Vol. 53 - Alaska Resources Library and Information Services

The sections of this report describe firstly the general methods and
materials used in the program (Section 2.0).
Next are several sections
(3.0-7.0) that review pertinent literature on the biology and fishery
(if applicable) of major decapod groups and then present results of this
study.
The commercial king and Tanner crabs are discussed in Sections
3.0 and 4.0, respectively, followed by other crabs (5.0), shrimp (6.0)
and hermit crabs (7.0).
While the latter three groups are not commercially
important (an exception is the horsehair crab, Erimacrus isenbeckii),
they may be of major ecological importance as predators and
prey within benthic communities and must not be overlooked in predictions
of oil impact.
Data on larval distribution and abundance, relationships to benthic
adult stocks, molt frequency, annual variations in physiological and biological
factors, etc., are considered in light of possible oil impacts
in Section 8.0.
Literature on oil toxicity to Crustacea is reviewed and
previous models of oil impact are studied and criticized as a preface to
discussion of decapod species/taxa vulnerability to oil in the southeastern
Bering Sea.
Data gaps are identified and future research on decapods
in that area is suggested in the conclusion.
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