Stained prawn disease (SPD) of Pandalus platyceros in British Columbia, Canada, caused by a rickettsial infection

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms ◽

10.3354/dao024041 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 24 ◽

pp. 41-54 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

SM Bower ◽

GR Meyer ◽

JA Boutillier

Keyword(s):

British Columbia ◽

Rickettsial Infection ◽

Pandalus Platyceros

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Effect of trap design and soak time on catches of the British Columbia prawn (Pandalus platyceros)

Fisheries Research ◽

10.1016/0165-7836(87)90007-5 ◽

1987 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 69-79 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

J.A. Boutillier ◽

N.A. Sloan

Keyword(s):

British Columbia ◽

Trap Design ◽

Pandalus Platyceros

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Evaluation of Escape Modifications in Traps for Prawn, Pandalus platyceros

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences ◽

10.1139/f91-094 ◽

1991 ◽

Vol 48 (5) ◽

pp. 784-791

Author(s):

J. A. Boutillier ◽

N. A. Sloan

Keyword(s):

British Columbia ◽

Carapace Length ◽

Construction Material ◽

Wire Mesh ◽

Size Limit ◽

Nylon Mesh ◽

Wire Material ◽

Trap Fishery ◽

Pandalus Platyceros

Experimental fishing was done in 1986 to evaluate variables considered important in developing escape modifications for the prawn, Pandalus platyceros, trap fishery in British Columbia. Three major trap categories were used: flexible nylon mesh, rigid wire mesh, and solid sided. The efficacy of escape modifications depended upon the size of openings, the type of construction material, the placement of the modification on the trap, and soak time. The 44-mm web and wire material used for modifications allowed for escapement of prawns well above the 30.0-mm carapace length legal size limit. The rigid wire mesh used in escape modifications retained smaller prawns than did similar-sized flexible nylon mesh. In partially modified traps, escape material on the side/bottom combination was more effective for escapement than when just on the bottom or in the tunnels of the trap. Soak time was important in some traps which had escape material in ineffective locations. In these cases, longer soak times allowed the small prawns time to find their way out of the traps.

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