The occurrence of the Brazilian sub-species of the spiny lobster (Panulirus argus westonii) in Florida waters

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The University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW )

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Abstract: The Caribbean spiny lobster, Panulirus argus, is distributed from Brazil throughout the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico to approximately North Carolina and Bermuda (Holthius, 1991). It supports major commercial fi sheries in Florida, the Caribbean and Brazil. Commercially, P. argus is especially important to the state of Florida, where the spiny lobster fi shery ranks second only to shrimp in terms of economic value. There is also a signifi cant recreational fi shery for P. argus, particularly in Florida. A number of studies have been initiated to gather information to manage the lobster resource carefully.

The occurrence of the Brazilian sub-species of the spiny lobster (Panulirus argus westonii) in Florida waters
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Publication

Sarver, S. K., Freshwater, D. W., & Walsh, P. J. (2000). The occurrence of the Brazilian sub-species of the spiny lobster (Panulirus argus westonii) in Florida waters. Fishery Bulletin, 98(4), 870-873. Retrieved from http://fishbull.noaa.gov/984/21.pdf

Language: English

Date: 2000

Keywords

Caribbean Spiny Lobster--Research, Caribbean spiny lobster--Brazil, Caribbean spiny lobster--Caribbean Area, Caribbean spiny lobster--Florida,

Subjects

Caribbean spiny lobster--Research

Caribbean spiny lobster--Brazil.

Caribbean spiny lobster--Caribbean Area

Caribbean spiny lobster--Florida

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