On the introduction of the kamchatka king crab Paralithodes camtschatica into the Barents Sea

About 2,500 specimens of the Kamchatka king crab Paralithodes camtschatica (Tilesius), ca. 5 to 15 years old, and about 10,000 juveniles, ca. 1 to 3 years old, were released into the Barents Sea from 1961 to 1969. One large berried female was caught in 1974, and the number of records increased in 19...

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Published in:Marine biology 1978-01, Vol.48 (4), p.373-375
Main Authors: Orlov, Yu. I., Ivanov, B. G.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Marine
Paralithodes camtschatica
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Summary:About 2,500 specimens of the Kamchatka king crab Paralithodes camtschatica (Tilesius), ca. 5 to 15 years old, and about 10,000 juveniles, ca. 1 to 3 years old, were released into the Barents Sea from 1961 to 1969. One large berried female was caught in 1974, and the number of records increased in 1976 (at least 100 records, including 6 reliable ones). The crab therefore seems to have become a permanent inhabitant of the Barents Sea. It will be important in future to continually record new occurrences of the crabs, especially of juveniles, inorder to document the extent of their distributional range and to obtain evidence of successful reproduction of the species.
ISSN:0025-3162
1432-1793
DOI:10.1007/BF00391642