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In:
Supplement to: Schmalenbach, Isabel; Mehrtens, Folke; Janke, Michael; Buchholz, Friedrich (2011): A mark-recapture study of hatchery-reared juvenile European lobsters, Homarus gammarus, released at the rocky island of Helgoland (German Bight, North Sea) from 2000 to 2009. Fisheries Research, 108(1), 22-30, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2010.11.016
Publication Date:
2024-01-25
Description:
From 2000 to 2005 about 5400 one-year-old hatchery-reared lobsters (Homarus gammarus) were tagged and released at the rocky island of Helgoland, North Sea. To date, 1-8% of the different release cohorts were recaptured in the field and 8-19% of these lobsters were recaptured from the semi-open area of the outer harbour. The recaptured lobsters indicated good development and growth conditions. The smallest berried females caught were 83 mm carapace length and 4 years old. The proportion of cultured lobsters to all measured lobsters captured around the island was 3-8% in the years 2007-2009. The population size of two cohorts was assessed using the Lincoln-Peterson method and the estimated survival rate averaged 30% and 40%. Minimum landing size of cultured lobsters was reached after 4-7 years. Cultured lobsters showed strong fidelity to their release sites, and thus remained around the island of Helgoland. A basis has been laid to enhance this endangered lobster population by means of a large scale restocking programme.
Keywords:
BAH; Helgoland_lobster_1615-2009; Helgoland, North Sea; LTER_Benthos; Macrobenthic long-term series in the German Bight; Shelf Seas Systems Ecology @ AWI (former Biologische Anstalt Helgoland)
Type:
Dataset
Format:
application/zip, 5 datasets
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