First Findings of the Invasive Snow Crab Chionoecetes opilio (O. Fabricius, 1788) (Decapoda, Oregoniidae) in the Eastern Kara Sea

• Published in: Oceanology (Washington. 1965) Vol. 64; no. 3; pp. 411 - 420
• Main Authors: Zalota, A. K., Udalov, A. A., Chikina, M. V., Kondar, D. V., Lyubimov, I. V., Lipukhin, E. V., Anisimov, I. M., Lesin, A. V., Muravya, V. O., Mishin, A. V.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Moscow Pleiades Publishing 01.06.2024; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Aquatic crustaceans; Benthic communities; Benthos; Bottom trawling; Chionoecetes opilio; Crabs; Crustaceans; Decapoda; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Ice conditions; Ice-free periods; Larvae; Marine Biology; Marine crustaceans; Oceanography; Plankton; Water circulation; Water column; Kara Sea; snow crab; size structure; Kara Sea; alien species

During cruise 89 of the R/V Akademik Mstislav Keldysh in September–October 2022, search for the snow crab Chionoecetes opilio were conducted in benthic communities of the Kara Sea using a Sigsby bottom trawl and the TUV Videomodule; as well, plankton samples were collected with a Bongo net in order...