Publication Date
2-2010
Series Number
Fisheries Research Report No. 199
ISBN
1 921258 76 4
ISSN
1035 - 4549
Abstract
Objectives 1. To identify gradients in the density/size distribution of western rock lobster to enable selection of representative areas. 2. To assess the catchability of western rock lobster and its relationship with population abundance and size structure. 3. To identify the relationship between the deep-water habitat and the density/size distribution of western rock lobster to enable a preliminary evaluation of the impact of lobster biomass removal in the deep-water.
Number of Pages
96
Keywords
Western rock lobster; Panulirus cygnus; Lobster fisheries; West Coast marine bioregion - Western Australia; Western Australia; Abundance; Biomass; Size distribution; Diets; Habitat; Trophic structure; Benthos; Deep water; Ecosystem disturbance; Depleted stocks; Catchability
Disciplines
Aquaculture and Fisheries
Recommended Citation
Bellchambers, L. 2010. The effect of western rock lobster fishing on the deepwater ecosystems of the west coast of Western Australia. Final FRDC Report, Project 2004/049. Department of Fisheries, Government of Western Australia. 96pp.
