Fisheries Fact Sheet: Blue Swimmer Crab

This fact sheet pro­vides infor­ma­tion about blue swim­mer crabs (Por­tunus pelag­i­cus), a trop­i­cal crus­tacean species found in West­ern Aus­tralia mainly between Kar­ratha and Duns­bor­ough. Also known as a blue manna crab, it is an impor­tant recre­ational and com­mer­i­cal fish­ing species.

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Commercial Fishing

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Lifecycles

Marine Science

Recreational Fishing