Publication Date
1-1990
Series Number
87
Publisher
Fisheries Department of Western Australia
City
Perth
ISBN
0 7309 1696 0
ISSN
0726-0733 ISBN: 0 7309 1696
Abstract
The freshwater crayfish Cherax tenuimanus, called marron, provides an important recreational fishery in the south-west of Western Australia. The annual fishing catch and fishing effort have been monitored by a log book research programme and an end-of season telephone survey since the 1971/72 season.
Following the 1986/87 fishing season, the fishery remained closed for two seasons (1987/88 and 1988/89) to permit stocks to recover from the effects of high total fishing effort and unfavourable water conditions over the preceding seasons
This paper provides a detailed account of the catch and effort statistics to the close of the 1986/87 fishing season, together with a background of biological information on marron.
Number of Pages
34
Keywords
Freshwater crayfish (Cherax tenuimanus), Marron, South west Western Australia, fishing season
Disciplines
Aquaculture and Fisheries | Environmental Monitoring | Natural Resources and Conservation | Natural Resources Management and Policy | Population Biology | Sustainability | Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology
Recommended Citation
Morrissy, N M,
and
Fellows, C J.
(1990), Fisheries Research Report No. 87 - The recreational marron fishery in Western Australia, summarised research statistics, 1971-1987. Fisheries Department of Western Australia, Perth. Report 87.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/fr_rr/361
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