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Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 1996-108
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Fishery-independent survey of the breeding stock and migration of the western rock lobster (Panulirus cygnus)

The fishery for western lobster (Panulirus cygnus) has supported an annual catch of about 10,500 tonnes per annum over the last twenty years and is worth between $200-300 million per annum. The fishery has been experiencing increasing exploitation rates over time and estimates in the early 1990s...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA
TAGS
Tagging
Survey
Reproduction
Migration
Fisheries Management
SPECIES
Western Rock Lobster
FINAL REPORT
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PUBLISHED DATE: 07 Apr 2011
1996-108-DLD.pdf
Environment
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2014-004
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Mitigation measures to reduce entanglements of migrating whales with commercial fishing gear

This project provided a robust assessment that gear modifications introduced into the WCRLMF and octopus fisheries have reduced the number of reported entanglements. The management arrangements around the implementation of these modifications are appropriate in light on the new spatial and temporal...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA
TAGS
Safety
Remote Sensing
Rac Wa
Migration
Health And Safety
SPECIES
Western Rock Lobster
Octopuses
FINAL REPORT
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PUBLISHED DATE: 01 Mar 2020
2014-004-DLD.pdf
Environment
Environment
Environment
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
Tagging
Stock Assessment
Stakeholder
Rac Wa
Modelling
SPECIES
Western Rock Lobster
FINAL REPORT
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PUBLISHED DATE: 01 Aug 2020
2014-023-DLD.pdf
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2000-134
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Biology and stock assessment of the thickskin (sandbar) shark, Carcharhinus plumbeus, in WA and further refinement of the dusky shark, Carcharhinus obscurus, stock assessment

The purpose of this project was to collect the biological and fishery information necessary to conduct a stock assessment of the sandbar (known locally as ‘thickskin’) shark, Carcharhinus plumbeus and to improve and update the existing stock assessment for the dusky shark, Carcharhinus...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA
TAGS
Stock Assessment
Stakeholder
Reproduction
Migration
Management
FINAL REPORT
•
PUBLISHED DATE: 05 Feb 2006
2000-134-DLD.pdf
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2004-080
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Aquatic Animal Health Subprogram: development of a national translocation policy using abalone and prawns as templates for other aquatic species

The use of scientifically based hazard identification, risk analysis and risk management is fundamental to managing unwanted effects. Hazards, such as quarantine incursions, will continue to occur despite the use of risk assessment methodologies but the frequency and severity of their...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA
TAGS
Stock Assessment
Migration
Fisheries Management
Disease
Biosecurity
FINAL REPORT
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PUBLISHED DATE: 11 Jul 2008
2004-080-DLD.pdf
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 1995-020
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Mortality, growth and movements of the western rock lobster, Panulirus cygnus

The very high levels of exploitation in the western rock lobster fishery have resulted in the introduction of regional or zone-specific management arrangements in recent years. This is a permanent departure from an holistic approach to the fishery’s regulation. A detailed knowledge of...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA
TAGS
Training
Tagging
Stock Assessment
Mortality
Migration
FINAL REPORT
•
PUBLISHED DATE: 01 Jul 1999
1995-020-DLD.pdf
Environment
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