The take or landing of the following demersal scalefish is prohibited within the West Coast bioregion during the closed seasons:
- 1 February to 28 March 2024 (inclusive)
- 1 August to 15 September 2024 (inclusive)
- 15 October to 15 December 2024 (inclusive).
Baldchin groper Choerodon rubescens
Tuskfish Choerodon spp. includes these commonly caught species:
Barramundi cod Cromileptes altivelis
Blue morwong (queen snapper) Nemadactylus valenciennesi
Cods* Family Serranidae includes these commonly caught species:
Also includes:
Coral cod
Chinese Footballer
Barber perch
Black rock-cod
Black banded seaperch
Dusktailed groper
Flowery cod
Frostback cod
Hexagon rockcod
Honeycombed cod
Longfinned rockcod
Large–spotted rockcod
Red seaperch
Red-lined seaperch
Reef cod
Six-banded rockcod
Spotty seaperch
Speckled-fin rockcod
Splendid perch
Small toothed cod
Strawberry rockcod
Maori cod
Tomato cod
Three-lined cod
Yellow spotted cod
Coral trout Plectropomus spp. includes these commonly caught species:
Coronation trout Variola louti
Dhufish, West Australian Glaucosoma hebraicum
Emperors and seabream* Family Lethrinidae includes these commonly caught species:
Also includes:
Ambon Emperor
Black blotched emperor
Grass emperor
Long-nosed emperor
Large-eye bream
Longfin emperor
Spot cheek emperor
Smalltooth emperor
Purple headed emperor
Variegated emperor
Threadfin emperor
Thumbprint emperor
Orange-striped emperor
Humpnose big-eye bream
Long-spined snapper
Yellowlip emperor
Yellow-tailed emperor
Naked-headed seabream
Foxfish Bodianus spp. includes:
Pigfish Bodianus spp. includes:
Hapuku Polyprion oxygeneios
Bass groper Polyprion americanus
Trevalla Family Centrolophidae includes:
Blue-eyed trevalla
Spotted trevalla
Warehou
Red snapper Family Berycidae includes:
Pink snapper Pagrus auratus
Tropical snappers and sea perch* Family Lutjanidae includes these commonly caught species:
Also includes:
Pearl perch
Black spot sea perch
Green jobfish
Indian sea perch
Ruby snapper
Pale snapper
Paddletail
One spot sea perch
Rosy snapper
Lunartail sea perch
Red bass
Rusty jobfish
Tang’s snapper
Sharptooth job fish
Western blue groper Achoerodus gouldii
*More species exist under these families of species that are found in tropical waters to the north and are rarely captured in the west coast. However, the family classification means they are covered in these groups if they are captured in the west coast bioregion during the closure.