Category: Urchin – Shortspined

Shortspined Sea Urchin References Shortspined Sea Urchins

Commercial Catch, Effort and CPUE

Ecosystem and Habitat Interactions By-Catch There is no by-catch in this fishery as shortspined sea urchins are harvested by hand. Threatened, Endangered or Protected Species Interactions (TEPs) Interactions with threatened, endangered or protected species...

Background The commercial harvest of shortspined sea urchin in Tasmania can be traced back to the 1960s, however, a sustained fishery commenced in the 1980s (Hayward 2013). Shortspined sea urchin is traditionally the most...

Fishery Management The Department of Natural Resources & Environment (NRE) is bound by the Living Marine Resources Management Act 1995 to ensure that fisheries are managed in a sustainable manner. However, with the lack...

Biology The shortspined sea urchin is endemic to Australia and distributed along protected or moderate energy rocky reefs, sandy mudflats and seagrass beds in temperate and sub-tropical waters from Western Australia to New South...

Shortspined Sea Urchin luwanuma (Sea Urchin)In palawa kani, the language of Tasmanian Aborigines, with thanks to the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre. Heliocidaris erythrogramma (Shortspined Sea Urchin or Helio) Background More information Management More information Catch,...