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Abalone

Haliotis rubra (Blacklip Abalone)
Haliotis conicopora (Brownlip Abalone)
Haliotis laevigata (Greenlip Abalone)
Haliotis roei (Roe’s Abalone)

Albacore

Thunnus alalunga

Atlantic Salmon

Salmo salar

Australian Salmon

Arripus trutta (Eastern Australian Salmon)
Arripus truttaceaus (Western Australian Salmon)

Australian Sardine

Sardinops neopilchardus

Balmain Bug

Ibacus peronii (Eastern Balmain Bug)

Banana Prawn

Fenneropenaeus indicus (Redleg Banana Prawn)
Fenneropenaeus merguiensis (White Banana Prawn)

Barramundi

Lates calcarifer

Bay Prawn

Metapenaeus bennettae (Greentail Prawn)
Metapenaeus insolitus (Greasyback Prawn)

Bigeye Tuna

Thunnus obesus

Black Bream

Acanthopagrus butcheri

Blue Grenadier

Macruronus novaezelandiae

Blue Mackerel

Scomber australasicus

Blue Mussel

Mytilus galloprovincialis

Blue Swimmer Crab

Portunus pelagicus

Blue Warehou

Seriolella brama

Blue-Eye Trevalla

Hyperoglyphe antarctica (Blue-Eye Trevalla)
Schedophilus labyrinthica (Ocean Blue-Eye)

Bonito

Australian Bonito (Sarda australis)
Oriental Bonito (Sarda orientalis)
Leaping Bonito (Cybiosarda elegans)

Bream

Acanthopagrus butcheri (Black Bream)
Argyrops spinifer (Frypan Bream)
Acanthopagrus berda (Pikey Bream)
Rhabdosargus sarba (Tarwhine)
Acanthopagrus australia (Yellowfin Bream)

Commercial Scallop

Pecten fumatus

Cuttlefish

Sepia apama (Giant Cuttlefish)
Sepia pharaonis (Pharaoh’s Cuttlefish)

Diamondscale Mullet

Liza vaigiensis

Eastern Rocklobster

Jasus verreauxi

Eastern Shovelnose Ray

Aptychotrema rostrata

Endeavour Prawn

Metapenaeus endeavouri (Blue Endeavour Prawn)
Metapenaeus ensis (Red Endeavour Prawn)

Frypan Bream

Argyrops spinifer

Goldband Snapper

Pristipomoides multidens (Goldband Snapper)
Pristipomoides typus (Sharptooth Snapper)

Gould's Squid

Nototodarus gouldi

Grey Mackerel

Scomberomorus semifasciatus

Jackass Morwong

Nemadactylus macropterus

King George Whiting

Sillaginodes punctata

King Prawn

Melicertus latisulcatus (Western King Prawn)
Melicertus plebejus (Eastern King Prawn)
Melicertus longistylus (Redspot King Prawn)

King Threadfin

Polydactylus macrochir

Leatherjacket

Nelusetta ayraudi (Ocean Jacket)
Meuschenia freycineti (Reef Leatherjacket)
Meuschenia scaber (Velvet Leatherjacket - also known as Parika scaber)

Ling

Genypterus blacodes (Pink Ling)
Genypterus tigerinus (Rock Ling)

Loligo Squid

Loligo formosa
Loligo chinensis

Longtail Tuna

Thunnus tonggol

Marron

Cherax tenuimanus (Margaret River Marron)
Cherax cainii (Smooth Marron)

Mirror Dory

Zenopsis nebulosus

Moreton Bay Bug

Thenus orientalis (Sandbug)
Thenus indicus (Mudbug)

Mud Crab

Scylla serrata (Giant Mud Crab)
Scylla olivacea (Orange Mud Crab)

Mullet

Mugil cephalus (Sea Mullet)
Liza vaigiensis (Diamondscale Mullet)
Aldrichetta forsteri (Yelloweye Mullet)
Liza argentea (Goldspot Mullet)
Valamugil seheli (Bluetail Mullet)
Other Mugilidae

Native Oyster

Ostrea angasi

Northern Calamari

Sepioteuthis lessoniana

Octopus

Octopus aegina (Baby Octopus)
Octopus tetricus (Sydney Octopus)
Octopus australia (Southern Octopus)
Octopus maorum (Maori Octopus)
Octopus pallidus (Pale Octopus)
Octopus graptus (Scribbled Night Octopus)

Pacific Oyster

Crassostrea gigas

Pikey Bream

Acanthopagrus berda

Pink Ling

Genypterus blacodes

Pipi

Donax deltoides

Red Emperor

Lutjanus sebae

Redclaw

Cherax quadricarinatus

Redfish

Centroberyx affinis

Ribaldo

Mora moro

Rock Ling

Genypterus tigerinus

Royal Red Prawn

Haliporoides sibogae

Sand Whiting

Sillago ciliata

Saucer Scallop

Amusium balloti (Ballot’s Saucer Scallop)
Amusium pleuronectes (Northern Saucer Scallop)

School Mackerel

Scomberomorus queenslandicus

School Prawn

Metapenaeus macleayi (School Prawn)
Metapenaeus dalli (Western School Prawn)

School Whiting

Sillago flindersi (Eastern School Whiting)
Sillago bassensis (Southern School Whiting)
Sillago robusta (Stout Whiting)

Sea Mullet

Mugil cephalus

Silver Warehou

Seriolella punctata

Snapper

Pagrus auratus

Southern Bluefin Tuna

Thunnus maccoyii

Southern Calamari

Sepioteuthis australis

Southern Rocklobster

Jasus edwardsii

Spanish Mackerel

Scomberomorus commerson

Spanner Crab

Ranina ranina

Spotted Mackerel

Scomberomorus munroi

Surf Clam

Dosinia caerulea

Sydney Rock Oyster

Saccostrea glomerata

Tarwhine

Rhabdosargus sarba

Tiger Prawn

Penaeus monodon (Black Tiger Prawn)
Marsupenaeus japonicus (Kuruma Prawn)
Penaeus esculentus (Brown Tiger Prawn)
Penaeus semisulcatus (Grooved Tiger Prawn)

Tropical Rocklobster

Panulirus ornatus (Ornate Rocklobster)
Other Panulirus species except P.cygnus

Trumpeter Whiting

Sillago maculate

Vongole

Katelysia scalarina

Katelysia peronii
Katelysia rhytiphora

Warehou

Seriolella brama (Blue Warehou)
Seriolella punctata (Silver Warehou)
Seriolella caerulea (White Warehou)

Western Rocklobster

Panulirus cygnus

Yabby

Cherax destructor (Yabby)
Cherax destructor albidus (White Yabby)

Cherax preissii, Cherax plebejus (Koonac)
Cherax quinquecarinatus (Gilgie)
Other Cherax (except C.tenuimanus, C.cainii & C.quadricarinatus)

Yellowfin Bream

Acanthopagrus australia

Yellowfin Tuna

Thunnus albacares

Yellowfin Whiting

Sillago schomburgkii

Yellowtail Kingfish

Seriola lalandi