Preliminary studies on coastal habitat occupancy by lobsters, Homarus americanus, in relation to dredge spoil disposal in the approaches to Saint John Harbour, New Brunswick, Canada

Preliminary studies on coastal habitat occupancy by lobsters, Homarus americanus, in relation to dredge spoil disposal in the approaches to Saint John Harbour, New Brunswick, Canada

Lobster traps (with closed escape vents) were fished at three locations in the approaches to Saint John Harbour in July 2004, after the commercial fishery closed but prior to annual dredge disposal activity at the Black Point Ocean Disposal Site. A total of 2840 lobsters (Homarus americanus) were re...

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Veröffentlicht in:Canadian Manuscript Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 2005 (2718), p.27-27
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Lobster traps (with closed escape vents) were fished at three locations in the approaches to Saint John Harbour in July 2004, after the commercial fishery closed but prior to annual dredge disposal activity at the Black Point Ocean Disposal Site. A total of 2840 lobsters (Homarus americanus) were retained in 134 trap hauls conducted over four sampling dates. Sub-legal lobsters (
ISSN:0706-6473