crabbing

 since the fisheries have taken a week or more and still have not not back to me, what are the do's and dont's  of crabbing  ? 

 

  do you need a  fishing liscence from a boat ? 

  are the months you cant crab ? 

  can you only keep males and which is which ? 

  whats the boat limit ? 20 ?    and pots ? 10 ? 


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all i knowYes you need a

Tue, 2011-02-01 21:18

all i know

Yes you need a licence of boat

Yes you can only take 20 per boat

Yes you can take males and females over size limit, BUT females with roe are illegal to take*

Yes its maximum of 10 pots per boat ( it think) but have seen tinnines at madurah stacked with atleast 20+

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u can only take 20 crabs if u

Tue, 2011-02-01 21:24

u can only take 20 crabs if u have TWO people on board and both have a rec fishing from boat lic. (thats from a boat)

10 crabs if its only YOU or the other person dosnt have a lic.

 

look at the fisheries web site http://www.fish.wa.gov.au/docs/pub/BlueSwimmerCrabProtection/index.php?0102

 

or

 

http://www.fish.wa.gov.au/index.php

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thats the link i was looking for

Tue, 2011-02-01 21:31

http://www.fish.wa.gov.au/docs/pub/BlueSwimmerCrabProtection/Crabbing%20Flyer.pdf

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 thanks guys now i will apply

Tue, 2011-02-01 21:38

 thanks guys now i will apply for a liscence

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cheers crasny wasnt to

Tue, 2011-02-01 21:43

cheers crasny wasnt to sure... normally get invited with some mates to go wading

well more of a "HOLY FARK IT BIT MEEEE *runs away* OH $H!TE WHERE DID IT GO!! FARRRKK!!!"

ahahaha

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the licence fee sucks but we

Tue, 2011-02-01 21:44

the licence fee sucks but we all need one if we going to rec fish from a boat.. Its just good to see that fisheries are out and about this year doing a better job then then in the past years.

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