date:Dec 28, 2012
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The event is crucial for many commercial lobster fishermen, particularly those between Jurien Bay and Augusta, who target the run and rely on it to deliver up to 40 per cent of their catch.
Western Rock Lobster Council chairman John Newby said the run this summer had been the worst in two decades and it was likely many fishers would struggle to reach their quotas.
Mr Newby said it was a cruel blow for fishermen who had structured their season around the event and he suggested it could als