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Catch Limits and Closed Seasons -
Molluscs and Other Invertebrates

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Mollusc restrictions

There is a ban on the taking of some molluscs from the intertidal zone along the Victorian coast.

Molluscs

Blacklip Abalone

Abalone (all species)

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Mussel

Mussel (all species)
Scientific name: Mytilidae

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Oyster

Oysters (all species)
Scientific name: Ostreidae

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Scallop

Scallop
Scientific name: Pecten fumatus

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Squid

Squid, octopus, cuttlefish

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Pipis

Molluscs*
(all species other than abalone, mussels, oysters, scallops, squid, octopus and cuttlefish)
* Molluscs include snails, slugs, pipis, chitons and limpets.

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Other Invertebrates

Invertebrates are animals without a backbone.

Sandworm

Sandworm and other marine worms (all species)

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Urchin

Sea urchins

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