Nephrops norvegicus, Norway lobster : fisheries

Nephrops norvegicus   (Linnaeus, 1758)

Norway lobster

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Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Malacostraca | Decapoda | Nephropidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range Ekologi

; djupintervall 20 - 800 m (Ref. 441), usually 200 - 600 m (Ref. 88009).  Temperate, preferred 16°C (Ref. 107945); 72°N - 27°N, 25°W - 27°E

Distribution Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean: From Finnmark, Norway south to Libya west to the Canary Is. and east to Aegean Sea. Subtropical to polar.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Könsmognad: Lm 3.2, range 2 - 5.5 cm Max length : 24.0 cm BL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 441); common length : 19.0 cm BL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 441)

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Total body length: 8 to 24 cm, usually between 10 to 20 cm (Ref. 4). Found in the continental shelf and slope (Ref. 94799). Epibenthic (Ref. 87524). Sedentary (Ref. 94799). Inhabits muddy bottoms in which it digs its burrows. Nocturnal and feeds on detritus, crustaceans and worms (Ref. 4). An active predator or scavenger (Ref. 94757). Another isotope data (δ15N=6.26±0.14, n=3, Ref. 106518).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Ovigerous females are found practically throughout the year, the eggs laid around July are carried for about 9 months (Ref. 4). 1 brood per year (Ref. 81133); 1.6 cm postlarval size (Ref. 81161); 1 month of pelagic period (Ref. 81160).

Main reference referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Holthuis, L.B. 1991 FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 13. Marine lobsters of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species of interest to fisheries known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(13):292p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 4)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

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

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses

Fiskeri: kommersiell
FAO - fiskeri: landings, species profile | FIRMS (Stock assessments) | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 3.3 - 13.7, mean 7.8 (based on 273 cells).
Resiliens (Ref. 69278): Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (K=0.03-0.44; tm=2).
Prior r = 0.50, 95% CL = 0.33 - 0.75, Based on 36 full stock assessments.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Moderate vulnerability (41 of 100).
Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649): Low to moderate vulnerability (29 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Very high.
Nutrients :  Calcium = 109 [35, 184] mg/100g; Iron = 1.59 [1.21, 1.97] mg/100g; Protein = 20.2 [19.2, 21.3] %; Omega3 = 0.285 [0.185, 0.386] g/100g; Selenium = 48.3 [-31.7, 128.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 0 μg/100g; Zinc = 1.79 [1.17, 2.40] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies.