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 • 2017-140 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Digitising the Western Rock Lobster Industry ORGANISATION: Western Rock Lobster Council Inc (WRLC) TAGS Management Fisheries Management Data Automation App SPECIES Western Rock Lobster
PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-147 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Develop a strong current warning system and inform knowledge of the nearshore current regime influencing the Western Rock Lobster fishery ORGANISATION: University of Western Australia (UWA) TAGS Wild Catch Stock Assessment Oceanography Modelling Fishing Gear SPECIES Western Rock Lobster
PROJECT NUMBER • 2024-052 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Digital Transformation of the WRL industry to help resolve challenges and leverage opportunities to grow GVP and maintain competitiveness Phase 2 ORGANISATION: Western Rock Lobster Council Inc (WRLC) TAGS Digitisation Capacity Building 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 • 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