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The common blowfish or ‘blowie’ (also known as the weeping toadfish or banded toadfish) is abundant in estuaries and coastal waters throughout south-west Western Australia. It is often regarded as a nuisance because it gobbles bait, making it hard for fishers to catch other species of fish. Unlike true ‘pest’ species, blowfish are not actually an introduced species but are native to our marine environment. Blowfish play a vital role in marine ecosystems, keeping them clean by eating scrap, bait and berley.
Resource type: Fact SheetLast updated: 18.04.2023
This interactive activity gives students an overview of some of the fisheries management tools the Department applies to recreational fishing activity to sustainably manage our aquatic resources.
Resource type: School ExcursionLast updated: 14.12.2022
Resource type: UnitLast updated: 22.06.2022
In this lesson, students will consider the impact of overfishing and investigate the recreational abalone fishing rules.
Resource type: LessonLast updated: 22.06.2022
Students will study the Western blue groper in detail and compare the difference between the fiction text 'Blueback' and their written informative text in terms of structure and language.
Resource type: LessonLast updated: 22.06.2022
This student worksheet is associated with the Lesson: Blueback.
Resource type: Student WorksheetLast updated: 22.06.2022
This worksheet is associated with the Lesson: Fishing for abalone
Resource type: Student WorksheetLast updated: 16.06.2022
This student worksheet is associated with the Lesson: Exposition.
Resource type: Student WorksheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
The Asian paddle crab, also know as the Lady Crab, is an introduced crab that usually lives in the waters off South East Asia.
Resource type: Fun Fact SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
Thought to be the green mud crab for many years; it wasn't until 1998, that the brown mud crab was recognised as a distinct species.
Resource type: Fact SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
Found in the western tropical Pacific, coral trout are prized for their striking appearance and large mouths.
Resource type: Fact SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
Prized by recreational fishers for their impressive size and delicious taste, green mud crabs are targeted by fishers throughout tropical Australia.
Resource type: Fact SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
Found across tropical Australia, Blackspot tuskfish are a hard fighting and highly prized table fish, popular with recreational fishers as they can be caught close to shore.
Resource type: Fact SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
With their goggling, oddly placed eyes and their whisker like pectoral filaments, blue threadfin are one of the weirder looking Western Australian fish species.
Resource type: Fact SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
Barramundi are a highly opportunistic, dominant fish species in many tropical rivers. Delicious to eat and thrilling to catch, they live in both freshwater and saltwater and eat just about anything.
Resource type: Fact SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
Found in the tropical and warm temperate marine waters of the Indo-Pacific, many estuary cod are caught accidentally by anglers seeking mangrove jack and barramundi in creeks, or emperors over inshore reefs.
Resource type: Fact SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
This student worksheet is related to the Lesson: The language of Winton
Resource type: Student WorksheetLast updated: 02.06.2022
This student worksheet is associated with the Lesson: The language of Winton
Resource type: Student WorksheetLast updated: 02.06.2022
The recreational fishing community on WA’s south coast has a protective attitude toward the western blue groper that live along the coastline. Some southerners reckon there is something different about blue groper that makes them inherently vulnerable and, as a result, fishing for blue groper is not encouraged. Jeff Norriss explores, what is different about blue groper, compared to the average fish?
Resource type: Student Resource SheetLast updated: 26.05.2022
Students will gain an understanding of the Western rock lobster life cycle.
Resource type: LessonLast updated: 23.03.2022
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