Ecology and Stock Assessment of the Ornate Rock Lobster Panulirm ornatus Population in Torres Strait, Australia

摘要

THE emergence of cage culture of the ornate rock lobster Panulirus ornatus (Fabricius 1798) in Vietnam has resulted in the establishment of a thriving industry worth US$75m in 2001-02. The industry relies on settling lobsters that are harvested from the wild and on-grown in floating sea cages and practically replaces the previous wild fishery for adults. Whilst cage culture continues to flourish in Vietnam, the long-term sustainability of this practice has been questioned, particularly the impacts on the local wild population.