An Evaluation of Artificial Shelters in the Artisanal Spiny Lobster Fishery in Gazi Bay, Kenya.
Two designs of artificial shelters were evaluated for use in the artisanal spiny-lobster fishery in Gazi Bay, Kenya. Both types of shelter were effective in aggregating the spiny lobster Panulirus ornatus in nearshore seagrass beds. Lobsters aggregated at the shelters were caught by fishermen, free diving, using spearguns and hand nets. Mean lobster catches taken from the shelters ranged from 0,38 to 0,83 kg.trip-1, around 50% of those taken farther offshore in natural reefs. No significant difference was found in the size or sex composition between shelter and reef-caught lobsters.
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| Format: | Report biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute
1994
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| Subjects: | Lobster fisheries, Sheltered habitats, Coral reefs, Artisanal fishing, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/6996 |
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