Distribution map of American lobster 1968-1970

1971-1975

1976-1980

1981-1985

1986-1990

1991-1995

1996-2000

2001-2005

Relative Distribution and Abundance of American lobster in the Northwestern Atlantic
Derived from the NEFSC Spring Bottom Trawl Surveys


This shows relative American lobster stock weight and location. Yellow circles indicate American lobster are present, larger circles indicate more American lobster, plus sign (+) indicates sampled area where no American lobster were found.

The information displayed here represents a timeseries collected consistently since 1968. The Northeast's resource survey constitutes the world's longest and most comprehensive standardized measure of distribution and abundance trends in commercially harvested finfish.

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(Modified Apr. 12 2007)