Below are of the key species included in the West Coast demersal scalefish resource closure
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Key species or group |
Additional species |
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Baldchin groper |
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Tuskfish spp. Choerodon species (baldchin groper listed separately) |
Includes these commonly caught species:
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Barramundi cod |
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Blue morwong (queen snapper) |
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Cods* Family Serranidae (excluding chinaman rockcod)
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Including these commonly caught species:
Also includes:
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Coral trout Plectropomus species |
Including these commonly caught species:
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Coronation trout |
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West Australian dhufish |
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Family Lethrinidae |
Including these commonly caught species:
Also includes:
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Foxfish and pigfish* Bodianus species
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Including:
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Hapuku
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Trevalla Family Centrolophidae
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Including these commonly caught species:
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Pearl perch* Glaucosoma species (WA dhufish listed separately)
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Including these commonly caught species:
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Redfish Family Berycidae |
Including these commonly caught species:
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Pink snapper
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Tropical snapper and sea perch* Family Lutjanidae |
Including these commonly caught species:
Also includes:
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Western blue groper |
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*Additional species exist in these families, some of which are more commonly caught in tropical waters. The family classification means the take or landing of these species is prohibited if captured in the West Coast bioregion during the closure.
West Coast demersal scalefish recreational fishing dates
Catching demersal scalefish from a boat is now prohibited from the following dates:
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Dates prohibited catching demersal scalefish from a boat: |
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1 February to 31 March (inclusive) |
1 August to 15 September |
15 October to 15 December (inclusive) |
These measures do not apply to land based recreational line fishers, who can fish all year round.