Publication Date
8-2015
Series Number
Fisheries Management Paper No. 275
Publisher
Western Australian Department of Fisheries
City
Perth
Abstract
The Shark Bay blue swimmer crab resource is harvested commercially by the Shark Bay crab trap, Shark Bay prawn trawl and Shark Bay scallop trawl sectors. The resource also supports a small recreational fishery of about 1 tonne per year.
Number of Pages
40
Keywords
Crab fisherie; Blue swimmer crab; Portunus armatus; Fishery management; Fishery regulations; Allocation systems; Shark Bay - Western Australia
Disciplines
Aquaculture and Fisheries
Recommended Citation
Western Australia. Dept. of Fisheries. (2015), Shark Bay crab managed fishery draft management plan 2015. Western Australian Department of Fisheries, Perth. Report Fisheries Management Paper No. 275.
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