Project Search

116 results

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

The West Coast Rock Lobster Managed Fishery (WCRLMF) is one of the most valuable and sustainable single-species fisheries in Australia. WCRLMF is managed, in part, using larval (puerulus) settlement indices obtained from artificial seagrass stations that are continuously monitored at eight locations...

ORGANISATION:

University of Western Australia (UWA)

TAGS

SPECIES

PROJECT NUMBER • 2009-019

PROJECT STATUS:

COMPLETED

Evaluating the potential use of change-in-ratio and index removal techniques for determining harvest rates and efficiency increases in the Western Rock Lobster Fishery

This project developed and explored methodology intended to enable the production of more reliable estimates of fishing efficiency increases and harvest rate, such that these estimates might be available for use by fisheries scientists, thereby improving the quality of the management decisions...

ORGANISATION:

Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA

TAGS

SPECIES

PROJECT NUMBER • 2013-411

PROJECT STATUS:

COMPLETED

Tactical Research Fund: 2013 Trans Tasman Lobster Congress - improving the environmental and economic performance of Australian rocklobster fisheries through collaboration and cooperation across research, management, harvest, transportation and markets

ORGANISATION:

NSW Rock Lobster Assocation

TAGS

Yield

Stakeholder

Responsible Fishing

Resource Access And Allocation

Policy

SPECIES

Western Rock Lobster

Eastern Rock Lobster

Southern Rock Lobster

Tropical Rock Lobsters

PROJECT NUMBER • 2004-247

PROJECT STATUS:

COMPLETED

A scenario analysis of the social impact of the Western Rock Lobster industry management options on fleet hosting communities

ORGANISATION:

University of Western Australia (UWA)

TAGS

SPECIES

PROJECT NUMBER • 2014-023

PROJECT STATUS:

COMPLETED

An industry based mark recapture program to provide stock assessment inputs for the Western Rock Lobster Fishery following introduction of quota management

The West Coast Lobster Managed Fishery (WCRLMF) moved from input to output controls in 2010. This change directly affected the relativity of a number of fisherybased data sources, making assessment of the fishery more problematic. A novel examination of the stock dynamics was required to help ensure...

ORGANISATION:

Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA

TAGS

SPECIES

PROJECT NUMBER • 2006-067

PROJECT STATUS:

COMPLETED

Documenting customary practice to optimise rights of access, allocation, and opportunity in Western Australia's integrated fisheries management programme

ORGANISATION:

Big Island Research Pty Ltd

TAGS

SPECIES

PROJECT NUMBER • 2003-301.90

PROJECT STATUS:

COMPLETED

Seventh International Conference and Workshop on Lobster Biology and Management

ORGANISATION:

Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

TAGS

SPECIES

Southern Rock Lobster

Bugs

Tropical Rock Lobsters

PROJECT NUMBER • 2013-748.20

PROJECT STATUS:

COMPLETED

Seafood CRC: addressing roadblocks to the adoption of economics in fisheries policy (2013/748.20 Communal)

This project has led to the development of three journal articles examining how the use of economic analyses and stock enhancement can lead to improved economic outcomes in Australian wild-capture commercial fisheries. The Seafood Cooperative Research Centre (Seafood CRC) Future Harvest (FH)...

ORGANISATION:

University of Tasmania (UTAS)

TAGS

Stock Assessment

Resource Enhancement

Individual Transferable Quota

Fisheries Management

Economic

SPECIES

Western Rock Lobster

Southern Rock Lobster

Royal Red Prawn