International Conference on Lobster (and Crab) Biology and Management (ICWL)

The Western Rock Lobster Council (WRL), Australia’s Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) and Western Australia’s Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) hosted the 12th ICWL workshop on 22 – 27 October 2023 at the Esplanade Hotel in Fremantle, Western Australia.

Keynote Speakers

Patricia Briones-Fourzán is senior researcher and former head of the Reefs Systems Unit at, Institute of Marine Sciences and Limnology, National Autonomous University of Mexico. Together with colleagues and students, she has published over 100 papers on the biology and ecology of crustaceans, especially spiny lobsters.

André E. Punt is a Professor and the current Director in the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences at the University Washington, Seattle, USA. He received his PhD in Applied Mathematics at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. Dr. Punt has been involved in stock assessment and fisheries management for over 30 years.

Gordon Kruse is a Professor Emeritus of Fisheries with the University of Alaska Fairbanks, College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, where he was a professor for 17 years. Previously, he worked for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game for 16 years, most of that time as Chief Marine Fisheries Scientist.