Working Group on the Biology and Life History of Crabs (WGCRAB; outputs from 2020–2022 meetings) ...

• Main Author: ICES
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: ICES Scientific Reports 2023
• Subjects: Ecosystem observation, processes and dynamics; All ICES Ecoregions; Pressures, impacts, conservation, and management; Fisheries and aquaculture; Canada; Norway; Chionoecetes opilio; Homarus gammarus; Paralithodes camtschaticus
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.17895/ices.pub.24720936.v1; https://ices-library.figshare.com/articles/report/Working_Group_on_the_Biology_and_Life_History_of_Crabs_WGCRAB_outputs_from_2020_2022_meetings_/24720936/1

The Working Group on the Biology and Life History of Crabs (WGCRAB) provides a forum for crustacean scientists to discuss common trends and challenges faced by these fisheries in different countries. The group’s main objective is updating and providing data on landings, fisheries and biology of crab and lobster stocks, and discussing appropriate assessment methodologies that can be applied to these stocks in the ICES area.Additional objectives include considering the impact of environmental drivers, diseases and pollution in the main commercial fisheries, reviewing research, and generating new knowledge on vital crustacean population biology. Examples were provided on fisheries for Cancer pagurus and Homarus gammarus in Ireland, France, Norway, Sweden, UK, Jersey and the Isle of Man, on Chionoecetes opilio in Norway and Canada, on Paralithodes camtschaticus in Norway, and on C allinectes sapidus in Spain. WGCRAB is progressing in evaluating and discussing assessment methods, sharing new knowledge, and ...