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The first evidence of offshore spawning in the squid species Loligo forbesi

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 April 2001

C. Lordan  and
J. Casey
C. Lordan
Affiliation:
Aquaculture Development Centre, Department of Zoology and Animal Ecology, National University of Ireland Cork, Cork, Ireland
J. Casey
Affiliation:
CEFAS, Lowestoft Laboratory, Pakefield Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 OHT
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Abstract

Records of the squid (Loligo forbesi) egg masses which were incidentally caught in demersal trawls at three offshore sites are presented. These sites were at water depths of 135, 302 and 507 m. This represents the deepest ever record of spawning in a loliginid squid species. There has been speculation in the literature about offshore spawning in L. forbesi but it has not previously been recorded and may have important implications for the life cycle.

Type
SHORT COMMUNICATION
Information
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 79 , Issue 2 , April 1999 , pp. 379 - 381
Copyright
© 1999 Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

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