The Australian Wild Prawn Fishery

There are 15 major wild catch prawn fisheries around Australia with the exact season and length of season varying between the fisheries.

King Prawns are harvested in all states where prawn fishing takes place, although they are mostly found in the southern regions. The Western King Prawn is harvested in Western Australia and South Australia. The Eastern King Prawn is harvested in News South Wales.

In Queensland and the Torres Strait, the Redspot King Prawn and Eastern King Prawn are harvested. Tiger Prawns, Banana Prawns and Endeavour Prawns are harvested mostly in the northern prawn fisheries of Australia.

Much of the wild catch prawn product is graded, processed and frozen on board vessels at sea. Dedicated land-based establishments also process the wild catch. In all cases, rigorous quality control accreditation applies.

The information for this page was taken from www.prawncouncil.com.au site which also has an excellent prawn fisheries location map. Click on this link to find the various prawn fisheries around Australia, including links to further information, such as an exact location and the species found at each.