Notes on Size, Sex Ratio, and Spawning of the Spiny Lobster Panulirus Guttatus (Latreille), Near Miami Beach, Florida

Authors: Caillouet Jr., Charles W.; Beardsley, Gary L.; Chitty, Nicholas

Source: Bulletin of Marine Science, Volume 21, Number 4, December 1971 , pp. 944-951(8)

Publisher: University of Miami - Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science

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Abstract:

Spiny lobsters, Panulirus guttatus (Latreille), were collected at night along the jetties bordering the ship channel near Miami Beach, Florida. Observations on size distribution, sex ratio, and proportion of ovigerous females in the catch of lobsters during June through October 1970, are presented.

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Publication date: 1971-12-01

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