PRODUCTS

SHARK BAY FISHERY

BROWN TIGER PRAWN

COMMON NAME: Tiger Prawn

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Penaeus.esculentus 

FISHERY: Shark Bay Prawn Trawl Fishery

GRADING: 6/8, 9/12, 13/15, 16/20, 20/30, 30/40 pieces per pound (pc/lb). Soft and Broken (S&B).

PACKING: 3 x 3kg. 9kg Master Carton (Packed and Frozen at Sea)
8 X 1kg. 8kg Master Carton (Packed and Frozen at Sea)

PRODUCT FORMAT: Whole Raw Frozen or Whole Cooked Frozen

BIOLOGY: Light brown or pink (sometimes greenish) with many dark brown or red bands. Brown tiger prawns are endemic to Australian waters. Adult Brown Tiger Prawns are found in depths of 200 metres, however mostly trawled in 20 – 45 metres of water over course sediments. The white flesh has red bands and its delicate, sweet flavour is highly regarded.

FISHING GROUNDS: Shark Bay Prawn Fishery, FAO Area 57

FISHING METHOD: Demersal Trawl

SEASONALITY: March – September

AVAILABLE IN 3kg & 1kg CARTONS

WESTERN KING PRAWN

COMMON NAME: King Prawn

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Melicertus latisulcatus

FISHERY: Shark Bay Prawn Trawl Fishery

GRADING: U8, U10, U15, U20, 20/30, 30/40 pieces per pound (pc/lb). Soft and Broken (S&B).

PACKING: 3 x 3kg. 9kg Master Carton (Packed and Frozen at Sea)
8 X 1kg. 8kg Master Carton (Packed and Frozen at Sea)

PRODUCT FORMAT: Whole Raw Frozen or Whole Cooked Frozen

BIOLOGY: Have a cream to light brown body, with legs and tailfin a distinctive bright blue. Available wild-caught, these are marine and estuarine-dwelling Prawns, with adults found offshore on a range of bottoms (rock, sand, mud and gravel) to depths of over 220m, but are mostly trawled in 20 – 45 m of water over course sediments.

Juveniles preferring estuaries or shallow coastal waters. They have a rich flavor and moist flesh.

FISHING GROUNDS: Shark Bay Prawn Fishery, FAO Area 57

FISHING METHOD: Demersal Trawl

SEASONALITY: March – September

AVAILABLE IN 3kg & 1kg CARTONS

CORAL KING PRAWN

COMMON NAME: Coral Prawn

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Melicertus latisulcatus

FISHERY: Shark Bay Prawn Trawl Fishery

GRADING: U8, U10, U15, U20, 20/30, 30/40 pieces per pound (pc/lb). Soft and Broken (S&B).

PACKING: 3 x 3kg. 9kg Master Carton (Packed and Frozen at Sea)
8 X 1kg. 8kg Master Carton (Packed and Frozen at Sea)

PRODUCT FORMAT: Whole Raw Frozen or Whole Cooked Frozen

BIOLOGY: Have a cream to light brown body, with legs and tailfin a distinctive bright blue. Available wild-caught, these are marine and estuarine-dwelling Prawns, with adults found offshore on a range of bottoms (rock, sand, mud and gravel) to depths of over 220m, but are mostly trawled in 20 – 45 m of water over course sediments.

Juveniles preferring estuaries or shallow coastal waters. They have a rich flavor and moist flesh.

FISHING GROUNDS: Shark Bay Prawn Fishery, FAO Area 57

FISHING METHOD: Demersal Trawl

SEASONALITY: March - September

AVAILABLE IN 3kg & 1kg CARTONS

SAUCER SCALLOP

COMMON NAME: Scallop

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Amusium balloti

FISHERY: Shark Bay Prawn Trawl Fishery

GRADING: 10/20, 20/30, 20/40, 40/60 pieces per pound (pc/lb)

PACKING: 6 x 2kg, 12kg Master (Meat)
40 X 250g, 10kg Master Sealed Tray (Meat)

PRODUCT FORMAT: Raw Meat Frozen or Raw ½ Shell Frozen

BIOLOGY: Shark Bay Saucer Scallops have a firm white flesh, processed with roe off as meat or half shell. Distinctive sweet flavour, undoubtedly the worlds sweetest scallop. Saucer Scallop shells are almost round in shape and the top shell is distinctively smooth and flat with concentric reddish-brown, circular bands.

FISHING GROUNDS: Shark Bay Prawn Fishery, FAO Area 57

FISHING METHOD: Demersal Trawl

SEASONALITY: March - September

AVAILABLE IN 2kg & 250g PACKS

BLUE SWIMMER CRAB 
(BLUE MANNA CRAB)

COMMON NAME: Blue Manna Crab

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Portunus armatus

FISHERY: Shark Bay Trap and Trawl Fishery

GRADING: Small to Large 200g to 800g+

PACKING: Raw 10kg Master. Cooked 12kg Master

PRODUCT FORMAT: Whole Raw Frozen or Whole Cooked Frozen

BIOLOGY: Blue swimmer crabs can usually be recognised by their flat, disc-shaped hind legs, used as paddles for swimming. Horns along their carapace and either side of their eyes are key features. Renowned for their sweet tasting meat.

FISHING GROUNDS: Shark Bay Prawn Fishery, FAO Area 57

FISHING METHOD: Demersal Trawl and trap (pots)

SEASONALITY: March - September

NORTH WEST SQUID

COMMON NAME: Nor West Squid

SCIENTIFIC NAME:

FISHERY: Shark Bay Trawl Fishery

GRADING: Mixed, small 50g-100g

PACKING: 6 X 2kg. 12kg Master Carton

PRODUCT FORMAT: Whole Raw Frozen

BIOLOGY: Small slender squid. Tender white flesh highly sought by European restaurants. Trawled in 20 – 45 metres of water over coarse sediments.

FISHING GROUNDS:Shark Bay Prawn Fishery, FAO Area 57.

FISHING METHOD: Demersal Trawl

SEASONALITY: March - September

CUTTLEFISH

COMMON NAME: Cuttlefish

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Sepia apama

FISHERY: Shark Bay Trawl Fishery

GRADING: Small to Large 200g to 800g+

PACKING: 12kg Master Whole Frozen, 10kg Master Sealed Tray (Meat)

PRODUCT FORMAT: Raw Meat Frozen

BIOLOGY: Cuttlefish have a skeleton (cuttlebone) as a buoyancy mechanism, broad mantle, eight arms and two longer feeding arms as key features.Mantle flesh is translucent white and tender eating.

FISHING GROUNDS:Shark Bay Prawn Fishery, FAO Area 57

FISHING METHOD: Demersal Trawl

SEASONALITY: March - September

MANTIS SHRIMP

COMMON NAME: Prawn Killer

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Squilla mantis

FISHERY: Shark Bay Trawl Fishery

GRADING:Mixed

PACKING: 10kg, 10kg Master Sealed Tray (Meat)

PRODUCT FORMAT: Whole Raw Frozen

BIOLOGY: The eyes of a Mantis Shrimp are among the most advanced in the animal kingdom, they are aggressive predators with eight pairs of legs and segmented body. Taste and texture is compared to lobster and are commonly presented in sashimi dishes. Trawled in 20 – 45 metres of water over coarse sediments.

FISHING GROUNDS:Shark Bay Prawn Fishery, FAO Area 57.

FISHING METHOD: Demersal Trawl

SEASONALITY: March - September