On the occurrence of juvenile lobster Homarus gammarus in intertidal habitat

Adrian Linnane, Brendan Ball, Brian Munday, John P Mercer

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Abstract

The early benthic phase (EBP) European lobster Homarus gammarus, and the habitat to which it recruits, remains largely undiscovered. Following reports that juvenile lobsters were being located within an intertidal lobster fishery in Johnshaven, Scotland, a three day census was undertaken. The shore consisted of a wave cut platform with a red sandstone/cobble conglomerate substratum. Three juvenile lobsters of 28, 32 and 45 mm carapace length (CL) were located in a crevice type habitat. It is hypothesized that in some arcas of coastline, intertidal crevices act as a peripheral habitat for juvenile lobsters.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)375-376
Number of pages2
JournalJournal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
Volume80
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2000
Externally publishedYes

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