Project number: 1993-220
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $312,331.00
Principal Investigator: Brad Mitchell
Organisation: Deakin University Geelong Waterfront Campus
Project start/end date: 20 Jul 1993 - 7 Jun 2004
Contact:
FRDC

Objectives

1. To obtain basic biological information on the giant crab across couthern Australia including reproductive cycle, size at maturity, fecundity, growth, distribution and movement
2. To determine the stock structure of the giant crab across southern Australia using allozyme electrophoresis
3. To describe the fishery for the giant crab in southern Australia and determine its relationship to southern rock lobster fisheries