Homarus gammarus, European lobster : fisheries, aquaculture

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Homarus gammarus (Linnaeus, 1758)

European lobster

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050

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Homarus gammarus

France country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: highly commercial | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: restricted | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Legal Tlmin of capture of 23 cm (Lc=8.0 cm) deemed too small by the ACFM in 1978 and has since been increased (Ref. 80921). M: Ref. 74504.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/fr.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Holthuis, L.B., 1991
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Europæisk hummer, ... more

Classification / Names Κοινά ονόματα | Συνώνυμα | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Decapoda (Lobster, shrimp and crabs) > Nephropidae (clawed crabs)

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Οικολογία

; εύρος βάθους 0 - 150 m (Αναφ. 4), usually ? - 50 m (Αναφ. 4). Subtropical, preferred 12°C (Αναφ. 107945); 69°N - 29°N, 28°W - 32°E (Αναφ. 4)

Distribution Χώρες | Περιοχές FAO | Οικοσυστήματα | Παρουσίες | Εισαγωγές

Eastern Atlantic, Mediterranean and Black Sea. Not in east of Crete and in the Baltic Sea.

Length at first maturity / Μέγεθος / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m 8.9, range 8 - 8.3 cm Max length : 65.0 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Αναφ. 441); common length : 40.0 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Αναφ. 441); μεγ. δημοσιευμένο βάρος: 6.0 kg (Αναφ. 4); μεγ. αναφερόμενη ηλικία: 72 έτη (Αναφ. 81081)

Common total length: 23 to 50 cm. Occurs on the continental shelf at depths of 0 to 150 m, usually not deeper than 50 m. Found on hard substrates such as rock or hard mud. Nocturnal and territorial living in holes or crevices. Females with eggs are usually found throughout the year. The eggs are laid around July and carried for 10 to 11 months (Ref. 4). Indiscriminate scavengers, omnivorous or carnivorous. Feeds primarily on malacostracan crustaceans, gastropod mollusks, and polychaete annelids; but diet known to include carrion, echinoderms, lamellibranchs and plant matter (Ref. 96319).

Life cycle and mating behavior Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Eggs | Γονιμότητα | Larvae

Females with eggs are usually found throughout the year. The eggs are laid around July and carried for 10 to 11 months (Ref. 4). Coupling occurs a few days after the female molts (Ref. 80921).

Main reference Αναφορές | Συντονιστής | Συνεργάτες

Holthuis, L.B. 1991. (Αναφ. 4)

IUCN Red List Status (Αναφ. 130435: Version 2024-2)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 05 December 2009

CITES status (Αναφ. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Αναφ. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Human uses

αλιεία: πολύ εμπορικό; Υδατοκαλλιέργειες: πειραματικό
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Χώρες
Περιοχές FAO
Οικοσυστήματα
Παρουσίες
Εισαγωγές
Stocks
Οικολογία
Σύσταση δίαιτας
Τροφικά αντικείμενα

Κοινά ονόματα
Συνώνυμα
Θηρευτές
Αναπαραγωγή
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση
Γεννοβολία
Γονιμότητα
Eggs
Egg development

Max. ages / sizes
Αύξηση
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Μορφολογία
Larvae
Αφθονία

Αναφορές
Mass conversion

Συνεργάτες
Φωτογραφίες

Διαδικτυακές πηγές

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 7.7 - 13.3, mean 10.4 (based on 494 cells).

Ελαστικότητα (Αναφ. 69278) Υψηλό, ελάχιστος χρόνος για διπλασιασμό πληθυσμού < 15 μήνες (K=0.79-1.0; Fec=13,000).

Prior r = 0.37, 95% CL = 0.25 - 0.56, Based on 1 data-limited stock assessment.

Vulnerability (Αναφ. 71543): Moderate to high vulnerability (53 of 100).

Price category (Αναφ. 80766): Very high.

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