LOBSTER POPULATION DYNAMICS 



Table of Contents 

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INTRODUCTION 1 



MATERIALS AND METHODS 1 



RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 3 



Abundance and Catch Per Unit Effort 3 



Population Characteristics 8 



Size Frequencies 8 



Sex Ratios 8 



Females Size at Sexual Maturity 11 



Egg-bearing Females 12 



Molting and Growth 13 



Culls 14 



Tagging Program 16 



Population Estimates 17 



Impingement 18 



CONCLUSION 20 



SUMMARY 21 



REFERENCES CITED 23 



