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Seafood Species Information

Learn about the following Seafood, which is available for purchase from AusAgriFresh.

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Moreton Bay Bugs, Wild Caught Tiger Prawns, Farmed Tiger Prawns, Banana Prawns, Western King Prawns, Eastern King Prawns, Redspot King Prawns, Endeavour Prawns, Western Rock Lobster, Tropical Rock Lobster, Southern Rock Lobster, Eastern Rock Lobster.

Moreton Bay Bugs

Moreton Bay Bugs

It is the general name for members of the Thenus species; specifically, the Sand Bug (Thenus australiensis) and Mud Bug (Thenus indicus). They’re found much further afield than Queensland’s Moreton Bay, living around the northern half of Australia’s coast, though caught mainly off northern Queensland. Sand Bugs have spotted legs and brown tail fans, whereas Mudbugs have yellow tail fans. They’re generally larger than Balmain Bugs with a narrower body, and their eyes are on the outer edges of their shells………Read More

Wild Caught Tiger Prawns

Tiger Prawns are pale brown to bluey green with distinct grey, blue or black stripes; Black Tiger Prawns are the most common aquaculture Prawn in Australia.

Brown and Grooved are available wild-caught, Brown are both found around the northern coast of Australia from central NSW to Shark Bay, WA, and Grooved are found from Rockhampton to Augustine, WA ………… Read More

Farmed Tiger Prawns

Tiger Prawns are pale brown to bluey green with distinct grey, blue or black stripes; Black Tiger Prawns are the most common aquaculture Prawn in Australia.

Black and Kuruma Tiger Prawns are almost exclusively farmed, though Black are found around the northern coast of Australia from central NSW to Shark Bay, WA .……….. Read More

Banana Prawns

Available both wild-caught and farmed, these are mostly marine dwelling prawns with juveniles sometimes found in sheltered estuaries and rivers, usually among mangroves. They are found over muddy and sandy bottoms in coastal waters to depths of 90m (redlegs preferring slightly deeper water than whites)…… Read More

Western King Prawns 

Having a cream to light brown body, with legs and tailfin a distinctive bright blue in the Western and cream in the Eastern. Redspot has a distinctive red spot on each side of the body shell.
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, and juveniles preferring estuaries or shallow coastal waters…… Read More

Eastern King Prawns 

Having a cream to light brown body, with legs and tailfin a distinctive bright blue in the Western and cream in the Eastern. Redspot has a distinctive red spot on each side of the body shell.
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, and juveniles preferring estuaries or shallow coastal waters…… Read More

Redspot King Prawns 

Having a cream to light brown body, with legs and tailfin a distinctive bright blue in the Western and cream in the Eastern. Redspot has a distinctive red spot on each side of the body shell.
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, and juveniles preferring estuaries or shallow coastal waters…… Read More

Endeavour Prawns

Available wild-caught, they are bottom-dwelling marine prawns, found from southern NSW, around the northern coast of Australia to Shark Bay, WA.

Adults are found in coastal waters on sandy or muddy bottoms to depths of about 95m and juveniles usually on seagrass beds in estuaries, although reds can also be found on mud flats and among mangroves. They are caught at night in WA, NT and Queensland by trawlers in rivers, inshore areas and offshore continental shelf waters ……. Read More

Western Rock Lobsters

Available wild-caught and farmed, these marine crustaceans are closely related to Tropical Rock Lobsters. Found from Shark Bay to Albany, WA they are endemic to Australia. They shelter under rocks, on ledges and among coral to depths of 200m, although commonly 35-60m.
By far the most valuable commercial species in Australia (worth over half the value of total Australian finfish catch) …. Read More

Tropical Rock Lobsters

Available wild-caught, these marine crustaceans have the widest distribution of all Australian Rock Lobsters, found from Margaret River, WA, around the northern coast of Australia down to the Central Coast of NSW, usually in shallow water (less than 20m) on rock and coral reefs, although they can be found at over 100m. They are mainly caught in Torres Strait, by spear or hand ….. Read More

Southern Rock Lobsters

Available wild-caught (though being assessed for aquaculture), these marine crustaceans are found from Geraldton, WA, south to Coffs Harbour, NSW, including around the Tasmanian Coast. They shelter in caves and crevices and under rocks from close inshore to depths of 200m.

They are caught mainly off SA in pots, with a small number …….Read More

Eastern Rock Lobsters

Available wild-caught, these marine crustaceans are found from the NSW-Queensland border to Bass Strait and the north-eastern coast of Tasmania, from close inshore to depths of over 200m, mainly in areas of exposed reef. Their fishery is comparatively small, but valuable given their popularity …. Read More

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