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Molting and Growth of the Snow Crab Chionoecetes opilio in the East Sea of Korea

한국 동해안 대게, Chionoecetes opilio의 탈피와 성장

  • Chun, Young-Yull (Fisheries Resources and Environment Division, East Sea Fisheries Research Institute, NFRDI) ;
  • Lee, Sung-Il (Fisheries Resources and Environment Division, East Sea Fisheries Research Institute, NFRDI) ;
  • Yoon, Sang-Chul (Fisheries Resources and Environment Division, East Sea Fisheries Research Institute, NFRDI) ;
  • Cha, Hyung-Kee (Fisheries Resources Research Division, NFRDI) ;
  • Kim, Jong-Bin (Fisheries Resources and Environment Division, East Sea Fisheries Research Institute, NFRDI)
  • 전영열 (국립수산과학원 동해수산연구소 자원환경과) ;
  • 이성일 (국립수산과학원 동해수산연구소 자원환경과) ;
  • 윤상철 (국립수산과학원 동해수산연구소 자원환경과) ;
  • 차형기 (국립수산과학원 자원연구과) ;
  • 김종빈 (국립수산과학원 동해수산연구소 자원환경과)
  • Published : 2009.08.31
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Abstract

Molting and growth of the snow crab, Chionoecetes opilio was investigated using samples captured in the East Sea from July 2002 to June 2004. Individuals over 40 mm carapace width (CW) molted once a year from July to October. Annual molt stage of C. opilio can be divided into four stages; premolt stage, molting stage, postmolt stage and intennolt stage. The relationship between CW and chela height (CH) can be expressed as Y=-82lnCW+73.1129lnCH+166. They were separated into two groups based on the equation, that is, one group having a negative value (below 70 mm in CW) and other group having a positive value (over 130 mm in CW). Carapace width at 50% terminal molt ($CW_{50%}$) of males was estimated to be 105 mm. The Gompertz growth equation estimated from a non-linear method was $CW=118.99e^{-6.296e^{-0.3062t}}$ for females and $CW=156368e^{-6.6619e^{-0.2626t}}$ for males.

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