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.
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