Research for Management of the Ornate Tropical Rock Lobster (Panulirus ornatus) Fishery in the Torres Strait 2001

The aims of the project are 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 objectives include: annual population surveys; annual Islander catch monitoring, parameter estimation (growth, mortality and recruitment); and fisheries dynamics modelling. This annual report summarises activities undertaken since July 2000. The twelfth annual lobster survey was recently completed (June 2001), and preliminary analysis of data from this survey has been completed and results are reported here.

本项目旨在通过开展渔业资源评估与生物学研究，为管理人员提供信息与决策建议，以推动托雷斯海峡热带龙虾渔业的合理可持续管理。研究目标包括：年度种群调查、年度岛民捕捞监测、参数估算（含生长、死亡与种群补充量）以及渔业动力学建模。本年度报告汇总了2000年7月以来开展的各项工作。第十二年度龙虾调查已于近期（2001年6月）完成，该调查数据的初步分析工作已全部结束，相关结果已在本报告中予以呈现。