the life history of the larvae avenges itself v/ell. In addition, 

 during the shedding v;hich leads to the fourth stage many lamrae 

 perish. Are they ho\/ever so far developed since they ere to be 

 held v/ithout trouble in the tanks or in aquaria with standing 

 vj-ater. The setting out of the young into the freevater ensues 

 very easily by siphoning water \7ith the young to a transport 

 barrel by neans of a v/ide rubber hose TJhich onn open to the sea 

 bottoin and thus forward the young directly there. Railroad trans- 

 port of the young in the ■ usual fish transport containers is very 

 well possible; in these 50 young lobsters per liter- can pass 

 tlirough an eight hour rail journey without great loss» 



It is inpcssible to control v/hat becones in nat^ore of the 

 released young lobsters « Only the catch statistics in the districts 

 in vvi-ilch, five or six ^-'ears previously^ releases occurred can, in 

 the progress of the fishery, yield a hint or evidence that the 

 ■•Jlantings have had results. For the European lobster^ such data 

 do not yet exist; frcri A^Tierica, hovaver, repcrts cone that in the 

 environmeat ^f Pbcic Island, where Head's appa-^atnt^ "/orhs., the 

 catch has strong'iy increased, while previousiy a regalrr decline 

 was ascertainsd.j I'feajT/.fhile it is not declared whether both of 

 the rearing -nxtaods existing today v:ill be also of advantage for 

 the lobster s-ucol': on our coasts; just as little-'Which method is 

 bests TPir-.t eupioyed' in Holland places a high dorr.and on iiydro- 

 graphic conditions; the water ought to be qtiiet and clear and have 

 a definite force of tidal flow, the nethod is however very cheapj 

 the Kon'regian (?iethod) on the ether hand is to be used everyjrhere 

 \There clear v\rater is at one's disposal. A high water tenperatvire 

 is always of great importance sihce with it the larvae- grovr much 

 nore rapidly, and in ^;eneral the progress ' is- better since they 

 uoult in short intervals and will lose the ria.ny groiTing organisms 

 niaich will cast off v;ith the old skin. 



Moquin-Tandijjn and J.L.Soubeiran 



1865 Establisseuents do pisciculture de Conoarneau et de 



Port-de-Bouco Bull, Soc. Inpo Zoole Acclira,, 2® s^r., 

 t, 2, pp. 533-545, illus. 



"' (p. 539) 



For the young lobsters hatched during the year in the enclos- 

 ures (viviers), v/e have data for the different sheddings extant at 

 that tine in the pools «, 



Lobster Length ITeight 



(cent.) (grains) 



The ease v;ith which' the young lobsters in the pools of Conoar- 

 neau multiply and develop is one sure guarantee that on o'or coasts 



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