California Spiny Lobster

Panulirus sp. Panulirus interruptus.

Spiny Lobster - it's biology and commercial fishery.

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Close up look at eyes, anterior spines on rostrum and the base of the secondary antenna where the rasplike sound areas are located.
Crustacea Panulirus interruptus CLOSE headMOD
A female. Notice the large pleopods (used to brood her thousands of bright orange eggs), and the small claws present at the tip of each 5th walking leg.
Crustacea Panulirus interruptus FEMALE abdomen
A gravid female with bright orange eggs (see lower hand and finger) and a sperm packet (upper hand and finger).
Crustacea Panulirus interruptus GRAVID
Another crevice full of our favorite large crustaceans.
Crustacea Panulirus interruptus crevice 002 RBP
Another one sunning itself.
Crustacea Panulirus interruptus crevice 003 RBP
Communal life.
Crustacea Panulirus interruptus crevice 005 RBP
Lobster caught in a trap.
Crustacea Panulirus interruptus trap 002 RBP
Another look at a potential lobster tail menu item.
Crustacea Panulirus interruptus trap 003 RBP
A male. Note the small pleopods and lack of a claw on the 5th walking leg.
Crustacea Panulirus interruptus MALE abdomen
A small herd backed up under a ledge/crevice.
Crustacea Panulirus interruptus MANY crevice side light RBP
Under some boulders with a herd of small red shrimp upside down, and big red urchins (Strongylocentrotus franciscanus), plus a lone cucumber (Parastichopus parvimensis).
Crustacea Panulirus interruptus ONE crevice RBPUW
On the rock face above the lobster you can see a Blue-Banded Goby (Lythrypnus dalli).
Crustacea Panulirus interruptus ONE good
Bob, Yosh, Wayne and Steve. One of those productive lobster dives in Santa Monica Bay back in the 1970's.
Crustacea Panulirus interruptus Yosh Wayne Steve Bob
Three sun themselves at the entrance to their cave.
Panulirus
The planktonic phyllosoma larva of a California Spiny Lobster.
phyllosoma Panulirus interruptus
Males transfer gummy sperm packets to the underside of females. When the females ovulate, they manually fertilize them using the packet they carry around with them. It's a big ocean floor out there and one might imagine the odds of finding a male at the time of ovulation.
Panulirus female sperm packet
This one attacked my camera lens with its antennae.
Panulirus interruptus
A lobster moulting. Note the new, larger shell beneath the old one that is being cast off.
Panulirus moulting carapace
Traps being brought to the launch ramp at the start of lobster season at the beginning of October.
Panulirus interruptus commercial lobster men 2006 Hbr 2018
Traps loaded on board and ready for deployment.
Panulirus interruptus commercial lobster men 2006 Hbr 2019
Lobster boat pulling up a trap from the rocky ocean floor.
Panulirus commercial lobster vessel lapu cliff 2006 Vicente 032
Another shallow water lobster boat (note the incoming wave).
Panulirus commercial lobster vessel loma above 2006 Vicente 1004
Lobster boat working in shallow water.
Panulirus interruptus lobster vessel Fifty One 2006 Sta Cruz Isl 008
Float attached to the line attached to a trap on the bottom.
Panulirus interruptus lobster trap float surface 2007 Channel 260
A boat load of traps heading across the Channel to Santa Cruz Island.
vessel Radon lobster traps Panulirus 2009 Channel 001
Bob & camera lobster trap Panulirus Log 965 1983-07 S Coronado Isl BC Mex-Suellen photo
Bob camera lobster trap Panulirus Log 965 1983 Coronado Isl Mex Suellen
Bob & Panulirus interruptus Log 918 1982-11 SM Trolley
Bob Panulirus interruptus Log 918 1982 Trolley
lobster in trap Panulirus interruptus Log 967 1983-07 Mid Coronado Isl BC Mexico
lobster trap Panulirus interruptus Log 967 1983 Mid Coronado Isl Mexico
lobster trap Panulirus interruptus Log 736 1980-11 Anacapa
lobster trap Panulirus interruptus Log 736 1980 Anacapa
lobster trap Panulirus interruptus Log 967 1983-07 Middle Coronado Isl BC Mex
lobster trap Panulirus interruptus Log 967 1983 Middle Coronado Isl Mex
lobster traps Panulirus on dock1986-04 Ch Isl Hbr-001
lobster traps Panulirus dock1986 Isl Hbr 001
lobster traps Panulirus on dock1986-04 Ch Isl Hbr-002
lobster traps Panulirus dock1986 Isl Hbr 002
Panulirus inflatus 1973-12 Sea of Cortez
Panulirus inflatus 1973 Sea Cortez
Panulirus interruptus & Bob 1976-09
Panulirus interruptus Bob 1976
Panulirus interruptus group under ledge Log 971 1983-08 Anacapa-002
Panulirus interruptus group under ledge Log 971 1983 Anacapa 002
Panulirus interruptus group under ledge Log 971 1983-08 Anacapa-003
Panulirus interruptus group under ledge Log 971 1983 Anacapa 003
Panulirus interruptus head shot Log 978 1983-08 Anacapa
Panulirus interruptus head shot Log 978 1983 Anacapa
Panulirus interruptus in crevice Log 1029 1984-03 Sta Cruz Island-900
Panulirus interruptus crevice Log 1029 1984 Sta Cruz Island 900
Panulirus interruptus in crevice Log 967 1983-07 Middle Coronado Isl BC Mex
Panulirus interruptus crevice Log 967 1983 Middle Coronado Isl Mex
Panulirus interruptus in trap Log 736 1980-11 Anacapa-001
Panulirus interruptus trap Log 736 1980 Anacapa 001
Panulirus interruptus in trap Log 736 1980-11 Anacapa-002
Panulirus interruptus trap Log 736 1980 Anacapa 002
Panulirus interruptus in tray 1973-07
Panulirus interruptus tray 1973
Panulirus interruptus Log 1029 1984-03 Sta Cruz Island-900
Panulirus interruptus Log 1029 1984 Sta Cruz Island 900
Panulirus interruptus Log 1029 1984-03 Sta Cruz Island-996
Panulirus interruptus Log 1029 1984 Sta Cruz Island 996
Panulirus interruptus Log 1029 1984-03 Sta Cruz Island-998
Panulirus interruptus Log 1029 1984 Sta Cruz Island 998
Panulirus interruptus Log 1029 1984-03 Sta Cruz Island-999
Panulirus interruptus Log 1029 1984 Sta Cruz Island 999
Panulirus interruptus Log 1094 1985-03 Anacapa-101
Panulirus interruptus Log 1094 1985 Anacapa 101
Panulirus interruptus Log 1094 1985-03 Anacapa-102
Panulirus interruptus Log 1094 1985 Anacapa 102

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