Research for Management of the Ornate Tropical Rock Lobster (Panulirus ornatus) Fishery in the Torres Strait 2002

The aims of the project were to provide managers with information and advice to facilitate sound management of the Torres Strait tropical lobster fishery, by undertaking stock assessment and biological research.

The research outcomes contained in this document relate to phase 2 priorities arising from the Tropical Rock Lobster Fishery Assessment Group Workshop (TRLFAG) held on 29-30 March 2000.

The Phase 2 priority research tasks include: analyses of the June 2001 survey data and of the available industry/management data, analysis of the size-frequency and catch-effort data collected in June 2001, the May/June 2002 full-scale absolute abundance field survey and the 2001-2002 stock assessment, which will be based on continued development of the dynamic model developed during Phase 1. The thirteenth annual lobster survey was completed in May/June 2002 as part of the full-scale Benchmark Survey.

This annual report summarises activities undertaken since July 2001.

本项目旨在通过开展资源评估与生物学研究，为管理者提供信息与建议，以助力托雷斯海峡热带龙虾渔业的科学规范管理。
本文件所载研究成果，均与2000年3月29日至30日举办的热带岩龙虾渔业评估小组研讨会（Tropical Rock Lobster Fishery Assessment Group Workshop, TRLFAG）所确立的第二阶段优先研究事项相关。
第二阶段优先研究任务包括：2001年6月调查数据及现有行业/管理数据的分析、2001年6月采集的体长频率与捕捞努力量数据的分析、2002年5月/6月的全规模绝对丰度野外调查，以及基于第一阶段开发的动态模型持续优化的2001-2002年度资源评估。作为全规模基准调查的组成部分，第13年度龙虾调查已于2002年5月/6月完成。
本年度报告汇总了2001年7月以来开展的各项活动。