Bruce Phillips is based at the Department of Environment and Agriculture, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia and is highly regarded for his work in the area of fisheries and aquaculture with a focus on invertebrates.

This expanded and fully updated Second Edition of the most comprehensive and successful book on lobsters, comprises contributions from many of the world's experts, each providing core information for all those working in lobster biology, fisheries research and management and lobster aquaculture.
Under the editorship of Bruce Phillips, the Second Edition of Lobsters: Biology, Management, Fisheries and Aquaculture delivers exhaustive coverage of these fascinating creatures, stretching from growth and development to management and conservation. A number of chapters from the First Edition covering Growth, Reproduction, Diseases, Behaviour, Nutrition, Larval and Post-Larval Ecology and Juvenile and Adult Ecology have been replaced by new chapters including Lobsters in Ecosystems, Genetics, Translocation, Climate Change, Ecolabelling of Lobsters, Casitas and Other Artificial Shelters, Systems to maximise Economic Benefits.. These new chapters reflect changes that are occurring in lobster management and new research developments brought on by social, climatic and economic changes.
As well as information from new research output, information in each chapter is also included on individual commercial Genera, including aspects of Species and distribution, Predators and diseases, Ecology and behaviour, Aquaculture and enhancement, Harvest of wild populations and their regulations, Management and conservation. The chapter on slipper lobsters has also been expanded to include Thenus and Ibacus species which are now subject to commercial fisheries. The changes that have occurred in some lobster fisheries, the new management arrangements in place, the status of stocks and the current economic and social situation of each fishery have also been covered and discussed in great detail.
Fisheries scientists, fisheries managers aquaculture personnel, aquatic and invertebrate biologists, physiologists, ecologists, marine biologists and environmental biologists will all find Lobsters Second Edition to be a vital source of reference. Libraries in all universities and research establishments where biological and life sciences and fisheries and aquaculture are studied and taught will find it an extremely valuable addition to their shelves.

Contributors xi
Preface xiv
Chapter 1 Lobsters as Part of Marine Ecosystems - A Review 1
Bruce F. Phillips, Richard A. Wahle and Trevor J. Ward
1.1 Introduction 1
1.2 Species overviews 3
1.3 How far have we come in thinking about lobsters as part of the ecosystem? 11
1.4 Human role in ecosystem dynamics 18
1.5 Single species to ecosystem management - how far have we come? 22
1.6 Implications for management and research 27
1.7 Conclusions 29
References 30
Chapter 2 Genetics of Wild and Captive Lobster Populations 36
W. Jason Kennington, Roy Melville-Smith and Oliver Berry
2.1 Introduction 36
2.2 Population structure 37
2.3 Species identifi cation 40
2.4 Applications of species identifi cation and DNA barcoding to lobster research and management 41
2.5 Variation in reproductive success 45
2.6 Genetic effects of harvesting 46
2.7 Considerations for aquaculture and stock enhancement 50
2.8 Conclusions and future directions 52
References 54
Chapter 3 Enhancement of Lobster Fisheries to Improve Yield and Value 64
Bridget S. Green, Caleb Gardner and Gro I. van der Meeren
3.1 Introduction 64
3.2 Monitoring the outcomes of enhancement operations 67
3.3 Economic and policy issues 70
3.4 Case studies 73
3.5 Conclusions 75
References 75
Chapter 4 The Impact of Climate Change on Exploited Lobster Stocks 84
Nick Caputi, Simon de Lestang, Stuart Frusher and Richard A. Wahle
4.1 Introduction 84
4.2 Case studies 85
4.3 Other lobster species 98
4.4 Discussion 101
4.5 Conclusions and future research 105
References 106
Chapter 5 Systems to Maximize Economic Benefits in Lobster Fisheries 113
Caleb Gardner, Sherry Larkin and Juan Carlos Seijo
5.1 Introduction 113
5.2 Economic concepts used in lobster fi shery management 114
5.3 Lobster fishery management systems 118
5.4 Resource sharing and allocation of lobster stocks 124
5.5 Developing issues in lobster fishery economics 128
5.6 Conclusions 131
References 132
Chapter 6 Lobster Ecolabelling 139
Trevor J Ward and Bruce F Phillips
6.1 Introduction 139
6.2 Ecolabelling objectives 147
6.3 Comparative performance assessment 152
6.4 Ecolabelled lobsters 158
6.5 Conclusions 168
Appendix 175
Example Aquaculture Criteria and Grades: ecological performance and sustainability stringency 175
References 182
Chapter 7 Essential Habitats for Panulirus Spiny Lobsters 186
Patricia Briones-Fourzán and Enrique Lozano-Álvarez
7.1 Introduction 186
7.2 Essential habitats for ontogenetic shifters 189
7.3 Habitat specialists 194
7.4 Coexisting species: interspecific trade-offs 196
7.5 Global and local threats to habitats used by Panulirus lobsters 198
7.6 Habitat management 200
7.7 Conclusions 205
References 206
Chapter 8 Homarus 221
Richard A. Wahle, Kathleen M. Castro, Oliver Tully and J. Stanley Cobb
8.1 Introduction 221
8.2 Species overview 222
8.3 Life-history overview 224
8.4 Growth and age 225
8.5 Maturation 228
8.6 Larval and pre-settlement dynamics 230
8.7 Postlarval settlement and benthic recruitment 231
8.8 Meta-population structure 233
8.9 Post-settlement mortality sources 235
8.10 Homarus in a changing ecosystem 239
8.11 Harvest and management of wild populations 240
8.12 Mariculture and population enhancement 244
8.13 Conclusions and future research 246
References 247
Chapter 9 Jasus and Sagmariasus Species 259
Andrew G. Jeffs, Caleb Gardner and Andy Cockcroft
9.1 Species and distribution 259
9.2 Reproduction, life history and growth 261
9.3 Ecology and behaviour 265
9.4 Predators and disease 267
9.5 Population dynamics 267
9.6 Harvest of wild populations and their regulation 268
9.7 Aquaculture 274
9.8 Marine protected areas 275
9.9 Managing ecosystem effects of fi shing 276
9.10 Conclusions 277
References 277
Chapter 10 Panulirus Species 289
Bruce F. Phillips, Roy Melville-Smith Matthew C. Kay and Armando Vega-Velázquez
10.1 Species and distribution 289
10.2 Life history, growth and reproduction 290
10.3 Predators and diseases 291
10.4 Ecology and behaviour 292
10.5 Population dynamics and regulation 293
10.6 Harvest of wild populations and their regulations 293
10.7 Aquaculture and enhancement 312
10.8 Management and conservation 314
10.9 Conclusions 315
References 315
Chapter 11 Palinurus Species 326
Johan C. Groeneveld, Raquel Goñi and David Díaz
11.1 Introduction 327
11.2 Species and distribution 327
11.3 Biology and ecology 329
11.4 Molecular phylogeny and evolution 341
11.5 Harvest of wild populations 342
11.6 Protection and enhancement 346
11.7 Monitoring and management 347
11.8 Conclusions 349
References 349
Chapter 12 Nephrops Species 357
Mike Bell, Ian Tuck and Helen Dobby
12.1 Introduction 357
12.2 Species and distribution 357
12.3 Life history 361
12.4 Population dynamics 375
12.5 Harvest of wild populations 383
12.6 Monitoring and management 389
References 396
Chapter 13 Commercial Scyllarids 414
Ehud Spanier and Kari L. Lavalli
13.1 Introduction 414
13.2 Taxonomy and systematic hierarchy 415
13.3 Anatomy 426
13.4 Life history 429
13.5 Behaviour 436
13.6 Diseases 449
13.7 Harvest of wild populations 450
13.8 Aquaculture and restocking 455
13.9 Summary 456
References 456
Chapter 14 Conclusions 467
Bruce F. Phillips
References 468
Index 471
Colour plate section between pp. 130 and 131