West Coast Rock Lobster
Daily bag limit
8
Region they are found in
Gascoyne Region
Scientific Name
Haliotis
Mixed Bag Limit for Demersal Scalefish
2
Why are there fish at the bottom of the sea?
Because they dropped out of school
Boat limit
24
Daily limit
9 litres
What are the three types of abalone?
Roes
Green lipped
Brown lipped
What region do we fall under?
BONUS: Explain the start/end of the West Coast Region
West Coast Region
Just north of Kalbarri to Augusta
What does a dolphin say when he's confused?
Can you please be more pacific?
What must you do to the lobster to show it has been recreationally caught
Tail clipping
Permanent season closure time
November - March
How do you measure abalone
Across the widest part of the shell
Name one predator of the West Coast Rock Lobster (other than people)
Shark
Octopus
Pink Ling
What lies at the bottom of the ocean and twitches?
A nervous wreck
Type of spot to you need to check for on females
BONUS POINTS: explaining what the spot is
Tar spot
Sperm packet
What is the "bycatch action plan" and what does it aim to do?
Gather more information/understanding on prawn caught as bycatch and bycatch of the prawn fishery. Use this to create strategies to minimise bycatch
Daily BAG limit for Western Zone
15 Roes
5 Greenlip/brownlip
What part of the West Coast Rock Lobster needs to be measured?
BONUS: What is the minimum size?
Carapace
76 mm
Where does a killer whale go for braces?
The orco-dontist
Explain what a "berried female" is
Can you catch them?
A female with eggs
NO!
Explain 'real time monitoring' and how it affects closures
Using data (catch rates and prawn sizes) from licensed vessels to determine closures
How often can the public fish for abalone?
How is this determined and communicated?
4 Saturdays in a season.
Typically one in Dec, one in Jan and two in Feb
Communicated through SLSWA and DPIRD
Name and explain ONE rehabilitation program/initiative
- Artificial reefs (inc. locations)
- Seeds for Snapper
- FADs
- Shark Bay Prawn Bycatch Action Plan
Did you hear about the lawyer who tried to sue a shark for biting all his limbs off?
He didn't have a leg to stand on