The Southern Rock Lobster (Jasus edwardsii) is key to management of the Long Spined Sea Urchin (Centrotephanus rodgersii). The southern shift of the urchin has created ‘urchin barrens’ of the kelp forests (Ecklonia radiata and Macrocystis pyrifera) in coastal waters off the East Coast of Tasmania. Consistently high fishing efforts of large Southern Rock Lobster in the region has reduced natural predation of the urchin. A number of restoration options exist but these options have not been tested for acceptability with the public to date. In this study we estimate the willingness to pay by households in Tasmania for Southern Rock Lobster habitat and management. The willingness to pay estimates can be used in benefit-cost analysis of the various combinations of restoration options supporting decision-making in this Australian marine planning context. Results indicate that direct replanting of kelp is worth $37 per household per year for five years and a 1% increase in the area of marine reserves is worth $2 per household per year for five years. Direct intervention to control sea urchin populations by reintroducing Rock Lobsters or capturing and crushing urchins is worth $33 and $31 respectively per household per year for five years. Households did not support artificial kelp beds installations or subsidising urchin farming operations.

南岩龙虾 ( Jasus edwardsii ) 是长刺海胆 ( Centrotephanus rodgersii )管理的关键。海胆的南移造成了海带森林（Ecklonia radiata和Macrocystis pyrifera）的“海胆荒地”) 在塔斯马尼亚东海岸的沿海水域。该地区对大型南方岩龙虾的持续大量捕捞减少了对海胆的自然捕食。存在许多修复选项，但这些选项迄今尚未经过公众接受度的测试。在这项研究中，我们估计了塔斯马尼亚州家庭为南岩龙虾栖息地和管理支付的意愿。支付意愿估计可用于支持澳大利亚海洋规划背景下决策的各种恢复选项组合的收益成本分析。结果表明，直接重新种植海带在五年内每户每年价值 37 美元，海洋保护区面积增加 1%，每户每年价值 2 美元，持续五年。通过重新引入岩龙虾或捕获和压碎海胆来控制海胆种群的直接干预措施在五年内每户每年分别价值 33 美元和 31 美元。家庭不支持安装人工海带床或补贴海胆养殖作业。