Blue Swimmer Crab ( Portunus armatus ) and Mud Crab Scylla serrata and Scylla olivacea ) Resources in the North Coast and Gascoyne Coast Bioregions, Western Australia

Authors

D Johnston
Daniel Yeoh
David Harris
E Fisher

Publication Date

7-2020

Series Number

306

Publisher

Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development

ISBN

978-1-921258-65-7

ISSN

2202-5758

Abstract

Blue swimmer crab (Portunus armatus) are found along the entire Western Australia (WA) coast, in a range of estuarine, inshore and continental shelf areas (<50 >m). In the North Coast Bioregion (NCB), commercial fishing primarily occurs as part of the Pilbara Crab Managed Fishery (PCMF) which spans the inshore waters from Onslow through to Port Hedland, with most fishing activity taking place around Nickol Bay.

Number of Pages

156

Keywords

Western Australia

Disciplines

Aquaculture and Fisheries

Recommended Citation

Johnston, D., Yeoh, D., Harris, D. and Fisher, E. (2020). Blue Swimmer Crab (Portunus armatus) and Mud Crab (Scylla serrata and Scylla olivacea) Resources in the North Coast and Gascoyne Coast Bioregions, Western Australia. Fisheries Research Report No. 306. Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia. 156pp.