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Fishers will soon need to check their crab pots even more carefully, with fisheries announcing an increase in size limits for blue swimmer crabs caught recreationally.
NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) Fisheries has announced changes to recreational Blue Swimmer Crab size limits set to come into effect from April 30.
It was hoped an increase of only half a centimetre would increase crab numbers. Blue Swimmer crabs. Picture: John Appleyard
The NSW Department of Primary Industries deputy director General Fisheries Sean Sloan said: “The small increase in the size limit for blue swimmer crabs from 6.0cm to 6.5cm will assist total egg production by protecting spawning crabs and improve the productivity of the stock over time.”
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