A comparison of catches of the European lobster (Homarus gammarus) in a lobster reserve using traditional pots and scuba diving technique
Abstract Lobster research and the management of lobster fisheries are often dependent on catch-and tag-data obtained from fishermen using lobster pots. Therefore, understanding lobster pot selectivity is crucial. In this study, the carapace lengths (CL) of 135 pot-caught European lobsters ( Homarus...
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crbrillap:10.1163/15685403-00003848 2023-10-09T21:51:17+02:00 A comparison of catches of the European lobster (Homarus gammarus) in a lobster reserve using traditional pots and scuba diving technique Øresland, Vidar Oxby, Gert Oxby, Fredrik 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15685403-00003848 https://brill.com/view/journals/cr/91/12/article-p1425_2.xml https://brill.com/downloadpdf/journals/cr/91/12/article-p1425_2.xml unknown Brill Crustaceana volume 91, issue 12, page 1425-1432 ISSN 0011-216X 1568-5403 Animal Science and Zoology Aquatic Science journal-article 2018 crbrillap https://doi.org/10.1163/15685403-00003848 2023-09-14T20:45:52Z Abstract Lobster research and the management of lobster fisheries are often dependent on catch-and tag-data obtained from fishermen using lobster pots. Therefore, understanding lobster pot selectivity is crucial. In this study, the carapace lengths (CL) of 135 pot-caught European lobsters ( Homarus gammarus ) are compared to the CL of 137 dive-caught lobsters inside the Kåvra lobster reserve on the Swedish west coast during summer 2017. The Carapax pot used was strongly size-selective for both small individuals and large males, and pot CL was between 63 and 149 mm. Dive-caught lobsters had a CL between 46 and 170 mm and 25% of the males were larger than the largest pot male. We conclude, for the reasons discussed here, that interpretation of size-data in pot-based monitoring and research should be made with caution. Our results show that scuba diving, especially during the night, is essential when it comes to studies of size distribution, behaviour, and choice of microhabitat. Article in Journal/Newspaper European lobster Homarus gammarus Brill (via Crossref) Crustaceana 91 12 1425 1432 |
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Abstract Lobster research and the management of lobster fisheries are often dependent on catch-and tag-data obtained from fishermen using lobster pots. Therefore, understanding lobster pot selectivity is crucial. In this study, the carapace lengths (CL) of 135 pot-caught European lobsters ( Homarus gammarus ) are compared to the CL of 137 dive-caught lobsters inside the Kåvra lobster reserve on the Swedish west coast during summer 2017. The Carapax pot used was strongly size-selective for both small individuals and large males, and pot CL was between 63 and 149 mm. Dive-caught lobsters had a CL between 46 and 170 mm and 25% of the males were larger than the largest pot male. We conclude, for the reasons discussed here, that interpretation of size-data in pot-based monitoring and research should be made with caution. Our results show that scuba diving, especially during the night, is essential when it comes to studies of size distribution, behaviour, and choice of microhabitat. |
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Øresland, Vidar Oxby, Gert Oxby, Fredrik |
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A comparison of catches of the European lobster (Homarus gammarus) in a lobster reserve using traditional pots and scuba diving technique |
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A comparison of catches of the European lobster (Homarus gammarus) in a lobster reserve using traditional pots and scuba diving technique |
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A comparison of catches of the European lobster (Homarus gammarus) in a lobster reserve using traditional pots and scuba diving technique |
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A comparison of catches of the European lobster (Homarus gammarus) in a lobster reserve using traditional pots and scuba diving technique |
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A comparison of catches of the European lobster (Homarus gammarus) in a lobster reserve using traditional pots and scuba diving technique |
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comparison of catches of the european lobster (homarus gammarus) in a lobster reserve using traditional pots and scuba diving technique |
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European lobster Homarus gammarus |
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European lobster Homarus gammarus |
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