Catch predictions for the rock lobster fishery indicate that catches in three to four seasons are likely to be the lowest on record in 40 years.
To ensure the sustainability of the fishery changes have been made to both commercial and recreational fishing rules for 2009/10.
| Fishing for Rock Lobster (Oct 2009) | [2.33M] | ||
| Stock Assessment for the West Coast Rock Lobster Fishery - DRAFT (Sept 2008) | [3.81M] | ||
| Fisheries Occasional Publications 61- Proposed Quota Settings for the West Coast Rock Lobster Managed Fishery (Feb 2009) | [986k] | ||
| Fisheries Occasional Publications 60- An Analysis of Maximum Economic Yield in the Western Rock Lobster Fishery (Feb 2009) | [255k] | ||
| Fisheries Occasional Publications 59- Review of the draft paper “Proposed Quota Settings for the West Coast Rock Lobster Managed Fishery” (Feb 2009) | [287k] | ||
| Fact Sheet 11 -Unlocking lobster secrets (Western rock lobster) (Oct 2008) | [590k] | ||
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