Pilot phase trial to quantify the extent and relevance of any deepwater puerulus settlement that may have taken place in the Western Rocklobster Fishery

Pilot phase trial to quantify the extent and relevance of any deepwater puerulus settlement that may have taken place in the Western Rocklobster Fishery

This study had two objectives. Firstly to trial modifications to commercial western rock lobster pots, so as to sample as wide a size range of lobsters on the grounds as possible. Sampling took place over a 10 day period between 13-24 September 2009, with seven commercial fishermen being responsible...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Winzer, A., de Lestang, S., Melville-Smith, Roy
Format: Working Paper
Published: Fisheries Research and Development Corporation 2010
Subjects:
puerulus
offshore juvenile settlement
western rocklobster
Panulirus cygnus
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/25052

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