Substrate preferences and redistribution of blue king crab Paralithodes platypus glaucothoe and first crab on natural substrates in the laboratory

• Published in: Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology
• Main Authors: Tapella, Federico, Romero, Maria Carolina, Stevens, Bradley G., Buck, Charles Loren
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Science
• Subjects: HABITAT SELECTION; LITHODIDS; STOCK ENHANCEMENT; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Austral; Bering Sea; Argentina; Romero; blue king crab; Paralithodes platypus
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/125919

Despite the importance of blue king crab (BKC) to the Bering Sea fishery, there has been no detailed study of juvenile habitat preferences. Such information is critical for understanding life history and for development of stock enhancement programs. The aims of this study were to determine the natu...