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 […]
WRL Welcomes New Directors
We would like to thank everyone who joined us at the recent 2022 WRL Annual General Meeting. A digital copy of the WRL 2021/2022 Annual Report was distributed at the meeting and can be found on the WRL website by clicking here. WRL would like to congratulate the successful candidates in the Southern Zone election: Fedele […]
Success for WRL’s first Perth Royal Show
For the first time last week, WRL had the opportunity to be part of the Perth Royal Show – WA’s most important and longest-standing community event. The Royal Show gave industry a unique opportunity to reach, connect and engage thousands of people to increase understanding and build trust in the western rock lobster industry amongst […]
Fishing Industry Leadership & Representation Online Training Available
A new online training program has been released to assist fishers to learn how to better engage with government departments and industry stakeholders in order to effectively contribute toward fisheries management decision-making. Through a project funded by the Australian Government and a collaboration between the Professional Fishers Association, Seafood Industry Victoria, Wildcaught SA and the […]
Notice of WRL 2022 Annual General Meeting
The Western Rock Lobster Council (WRL) 2022 Annual General Meeting (AGM) is scheduled for 10:00 am on Thursday, 13 October 2022 at the Geraldton Multipurpose Centre, 31 Foreshore Drive, Geraldton WA 6530. Registration opens at 9:30 am and the meeting commences at 10:00 am. If you would like to attend, please RSVP for catering purposes […]
Ballot called for election of Southern Zone Directors
On 9 September 2022, the Western Rock Lobster Council Inc (WRL) closed nominations for the election of Directors in both the Southern and Northern Zones. WRL can now announce that there is no election required for the Northern Zone as there were only two nominations received for the two vacant positions, that being Bruce Cockman and Matt Fong, […]
