Behavior of the Japanese rock crab 'Ishigani' Charybdis japonica towards two collapsible baited pots: Evaluation of capture effectiveness

Fisheries Science

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 785-791

  Vazquez Archdale, Miguel ^a   Anraku, Kazuhiko ^a   Yamamoto, Tooru ^a,b   Higashitani, Naoya ^a,c  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Chuo Gyorui Kabushiki Gaisha   (Japan)

^c Kumamoto Uo Kabushiki Gaisha   (Japan)

Author keywords

Crab behavior; Current; Pot entrance; Pot shape

Indexed keywords

CANCER PAGURUS; CHARYBDIS JAPONICA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); JAPONICA;

EID: 0141567527     PISSN: 09199268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1444-2906.2003.00687.x     Document Type: Article

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