Directional preference of European lobster (Homarus gammarus) movements on the Yorkshire Coast

Recaptures of 838 tagged Homarus gammarus individuals identified a directional preference, with bearings from release to recapture concentrated along a North-West to South-East axis, aligning with the predominant current direction for the study site.

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Main Author: James Michael Wood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BdFISH 2016-08-01
Series:Journal of Fisheries
Subjects:
Online Access:http://journal.bdfish.org/index.php/fisheries/article/view/138
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spelling doaj-0e56f90f49b64bd3bc19fd0c4d129e6a2020-11-25T02:26:13ZengBdFISHJournal of Fisheries2311-729X2311-31112016-08-014240841010.17017/jfish.v4i2.2016.138Directional preference of European lobster (Homarus gammarus) movements on the Yorkshire CoastJames Michael Wood0University of Hull and North Eastern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation AuthorityRecaptures of 838 tagged Homarus gammarus individuals identified a directional preference, with bearings from release to recapture concentrated along a North-West to South-East axis, aligning with the predominant current direction for the study site.http://journal.bdfish.org/index.php/fisheries/article/view/138Homarus gammarusdirectional preferencetagging
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Directional preference of European lobster (Homarus gammarus) movements on the Yorkshire Coast
Journal of Fisheries
Homarus gammarus
directional preference
tagging
author_facet James Michael Wood
author_sort James Michael Wood
title Directional preference of European lobster (Homarus gammarus) movements on the Yorkshire Coast
title_short Directional preference of European lobster (Homarus gammarus) movements on the Yorkshire Coast
title_full Directional preference of European lobster (Homarus gammarus) movements on the Yorkshire Coast
title_fullStr Directional preference of European lobster (Homarus gammarus) movements on the Yorkshire Coast
title_full_unstemmed Directional preference of European lobster (Homarus gammarus) movements on the Yorkshire Coast
title_sort directional preference of european lobster (homarus gammarus) movements on the yorkshire coast
publisher BdFISH
series Journal of Fisheries
issn 2311-729X
2311-3111
publishDate 2016-08-01
description Recaptures of 838 tagged Homarus gammarus individuals identified a directional preference, with bearings from release to recapture concentrated along a North-West to South-East axis, aligning with the predominant current direction for the study site.
topic Homarus gammarus
directional preference
tagging
url http://journal.bdfish.org/index.php/fisheries/article/view/138
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