Large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters.
1But so will be many specialised exports, like infant formula and rock lobster.
2Ninety percent of all rock lobster was exported to China.
3The closure relates to all shellfish and seaweed, but excludes rock lobster and scampi.
4Much of the West Coast rock lobster caught using the Hangberg community's allocations is sold for export.
5It says the abrupt halt to rock lobster harvesting last week has already had serious effects on fishermen and companies.
6The Ministry for Primary Industries say the concealing of 11 tonnes, made up of rock lobster and paua, was unprecedented.
7Between 150 to 180 tonnes of live rock lobster are stuck in pots and tanks… Audio
8It's alleged the men were supplying bluecod, rock lobster and oysters caught in Foveaux Strait to associates who then sold it.
9A spokesperson for the ministry said the surviving shellfish and rock lobster stocks in the new intertidal zone needed to be protected.
10Local prices of rock lobster have nearly halved as exporters seek to offload stock and fishermen have stopped fresh landings, traders said.
11Since the outbreak of COVID-19, or coronavirus, the export price for rock lobster had dramatically declined, the department said in a statement.
12Abalone was said to be "the most threatened and most widely smuggled marine living sources," alongside West Coast rock lobster.
13Writer looked at several specimens: a brown shrimp, an American lobster, a South African rock lobster, a male blue crab, a king crab.
14About 94% of Australia's rock lobster exports and 42% of abalone exports are to China, Abares said.
15The contract was signed on 23 January 2020, and is binding for the current West Coast rock lobster season.
16Esplanade has also agreed to pay $22,545.60 to MPI, as the deemed value of the rock lobster taken.
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