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There has been much debate over the past two decades on the most appropriate long-term management framework for Western Australia’s Western Rock Lobster Fishery. More recently a debate over whether the fishery would be best managed under a Quota Management System (QMS) or the continuation of the current Input Control Management System (ICMS) culminated in an industry vote coordinated by the Western Rock Lobster Council (WRLC) in 2006 . The outcome of this vote resulted in industry support to retain the existing management system based on input controls2 , however, shortly after the vote there was a renewed level of interest in revisiting the QMS debate from sections of the industry. This renewed interest was partly attributed to industry facing significant economic pressure from a cost-price squeeze as well as declining catch predictions.
To progress the debate the Minister for Fisheries requested advice from the RLIAC on an actual QMS specifically designed for the Western Rock Lobster Fishery, rather than basing discussions around a theoretical QMS
ISSN
0819-4327
Publication Date
6-2009
Series Number
68
Publisher
Department of Fisheries, Western Australia
City
Perth
Keywords
Quota Management System (QMS), Input Control Management System (ICMS), Western Rock Lobster
Disciplines
Aquaculture and Fisheries | Biology | Marine Biology
Recommended Citation
Rock Lobster Industry Advisory Committee (RLIAC),
and
Department of Fisheries, Western Australia.
2009. Fisheries occasional publication NO. 68 - A Quota management system for the Western Rock Lobster fishery. 68. Department of Fisheries, Western Australia. Perth.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/fr_fop/72
