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COMMON ROCK CRAB [1 record]

Record 1 2023-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Crustaceans
Universal entry(ies)
CONT

… a Bigouden Nephrops trawl with a smaller footgear was used along with a different fishing protocol to sample rock crab (Cancer irroratus) ...

OBS

Labrador to South Carolina ... The most common shore crab in the region. [Its] carapace or shell board [is] convex, finely granulate [with a] yellowish [base colour and] completely overlaid with purple-brown dots.

OBS

rock crab: trade name recommended by the "Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des pêches commerciales" and by Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Crustacés
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CONT

[…] on a utilisé un chalut Bigouden Nephrops avec un bourrelet plus petit et un autre protocole de pêche afin d'échantillonner de manière plus efficace le crabe commun (Cancer irroratus) […]

OBS

Espèce de crabe tourteau qui est commune sur la côte est nord-américaine.

OBS

crabe commun : nom commercial normalisé par l'OLF et le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des pêches commerciales.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Crustáceos
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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