The Design and Field Testing of a Dual-Species Trap to Capture Spiny and Scyllarid Lobsters

摘要

Because a dual-species trap of an innovative design could provide the stimulas to develop a slipper lobster fishery and expand the existing spiny lobster fishery into continental shelf waters, this project tested seven modified versions of the standard spiny lobster trap through two generations and compared them with the conventional lath trap. All experiments were conducted with a population of captive lobsters in a pond simulating the natural habitat.