Behavior of Ongrown Juvenile Spiny Lobsters, Jasus Edwardsii After Reseeding to a Coastal Reef in Tasmania, Australia

Do Hatchery-Reared Blue Crabs Differ from Wild Crabs, and Does it Matter?

“…This allowed recovery from the stress of transport, and acclimation to ambient environmental conditions before release (van der Meeren, 1991). Mills et al (2004) reported that on-grown juvenile rock (spiny) lobsters (Jasus edwardsii) tracked with ultrasonic telemetry behaved similarly to local wild rock lobsters with respect to selection of appropriate shelter, cohabitation with conspecifics, and predator avoidance response to divers. A similar result was reported for juvenile J. edwardsii in which survival of naïve (reared from wild caught puerulus larvae) and wild animals was similar at 3 of 4 release sites (Mills et al, 2006).…”

Bias in lobster tethering experiments conducted for selecting low-predation release sites

“…Field and laboratory observations have shown that behaviour relating to predator avoidance, shelter use, and feeding of released captive-reared juvenile Jasus edwardsii are largely indistinguishable from those of wild juveniles (Mills et al 2004, 2005a, Oliver et al 2005. Accordingly, identification of suitable release sites prior to commercial-scale releases became a priority.…”