Fishery-induced changes to exploited crustacean fisheries, such as the American lobster fishery, could potentially influence their reproductive dynamics, leading to a reduction in mating success. This study's goal was to develop a noninvasive method for ascertaining the mating success of female lobsters that may be physiologically or functionally mature.
Goldstein, J. S., Pugh, T. L., Dubofsky, E. A., Lavalli, K. L., Clancy, M., Watson III, W. H. A Noninvasive Method For In situ Determination of Mating Success in Female American Lobsters (Homarus americanus). J. Vis. Exp. (84), e50498, doi:10.3791/50498 (2014).