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Commercial kangaroo harvest quotas - Western Australia

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Commercial Kangaroo Harvest Quotas - Western Australia
Year Macropus rufus
(Red Kangaroo)		 M. fuliginosus
(Western Grey)		 M. robustus
(Euro/ Wallaroo)		 Total Year
1975 142,250 - - 142,250 1975
1976 167,190 - - 167,190 1976
1977 168,000 - - 168,000 1977
1978 152,000 - - 152,000 1978
1979 180,000 30,000 10,000 220,000 1979
1980 180,000 50,000 10,000 240,000 1980
1981 160,000 88,000 10,000 258,000 1981
1982 160,000 70,000 10,000 240,000 1982
1983 140,000 50,000 10,000 200,000 1983
1984 140,000 50,000 10,000 200,000 1984
1985 160,000 50,000 10,000 220,000 1985
1986 180,000 50,000 10,000 240,000 1986
1987 200,000 45,000 - 245,000 1987
1988 230,000 45,000 10,000 285,000 1988
1989 290,000 45,000 10,000 345,000 1989
1990 290,000 45,000 10,000 345,000 1990
1991 290,000 45,000 10,000 345,000 1991
1992 350,000 65,000 10,000 425,000 1992
1993 350,000 65,000 10,000 425,000 1993
1994 220,000 60,000 10,000 290,000 1994
1995 220,000 60,000 10,000 290,000 1995
1996 160,000 80,000 10,000 250,000 1996
1997 180,000 70,000 12,000 262,000 1997
1998 180,000 74,000 10,000 264,000 1998
1999 350,000 74,000 10,000 434,000 1998
Kangaroos killed Under Commercial Harvest Quotas - Western Australia
Year Macropus rufus
(Red Kangaroo)		 M. fuliginosus
(Western Grey)		 M. robustus
(Euro/ Wallaroo)		 Total Year
1970 275,000 17,000 9,000 301,000 1970
1971 173,000 6,000 5,000 184,000 1971
1972 198,000 10,000 6,000 214,000 1972
1973 119,000 11,000 2,500 132,500 1973
1974 129,000 8,000 3,500 140,500 1974
1975 110,000 9,000 3,000 122,000 1975
1976 144,000 15,000 3,000 162,000 1976
1977 151,000 11,000 4,000 166,000 1977
1978 131,000 23,000 3,500 157,500 1978
1979 151,000 40,000 4,500 195,500 1979
1980 100,000 58,000 4,930 162,930 1980
1981 136,000 34,000 5,000 175,000 1981
1982 134,827 38,793 3,916 177,536 1982
1983 162,262 35,775 4,365 202,402 1983
1984 138,320 36,984 5,606 180,910 1984
1985 162,161 41,655 6,646 210,462 1985
1986 154,034 37,019 3,940 194,993 1986
1987 150,462 40,092 - 190,554 1987
1988 216,834 29,061 819 246,714 1988
1989 186,042 28,355 4,792 219,189 1989
1990 223,140 36,820 5,069 265,029 1990
1991 184,459 37,051 5,395 226,905 1991
1992 105,728 45,821 4,347 155,896 1992
1993 137,329 45,221 8,494 191,044 1993
1994 151,878 50,457 9,879 212,214 1994
1995 105,333 61,125 7,233 173,691 1995
1996 126,070 62,722 7,368 196,160 1996
1997 116,294 47,695 4,680 168,669 1997
1998 110,588 45,100 4,851 160,539 1998