Fisheries dataset on moulting patterns and shell quality of American lobsters H. americanus in Atlantic Canada

Abstract

Measurement(s) Lobster sex • Lobster size • Lobster moult stage • °Brix value of hemolymph • Lobster shell hardness Technology Type(s) Eye • Vernier Caliper • Microscopic assessemnt of pleopods • Refractometer • Physical assessment of lobster carapace Factor Type(s) Year • Month • Lobster fishing area (LFA) • Location • Sampling event • Water depth Sample Characteristic - Organism Homarus americanus Sample Characteristic - Environment marine water body Sample Characteristic - Location Northwest Atlantic Ocean coastal waters of Canada