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SIZE AT SEXUAL MATURITY AND FECUNDITY OF THE FJORD-DWELLING GOLDEN KING CRAB LITHODES AEQUISPINA BENEDICT FROM NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA

SIZE AT SEXUAL MATURITY AND FECUNDITY OF THE FJORD-DWELLING GOLDEN KING CRAB LITHODES AEQUISPINA... The recent declines in populations of the red king crab Paralithodes camtscha- tica (Tilesius) in Alaska (Hayes, 1983; Alaska Department of Fish and Game, 1984) has led to increased fishing effort for the blue king crab Paralithodes platypus (Brandt) and the golden king crab Lithodes aequispina Benedict (Otto et al., 1983; T. Koeneman, personal communication). Lithodes aequispina occurs throughout the north Pacific from British Columbia to central Japan at depths of 120-900 m (Butler and Hart, 1962; Hiramoto and Sato, 1970; Rodin, 1970; Hughes, 1981; Otto et al., 1983). In the eastern Pacific, golden king crabs are fished mainly in southeast Alaska, and along the Aleutian Islands and continental slope of the southeastern Bering Sea (Otto et al., 1983; T. Koeneman, personal communica- tion). The biology of L. aequispina is poorly understood, although some information has been published for populations off central Honshu (Hiramoto and Sato, 1970; Suzuki and Sawada, 1978) and along western Kamchatka (Rodin, 1970). These papers include data on distribution according to depth and size, size-weight re- lationships, reproductive periods, sex ratios, fecundity, fishing methods, and catch. We report on the size at sexual maturity and fecundity of fjord-dwelling Lithodes aeguispina from northern British Columbia, http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Crustacean Biology Brill

SIZE AT SEXUAL MATURITY AND FECUNDITY OF THE FJORD-DWELLING GOLDEN KING CRAB LITHODES AEQUISPINA BENEDICT FROM NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA

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Brill
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Copyright 1985 by Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0278-0372
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1937-240X
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10.1163/1937240X85X00542
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Abstract

The recent declines in populations of the red king crab Paralithodes camtscha- tica (Tilesius) in Alaska (Hayes, 1983; Alaska Department of Fish and Game, 1984) has led to increased fishing effort for the blue king crab Paralithodes platypus (Brandt) and the golden king crab Lithodes aequispina Benedict (Otto et al., 1983; T. Koeneman, personal communication). Lithodes aequispina occurs throughout the north Pacific from British Columbia to central Japan at depths of 120-900 m (Butler and Hart, 1962; Hiramoto and Sato, 1970; Rodin, 1970; Hughes, 1981; Otto et al., 1983). In the eastern Pacific, golden king crabs are fished mainly in southeast Alaska, and along the Aleutian Islands and continental slope of the southeastern Bering Sea (Otto et al., 1983; T. Koeneman, personal communica- tion). The biology of L. aequispina is poorly understood, although some information has been published for populations off central Honshu (Hiramoto and Sato, 1970; Suzuki and Sawada, 1978) and along western Kamchatka (Rodin, 1970). These papers include data on distribution according to depth and size, size-weight re- lationships, reproductive periods, sex ratios, fecundity, fishing methods, and catch. We report on the size at sexual maturity and fecundity of fjord-dwelling Lithodes aeguispina from northern British Columbia,

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Journal of Crustacean Biology – Brill

Published: Jan 1, 1985

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