Consideration of management units for Jonah crab, Cancer borealis / by Robert W. Elner.: Fs70-8/86-79E-PDF
"The Jonah crab, Cancer borealis, occurs from from Canso, Nova Scotia to Florida, and is found from the intertidal zone to over 800 m. On the Scotian Shelf and in the Gulf of Maine, the species is the dominant crab away from shore. Although ubiquitous, distribution tends to be contagious with maximum abundances between -100 to 600 m. Currently, Jonah crab form only a by-catch to the lobster fishery off Nova Scotia and in the Bay of Fundy (total recorded landings were <10 t in 1985); a similar small-scale fishery exists in the Gulf of Maine. A directed Jonah crab fishery in LaHave/Emerald Basins and on the adjacent Shelf Edge achieved catches of 90 t and 149 t in 1983 and 1984 , respectively, before failing due to economics"--Abstract.
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Maritimes Region. Invertebrates and Marine Plants Division. Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Halifax Laboratory. Canadian Atlantic Fisheries Scientific Advisory Committee. |
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| Title | Consideration of management units for Jonah crab, Cancer borealis / by Robert W. Elner. |
| Series title | CAFSAC research document ; 86/79 |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | [English] |
| Format | Electronic |
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| Note(s) | "Not to be cited without permission of the authors." Includes bibliographical references (pages 5-6). Includes abstract in French. |
| Publishing information | Halifax, N.S. : Invertebrates and Marine Plants Division, Fisheries Research Branch, Halifax Fisheries Research Laboratory, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Scotia-Fundy Region, [1986] |
| Author / Contributor | Elner, Robert W., author. |
| Description | 1 online resource (7 pages). |
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| Subject terms | Jonah crab -- Nova Scotia. Crab fisheries -- Nova Scotia. Cancer borealis -- Nouvelle-Écosse. Crabes -- Pêche commerciale -- Nouvelle-Écosse. |
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