Variation in egg size, fecundity and size structure in female red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus, Tilesius 1815) from Varangerfjorden over time.

• Main Author: Høyning, Rasmus Kristoffer
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: UiT Norges arktiske universitet 2018
• Subjects: Ovigerous female; Ovigerous length; egg production; life-history strategy; reproduction; Finnmark fjord; invasive species; management; fishery; VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480::Marinbiologi: 497; VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Zoology and botany: 480::Marine biology: 497; BIO-3950; Barents Sea; Hjelset; North Cape; Varangerfjorden; Finnmark; Paralithodes camtschaticus; Red king crab; Varangerfjord*
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/13551

The introduced red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus) has successfully established in Norwegian waters since its release to the Barents Sea in the 1960’s. It has become an important commercial resource contributing to the local coastal society in the eastern region of Finnmark. The fishery consi...