Directional preference of European lobster (Homarus gammarus) movements on the Yorkshire Coast

Recaptures of 838 tagged Homarus gammarus individuals identified a directional preference, with bearings from release to recapture concentrated along a North-West to South-East axis, aligning with the predominant current direction for the study site.

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Main Author: James Michael Wood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BdFISH 2016-08-01
Series:Journal of Fisheries
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Online Access:http://journal.bdfish.org/index.php/fisheries/article/view/122
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description Recaptures of 838 tagged Homarus gammarus individuals identified a directional preference, with bearings from release to recapture concentrated along a North-West to South-East axis, aligning with the predominant current direction for the study site.
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spellingShingle James Michael Wood
Directional preference of European lobster (Homarus gammarus) movements on the Yorkshire Coast
Journal of Fisheries
Homarus gammarus
directional preference
tagging
title Directional preference of European lobster (Homarus gammarus) movements on the Yorkshire Coast
title_full Directional preference of European lobster (Homarus gammarus) movements on the Yorkshire Coast
title_fullStr Directional preference of European lobster (Homarus gammarus) movements on the Yorkshire Coast
title_full_unstemmed Directional preference of European lobster (Homarus gammarus) movements on the Yorkshire Coast
title_short Directional preference of European lobster (Homarus gammarus) movements on the Yorkshire Coast
title_sort directional preference of european lobster homarus gammarus movements on the yorkshire coast
topic Homarus gammarus
directional preference
tagging
url http://journal.bdfish.org/index.php/fisheries/article/view/122
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