Wild catch fisheries Research project Options to effectively monitor and regulate recreational catch in the Tasmanian rock lobster fishery Southern Rock Lobster support a major commercial fishery in Tasmania, with recent catches on the order of 1000 tonnes per year … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 30 Nov 2020 - 29 Nov 2021 Research organisation University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Wild catch fisheries Research project Communications Program – Increasing community understanding, trust and acceptance for the western rock lobster industry Western Rock Lobster (WRL) association represents the western rock lobster industry and proactively manages internal industry and external community communications … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 29 Sep 2020 - 29 Jun 2025
Wild catch fisheries Fisheries technology Research project Climate driven shifts in benthic habitat composition as a potential demographic bottleneck for Western Rocklobster: understanding the role of recruitment habitats to better predict the under-size lobster population for fishery sustainability Across the western rock lobster fishery shallow water nearshore habitats are thought to be critical for recruitment to the fishery. … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 31 Aug 2020 - 29 Feb 2024 Research organisation The University of Western Australia (UWA)
Wild catch fisheries Multiple technology areas Data and AI Fisheries technology Research project Determining the spatial distribution and abundance indices for Moreton Bay Bugs, Thenus parindicus and Thenus australiensis in Queensland to improve stock assessment and management Moreton Bay bugs are a commercially important fished resource in northern Australian coastal waters. About 600 tonnes of bugs is reported … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 31 Aug 2020 - 30 Mar 2023 Research organisation Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)
Wild catch fisheries Fisheries technology Research project Investigation of the direct and indirect role of submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) on Western Rock Lobster settlement processes: with consideration of the potential role of contaminants Recruitment to the western rock lobster fishery has been recognised to be largely driven by environmental conditions but the role … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2020 - 1 Nov 2022 Research organisation The University of Western Australia (UWA)
Wild catch fisheries Data and AI Research project Developing an independent shallow-water survey for the Western Rock Lobster Fishery: tracking pre-recruitment abundance and habitat change. Forecasting lobster recruitment is important for the stock assessment of the West Coast Rock Lobster Managed Fishery (WCRLMF). This forecasting … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 30 Apr 2020 - 30 May 2023 Research organisation Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) [WA]
Wild catch fisheries Research project Recreational Southern Rock Lobster tagging program – assessing current data and modelling assumptions and approaches to establish a robust estimate Incorporating recreational catch estimates in stock assessment models remains challenging due to i) a lack of catch estimates prior to … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 29 Feb 2020 - 29 Nov 2021 Research organisation University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Wild catch fisheries Fisheries technology Research project Examining the potential impacts of seismic surveys on Octopus and larval stages of Southern Rock Lobster Oil and gas explorers use seismic surveys to determine the location and size of oil and gas reservoirs. The potential … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 31 Dec 2019 - 29 Nov 2021 Research organisation University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Wild catch fisheries Fisheries technology Research project Improving Southern Rock Lobster on-vessel handling practices, data collection and industry tools for lobster quality assessment The Australian Southern rock lobster (SRL) fishery is largely reliant on an international live lobster market. The reliance on live … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 31 Dec 2019 - 30 Dec 2022 Research organisation University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Wild catch fisheries Research project Refine the Southern Rock Lobster Cold Chain The majority of Southern Rock Lobster harvest is exported to Asian markets. With price directly correlated to quality of the … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 4 Aug 2019 - 7 Nov 2019 Research organisation KPMG Australia
Wild catch fisheries Research project Ensuring monitoring and management of bycatch in Southern Rock Lobster fisheries is best practice Documenting and assessing the impact of fishing on bycatch is required for all rock lobster fisheries to enable the appropriate … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 31 Dec 2017 - 27 Feb 2019 Research organisation University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Wild catch fisheries Research project Develop a strong current warning system and inform knowledge of the nearshore current regime influencing the Western Rock Lobster fishery This project aims to develop a predictive warning system for ocean conditions that can be used by the Western Rock … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 31 Dec 2017 - 29 Dec 2021 Research organisation The University of Western Australia (UWA)
Wild catch fisheries Harvest technology Research project Digitising the Western Rock Lobster Industry The western rock lobster (WRL) fishery has been managed via increasingly sophisticated input controls since 1875. WRL has determined that the … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 30 Nov 2017 - 30 Oct 2021
Wild catch fisheries Processing & packaging Research project Improving survival and quality of crabs and lobsters in transportation from first point of sale to market. Crabs and lobsters suffer quality deterioration during transportation, which then results in downgrading and consequent price reduction. It is known … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 10 Sep 2017 - 25 Sep 2019 Research organisation Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)
Wild catch fisheries Input management Research project Assessing the efficiency of alternative pot designs for the Southern Rock Lobster (Jasus edwardsii) fishery Currently in South Australia, Southern Rock Lobster are captured with pots designed in line with State fishing gear regulations. However, … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 31 Jul 2017 - 30 May 2020 Research organisation South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI)
Wild catch fisheries Traceability Research project Phase 2: Traceability Systems for Wild Caught Lobster, via Sense-T and Pathways to Market Seafood is the most highly traded food commodity globally, and yet there is very little traceability in any seafood supply … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 31 May 2017 - 16 Jul 2019 Research organisation University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Wild catch fisheries Research project Trans Tasman Rock Lobster Industry Congress - Locking in the Future: 2017-2025 This project supports the bi-annual Trans Tasman Rock Lobster Industry Congress. This conference supports the exchange of information, issues and … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 30 Mar 2017 - 7 May 2026
Wild catch fisheries Multiple technology areas Fisheries technology Input management Research project Assess causes and implications of anomalous low lobster catch rates in the shallow water areas near the centre of the Western Rock Lobster fishery During the 1970s and 1990s the area between Dongara and Leeman, supported large numbers of boats and produced very good … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 8 Jan 2017 - 19 Dec 2019 Research organisation The University of Western Australia (UWA)
Wild catch fisheries Fisheries technology Research project Improving post-harvest survival of live held Southern Rock Lobster The export of southern rock lobsters from southern Australia to markets in Asia is one of Australia’s most valuable … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 31 Oct 2016 - 31 Oct 2018 Research organisation University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Wild catch fisheries Research project Southern Rock Lobster Planning and Management for a National Research Development & Extension (RD&E) Program This project enables the Southern Rock Lobster Ltd (SRL) as the national industry research, development and extension (RD&E) … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 30 Jun 2016 - 29 Jun 2020