Gerhart, Susan D. (2007) A Review of the Biology and Management of Horseshoe Crabs, with Emphasis on Florida Populations. St. Petersburg, FL, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, (Fish and Wildlife Research Institute. Technical Report, 12)
Abstract
In Florida, some horseshoe crabs are fished for eel bait, but they are fished principally by the marine-life industry, which collects the animals live for resale as aquarium, research, or educational specimens. The regulations for the horseshoe crab fisheries are developed by each state in compliance with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) Horseshoe Crab Management Plan. This report was written to provide information on the biology, stock status, and management of horseshoe crabs and the implications relevant to the request for an increased bag limit by harvesters in the marine-life industry. (31pp.)
| Item Type: | Monograph or Serial issue |
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| Title: | A Review of the Biology and Management of Horseshoe Crabs, with Emphasis on Florida Populations |
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| Personal Creator/Author: | | Creators | Email |
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| Gerhart, Susan D. | |
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| Series Name: | Fish and Wildlife Research Institute. Technical Report |
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| Number: | 12 |
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| Date: | 2007 |
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| Publisher: | Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute |
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| Place of Publication: | St. Petersburg, FL |
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| Issuing Agency: | Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | horseshoe crabs, Limulus polyphemus, Florida, fisheries |
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| Subjects: | Fisheries |
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| Item ID: | 123 |
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| Depositing User: | Stephanie Haas |
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| Date Deposited: | 09 Aug 2007 00:28 |
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| Last Modified: | 30 Sep 2011 00:33 |
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| URI: | http://aquaticcommons.org/id/eprint/123 |
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