CONTENTS 



Page 



Introduction 1 



Materials and methods 1 



Data reduction, plotting, and format 4 



Original station locations 4 



Composite station locations 4 



Composite of recoveries 6 



Definition of lobster maturity 6 



Migration versus dispersion 6 



Composite station resumes 9 



Composite station 1 9 



Composite station 2 9 



Composite station 3 10 



Composite station 4 10 



Composite station 5 10 



Composite station 6 10 



Composite station 7 11 



Composite station 8 11 



Composite station 9 11 



Composite station 10 11 



Composite station 11 12 



Composite station 12 12 



Composite station 13 12 



Composite station 14 12 



Composite station 15 . 13 



Composite station 16 13 



Composite station 17 13 



Composite station 18 14 



Composite station 19 14 



Composite station 20 15 



Composite station 21 15 



Composite station 22 16 



Composite station 23 17 



Composite station 24 17 



Composite station 25 17 



Composite station 26 18 



Composite station 27 18 



Composite station 28 18 



Composite station 29 18 



Summary of defined movements 60 



Depth distribution at recapture 60 



Average monthly bottom temperatures 62 



Conclusions 62 



Summary 62 



Acknowledgments 63 



Literature cited 63 



Appendix tables 64 



Figures 



1. Original station locations and nearby canyons 3 



2. Composite station locations and nearby canyons 5 



3. Composite of tagged lobster recoveries, 1968-72 7 



4. Composite of tagged lobster recoveries grouped by 6-minute squares, 1968-72 8 



5. Recoveries from composite station 2 19 



6. Recoveries from composite station 3 20 



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