 This species can be sold fresh, smoked, canned and frozen; and it can be cooked by frying, broiling and baking.It is a relatively long lived species for its size, living up to 15 years, and is exploited by commercial and recreational fisheries.In New South Wales the catch per annum since 1997 has been between 300 to 500 tonnes but much of the catch is discarded or used as bait.