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Australia’s rock lobster harvesters go back to work, but Chinese demand still weak

Some quarter to a third of West Australia's lobster harvesters have returned to business 12 weeks after the Chinese market -- which takes 90% of the catch -- collapsed

By Undercurrent News | April 16, 2020 10:03 BST
A Western rock lobster fishing vessel. Credit: GFC
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West Australian (WA) rock lobster fishermen have begun returning to their pots for the first time since the Chinese market collapsed 12 weeks ago, reports say [...]

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