00000nam 2200000zi 4500 9.956753 CaOODSP 20251028075926 m o d f cr mn||||||||| 251027e198811##bccab ob f100 0 eng d CaOODSP eng rda CaOODSP eng eng fre Fs97-4/2005E-PDF Fs97-4/2005E International Workshop on Snow Crab Biology (1987 : Montréal, Québec) Proceedings of the International Workshop on Snow Crab Biology, December 8-10, 1987, Montréal, Québec / edited by G.S. Jamieson and W.D. McKone. Nanaimo, British Columbia : Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Fisheries Research Branch, Pacific Biological Station, November 1988. 1 online resource (xviii, 145 pages) : illustrations, maps. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Canadian manuscript report of fisheries and aquatic sciences, 0706-6473 ; no. 2005 Digitized edition from print [produced by Department of Fisheries and Oceans]. Includes bibliographical references. "The proceedings of a Workshop on Snow Crab Biology are presented. Objectives of the Workshop were to review the current understanding of snow crab biology, to evaluate the implications of recent advances in our understanding of snow crab biology on the management of the resource, and to present recommendations as to the direction of future biological research on snow crab. Consensus among participants was achieved for the following points: the five, existing management units for snow crab in Atlantic Canada are biologically acceptable; both male and female Chionoecetes opilio in eastern Canada are now considered to have a terminal moult, although the size at which this may occur is variable; and while males can commence spermatogenesis as small as 40 mm carapace width (CW), whether such males are functionally capable of copulation remains uncertain. It was recognized that the seasonal timing of fishing in each management unit has not necessarily been set on the basis of biology except to avoid a preponderance of white (soft-shell) crab in the catch, that the current legal size of 95 mm (CW) is not based on biological advice, and that the increasing proportion of white crabs in the catch may be partially the result of the changing proportions of preterminal and terminal moult male crabs in the population. With respect to future research, there was consensus that the greatest need was to establish growth rate, the factors influencing when a crab undergoes a terminal moult, and the natural mortality and longevity of terminal moult males"--Abstract, page vi. Includes abstracts, summaries and workshop reports in English and French. Snow crab Congresses. Snow crab fisheries Congresses. Crabe des neiges Congrès. Crabe des neiges Pêche commerciale Congrès. Conference papers and proceedings lcgft Actes de congrès rvmgf Jamieson, Glen S., 1946- editor. Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans, issuing body. Pacific Biological Station (1972- ), issuing body. Canadian manuscript report of fisheries and aquatic sciences ; no. 2005. (CaOODSP)9.505211 PDF 3.08 MB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2025/mpo-dfo/fs97-4/Fs97-4-2005-eng.pdf