Table 1. — Tagging and recovery data.' 



Carapace 

 Length (mm) 



178-200 



127-151 



102-126 



78-101 



Total 



'M = male. F = female, Unk = not determined. 



Table 2. — Information on the five major wandering lobsters. 



Approximate distance 

 traveled 



Tagging 

 site 



Sex' 



Carapace 

 length! 

 (mm) 



Tagging 

 date 



Recapture 

 site 



Recapture 

 date 



Elapsed 

 time 

 (mo) 



Nautical 

 miles 



km 



Little 

 Green Isl. 

 Penobscot 

 Bay, Me. 



Little 

 Green Isl. 



Little 

 Green Isl. 



Little 

 Green Isl. 



Tom Rock 

 Stieepscot 

 Bay. Me. 



Unk 



Unk 



>127 



>127 



>127 



133 



111 



4/57 



5/10/57 



4/57 



9/12/57 



11/4/58 



13 



14 



18 



138 



75 



113 



113 



113 



250 



136 



205 



205 



205 



'Unk = not determined, F = female, M = male. 



8 nautical miles (14.5 km); the remainder less 

 than 4 nautical miles (7.3 km). Movements 

 appeared to be random in contrast to the south- 

 westerly trend of the major migrants. 



Preliminary conclusions resulting from this 

 study are supported by the frequent comments of 

 Massachusetts lobster fishermen who profess 

 appreciation for Maine's maximum size limit 

 which permits lobsters, telson V notched in 

 Maine, to migrate to Massachusetts where they 

 are legal. 



Literature Cited 



Cooper, R. A. 



1970. Retention of marks and their effects on growth, 

 behavior, and migrations of the American lobster, 

 Homarusamericanus. Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. 99:409-417. 



Cooper, R. A., and J. R. Uzmann. 



1971. Migrations and growth of deep-sea lobsters, Homar- 

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Robert L. Dow 



State of Maine 



Department of Marine Resources 



Augusta, ME 04330 



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