29.12.2013 Views

Vol. 53 - Alaska Resources Library and Information Services

Vol. 53 - Alaska Resources Library and Information Services

Vol. 53 - Alaska Resources Library and Information Services

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

Create successful ePaper yourself

Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.

RESULTS<br />

LOCATION AND COLLECTION OF JUVENILE CRABS<br />

Juvenile king <strong>and</strong> tanner crabs varied in their spatial <strong>and</strong> temporal<br />

distribution. In June, August, <strong>and</strong> October, no juveniles of the tanner<br />

crab, C. opilio, <strong>and</strong> only minimal numbers of adults were captured. In<br />

June trawling produced only 56 adult C. opilio, 50 of which occurred in<br />

one trawl at the extreme western end of the study area near Unimak Pass.<br />

The study area apparently does not contain juvenile C. opilio, <strong>and</strong> the<br />

tanner crab mentioned in the rest of this report are C. bairdi.<br />

Juvenile tanner crab, C. bairdi (CW

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!