Publication Abstract

The first evidence of offshore spawning in the squid species Loligo forbesi

C. Lordan and J. Casey

Records of the squid (Loligo forbesi) egg masses which were incidentally caught in demersal trawls at three offshore sites are presented. These sites were at water depths of 135, 302 and 507 m. This represents the deepest ever record of spawning in a loliginid squid species. There has been speculation in the literature about offshore spawning in L. forbesi but it has not previously been recorded and may have important implications for the life cycle.

Reference:

C. Lordan and J. Casey, 1999. The first evidence of offshore spawning in the squid species Loligo forbesi. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK, 79(2): 379-381.