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The '''Norway lobster''', |
The '''Norway lobster''', ''Nephrops norvegicus'' (also called ''Dublin Bay prawn'' or ''langoustine''), is a slim orange-pink [[lobster]] up to 24 [[centimetre|cm]] long <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.soortenbank.nl/soorten.php?soortengroep=duikgids&record=Nephrops+norvegicus |title=Noorse kreeft — ''Nephrops norvegicus'' |publisher=[[SoortenBank.nl]] |accessmonthday=August 24 |accessyear=2006}}</ref> found in the north-eastern [[Atlantic Ocean]] and [[North Sea]] as far north as [[Iceland]] and northern [[Norway]], and south to [[Portugal]] and the [[Mediterranean Sea]]. The tail is muscular, and is frequently eaten, often under the name "[[scampi]]". Norway lobster is particularly popular in [[Spain]] and Portugal where, although being cheaper than the [[European lobster]], tends to be eaten more on special occasions <ref>{{cite web |title=Spain Annual Seafood Report |publisher=[[American Embassy]], Madrid |date=[[1995-09-15]] |author-Diego Pazos |url=http://www.aquanic.org/publicat/govagen/fas/sp5039.htm}}</ref>. |
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[[Image:Langoustine.JPG|thumb|left|250px|Norway lobsters, steamed in white wine]] |
[[Image:Langoustine.JPG|thumb|left|250px|Norway lobsters, steamed in white wine]] |
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Norway lobsters are solitary [[predator]]s, feeding mostly on [[Mollusca|molluscs]] and other [[crustacean]]s {{Fact|date=February 2007}}. |
Norway lobsters are solitary [[predator]]s, feeding mostly on [[Mollusca|molluscs]] and other [[crustacean]]s {{Fact|date=February 2007}}. |
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The Norway lobster is an important species for [[Lobster fishing| |
The Norway lobster is an important species for [[Lobster fishing|]], mostly by [[trawling]]. Around 60,000 [[tonne]]s are caught annually, half of it in [[United Kingdom]] [[Exclusive Economic Zone|waters]] <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/species?fid=2647 |title=''Nephrops norvegicus'' |publisher=[[Food and Agriculture Organization|FAO]]: [[Fisheries Global Information System]] (FIGIS) |date=[[2004-02-26]]}}</ref>. Discards from ''Nephrops norvegicus'' fishery may account for up to 37% of the [[ecological energetics| requirements]] of certain marine [[scavenger]]s, such as the [[hagfish]] ''[[Myxine glutinosa]]'' <ref>{{cite journal | quotes=no |title=Importance of discards from the English ''Nephrops norvegicus'' fishery in the North Sea to marine scavengers |author Catchpole, T. L., C. L. J. Frid & T. S. Gray |journal=[[Marine Ecology]] — Progress Series |volume=313 |pages=215-226 |year=2006 |url=http://www.cefas.co.uk/publications/display.aspx?id=4321}}</ref>. Boats involved in ''Nephrops'' fishery also catch a number of fish species such as [[plaice]] and [[sole]], and it is thought that without that revenue, ''Nephrops'' fishery would be economically unviable <ref>{{cite journal | quotes=no |title=A study of the options for utilization of bycatch and discards from marine capture fisheries: 9.1.2 ''Nephrops'' |author=Ivoe Clucas |year=1997 |journal=FAO Fisheries Circular |volume=No. 928 |pages=FIIU/C928 |url=http://www.fao.org/docrep/W6602E/w6602E09.htm}}</ref>. |
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In December 1995, the commensal ''[[Symbion|Symbion pandora]]'' was discovered attached to the mouthparts of a Norway lobster, and was found to be the first member of a new [[phylum]], the Cycliophora <ref>{{cite journal | quotes=no |author=[[Peter Funch|Funch, P.]] & [[Reinhardt Kristensen|R. M. Kristensen]] |year=1995 |title=Cycliophora is a new phylum with affinities to Entoprocta and Ectoprocta |journal=[[Nature (journal)|Nature]] |volume=378 |pages=711-714 |url=http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v378/n6558/abs/378711a0.html}}</ref>. |
In December 1995, the commensal ''[[Symbion|Symbion pandora]]'' was discovered attached to the mouthparts of a Norway lobster, and was found to be the first member of a new [[phylum]], the Cycliophora <ref>{{cite journal | quotes=no |author=[[Peter Funch|Funch, P.]] & [[Reinhardt Kristensen|R. M. Kristensen]] |year=1995 |title=Cycliophora is a new phylum with affinities to Entoprocta and Ectoprocta |journal=[[Nature (journal)|Nature]] |volume=378 |pages=711-714 |url=http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v378/n6558/abs/378711a0.html}}</ref>. |
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The Norway lobster, Nephrops norvegicus, (also called Dublin Bay prawn or langoustine), is a slim orange-pink lobster up to 24 cm long [2] found in the north-eastern Atlantic Ocean and North Sea as far north as Iceland and northern Norway, and south to Portugal and the Mediterranean Sea. The tail is muscular, and is frequently eaten, often under the name "scampi". Norway lobster is particularly popular in Spain and Portugal where, although being cheaper than the European lobster, tends to be eaten more on special occasions [3].
Norway lobsters are solitary predators, feeding mostly on molluscs and other crustaceans [citation needed].
The Norway lobster is an important species for fisheries, being caught mostly by trawling. Around 60,000 tonnes are caught annually, half of it in the United Kingdom waters [4]. Discards from Nephrops norvegicus fishery may account for up to 37% of the energy requirements of certain marine scavengers, such as the hagfish Myxine glutinosa [5]. Boats involved in Nephrops fishery also catch a number of fish species such as plaice and sole, and it is thought that without that revenue, Nephrops fishery would be economically unviable [6].
In December 1995, the commensal Symbion pandora was discovered attached to the mouthparts of a Norway lobster, and was found to be the first member of a new phylum, the Cycliophora [7].
References
- ^ Several other species formerly included in the genus Nephrops are now included in the genus Metanephrops.
- ^ "Noorse kreeft — Nephrops norvegicus". SoortenBank.nl.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|accessmonthday=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ "Spain Annual Seafood Report". American Embassy, Madrid. 1995-09-15.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Text "author-Diego Pazos" ignored (help) - ^ "Nephrops norvegicus". FAO: Fisheries Global Information System (FIGIS). 2004-02-26.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Importance of discards from the English Nephrops norvegicus fishery in the North Sea to marine scavengers". Marine Ecology — Progress Series. 313: 215–226. 2006.
{{cite journal}}: Text "author Catchpole, T. L., C. L. J. Frid & T. S. Gray" ignored (help) - ^ Ivoe Clucas (1997). "A study of the options for utilization of bycatch and discards from marine capture fisheries: 9.1.2 Nephrops". FAO Fisheries Circular. No. 928: FIIU/C928.
{{cite journal}}:|volume=has extra text (help); Unknown parameter|quotes=ignored (help) - ^ Funch, P. & R. M. Kristensen (1995). "Cycliophora is a new phylum with affinities to Entoprocta and Ectoprocta". Nature. 378: 711–714.
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