Watching coastal habitats for the impact of the Ningaloo Niño
Marine heatwaves along the coast of Western Australia, referred to as Ningaloo Niño, have had dramatic impacts on seaweed and seagrass beds over the past decade with potential knock on effect to populations of undersize lobster. The Western Rock Lobster Council (WRL) in conjunction with the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) have […]
Pilot Energy & WRL Industry Specific Fremantle/Cervantes/Geraldton Meetings
WRL will join Pilot Energy’s Eureka Project team (Pilot) at their Fremantle, Cervantes and Geraldton lobster-industry specific consultative meetings which are being held on the 6th, 7th and 8th of June respectively. Presentations by Pilot will include lobster specific items, and will be followed by a presentation by WRL on industry issues that require consultation. […]
REGISTRATION OPEN: 2023 Trans Tasman Rock Lobster Industry Conference
WRL is pleased to advise that registrations for the 2023 Trans-Tasman Rock Lobster Conference have officially opened. This year’s Conference, hosted by South Australian Northern Zone Rock Lobster Fishermen’s Association, will be held in Adelaide, South Australia, from the 25th to the 27th of July under the theme “The Changing Environment – Charting The Course”. For more information […]
Independent Shallow Water Survey Expressions of Interest Sought
The Western Rock Lobster Council (WRL) in conjunction with the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) have developed a new standardised survey that will provide an index of undersize lobsters throughout the fishery. Specifically, this survey will help investigate nearshore areas of low catch that have been reported within historically good shallow fishing […]
Growing greater community connection with Back of Boat this Christmas
This festive season has once again proven how incredibly popular Back of Boat lobster sales are with the Western Australian community. Demand has been stronger than expected and we are determined to continue to grow and improve this initiative and strengthen industry’s connection with local communities and tourism. The WA community has overwhelmingly embraced […]
Western Rock Lobster launched an online ordering and payment platform for Back of Boat
Back of Boat (BoB) is a Western Rock Lobster (WRL) initiative to ensure the WA community has continuous access and ongoing connection to the Western Rock Lobster fishing industry. Back of Boat lobster are the freshest, best value lobster on the local market, sold live by the fishers themselves as soon as they return to […]
WRL celebrates Clontarf Foundation Partnership 2022
In July of this year, WRL announced that it had entered a partnership with the Clontarf Foundation. The Clontarf Foundation was established to improve the education, discipline, life skills, self-esteem and employment prospects of young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men. WRL has sought to use the last six months to build trust and confidence […]
Western Rock Lobster fishery achieves world leading fifth certification to MSC Standard for seafood sustainability
The Western Rock Lobster fishery was the first fishery in the world to be certified to the Marine Stewardship Council’s international benchmark for ecological sustainability in 2000. A Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification demonstrates that a fishery meets international best practices for sustainable fishing. Industry celebrates 22 continuous years of MSC certification and an ongoing […]
Increased flexibility for Back of Boat lobsters
Fishers are now allowed to consign up to 50 back of boat lobsters per landing to a registered receiver. In response to ongoing requests from industry for greater flexibility in dealing with non-preordered and unsold Back of Boat (BoB) lobsters, WRL and government worked together on a solution that authorises fishers participating in BoB sales to […]
Winners of the 2022 Western Rock Lobster Photo Competition Announced
Last month we invited the WA community to send in inspiring images, competing to be included in the new WRL desk calendar for 2023, with photos to capture the essence and beauty of the western rock lobster fishery. We were not disappointed! With over 100 entries, we were spoilt for choice. Judged on their originality, […]
