Effect of nocturnal illumination on catches of the puerulus larvae of the western rock lobster by collectors composed of artifical seaweed

Abstract

A method of illuminating collectors composed of artificial seaweed, and field experiments with them are described.

Nocturnal illumination of the collectors resulted in increased catches of the puerulus larvae of the western rock lobster Panulivus longipes* (Milne-Edwards) by these collectors.