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Edible crab maturity, fecundity and morphometric data from the southern North Sea and English Channel (1987-1994)

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General  
Data holding centreCentre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory
CountryUnited Kingdom  United Kingdom
Time periodFrom 1989 to 1994 (fecundity data 1987 to 1993)
OngoingNo
Geographical area

Southern North Sea and Channel

Observations 
Parameters

Zooplankton and zoobenthos morphological parameters; Zoobenthos dry weight biomass; Zoobenthos taxonomic abundance; Zoobenthos taxonomy-related counts; Zooplankton and zoobenthos development stage parameters

Instruments

Rock dredges

Description 
Summary

Data were collected to study seasonal and temporal aspects of the crab reproductive cycle, to provide morphometric data including length weight relationships and to give fecundity estimates. Maturity and morphometric data, samples of crabs (5 from each 5mm carapace width size grouping for each sex), were collected by laboratory staff or sent directly to the laboratory. Initially, samples were from 3 Channel ports (Newlyn, Brixham and Selsey) but some samples were taken off research vessel cruises. Between 1993 and 1994, samples were from North Norfolk. For fecundity estimates, samples were mainly supplied from research vessel cruises.

OriginatorsCentre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory
Data web sitehttp://www.cefas.co.uk/
Availability 
OrganisationCentre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory
AvailabilityLicence
ContactContracts Office, CEFAS, Lowestoft
Address

Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory
Pakefield Road
Lowestoft
Suffolk
NR33 OHT
United Kingdom

Telephone+44 1621 562244
Facsimile+44 (0)1502 513865
Administration 
Collating centreBritish Oceanographic Data Centre
Local identifier1029085
Global identifier467
Last revised2009-05-22