Notes on the Deep Water Spiny Lobster Puerulus angulatus Bate In Kenya Water.
Spiny lobster fishing along the Kenya Coast has been practiced for many years. The commercial catches consist of Panulirus species landed by small-scale divers. These are shallow water operations. Deep-water spiny lobsters have not been exploited although occasional catches by trawlers (and in dredges) suggest the existence of this resource in some• abundance. The present paper reports observations made on catches of the deep-water spiny lobster Puerulus angulatus bate made by M. V. "Kusi" and R. V. "Ujuzi" in Kenya waters beyond the 200 m depth line. The best catches were made off Malindi Banks and Ungwana Bay areas at depths of 200-300 m. Catch rates of over 60 kg/hr were realised. The catch rate exceeded 400 kg/hr on one occasion. Successful hauls were made mainly in April, July and November using high opening fish and shrimp trawls. Occurrence of berried females in the catch suggested that breeding of this species lakes place in JulyIAugust, the period of South-East Monsoons.
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| Format: | Journal Contribution biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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1982
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| Subjects: | Lobster fisheries, Trawlers, Catch/effort, Breeding sites, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/7787 |
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