PROJECT NUMBER • 2022-138 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Developing a Kimberley Aboriginal Mud Crab Fishery ORGANISATION: Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA TAGS Rac Wa Rac Qld Rac Nt Rac Nsw Indigenous SPECIES Mud Crabs
PROJECT NUMBER • 2022-108 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT TNFD (Taskforce for Nature Related Financial Disclosure) - "Blue TNFD Pilot" - Three Case Studies Applying The TNFD Nature Related Risk and Opportunity Management and Disclosure Framework to Commercial Fisheries: Austral Fisheries, Western Rock Lobster Council (WRL) and Spencer Gulf and West Coast Fishermen’s Association (Spencer Gulf Prawns) ORGANISATION: Savoir Consulting SPECIES Patagonian Toothfish Western Rock Lobster King Prawns
PROJECT NUMBER • 2022-063 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT WRL Communication, Education and Engagement Program ORGANISATION: Western Rock Lobster Council Inc (WRLC) TAGS Wild Catch Survey Social Science Social Science Community SPECIES Western Rock Lobster
PROJECT NUMBER • 2022-010 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Assessment of the interactive effects of climate change, floods and discard stress on the commercially important Mud Crab (Scylla serrata) and Blue Swimmer Crab (Portunus armatus) - postgraduate ORGANISATION: Southern Cross University (SCU) National Marine Science Centre TAGS Recreational Fishing Rac Nsw Discard Commercial Species Capacity Building SPECIES Blue Swimmer Crab Mud Crabs
PROJECT NUMBER • 2021-119 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Improving bycatch reduction strategies and escape vents in Queensland Mud Crab fisheries ORGANISATION: Department of Agriculture and Fisheries EcoScience Precinct TAGS Threatened Endangered Protected Species Recreational Fishing Rac Qld Fishing Gear Commercial Species SPECIES Mud Crabs
PROJECT NUMBER • 2021-091 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Whale entanglement mitigation program – understanding whale population dynamics, entanglement dynamics and gear modifications to reduce entanglements in WRL gear ORGANISATION: Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) Hillarys SPECIES Western Rock Lobster
PROJECT NUMBER • 2021-030 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Digital transformation of the WRL industry to help resolve challenges and leverage opportunities to grow GVP and maintain competitiveness ORGANISATION: Western Rock Lobster Council Inc (WRLC) SPECIES Western Rock Lobster
PROJECT NUMBER • 2020-123 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Biology and Ecology Program: Strategically targeting research on Panulirus cygnus and its ecosystem to suit the needs of the WRL fishing industry and stakeholders ORGANISATION: Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) Hillarys TAGS Sustainability SPECIES Western Rock Lobster
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-159 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Developing an independent shallow-water survey for the Western Rock Lobster Fishery: tracking pre-recruitment abundance and habitat change ORGANISATION: Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) Hillarys TAGS Survey Stock Assessment Stakeholder Population Dynamics Life History SPECIES Western Rock Lobster
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-153 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Minor Use Permit development for use of AQUI-S (isoeugenol 540g/L) by the Australian lobster industry ORGANISATION: Future Fisheries Veterinary Service Pty Ltd (FFVS) TAGS Import/Export Food Safety Animal Welfare SPECIES Western Rock Lobster Eastern Rock Lobster Southern Rock Lobster Tropical Rock Lobsters