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Using an oceanographic model to investigate the mystery of the missing puerulus
Jessica Kolbusz
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Oceans Graduate School and the UWA Oceans Institute, The University
of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
Tim Langlois
School of Biological Sciences and the UWA Oceans Institute, The
University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia
Charitha Pattiaratchi
Oceans Graduate School and the UWA Oceans Institute, The University
of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
Simon de Lestang
Western Australian Fisheries and Marine Research Laboratories,
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Government of
Western Australia, North Beach, WA, Australia
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Western rock lobster larvae spend up to 11 months in offshore waters before ocean currents and their ability to swim transport them back to the coast. In 2008, there was a reduction in the number of puerulus (larvae) settling into the fishery. We use an oceanographic model to see how the environment may have contributed to the reduction. Our results show that a combination of effects from local currents and a widespread quiet period in the ocean off WA likely led to less puerulus settlement.
Western rock lobster larvae spend up to 11 months in offshore waters before ocean currents and...
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