|
|
|
The overall measurement of a fish, whether
it is fork-tailed or round tailed, is taken from the
snout on the upper jaw to the end of the tail. |
|
|
|
Abalone are measured along a straight line
at the widest point of the shell. |
|
|
|
Crabs, except spanner crabs, are measured
along the body from the notch between the two most protruding
frontal teeth to the centre of the posterior margin of
the carapace or shell. |
|
|
|
Spanner crabs are measured along the body
from the base of the orbital notch (eye socket) to the
centre of the posterior margin of the carapace. |
|
|
|
Rock Lobsters (crayfish) are measured along
the length of the carapace or head, along a straight
line from the point of the union of the second antennae
or large feelers to the centre of the posterior margin
of the carapace or head, ignoring any attached hairs. |
|
|
|
Murray Crayfish are measured from the rear
of the eye socket to the centre middle of the carapace. |
|
thecentralcoast.org