scholarly journals Population Characteristics of the European Lobster, Homarus gammarus in the Adriatic Sea: Implications for Sustainable Fisheries Management

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 1072
Author(s):  
Mišo Pavičić ◽  
Sanja Matić-Skoko ◽  
Dario Vrdoljak ◽  
Ante Vujević
Keyword(s):  
Adriatic Sea ◽  
Stock Assessment ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Population Characteristics ◽  
Sex Characteristics ◽  
Effective Management ◽  
Northern Adriatic ◽  
European Lobster ◽  
Homarus Gammarus ◽  
Secondary Sex Characteristics

The European lobster, Homarus gammarus, was sampled from September 2016 to August 2017, using pots and gillnets in the Eastern Adriatic Sea. Official landings were also analyzed (2008–2020). The majority of landings were from the Northern Adriatic and showed an increase of 18.5% over the study period. Results revealed an extremely low catch rate that fluctuated significantly by season. Dominance by specimens in the size classes of 90–110 mm carapace length (CL) was observed. Experimental design revealed spatial heterogeneity, with larger individuals caught further from the coast (>3 nm) and undersized specimens caught near the coast (<3 nm). With increasing CL and total length (TL), an increase in weight was higher in males than females. TL and abdomen width (AW) increased linearly with CL and were more pronounced in females. At 80 mm CL, females started to develop secondary sex characteristics with wider AW than males. The results suggest that the modern legal framework is appropriate for lobster fisheries and a longer fishing season is not advisable, despite a positive catch trend in the northern part of the sea. Additional efforts are desirable to reduce fishing pressure in the coastal part. The morphometric relationships could reveal population characteristics required as inputs in stock assessment analysis for effective management.

Year-class detection reveals climatic modulation of settlement strength in the European lobster, Homarus gammarus

2002 ◽  
Vol 59 (7) ◽  
pp. 1132-1143 ◽  
Author(s):  
M R.J Sheehy ◽  
R C.A Bannister
Keyword(s):  
Stock Assessment ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Larval Settlement ◽  
European Lobster ◽  
Homarus Gammarus ◽  
Cross Correlation Analysis ◽  
Age Dependent ◽  
Intractable Problem ◽  
First Time

Understanding the nature of recruitment relationships in the European lobster, Homarus gammarus, has been an intractable problem because of difficulties associated with quantification of its scarce planktonic larvae and early benthic phase. We attempt to address this problem by analyzing the age composition of a population off the northeast coast of England. Age-dependent in situ deposits of neurolipofuscin in the eyestalk are used as an age index. An approach is presented that accounts and (or) corrects for the two most important potential sources of error in age determinations by this technique, namely environmental temperature variation and unexplained individual variation. This yields, for the first time in very long-lived clawed lobsters, reproducible catch age structures with year-class resolution. The method should be generally applicable to crustaceans. Cross-correlation analysis shows that larval settlement strength in the European lobster is associated with local sea temperatures and onshore winds in a manner similar to that reported for other lobsters. These findings have important implications for stock assessment, particularly the use of traditional models dependent on size and steady state, yield forecasting, the effects of global climate change, arguments about spawner protection or restocking, and the spawner–recruit relationship.

Growth and reproduction of Munida rutllanti (Decapoda: Anomura: Galatheidae) and impact of parasitism by Pleurocrypta sp. (Isopoda: Bopyridae) in the Adriatic Sea

2010 ◽  
Vol 90 (7) ◽  
pp. 1395-1404 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mirela Petrić ◽  
Josipa Ferri ◽  
Ivona Mladineo
Keyword(s):  
Adriatic Sea ◽  
Host Population ◽  
Sex Characteristics ◽  
Female Size ◽  
Morphometric Characters ◽  
Relative Growth ◽  
Secondary Sex Characteristics ◽  
Gill Chamber ◽  
The Moment ◽  
First Time

Relative growth and reproductive biology of Munida rutllanti were investigated for the first time in the Adriatic Sea. A total of 938 individuals were analysed. Sex-ratio differed statistically from the expected 1:1. Six individuals exhibited secondary sex characteristics of both males and females. Carapace length of males ranged from 10.5 to 21.5 mm, while in females it ranged from 11.2 to 19.4 mm. Sexual dimorphism was observed in seven morphometric characters. Ovigerous females were first observed in summer and later in autumn with higher frequency. Realized fecundity showed wide variation (273–3250 eggs) and positive correlation between the brood and female size. An epicaridean isopod Pleurocrypta sp., parasitizing the gill chamber of both sexes was isolated and its effect on the oogenesis was studied by histological examination of host reproductive system. Growth inhibition, modification of secondary sex characteristics, as well as retardation of oogenesis and failure of oviposition, are repercussions of bopyrid infestation. Given the small prevalence (7.85%) of the bopyrid in the M. rutllanti Adriatic population, we assume that for the moment there is no severe effect on the host population dynamic.

Population characteristics of the world's northernmost stocks of European lobster(Homarus gammarus)in Tysfjord and Nordfolda, northern Norway

2009 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann‐Lisbeth Agnalt ◽  
Eva Farestveit ◽  
Kaare Gundersen ◽  
Knut E. Jørstad ◽  
Tore S. Kristiansen
Keyword(s):  
Population Characteristics ◽  
Northern Norway ◽  
European Lobster ◽  
Homarus Gammarus

scholarly journals Women’s Preferences for Strong Men Under Perceived Harsh Versus Safe Ecological Conditions

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 147470492110323
Author(s):  
Ray Garza ◽  
Farid Pazhoohi ◽  
Jennifer Byrd-Craven
Keyword(s):  
Ecological Factors ◽  
Ecological Condition ◽  
Sex Characteristics ◽  
Ecological Conditions ◽  
University Women ◽  
Secondary Sex Characteristics ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
Forced Choice Task ◽  
Women’S Preferences ◽  
Physical Features

Ecological conditions provide information about available resources for one’s environment. In humans, this has been shown to influence reproductive behavior, as individuals may engage in trade-offs between partner quality and investment. For instance, many women may trade-off preferences for men with physical features indicative of social dominance and health over physical features indicative of commitment and investment. The current study explored women’s preferences for formidable men under safe vs. harsh ecological conditions. Across three studies, U.S. university women ( N = 1,098) were randomly assigned to a perceived harsh or safe ecological condition. They were asked to rate the attractiveness of men’s body types (i.e., muscular vs. less muscular). Findings revealed that in general, women rated stronger men as more attractive than weaker men irrespective of the ecological condition. Evidence for preference as a function of ecology appeared only when a two-alternative forced-choice task was used (Study 3), but not in rating tasks (Studies 1 and 2). Study 3 showed that women had a relatively stronger preference for stronger men for short-term relationships in a resource scarce ecological condition. This research provides some evidence that perceived ecological conditions can drive women’s preferences for men with enhanced secondary sex characteristics as a function of mating context. These findings are consistent with previous research indicating the importance of physical characteristics in men’s attractiveness, and it adds to the existing literature on ecological factors and mating preferences.

The reaction of European lobster larvae (Homarus gammarus) to different quality food: effects of ontogenetic shifts and pre-feeding history

Oecologia ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 174 (2) ◽  
pp. 581-594 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherina L. Schoo ◽  
Nicole Aberle ◽  
Arne M. Malzahn ◽  
Isabel Schmalenbach ◽  
Maarten Boersma
Keyword(s):  
Food Effects ◽  
European Lobster ◽  
Ontogenetic Shifts ◽  
Homarus Gammarus ◽  
Quality Food
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