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Satellite tracking reveals key to predicting Western Australia's rock lobster populations

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Western Australian scientists have developed a new method to monitor and predict Western Australia's rock lobster populations using satellite technology.

The Western Rock Lobster fishery, valued at hundreds of millions of dollars annually , had historically relied on monitoring newly settled juvenile lobsters at artificial seagrass stations to predict future populations.

The study analyzed satellite images spanning 600 km of coastline from Port Gregory to Mandurah over 35 years .

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