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PROJECT NUMBER • 2000-187
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Direct sensing of the size and abundance of target and non-target fauna in Australian fisheries - a national workshop

Increasing environmental concerns and policy shifts toward more holistic fishery ecosystem management have resulted in demand for rapid, non-destructive assessment techniques for sensing both target and non-target species in fisheries and mariculture, and for mapping benthic habitats. Underwater...
ORGANISATION:
University of Western Australia (UWA)
TAGS
Workshop
Environment
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-101
PROJECT STATUS:
CURRENT

Investigation of the direct and indirect role of submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) on Western Rock Lobster settlement processes: with consideration of the potential role of contaminants

The influence of Submarine Groundwater Discharge (SGD) on coastal ecosystems of the West Coast Bioregion of Western Australia, and particularly its impact on the Western Rock Lobster (WRL) and the West Coast Rock Lobster Managed Fishery (WCRLMF), is poorly understood. This is despite that the...
ORGANISATION:
University of Western Australia (UWA)
TAGS
Wild Catch
SPECIES
Western Rock Lobster
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2000-251
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Rock Lobster Post Harvest Subprogram: development of a method for alleviating leg loss during post-harvest handling of rock lobsters

A novel brief application of cold-stunning was identified as a practical method for preventing post-harvest leg loss at several points in the post-harvest handling chain. Using this method, there is potential for the western rock lobster industry to save in excess of $2 million per season in lost...
ORGANISATION:
University of Western Australia (UWA)
TAGS
Post Harvest
SPECIES
Western Rock Lobster
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