New estimates and complications in the assessment of female functional maturity for the European lobster (Homarus gammarus) on the Yorkshire Coast (UK)

New estimates of female Homarus gammarus functional maturity were developed from targeted offshore and quayside based industry surveys in the Yorkshire Coast fishery. Offshore surveys also provided the first stock specific quantification of pre-recruit contributions. A contrast in results identified...

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Main Author: James Michael Wood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BdFISH 2018-08-01
Series:Journal of Fisheries
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Online Access:http://journal.bdfish.org/index.php/fisheries/article/view/282
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description New estimates of female Homarus gammarus functional maturity were developed from targeted offshore and quayside based industry surveys in the Yorkshire Coast fishery. Offshore surveys also provided the first stock specific quantification of pre-recruit contributions. A contrast in results identified a new complication in estimating functional maturity attributed to ‘soft’ animal exploitation which is reviewed and assessed.
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spelling doaj.art-87a587ab351146a69df71fadb2d498272022-12-21T19:23:21ZengBdFISHJournal of Fisheries2311-729X2311-31112018-08-016263563810.17017/jfish.v6i2.2018.282New estimates and complications in the assessment of female functional maturity for the European lobster (Homarus gammarus) on the Yorkshire Coast (UK)James Michael Wood0School of Environmental Sciences, University of Hull, Cottingham Road, Hull HU6 7RX, United KingdomNew estimates of female Homarus gammarus functional maturity were developed from targeted offshore and quayside based industry surveys in the Yorkshire Coast fishery. Offshore surveys also provided the first stock specific quantification of pre-recruit contributions. A contrast in results identified a new complication in estimating functional maturity attributed to ‘soft’ animal exploitation which is reviewed and assessed.http://journal.bdfish.org/index.php/fisheries/article/view/282Homarus gammarusfunctional maturityYorkshire Coast
spellingShingle James Michael Wood
New estimates and complications in the assessment of female functional maturity for the European lobster (Homarus gammarus) on the Yorkshire Coast (UK)
Journal of Fisheries
Homarus gammarus
functional maturity
Yorkshire Coast
title New estimates and complications in the assessment of female functional maturity for the European lobster (Homarus gammarus) on the Yorkshire Coast (UK)
title_full New estimates and complications in the assessment of female functional maturity for the European lobster (Homarus gammarus) on the Yorkshire Coast (UK)
title_fullStr New estimates and complications in the assessment of female functional maturity for the European lobster (Homarus gammarus) on the Yorkshire Coast (UK)
title_full_unstemmed New estimates and complications in the assessment of female functional maturity for the European lobster (Homarus gammarus) on the Yorkshire Coast (UK)
title_short New estimates and complications in the assessment of female functional maturity for the European lobster (Homarus gammarus) on the Yorkshire Coast (UK)
title_sort new estimates and complications in the assessment of female functional maturity for the european lobster homarus gammarus on the yorkshire coast uk
topic Homarus gammarus
functional maturity
Yorkshire Coast
url http://journal.bdfish.org/index.php/fisheries/article/view/282
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