North-West Snapper

Your guide to identifying Lethrinus species in Western Australia. Please select the species from the pictures below for more information:

Spangled Emperor	Blue-Lined Emperor	Blue-Spotted Emperor
Pink-Eared Emperor	Sweetlip Emperor	Yellow-Tailed Emperor	Long-Nosed Emperor
Spot-Cheek Emperor	Variegated Emperor	Threadfin Emperor

Recreational Fishing Rules

Western Australia's fisheries management strategies have one primary goal -Fish for the future. This means ensuring our fisheries are ecologically sustainable.

In WA, recreational fishing is now manged within four broad biological regions - the West Coast, Gascoyne, South Coast and Pilbara/Kimberley.

Each region has tailor-made fishing rules to suit the regional ecology, mix of species and fishing pressure.

Please refer to the Recreational Fishing Guides for each region for information relating to

• bag limits
• size limits
• possession limits
• no filleting at sea rules
• legal fishing gear
• receational fishing licences
• transporting and storing of fish