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California Spiny Lobster (Panulirus interruptus), California South Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2012 to 2013

Published by California Ocean Protection Council | State of California | Metadata Last Checked: July 29, 2025 | Last Modified: 2018-01-25T20:15:52.821516
The South Coast Lobster Research Group (SCLRG) was formed in 2011 in response to interest in how MPAs may affect the abundance, size, and behavior of the California spiny lobster (Panulirus interruptus). The SCLRG is a partnership between scientists, managers, stakeholders, and volunteers, and encompasses personnel from the San Diego State University (SDSU), Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO), the San Diego Oceans Foundation (SDOF), the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), and the California Lobster Trap Fishermen’s Association (CLTFA). We identified five sites in the South Coast Region at which to work, each with a newly established MPA: (1) the Cabrillo SMR in San Diego, (2) the South La Jolla SMR in La Jolla, (3) Swami’s SMCA in Encinitas, (4) the Laguna Beach SMR in Laguna Beach, and (5) the Pt. Vicente SMCA in Palos Verdes. Inside and outside of MPAs at each site, we conducted daytime SCUBA-based transect surveys of rocky reefs (5 – 15 m depth) between May and September of 2012 and 2013. The number of lobsters in four different size categories, as well depth, relief, and benthic habitat features (biogenic and non-biogenic) were recorded on each transect.

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  • Transect Surveys - Spiny Lobster Transect Data - Metadata

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  • MPA Boundary Details - South Coast

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  • Mark and Recapture - Spiny Lobster Tag Recapture Data

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  • MPA Baseline Program Information - South Coast - Metadata

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  • MPA Baseline Program Information - South Coast

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  • Transect Surveys - Organism Lookup Table

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  • Transect Surveys - Spiny Lobster Transect Data

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  • Transect Surveys - Spiny Lobster Site Location Data - Metadata

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  • Transect Surveys - Organism Lookup Table - Metadata

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  • Transect Surveys - Spiny Lobster Site Location Data

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  • MPA Boundary Details - South Coast - Metadata

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  • Mark and Recapture - Spiny Lobster Site Location Data - Metadata

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  • Mark and Recapture - Spiny Lobster Tag Recapture Data - Metadata

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  • Full Data Package for Characterization of California Spiny Lobster (Panulirus interruptus), California South Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2012 to 2013

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  • Mark and Recapture - Methods and Sampling Metadata: California Spiny Lobster Baseline Monitoring, South Coast Region

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  • Transect Surveys - Methods and Sampling Metadata: California Spiny Lobster Baseline Monitoring, Subtidal SCUBA-Based Transect Surveys, South Coast Region

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  • Final report Baseline characterization of California spiny lobster (Panulirus interruptus) in South Coast marine protected areas

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  • Mark and Recapture - Spiny Lobster Site Location Data

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description The South Coast Lobster Research Group (SCLRG) was formed in 2011 in response to interest in how MPAs may affect the abundance, size, and behavior of the California spiny lobster (Panulirus interruptus). The SCLRG is a partnership between scientists, managers, stakeholders, and volunteers, and encompasses personnel from the San Diego State University (SDSU), Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO), the San Diego Oceans Foundation (SDOF), the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), and the California Lobster Trap Fishermen’s Association (CLTFA). We identified five sites in the South Coast Region at which to work, each with a newly established MPA: (1) the Cabrillo SMR in San Diego, (2) the South La Jolla SMR in La Jolla, (3) Swami’s SMCA in Encinitas, (4) the Laguna Beach SMR in Laguna Beach, and (5) the Pt. Vicente SMCA in Palos Verdes. Inside and outside of MPAs at each site, we conducted daytime SCUBA-based transect surveys of rocky reefs (5 – 15 m depth) between May and September of 2012 and 2013. The number of lobsters in four different size categories, as well depth, relief, and benthic habitat features (biogenic and non-biogenic) were recorded on each transect.
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identifier 7f3a023d-a5f3-4c1b-8b92-893ea5d8079d
issued 2017-12-19T17:34:01.243573
keyword 
                                            [
  "2012",
  "2013",
  "Baseline",
  "Biota",
  "California",
  "Citizen science",
  "Collaborative fisheries",
  "Ecological Data",
  "Environmental",
  "Local knowledge",
  "MPA",
  "Marine Protected Area",
  "Monitoring",
  "Oceans",
  "Panulirus interuptus",
  "South Coast",
  "algae",
  "california ocean protection council",
  "habitat",
  "invertebrates",
  "spiny lobster"
]
license http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by
modified 2018-01-25T20:15:52.821516
publisher 
                                            {
  "name": "California Ocean Protection Council",
  "@type": "org:Organization"
}
theme 
                                            [
  "Natural Resources",
  "Water"
]
title California Spiny Lobster (Panulirus interruptus), California South Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2012 to 2013

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