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Menippe Mercenaria: The Potential For Development Of A Fishery 1983 Annual Report
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1983
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Description:The stone crab, Menippe mercenaria, ranges from the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico through the Gulf of Mexico and into the Atlantic Ocean, north to Cape Lookout, North Carolina (Williams 1965). Stone crabs occur subtidally on rocks, jetties, oyster reefs, and submerged grass beds. The United States fishery for this species is largely confined to south Florida where abundance is greatest due to favorable habitat conditions. Published data on the seasonal and areal distribution of stone crabs in Mississippi Sound are lacking. Mississippi crab fishermen interested in the potential development of a fishery for stone crabs fear that the indiscriminate harvesting practices now going on may irreparably damage the existing population. They have requested specific data on the fishery in hopes of an orderly progressive development of exploitation of this species.
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Sea Grant Document Number:MASGC-Q-83-002
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