Mud crabs must be a minimum size of 15 cm across the widest point of its carapace. Being careful to avoid the claws, measure the crab in the scoop with your gauge and then either place it in your tub, bucket or esky if it is legal or carefully return it to the water if not. On This Page.

Bag and size limits apply and you must not catch crabs for anyone else. Blue Swimmer Crab. Where you are and how many crabs are around will dictate how often you pull the nets, however at least 10 to 15 minutes is a good starting point for most locations. Measure blue swimmer crabs notch to notch. Concentrate on the sand or mud patches near weed growth and keep an eye out for their white arms as they break cover and dash sideways in an attempt to get away. ABN: 18 951 343 745. Blue swimmer crabs are usually captured at Thompson Beach through the use of special crab rakes, which are slowly pulled through the sand around the edge of patches of weed where you can see the sand has been disturbed. Measure blue swimmer crabs notch to notch. This region runs from Black Point, east of Augusta, to the Zuytdorp Cliffs, north of Kalbarri (all land and water south of 27° S and west of 115° 30' E) and also includes the Abrolhos Islands.
Spanner crabs are measured along the body from the base of the orbital notch (eye socket) to the centre of the posterior margin of the carapace. Without doubt the Peel and Harvey Estuaries near Mandurah are the most famous for their runs of crabs, but the Swan River is home to bigger and tastier specimens. Some of the biggest crabs live in the Hardy Inlet close to the town of Augusta, whilst some absolute monsters call the Irwin Inlet at Denmark home. If you can find the ones with the bigger diameter rings then go for those as it allows more room for the crabs to move in on the baits resulting in a better catch rate. Scooping is a great fun family activity that is bound to get lots of laughs from everyone, not to mention keeping you fit as you wade around the shallows. If you are scooping for crabs, it’s wise to wear appropriate footwear to prevent cuts, stings or nips from angry crabs. Females usually have a mottled brown shell with a broad abdominal flap which is rounded and darker in colour than a male’s. Although they are not as big as the monsters caught in the south of WA, their delicate and salty flesh is enough to put them near the top of the list for eating quality. Roll the scoop net over and presto, one more crab. If you see your floats bobbing up and down then you need to lengthen the rope or move into shallower water.

Blue Swimmer Crabs, also known as Sand Crabs or Blue Manna Crabs, are swimming crabs that have their last pair of legs modified to act as paddles.
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Most commonly known as blue swimmer crab or blue manna crab depending on where you catch them (and possibly your age! You may display, print or reproduce this material only in an unaltered format for your personal or non-commercial use, or for use within your organisation. Use an accurate measuring gauge from a tackle shop and stick to your bag and size limits. Just like a scoop this method is very effective but not as widely used as the scoop net. But for us here in WA, there are a couple of well known hot spots for blue swimmers. Blue swimmer crabs can reach up to 25cm across their carapace (they are measured from point to point on the carapace). This species is not easily mistaken for other crab species. If it’s too small, put it back. 651 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<73ACE6DAEC0BA74CBE3129492424A7E9><3FC9F7CD4C6DB54E82532D4373A67B4E>]/Index[632 35]/Info 631 0 R/Length 99/Prev 1416535/Root 633 0 R/Size 667/Type/XRef/W[1 3 1]>>stream

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When dropping crab nets from a boat, make sure you don’t set them in a shipping channel.