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 • 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 • 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 • 2020-004 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT The impact and implication of Perkinsus olseni on Australian abalone fisheries ORGANISATION: University of Adelaide TAGS Health And Safety Fisheries Management Economic Animal Health SPECIES Blacklip Abalone Roe's Abalone Greenlip Abalone
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
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-099 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Climate driven shifts in benthic habitat composition as a potential demographic bottleneck for Western Rocklobster: understanding the role of recruitment habitats to better predict the under-size lobster population for fishery sustainability ORGANISATION: University of Western Australia (UWA) TAGS Sustainability Stock Assessment Reproduction Modelling Life History SPECIES Western Rock Lobster
PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-061 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Abalone Council Australia Ltd Planning and Management for a National Research, Development and Extension (RD&E) Program ORGANISATION: Abalone Council Australia Ltd (ACA) TAGS Stock Assessment Stakeholder Management Harvest Strategy Fisheries Management SPECIES Blacklip Abalone Roe's Abalone Greenlip Abalone Brownlip Abalone
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-164 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Assess the feasibility of holding the 12th International Conference and Workshop on Lobster Biology and Management in Perth Western Australia in 2020 ORGANISATION: Western Rock Lobster Council Inc (WRLC) TAGS Conference Biology SPECIES Western Rock Lobster