The Western Rock Lobster Council (WRL) is the industry research, development and extension (RD&E) body for the western rock lobster fishing sector. It is charged by its members to consolidate and coordinate WRL RD&E planning and funding so that overall RD&E outcomes are delivered in an...
The Congress was held on Friday July 24 and consisted of 6 sessions. Expert speakers representing Research, Management and Industry for the Rocklobster gave a total of 11 presentations. The workshop was held on Saturday July 25 with the main focus on 2 subjects - Working through the Management...
This project investigated the efficiency of using different pot designs to increase the profitability of the Western Rocklobster fishery. The motivation for this study was a more efficient pot would reduce the number of pot hauls, and that this in turn would increase profitability of the fishery by...