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Determination of moulting events in rock lobsters from pleopod clipping
Type: Journal Article
Rock lobster growth is routinely measured for research to optimise management measures such as size limits and quotas. The process of estimating growth is complicated in crustaceans as growth only occurs when the animal ...
Evaluating the effect of fishery closures: Lessons learnt from the Placie Box
Type: Journal Article
To reduce discarding of plaice Pleuronectes platessa in the North Sea flatfish fisheries, the major nursery areas were closed to large trawlers in 1995. The area closed was named the ‘Plaice Box’ (PB) and beam trawl effort ...