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Biological parameters used in stock assessment for brown crab, velvet crab and lobster

Data for Table 6 in report. The values presented are for species, sex (M=Male, F = Female), Area (Other = all other areas than shetland), and the specific columns are: K = instantaneous growth rate (von Bertalanffy growth parameter), Linf = asymptotic length (von Bertalanffy growth parameter), a and b = Length:weight relatinship parameters from MSS unpublished market data or from Shetland sampling programme (LesLie et al. 2010). F = estimate of average fishing mortality. M = Natural mortality. Source = literature resource for parameters. Please consult full report for list of publications and references.

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