Publication Date
1990
Series Number
83
Publisher
Fisheries Department of Western Australia
City
Perth
Abstract
The 1985/86 annual catch of the western rock lobster Panulirus cygnus, totalled 7,191,968kg (Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) ), a drop of 1,774,497kg (19.8 per cent) on the 1984/85 season. The value of the 1985/86 catch was approximately $94M based on ABS figures. This drop in catch was almost entirely the result of lower puerulus (first post larval stage, approximately 9 to 11 months old) settlement three to four years before (i.e. 1982/83 and 1981/82). The fall in catch was accompanied by a drop in fishing effort (total number of pot lifts) of 12.1 per cent on the previous season to 10,200,492 pot lifts. The actual price that fishermen received for their catch declined on the 1984/85 season, as did the number of new fishing vessels constructed, reflecting the general downturn in the economy of the industry during the season.
Number of Pages
22
Keywords
Western Rock Lobster (Panulirus cygnus), Fishery, Western Australia
Disciplines
Aquaculture and Fisheries | Marine Biology | Natural Resource Economics | Natural Resources and Conservation | Natural Resources Management and Policy | Sustainability
Recommended Citation
Brown, R S,
and
Barker, E H.
(1990), Fisheries Research Report no. 83 - The Western Rock Lobster fishery 1985/86. Fisheries Department of Western Australia, Perth. Report 83.
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