If they lose a claw, they may grow another one in successive moults. Natural predators of mud crabs include sharks , crocodiles, turtles, rays , large fish such as rock cods and barramundi. Mud Crabs are caught in wire mesh pots baited with meat or fish. Mudcrabs are also a bycatch of the coastal set gillnet fishery for barramundi and threadfin salmon. Live mudcrabs are sold on the local markets and also exported.
Minimum size applies in all states.
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