Students will learn how research on the Western rock lobster contributes to the management of the fishery.
Topics
- Biology
- Commercial Fishing
- Fisheries Management
- Indian Ocean Territories
- Lifecycles
- Puerulus
- Research
- Rock lobster
Years
- 11-12
- 7-10
Curriculum
Media Type
PDF - 1.13 MB
Objectives
Students will:- Learn the life cycle of the western rock lobster.
- Gain knowledge of the recreational and commercial western rock lobster fisheries.
- Understand the management controls of the commercial western rock lobster fishery.
- Understand the sampling technique used by Department of Fisheries research staff to sample puerulus.
- Recognise the correlation between puerulus counts and the rock lobster catch.
Australian Curriculum Outcomes
- ACSHE136
- ACSHE157
- ACSHE160
- ACSHE194
- ACSIS145
- ACSIS169
- ACSIS199
- ACSIS203
- ACSIS234
- ACSSU176
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(Department of Fisheries Resources)
Youtube: POTBots track lobsters...- Poster: Western Rock Lobster Life Cycle
- Fact Sheet: Western Rock Lobster
Report: Integrated Fisheries Management - Western Rock Lobster- Report: Environment Management Strategy - Western Rock Lobster
- Report: Low puerulus settlement risk assessment
- Report: Stock assessment for West Coast Rock Lobster Fishery
Report: State of the Fisheries- Discussion Paper: Licensing and allocation under a new management plan for the West Coast rock lobster managed fishery
- Article: Looking for lobsters
- Article: Western rock lobster fishery trends
- Article: Between a rock lobster and a hard place
- Article: The hunt for missing puerulus
- In depth: Living with the Leeuwin