Fisheries and reproductive biology of Octopus vulgaris (Mollusca: Cephalopoda) in the Gulf of Alicante (Northwestern Mediterranean)

The common octopus Octopus vulgarisCuvier, 1797 is the most fished cephalopod species along the Spanish coasts. Its catches are highly fluctuating due to the short life cycle of the species and to the annual variability of the recruitment pattern, strongly dependent on the environmental conditions a...

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Main Authors: M. GONZALEZ, E. BARCALA, J.L. PEREZ-GIL, M.N. CARRASCO, M.C. GARCIA-MARTINEZ
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hellenic Centre for Marine Research 2011-06-01
Series:Mediterranean Marine Science
Online Access:https://ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr/index.php/hcmr-med-mar-sc/article/view/12011