1 A method was developed to rapidly assess the effectiveness of trap designs and identify the causes of differences in effectiveness. 2 Fish entry and escape probabilities are correlated across trap designs. The probabilities are very high for '0' and 'S' trap designs and are much lower for the 'Z'...

This project was initiated to investigate alternative options to effectively monitor and constrain the recreational rock lobster catch, particularly in the East Coast Stock Rebuilding Zone.