California Spiny Lobster Literature

Information on Lobster Biology, Fishing, Regulations

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• California Spiny Lobster: Fishing and Life History Information (brochure)
  An informational brochure on California spiny lobster biology, regulations, and fishing
• California Spiny Lobster Frequently Asked Questions
  Answers many common questions about lobster fishing
• Collaborative Assessment of California Spiny Lobster Population and Fishery Responses to a Marine Reserve Network
• Fisheries Review: CalCOFI Reports
  Review of selected California fisheries, including California spiny lobster
  • Fisheries Review: CalCOFI Rep., Vol. 49, 2008
  • Fisheries Review: CalCOFI Rep., Vol. 50, 2009
  • Fisheries Review: CalCOFI Rep., Vol. 52, 2011
  • Fisheries Review: CalCOFI Rep., Vol. 53, 2012
• Status of the Fisheries Reports
  • California's Living Marine Resources – A Status Report: California Spiny Lobster (2001)
    An in depth status report on the California spiny lobster, with historic landings data
  • Status of the Fisheries Report: California Spiny Lobster (2003)
  • Status of the Fisheries Report: California Spiny Lobster (2011)
• A Time Series of California Spiny Lobster (Panulirus interruptus) Phyllosoma From 1951 to 2008 Links Abundance to Warm Oceanographic Conditions in Southern California

Recreational Lobster Report Card Data

• A Summary of Lobster Report Card Data 2008-2012
• Summary of Preliminary California Spiny Lobster Report Card Data from the First Half of the 2008/2009 Recreational Lobster Season
• Top 12 Locations for Sport Lobster Catch
  • 2008-2009
  • 2009-2010
  • 2010-2011
  • 2011-2012

CDFW Studies

Hoop Nets

• A Comparison of Catch Rate Between a Traditional, Basket-Style Hoop Net and a Rigid, Conical-Style Hoop Net Used in the California Recreational Lobster Fishery
  California Fish and Game Quarterly 94(4):53-61. 2008

Creel Survey

• Sport Lobster Intercept Survey (2007)
  Final report on the recreational lobster fishing survey conducted in Fall, 2007

Stock Assessment

• Spiny Lobster Stock Assessment (2011)