California Spiny Lobster Literature

Information on Lobster Biology, Fishing, Regulations

• California Spiny Lobster: Fishing and Life History Information (PDF) (brochure)
  An informational brochure on California spiny lobster biology, regulations, and fishing
• Reporting Your Catch: California Recreational Spiny Lobster Report Card Program (PDF) (brochure)
• California Spiny Lobster Frequently Asked Questions
  Answers many common questions about lobster fishing
• Collaborative Assessment of California Spiny Lobster Population and Fishery Responses to a Marine Reserve Network (PDF)
• A Time Series of California Spiny Lobster (Panulirus interruptus) Phyllosoma From 1951 to 2008 Links Abundance to Warm Oceanographic Conditions in Southern California (PDF)
• Fisheries Review: CalCOFI Reports
  Review of selected California fisheries, including California spiny lobster
  • Fisheries Review: CalCOFI Rep., Vol. 49, 2008 (PDF)
  • Fisheries Review: CalCOFI Rep., Vol. 50, 2009 (PDF)
  • Fisheries Review: CalCOFI Rep., Vol. 52, 2011 (PDF)
  • Fisheries Review: CalCOFI Rep., Vol. 53, 2012 (PDF)   
• Status of the Fisheries Reports    
• California's Living Marine Resources – A Status Report: California Spiny Lobster 2001 (PDF)
  An in depth status report on the California spiny lobster, with historic landings data
• Status of the Fisheries Report: California Spiny Lobster 2003 (PDF)
• Status of the Fisheries Report: California Spiny Lobster 2011 (PDF)

Recreational Lobster Report Card Data

• A Summary of Lobster Report Card Data 2008-2015 (PDF)
• Summary of Preliminary California Spiny Lobster Report Card Data from the First Half of the 2008/2009 Recreational Lobster Season (PDF)
• Top 12 Locations for Sport Lobster Catch
  • 2008-2009 (PDF)
  • 2009-2010 (PDF)
  • 2010-2011 (PDF)
  • 2011-2012 (PDF)
  • 2012-2013 (PDF)
  • 2013-2014 (PDF)
  • 2014-2015 (PDF)

CDFW Studies

• A Comparison of Catch Rate Between a Traditional, Basket-Style Hoop Net and a Rigid, Conical-Style Hoop Net Used in the California Recreational Lobster Fishery (PDF)
  California Fish and Game Quarterly 94(4):53-61. 2008

• Sport Lobster Intercept Survey 2007 (PDF)
  Final report on the recreational lobster fishing survey conducted in Fall, 2007

• Spiny Lobster Stock Assessment 2011