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Microtagging cultured lobsters, Homarus gammarus (L.), for stock enhancement trials
Author(s) -
WICKINS J. F.,
BEARD T. W.,
JONES E.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
aquaculture research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.646
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1365-2109
pISSN - 1355-557X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2109.1986.tb00112.x
Subject(s) - biology , carapace , homarus , fishery , gammarus , decapoda , captivity , crustacean , zoology , claw , ecology , amphipoda
. The adaptation of proprietary fish‐tagging equipment for tagging small lobsters, Homarus gammarus (L.) (9–15mm carapace length), with internal microware tags is described. Tag retention was 85–100% as the animals grew through up to 22–29 moults (90–102mm carapace length) in captivity. Claw loss during handling was reduced from 4% lo less than 1% at a tagging rate of 240 lobsters per has experience was gained.