Project number:
2018-205
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure:
$14,023.89
Principal Investigator:
Tom T. Cosentino
Organisation:
Southern Rocklobster Ltd (SRL)
Project start/end date:
31 May 2019
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30 Dec 2019
Contact:
FRDC
TAGS
SPECIES
Southern rock lobster fishers have expressed concerns about trends in ownership of the fishery, including issues like concentration of ownership, foreign ownership and loss of regional economic benefits. Fisheries managers and industry leaders have expressed interest in attending a workshop that is aimed to conceptualise small-scale fisheries, the role of the state in facilitating or limiting corporatisation, and the extent that corporations are involved in conservation.
1. Plan for and adapt to corporatisation in the southern rock lobster fishery and summarise concerns and identify possible solutions.
2. Identify ways that fishers can become better organized and better able to protect their interests.
3. Identify comparisons with fisheries that exist within ITQ managed systems.
Final report
ISBN:
978-1-925983-56-2
Author:
Thomas Cosentino
Final Report
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2020-11-13
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10.09 MB
2018-205-DLD.pdf
The Australian wild caught Southern rock lobster industry operates in the South Eastern part of Australia and spans three distinct jurisdictional areas - South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania. The industry comprises a fleet of vessels run by a mix of family owned and operated business and vertically integrated export businesses. Some industry participants consider that the ownership structure has an impact on the culture of the industry which extends to benefits to regional communities, employment and job satisfaction. Southern Rocklobster Limited (SRL) recognised there is diversity in the composition of the industry’s structure and the receipt of benefits from the fishery varies between user types.
A workshop hosted by Southern Rocklobster Limited was held in Melbourne in October 2019, to allow industry stakeholders, managers and investors the opportunity to discuss the current industry structure and determine any paths of action. The purpose of the workshop was not to consult with industry on various options, but to lead thought and inform strategies, policies and options on what areas industry could improve, and how it could implement change to achieve those improvements.
