• A first fecundity study of the female snow crab Chionoecetes opilio Fabricius, 1788 (Decapoda: Brachyura: Oregoniidae) of the newly established population in the Barents Sea 

      Danielsen, Hanna Ellerine Helle; Hjelset, Ann Merete; Bluhm, Bodil; Hvingel, Carsten; Agnalt, Ann-Lisbeth (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-06-11)
      The snow crab <i>Chionoecetes opilio</i> Fabricius, 1788 is a newly established species in the Barents Sea. Since the first individuals were recorded in 1996, the population has increased and a fishery was initiated in 2012. Mature female snow crab caught in the central Barents Sea were investigated with regards to fecundity. Ovigerous females (<i>N</i> = 185) ranged from 48 to 100 mm carapace width ...
    • Size at maturity and molting probability across latitude in female Cancer pagurus 

      Bakke, Snorre; Larssen, Wenche Merete Emblem; Woll, Astrid Kari; Søvik, Guldborg; Gundersen, Agnes Christine; Hvingel, Carsten; Nilssen, Einar Magnus (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-04-11)
      Edible crab, <i>Cancer pagurus</i>, is a valuable North Atlantic fishery resource distributed from Morocco to northern Norway, covering a wide range of temperatures and other oceanographic variables. Knowledge on how local environmental conditions affect life history traits like maturity and growth in this species is however lacking, despite its importance in science-based management. Through analyses ...