European Lobster (Homarus gammarus) Fishery in Jersey, Fishery Review 2024
Produced by the
Environment (Infrastructure and Environment)
Authored by
Bangor University Genevieve A. C. Phillips, Lewis Le Vay and Natalie Hold
and published on
01 Dec 2024
Cost: £8,304.00
Summary
In November 2023, the Jersey Government applied to Bangor University to have the Jersey Fishery reviewed to better understand their options for quantitative fisheries stock assessment.
This report provides a review of the European lobster (Homarus gammarus) fishery in Jersey.
It outlines:
- a brief history of the fishery
- current and recent management
- data availability
- current stock assessment processes
We provide recommendations for improvements to data collection, and fisheries stock assessment.