Commercial wild harvest of land hermit crabs Coenibita variabilis from north Western Australia (by Merv Cooper's Crazy Crabs™) 2015
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Declaration of an approved wildlife trade operation
Department of the Environment, December 2015
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- Declaration of an Approved Wildlife Trade Operation to harvest and export Australian land hermit crabs (Coenibita variabilis) by Merv Cooper's Crazy Crabs (PDF - 585.58 KB) | (DOCX - 118.86 KB)
- Application to become an approved Wildlife Trade Operation for the commercial wild harvest of Land Hermit Crabs Coenibita variabilis from north Western Australia (by Merv Cooper’s Crazy CrabsTM.) (PDF - 655.78 KB) | (DOCX - 51.88 KB)
About the approved wildlife trade operation
Approval of this wildlife trade operation allows for an operation to harvest and export Australian land hermit crabs (Coenibita variabilis) by Merv Cooper's Crazy Crabs, subject to conditions.
The wildlife trade operation was gazetted on 15 December 2015 and will be in force until 15 December 2018.