Blue Swimmer Crab ( Portunus armatus ) and Sand Crab ( Ovalipes australiensis ) Resource in the South Coast Bioregion of Western Australia

Authors

D Johnston
David Harris
Daniel Yeoh

Publication Date

7-2020

Series Number

310

Publisher

Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development

ISBN

978-1-921258-71-8

ISSN

2202-5758

Abstract

The blue swimmer crab (Portunus armatus) is found along the entire coastline of Western Australia (WA) in a range of estuarine, inshore and continental shelf areas (<50 >m). In the South Coast Bioregion (SCB), blue swimmer crabs are retained as by-product in commercial nets of the 25 licences operating in the South Coast Estuarine Managed Fishery (SCEMF) and targeted by purpose-designed crab traps allocated to fishers in Princess Royal and Oyster Harbours in Albany.

Number of Pages

62

Keywords

Western Australia

Disciplines

Aquaculture and Fisheries

Recommended Citation

Johnston, D., Harris, D. and Yeoh, D. (2020). Blue Swimmer Crab (Portunus armatus) and Sand Crab (Ovalipes australiensis) Resource in the South Coast Bioregion of Western Australia Fisheries Research Report No. 310. Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia. 62pp.