eye Trevalla

Blue-eye Trevalla

Hyperoglyphe antarctica

Peak: Year round 50-90 cm
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Bluespotted Coral Trout

Bluespotted Coral Trout

Plectropomus laevis

Peak: Year-Round 50-80 cm
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Breaksea Cod

Breaksea Cod

Epinephelides armatus

Peak: Year round 35 cm
⚠ West Coast closed until Spring 2027
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Chinaman Fish

Chinaman Fish

Symphorus nematophorus

Peak: Year round 50 cm
⚠ West Coast closed until Spring 2027
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Coral Trout

Coral Trout

Plectropomus leopardus

Peak: Year round 45 cm
⚠ West Coast closed until Spring 2027
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Coronation Trout

Coronation Trout

Variola louti

Peak: Year round 40-60 cm
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Crimson Snapper

Crimson Snapper

Lutjanus erythropterus

Peak: Year round 40 cm
⚠ West Coast closed until Spring 2027
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Dhufish

Dhufish

Glaucosoma hebraicum

Peak: Year round 60 cm
⚠ West Coast closed until Spring 2027
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Eightbar Grouper

Eightbar Grouper

Hyporthodus octofasciatus

Peak: Year-Round 60-100 cm
⚠ West Coast closed until Spring 2027
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Foxfish

Foxfish

Bodianus frenchii

Peak: Year round 30 cm
⚠ West Coast closed until Spring 2027
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Giant Boarfish

Giant Boarfish

Family Pentacerotidae

Peak: Year-round (when open) 30-50 cm
⚠ West Coast closed until Spring 2027
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Goldband Snapper

Goldband Snapper

Pristipomoides multidens

Peak: Year round 50 cm
⚠ West Coast closed until Spring 2027
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Goldspot Pigfish

Goldspot Pigfish

Bodianus spp.

Peak: Year-round (when open) 20-30 cm
⚠ West Coast closed until Spring 2027
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Goldspotted Rockcod

Goldspotted Rockcod

Epinephelus coioides

Peak: Year-Round 50-70 cm
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Grass Emperor

Grass Emperor

Lethrinus laticaudis

Peak: Year round 30-45 cm
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Hapuku

Hapuku

Polyprion oxygeneios

Peak: Year-Round 80-100 cm
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Harlequin Fish

Harlequin Fish

Othos dentex

Peak: Year-Round 40-50 cm
⚠ West Coast closed until Spring 2027
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Jobfish

Jobfish

Pristipomoides spp.

Peak: Year round 40 cm
⚠ West Coast closed until Spring 2027
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John Dory

John Dory

Zeus faber

Peak: Year round 30-50 cm
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Mirror Dory

Mirror Dory

Zenopsis nebulosus

Peak: Year-Round 35-50 cm
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Nannygai

Nannygai

Centroberyx gerrardi

Peak: Year round 30 cm
⚠ West Coast closed until Spring 2027
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Passionfruit Coral Trout

Passionfruit Coral Trout

Plectropomus areolatus

Peak: Year round 40-60 cm
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Pearl Perch

Pearl Perch

Glaucosoma spp.

Peak: Year-round (when open) 30-45 cm
⚠ West Coast closed until Spring 2027
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Pink Snapper

Pink Snapper

Chrysophrys auratus

Peak: Mar-Jun, Sep-Nov 50 cm
⚠ West Coast closed until Spring 2027
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Rankin Cod

Rankin Cod

Epinephelus multinotatus

Peak: Year round 50 cm
⚠ West Coast closed until Spring 2027
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Red Emperor

Red Emperor

Lutjanus sebae

Peak: Year round 50 cm
⚠ West Coast closed until Spring 2027
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Redthroat Emperor

Redthroat Emperor

Lethrinus miniatus

Peak: Year round 35-50 cm
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Robinson's Sea Bream

Robinson's Sea Bream

Gymnocranius grandoculis

Peak: Year round 40 cm
⚠ West Coast closed until Spring 2027
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Ruby Snapper

Ruby Snapper

Etelis carbunculus

Peak: Year round 40 cm
⚠ West Coast closed until Spring 2027
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Saddletail Snapper

Saddletail Snapper

Lutjanus malabaricus

Peak: Year-round 40-60 cm
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Scarlet Sea Perch

Scarlet Sea Perch

Lutjanus malabaricus

Peak: Year round 45 cm
⚠ West Coast closed until Spring 2027
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Spangled Emperor

Spangled Emperor

Lethrinus nebulosus

Peak: Year round 50 cm
⚠ West Coast closed until Spring 2027
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Swallowtail

Swallowtail

Centroberyx lineatus

Peak: Year-round 25-35 cm
⚠ West Coast closed until Spring 2027
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Vermicular Cod

Vermicular Cod

Plectropomus oligacanthus

Peak: Year-round 30-45 cm
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Western Blue Groper

Western Blue Groper

Achoerodus gouldii

Peak: Year-Round 80 cm
⚠ West Coast closed until Spring 2027
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Western Wirrah

Western Wirrah

Acanthistius serratus

Peak: Year-round (when open) 25-35 cm
⚠ West Coast closed until Spring 2027
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Nearshore & Estuarine Species (37)

Coastal, inshore and estuary species. Open year-round.

Albacore Tuna

Albacore Tuna

Thunnus alalunga

Peak: November - April 50-80 cm
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Australian Bonito

Australian Bonito

Sarda orientalis

Peak: Mar-Aug 40 cm
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Australian Salmon

Australian Salmon

Arripis truttaceus

Peak: Apr-Aug 60 cm
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Barramundi

Barramundi

Lates calcarifer

Peak: Oct-Apr 70 cm
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Bigeye Trevally

Bigeye Trevally

Caranx sexfasciatus

Peak: Year round 50 cm
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Black Bream

Black Bream

Acanthopagrus butcheri

Peak: Year round 30 cm
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Black Jewfish

Black Jewfish

Protonibea diacanthus

Peak: Year round 80 cm
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Blacktip Trevally

Blacktip Trevally

Caranx heberi

Peak: Year round 40 cm
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Blue Threadfin

Blue Threadfin

Eleutheronema tetradactylum

Peak: Year round 50 cm
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Bluefin Trevally

Bluefin Trevally

Caranx melampygus

Peak: Year round 50 cm
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Brassy Trevally

Brassy Trevally

Caranx papuensis

Peak: Year round 40 cm
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Catfish

Catfish

Families Ariidae and Plotosidae

Peak: Year-round 25-40 cm
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Chinaman Rockcod

Chinaman Rockcod

Epinephelus rivulatus

Peak: Year-round 20-30 cm
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Cobbler

Cobbler

Cnidoglanis macrocephalus

Peak: Year round 35 cm
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Dart

Dart

Trachinotus spp.

Peak: October - April 25-40 cm
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Flounder

Flounder

Families Pleuronectidae, Bothidae and Paralichthyidae

Peak: October - April 25-35 cm
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Golden Snapper

Golden Snapper

Lutjanus johnii

Peak: April - October 35-50 cm
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Javelinfish

Javelinfish

Family Haemulidae

Peak: Year-round 25-40 cm
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King George Whiting

King George Whiting

Sillaginodes punctatus

Peak: Oct-Apr 35 cm
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Leatherjacket

Leatherjacket

Family Monacanthidae

Peak: Year-round 25-35 cm
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Longfin Pike

Longfin Pike

Dinolestes lewini

Peak: Year round 40 cm
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Mangrove Jack

Mangrove Jack

Lutjanus argentimaculatus

Peak: Year round 45 cm
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Mulloway

Mulloway

Argyrosomus japonicus

Peak: Year round 80 cm
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Northern Sand Flathead

Northern Sand Flathead

Platycephalus arenarius

Peak: May-Oct 35 cm
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Northwest Black Bream

Northwest Black Bream

Acanthopagrus palmaris

Peak: April - October 25-35 cm
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Painted Sweetlips

Painted Sweetlips

Family Haemulidae

Peak: Year-round 30-50 cm
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Queenfish

Queenfish

Scomberoides commersonnianus

Peak: Year round 60 cm
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Rock Flathead

Rock Flathead

Platycephalus laevigatus

Peak: Year round 35 cm
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Sea Sweep

Sea Sweep

Scorpis aequipinnis

Peak: Year round 30 cm
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Snook

Snook

Sphyraena novaehollandiae

Peak: Year round 40 cm
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Southern Bluespotted Flathead

Southern Bluespotted Flathead

Platycephalus speculator

Peak: Oct-Apr 35 cm
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Stripey Snapper

Stripey Snapper

Lutjanus carponotatus

Peak: Year-round 25-35 cm
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Tailor

Tailor

Pomatomus saltatrix

Peak: Mar-Jul 40 cm
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Tarwhine

Tarwhine

Rhabdosargus sarba

Peak: Year round 25 cm
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Threadfin Salmon

Threadfin Salmon

Polydactylus macrochir

Peak: Apr-Nov 80 cm
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Tripletail

Tripletail

Lobotes surinamensis

Peak: October - April 35-50 cm
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Western Yellowfin Bream

Western Yellowfin Bream

Acanthopagrus latus

Peak: Year-round 25-35 cm
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Other Finfish (5)

High bag limit species like herring, whiting, garfish and mullet.

Australian Herring

Australian Herring

Arripis georgianus

Peak: Year round 20 cm
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Blue Mackerel

Blue Mackerel

Scomber australasicus

Peak: Year-round 20-30 cm
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Sea Mullet

Sea Mullet

Mugil cephalus

Peak: Year round 40 cm
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Southern Garfish

Southern Garfish

Hyporhamphus melanochir

Peak: Year round 25 cm
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Yellowfin Whiting

Yellowfin Whiting

Sillago schomburgkii

Peak: Year round 25 cm
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Crustaceans (5)

Crabs, lobsters, prawns and marron.

Blue Swimmer Crab

Blue Swimmer Crab

Portunus armatus

Peak: Year round 0 cm
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Freshwater Prawn

Freshwater Prawn

Macrobrachium spp.

Peak: March - October (dry season) 10-20 cm
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Marron

Marron

Cherax spp.

Peak: January (open season) 15-25 cm body
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Mud Crab

Mud Crab

Scylla spp.

Peak: March - November 15-20 cm carapace
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Western Rock Lobster

Western Rock Lobster

Panulirus cygnus

Peak: Nov-Jun 0 cm
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Molluscs & Cephalopods (4)

Squid, abalone and other invertebrates.

Southern Calamari

Southern Calamari

Sepioteuthis australis

Peak: Year round 25 cm
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Brownlip Abalone

Brownlip Abalone

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Greenlip Abalone

Greenlip Abalone

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Roe's Abalone

Roe's Abalone

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