Rearing of early juveniles of spiny lobster Panulirus versicolor (Latreille) with notes on lobster fishery In Vizhinjam area

Juveinles of the spiny lobster Panulirus versicolor mersuring in carapace length from 9 mm to 21 mm, collected from the crevices of rocks inside the breakwater area in theVizhinjam Bay at a depth of about 6 meters were reared in the ; laboratory glass tanks. The results revealed an increment of growth of 1.82 mm to 3.58 mm in carapace length with an average at 2.84 mm per month. The lobster fishery at Vizhinjam area together with prioe index is outlined