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Who is swimming around the coral?
Resource type: Fishy Fun SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
Dot-to-dot. What is swimming in the sea?
Resource type: Fishy Fun SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
I am brightly coloured and have a pattern of zebra-like stripes over my body. These stripes are usually white and either red, maroon or brown.
Resource type: Fun Fact SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
Did you know that whale sharks (despite their name) aren't marine mammals like whales? They are in fact sharks, being in the same class as fish and their massive size makes them the largest fish in the world!
Resource type: Fishy Fun SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
WA's shark fisheries are strictly managed and are mainly fished for their meat for sale in fish and chip shops.
Resource type: Fishy Fun SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
I am the world's largest fish and can grow to around 18 metres, what am I?
Resource type: Fishy Fun 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
The unusual-looking sawfish family are a type of ray and are therefore related to sharks . Found in both marine and freshwater, these predatory fish derive their name from their long snouts lines with sharp points. An identification and general information guide on Sawfish.
Resource type: Fact SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
Mud crabs are prized by recreational fishers for their impressive size and delicious taste.
Resource type: Fact SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
The captivating potato cod is truly a giant of the fish kingdom. Its massive size and homebody nature draws divers who are looking for a story to tell about their underwater adventure.
Resource type: Fact SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
Despite their huge size, whale sharks are docile, filter feeders that cruise the world's oceans looking for plankton.
Resource type: Fact SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
In 2014 the Australian humpback dolphin was recognised as a separate species to the Indo-Pacific humpback.
Resource type: Fact SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
The humphead Maori wrasse is easily recognisable, being over 2 metres long with a large hump on its head and big fleshy lips.
Resource type: Fact SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
Hawksbill turtles are known to nest and feed at the Rowley Shoals which provides an oceanic refuge for these world travelers.
Resource type: Fact SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
This fact sheet provides information about blue swimmer crabs, 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 commercial fishing species.
Resource type: Fact SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
Dangerous migrants - marine species that are introduced into environments in which they do not occur naturally can become deadly pests and represent one of the greatest threats to the world's oceans and biodiversity.
This fact sheet identifies some of the species introduced into Western Australia, how they get here and their impact on our native marine environment.
Resource type: Fact SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
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: 09.06.2022
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: 09.06.2022
With their goggling, oddly placed eyes and their whisker-like pectoral filaments, threadfins are one of the weirder looking Western Australian fish species. Find out more about the biology of these weird looking fish and the commercial fishery in this fact sheet.
Resource type: Fact SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
Plankton are small or microscopic organisms, both plant and animal, that drift on the ocean currents.
Resource type: Fact SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
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