Abundance, Size Structure, and Growth of the Invasive Blue Crab <i>Callinectes sapidus</i> in the Lesina Lagoon, Southern Adriatic Sea

Abundance, Size Structure, and Growth of the Invasive Blue Crab <i>Callinectes sapidus</i> in the Lesina Lagoon, Southern Adriatic Sea

The fishery biology of the invasive Atlantic blue crab <i>Callinectes sapidus</i> in the Mediterranean Sea outside the eastern sectors of the basin has been only recently investigated. Here we studied the population of <i>C. sapidus</i> in the Lesina Lagoon (Adriatic Sea, SE...

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Main Authors:	Giorgio Mancinelli, Nicola Lago, Tommaso Scirocco, Oscar Antonio Lillo, Raffaele De Giorgi, Lorenzo Doria, Emanuele Mancini, Francesco Mancini, Luigi Potenza, Lucrezia Cilenti
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2024-12-01
Series:	Biology
Subjects:	invasive species fishery biology CPUE sex ratio size structure morphological maturity
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/13/12/1051
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