Population biology of the Norway lobster, Nephrops norvegicus (L.) in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland - I: Growth and density

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 125-135

  Tuck, I D ^a   Chapman, C J ^a   Atkinson, R J A ^b  

^a MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY MARINE BIOLOGICAL STATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

density; growth; Nephrops norvegicus

Indexed keywords

NEPHROPS NORVEGICUS; DECAPODA;

DENSITY; GROWTH; NORWAY LOBSTER; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; SIZE COMPOSITION; SIZE STRUCTURE;

UK, SCOTLAND, STRATHCLYDE, FIRTH OF CLYDE;

EID: 0031060976     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmsc.1996.0179     Document Type: Article

References (24)

1. Anon. 1988. Report of the study group on Nephrops. ICES CM 1988/K:29.
2. Bailey, N. 1986. Why does the size of Nephrops vary? Scottish Fisheries Bulletin, 49: 31-36.
3. Bailey, N., and Chapman, C. J. 1983. A comparison of density, length composition and growth of two Nephrops populations off the west coast of Scotland. ICES CM 1983/K:42.
4. Bailey, N., Chapman, C. J., Afonso-Dias, M., and Turrell, W. 1995. The influence of hydrographic factors on Nephrops distribution and biology. ICES CM 1995/Q:17 Poster.
5. Bailey, N., Chapman, C. J., Kinnear, J., Bova, D., and Weetman, A. 1993. Estimation of Nephrops stock biomass on the Fladen Ground by TV survey. ICES CM 1993/K:34.
6. Bailey, N., Howard, F. G., and Chapman, C. J. 1986. Clyde Nephrops: biology and fisheries. Proceeding of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 90(B): 501-518.
7. Beverton, R. J. H., and Holt, S. J. 1959. A review of lifespans and mortality rates of fish in nature, and their relation to growth and other physiological characteristics. In Colloquia on aging (5). Ed. by G. Wolstenholme and M. O'Connor. CIBA Foundation.
8. Brown, J., Hill, A. E., Fernand, L., Bennett, D. B., and Nichols, J. H. 1995. A physical retention mechanism for Nephrops norvegicus larvae. ICES CM 1995/K:31.
9. Chapman, C. J. 1980. Ecology of juvenile and adult Nephrops. In The biology and management of lobsters (2), pp. 143-178. Ed. by J. S. Cobb and B. F. Phillips. Academic Press, London.
10. Chapman, C. J. 1985. Observing Norway lobster, Nephrops norvegicus (L.) by towed sledge fitted with photographic and television cameras. In Underwater photography and television for scientists, pp. 100-108. Ed. by J. D. George, G. I. Lythgoe, and J. N. Lythgoe. Clarendon Press, Oxford.
11. Chapman, C. J., and Bailey, N. 1987. Biological research on fish and shellfish stocks. Recent progress in Norway lobster research. In Developments in fisheries research in Scotland, pp. 99-111. Ed. by R. S. Bailey and B. B. Parrish. Fishing News Books Ltd, Farnham, England.
12. Chapman, C. J., and Howard, F. G. 1988. Environmental influences on the Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) populations and their implications for fishery management. Symposium of the Zoological Society of London, 59: 343-353.
13. Cobb, J. S., Tamm, G. R., and Wang, D. 1982. Behavioural mechanisms influencing moult frequency in the American lobster Homarus americanus. Milne Edwards. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 62: 185-200.
14. Cole, H. A. 1965. The size distribution of Nephrops populations on grounds around the British Coasts. Rapports et Procès-Verbaux des Réunions, Conseil International pour l'Exploration de la Mer, 156: 164-171.
15. Folk, R. L. 1974. Petrology of sedimentary rocks. Austin, Tex. Hemphills.
16. Fournier, D. A., Sibert, J. R., Majkowski, J., and Hampton, J. 1990. MULTIFAN a likelihood-based method for estimating growth parameters and age composition from multiple length frequency data sets illustrated using data for Southern Bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii). Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 47: 301-317.
17. Hillis, J. P. 1988. Relation of Nephrops catch characteristics to sea bed sediment type. ICES CM 1988/K:37.
18. Nichols, J. H., Bennett, D. B., Symonds, D. J., and Grainger, R. 1987. Estimation of the stock size of adult Nephrops norvegicus (L.) from larvae surveys in the western Irish Sea in 1982. Journal of Natural History, 21: 1433-1450.
19. Nichols, J. H., and Thompson, B. M. 1988. Quantitative sampling of crustacean larvae and its use in stock size estimation of commercially exploited species. Symposium of the Zoological Society of London, 59: 157-175.
20. Thomas, H. J. 1965. The distribution of the Norway lobster around Scotland and the stock composition in areas of different fishing intensity. Rapports et Procès-Verbaux des Réunions du Conseil International pour l'Exploration de la Mer, 156: 206-208.
21. Tuck, I. D. 1993. Nephrops abundance in relation to environmental factors and fishing pressure. PhD Thesis, University of London, pp. 1-301.
22. Tuck, I. D., Atkinson, R. J. A., and Chapman, C. J. 1994. The structure and seasonal variability in the spatial distribution of Nephrops norvegicus burrows. Ophelia, 40(1): 13-25.
23. Tully, O., and Hillis, J. P. 1995. Causes and spatial scales of variability in population structure of Nephrops norvegicus (L.) in the Irish Sea. Fisheries Research, 21: 329-347.
24. White, R. G., Hill, A. E., and Jones, D. A. 1988. Distribution of Nephrops norvegicus (L.) larvae in the western Irish Sea: an example of advective control on recruitment. Journal of Plankton Research, 10: 735-747.