Victorian rock lobster industry 'on its knees' in ongoing China trade dispute Posted FriFriday 19 FebFebruary 2021 at 9:21pm Lobster fishers like Simon Nash in Port Campbell say the trade dispute with China has been devastating. ( Share Print text only Cancel When rock lobster fisherman Simon Nash winches his boat into the water before dawn he knows he might not make any money from his long day of work. Key points: Locals are selling lobster for one third of the price they were getting in China They point out other states have waived, deferred or refunded licence fees for their producers It's not because of the vagaries of fishing — the lobsters around his home at Port Campbell, near Victoria's famous Twelve Apostles, are just as likely or not to wander into one of his 84 pots as ever.