AGE AND GROWTH OF THE COMMERCIAL SPINY LOBSTERS PANULIRUS ARGUS (LATREILLE, 1804) AND PANULIRUS LAEVICAUDA (LATREILLE, 1817) (DECAPODA, PALINURIDAE) IN NORTHEAST BRAZIL: A REVIEW

摘要

The two spiny lobster fisheries targeting Panulirus argus (Latreille, 1804) and Panulirus laevicauda (Latreille, 1817) have made an important marine resource in Northeast Brazil since 1955. The Von Bertalanffy age and growth parameters of the spiny lobster started being studied in 1960 and the last assessment was performed over 20 years ago. The objective of this review is to analyse the type of input data and the methods historically used to assess age and growth of the spiny lobster stock in Northeast Brazil.