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Fishing for Murray crayfish in NSW (Primefact 4)

Agriculture Primefact
Primefact Number: 4    Edition: Third edition    Released/reviewed: 01 Apr 2008

Fishing for Murray crayfish is a popular pastime amongst many fishers in NSW.  For protection of the species, and to ensure that everyone gets a fair share of the catch, regulations have been imposed on the fishing of Murray crayfish. 

This Primefact provides valuable information on Murray crayfish including:

  • bag limits, size limits and general rules
  • legal net specifications
  • open season dates
  • closed areas
  • DPI office details for crayfish information.

This Primefact replaces a previous Fishnote entitled "Fishing for Murray Crayfish" 

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