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 • 2019-099 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 • 2004-049 PROJECT STATUS: COMPLETED The effects of western rock lobster fishing on the deepwater ecosystems off the west coast of Western Australia ORGANISATION: Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA TAGS Wild Catch Survey Seismic Reproduction Population Dynamics SPECIES Western Rock Lobster
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 ORGANISATION: University of Western Australia (UWA) TAGS Wild Catch Threatened Endangered Protected Species Stock Assessment Stakeholder Safety SPECIES Western Rock Lobster
PROJECT NUMBER • 2000-185 PROJECT STATUS: COMPLETED Rock Lobster Enhancement and Aquaculture Subprogram: evaluating the release and survival of juvenile rock lobsters released for enhancement purposes ORGANISATION: University of Tasmania (UTAS) TAGS Mortality Harvest Strategy Habitat Economic Biology SPECIES Western Rock Lobster Eastern Rock Lobster Southern Rock Lobster Tropical Rock Lobsters
PROJECT NUMBER • 2002-045 PROJECT STATUS: COMPLETED Rock Lobster Enhancement and Aquaculture Subprogram: assessing the possibilities for enhancing the natural settlement of western rock lobster ORGANISATION: Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA TAGS Stock Assessment Resource Enhancement Productivity Life History Habitat SPECIES Western Rock Lobster
PROJECT NUMBER • 2008-013 PROJECT STATUS: COMPLETED Assessing the ecological impact of the Western Rock lobster fishery in fished and unfished areas ORGANISATION: Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA TAGS Sustainability Population Dynamics Habitat Environmental Impact Ecosystem SPECIES Western Rock Lobster