Australasian snapper

Māori: tāmure (adult fish), karatī (juveniles)[7] The Australasian snapper is found on all coasts of New Zealand, especially in the north.

In Australia, it is found along the south coast, mainly near Kiama, Berry, Gerringong, Gerroa, Huskisson, Vincentia, and Shoalhaven.

Larger fish are known to enter estuaries and harbours, for example Port Phillip Bay has a renowned seasonal snapper run.

During spawning, these fish obtain a metallic green sheen which indicates a high concentration of acid buildup within the scales' infrastructure.

Minimum sizes are supposed to be designed to allow these fish to participate in spawning runs at least once before they become available to the fishery, but given the slow growth rates of this species, a need exists to consider area closures and/or further increase the minimum sizes in each state to reduce the chances of growth overfishing of the various populations of snapper throughout its range.

One specific to snapper was kaniwha, where the meat would be submerged in fresh water and squeezed numerous times, then eaten raw.

Large snapper caught off Frankston, Victoria , in 1893
Capture of wild Australasian snapper in thousand tonnes, 1950–2010, as reported by the FAO [ 8 ]
Aquaculture production of farmed Australasian snapper in thousand tonnes, 1950–2010, as reported by the FAO [ 8 ]
Capture (blue) and aquaculture (green) production of Silver seabream ( Pagrus auratus ) in thousand tonnes from 1950 to 2022, as reported by the FAO [ 12 ]