Composition and distribution of the European green crab in Prince Edward Island, Canada

• 作者: Aaron Ramsey Alfred W. Mitchell Mary A. McNive Pedro A. Quijon Sophie St-Hilaire
• 来源期刊: 动物科学期刊(英文)
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: EUROPEAN Green CRAB CATCH PER Day Chemical Analysis INVASIVE Species
• 年，卷（期）: dwkxqkyw_2013,（4）
• 页码范围: 295-298
• 页数: 4页
• 分类号: R73

摘要

The European green crab (Carcinusmaenas) is a non-native invasive species to North America which has been found in the north-western Atlantic Ocean since the nineteenth century. In Prince Edward Island Canada, this species has been steadily increasing over the last 10 years, especially in estuaries found on the eastern and southern coasts. Our chemical analysis of the whole green crab determined that it was high in protein and ash, and low in lipid content. We also found the chemical composition varied only slightly for different sized crabs (40 to 70 mm) over the six-month sampling period, suggesting this species could be harvested any time between May and October.