CONTENTS 



Introduction 1 



Materials and methods 1 



Results and discussion 2 



Physical measurements 2 



Abundance and catch per unit effort 2 



Size frequencies 3 



Sex ratios 4 



Growth 5 



Berried females 5 



Culls 5 



Molting patterns 5 



Gear effectiveness 6 



Acknowledgments 6 



Literature cited 6 



Figures 



1. Map of Millstone Point area showing the location of the lobster sampling stations 1 



2. Monthly lobster catch per unit effort for wood pots 1976-81 3 



3. Catch per unit effort and bottom water temperature for each station based on 1979 data 3 



4. Annual size distribution of lobsters in the Millstone Point area, 1 975-77 4 



5. Annual size distribution of lobsters in the Millstone Point area caught in wood and wire pots, 1978-8 1 4 



6. Molting patterns for lobsters in the Millstone Point area based on data from 1975 to 1981 5 



Tables 



1. Mean monthly surface and bottom water temperature at each station (1979-81) 2 



2. Summary of lobster mark-recapture program, 1975 through 1981 2 



3. Monthly catch per unit effort for wood and wire pots from 1978 to 1981 at Millstone Point 3 



4. The percentage, number, size range, and mean carapace length of egg-bearing females collected from 1975 to 1981 at 

 Millstone Point 5 



5. The percentage of catch missing one claw, two claws, and total percent cull for both wood and wire pots from 1975 to 

 1981 at Millstone Point 5 



