Fisheries Fact Sheet: Baldchin Groper

Bald­chin groper, affec­tion­ately known as ‘baldies’, are greatly prized for their high-quality white flesh.  Found only in WA, they are pow­er­ful swim­mers and quite capa­ble of break­ing a fish­ing line as they dive for cover among rocks and coral. This fact sheet cov­ers infor­ma­tion on the biol­ogy and ecol­ogy of the Bald­chin groper.

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Marine Science

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