Marron is a name given to two closely related species of

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in Western Australia. Formerly considered a single species, it is now recognised as comprising two species, the critically endangered ''

Cherax tenuimanus ''Cherax tenuimanus'', known as the hairy marron or Margaret River marron, is one of two species of crayfish in Southwestern Australia known as marron. It occupies a narrow range within the southwestern biogeographical region of Margaret Rive ...

'', and the species that is outcompeting it, '' C. cainii''. Marron are considered a luxury product and are the subject of a developing aquaculture industry in Western Australia and other Australian states. Total Australian production of farmed marron was 30

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s in 1996. In Western Australia, recreational fishing for marron is tightly controlled, with a limited season, permits are required, and minimum sizes are enforced. Marron have been introduced to Kangaroo Island in South Australia, where they have been commercially farmed, and have established feral populations in local waterways.

References

External links

Fisheries Western Australia – Marron Fact Sheet

Marron Recreational Fishing in Western Australia

Farming Marron in Western Australia

Marron Grower's Association of Western Australia

Marron101 – The Consumer Marron website from the Marron Growers Association
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