Southern rock lobster fishers have not been using the best pots, according to the results of a five-year study testing different designs, with the West Australian batten pot coming out on top.
South Australia's southern rock lobster fishers have not been using the best pots, according to the results of a five-year study testing different designs, with the West Australian batten pot coming out on top.It was found to increase catch efficiency and reduce by-catchWhen directly compared to the beehive pot, which is legislated for use in South Australia, batten pots improved catch efficiency rates by 38 per cent.
"As we increased the number of pots used on the vessel it was obvious there was an increase efficiency." "I would say the majority of fishers in the northern zone will eventually move over to the new pot type."Lobster fishing within the state runs on a quota system, and improving efficiency rates significantly impacts on professional fishing operations.
"With those levels of improved catch rates, within one season you will recover the capital costs of the gear," he said. "Having said that, I am convinced that with more trials in the southern zone the benefits will be realised in that fishery as well."Undertaken by the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, SARDI, PIRSA, and both the Northern and Southern Zone Rock Lobster Associations, it was the most comprehensive study on pots undertaken in Australia.
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