Western rock lobster from Geraldton head to supermarkets across Australia amid China trade woes FriFriday 11 updated FriFriday 11 DecDecember 2020 at 9:43am Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Watch 2 Share Print text only Cancel It is a deal that would have been unimaginable last Christmas, when Chinese customers were snapping up western rock lobster at jaw-dropping prices and locals in the port city of Geraldton, where they were caught, often missed out. Key points: 35 tonnes of western rock lobster will be sold in Woolworths supermarkets across Australia The western rock lobster fishery has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic and the China trade crisis