Bridlington lobster fishery area

Zooplankton and zoobenthos morphological parameters; Fishery characterisation; Zoobenthos taxonomic abundance; Zoobenthos taxonomy-related counts; Zoobenthos taxonomy-related wet weight biomass per unit area of the bed; Fish and shellfish catch statistics

Rock dredges

Data were collected to provide detailed observations on seasonal, annual and spatial variation of lobster catch rates, length composition and landings and to develop a recruitment index for the Bridlington lobster fishery. Data collected include fleet by fleet and, at times, pot by pot observations of the total catch of lobsters for a selected boat working inshore, sampled for two or three weeks a season from 1986-1987 and building up to one or two weeks a month from April to September from 1988 to 1997. These data also provide a baseline of CPUE for the natural lobster fishery against which the CPUE of microtagged, hatchery-reared lobsters can be compared as part of the study on lobster stock enhancement. In addition, periodic samples are taken at sea with an offshore skipper and on-shore monitoring of landings of all lobster boats is carried out.

Addison, J.T., Bannister, R.C.A. and Lovewell, S.R.J. (1995) Variation and persistence of pre-recruit catch rates of Homarus gammarus in Bridlington Bay, England., Crustaceana, 68 (2) : 267-279(13).

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