Western rock lobster management - options and issues

Authors

Kevin DonohueFollow

Publication Date

6-1998

Series Number

No. 113

Publisher

Fisheries Western Australia

City

Perth

Abstract

Following the Rock Lobster Industry Advisory Committee meeting of the 3 March 1998 the Minister has advised that his position is that there will be no management changes for the 1998/99 season. The purpose of this paper is primarily to provide information explaining management options and issues for consideration of the long term management of the fishery. The paper is divided into three main sections which detail options that have been identified as having the potential to increase the catch value over the next three years. In the first section, an option for enhancing the catch value by transferring lobsters to the off-season is provided. In the second section, options for enhancing the catch value by transferring lobsters within and between seasons are provided. In the third section, options for enhancing the catch value by taking oversize female lobsters are provided.

Number of Pages

75

Keywords

Rock lobsters. ; Lobster fisheries. ; Fishery management. ; Fishery policy.

Disciplines

Aquaculture and Fisheries | Biology | Environmental Policy | Marine Biology | Population Biology | Water Resource Management

Recommended Citation

Donohue, K. (1998), Western rock lobster management - options and issues. Fisheries Western Australia, Perth. Article No. 113.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/fr_fmp/114

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