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Nuisance or necessary?
The common blowfish, or ‘blowie’, is abundant in estuaries and coastal waters throughout south-west Western Australia (WA). It is often regarded as a nuisance because it gobbles bait, making it hard for fishers to catch other species of fish.
However, while the blowfish will never win a popularity contest, it has an important role in marine ecosystems. The blowie is native to WA and keeps our waterways clean by eating up waste scrap, bait and berley.
Resource type: Fact SheetLast updated: 19.12.2025
This fact sheet covers information on the biology and ecology of the Baldchin groper.
Resource type: Fact SheetLast updated: 17.09.2025
Pink snapper are one of Western Australia's best-known and most sought-after fish. This fact sheet provides information on the widely distributed Pink snapper (Pagrus auratus) and their biology.
Resource type: Fact SheetLast updated: 05.09.2025
A fact sheet providing information on Western Australian dhufish, a fish species endemic to the southern part of Western Australia. Its great size and superb eating qualities make this fish a Western Australian fishing icon.
Resource type: Fact SheetLast updated: 03.09.2025
Of the 370-plus shark species in the world, more than 100 species live in Western Australian waters. This fact sheet provides general information about the biology of sharks, protected species and their vulnerability to overfishing.
Resource type: Fact SheetLast updated: 09.05.2025
Explore the classification of beach flotsam and jetsam of the West Coast bioregion.
Resource type: PosterLast updated: 26.04.2023
In southern Australia, the western blue groper is actually the largest carnivorous bony fish species found living on reefs, reaching a length of up to 1.7m and a weight of up to 40kg. Learn more about the biology of this fish in this fact sheet.
Resource type: Fact SheetLast updated: 22.06.2022
This student worksheet is associated with the Lesson: Exposition.
Resource type: Student WorksheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
Colour me in. Manta rays are the largest rays and can reach immense sizes of 3 - 7 metres from wing tip to wing tip.
Resource type: Fishy Fun SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
Colour me in. Sawfish are a PROTECTED SPECIES in Western Australia. If you catch one you must return it to the water as quickly and carefully as possible.
Resource type: Fishy Fun SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
Colour me in.
Resource type: Fishy Fun SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
Colour me in. Explore the ocean... how many species can you find?
Resource type: Fishy Fun SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
Dot-to-dot. What is jumping up over the waves?
Resource type: Fishy Fun SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
Colour me in.
Resource type: Fishy Fun SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
Dot-to-dot. This fish has a special relationship with a sea anemone.
Resource type: Fishy Fun SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
Dot-to-dot. I am one of the heaviest fish in the world. Can you guess what species I am?
Resource type: Fishy Fun SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
Dot-to-dot. Discover the creature hidden amongst the seagrass.
Resource type: Fishy Fun SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
Can you help the flying fish fly through the maze and avoid predators?
Resource type: Fishy Fun SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
Colour me in. The ocean sunfish or common mola (Mola mola) is the heaviest known bony fish in the world. Adults typically weigh between 247 and 1,000kg.
Resource type: Fishy Fun SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
Colour by numbers. Colour in the image by matching the number with the colour code. What is hiding in the sea?
Resource type: Fishy Fun SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
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