A Stock Assessment for the Blue Crab, Callinectes sapidus, in Florida Waters

In this second quantitative assessment for blue crabs in Florida we provide separate, detailedpopulation analyses for blue crabs inhabiting waters along the gulf and Atlantic coasts. Although wetreat these populations as separate, there may be a relatively high movement of blue crab from thegulf to the Atlantic population. Updated information is provided on key aspects of their life history(age, growth, and reproduction), habitat requirements, and population dynamics (genetic stockstructure and natural mortality).

Publisher - Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI)

Subjects - Crustacean, Blue Crab, Callinectes sapidus; Stock Assessment

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Citation: Murphy MD, McMillen-Jackson AL, Mahmoudi B. 2007. A Stock Assessment for the Blue Crab, Callinectes sapidus, in Florida Waters. St. Petersburg (FL): Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI); IHR 2007-006. 90 pp http://myfwc.com/media/200959/bc_2007.pdf