1. Matthew Coleman, Elisabete Rodrigues & Kate Rydzkowski
The Movements of Brown Crab (Cancer pagurus L.) around the North Coast of Scotland
Matthew Coleman, Elisabete Rodrigues & Kate Rydzkowski

2. Presentation Outline Overview of OSF Tagging Work OSF Tagging Results
Other Tagging Undertaken
New RIFG Project

3. Overview Crab tagging from 2010 – Present
7,528 tagged within the inshore fishery
Tagging of predominately soft individuals
Cable tie tags:

4. Inshore Tagging Locations 2010 - 2016

5. Male Crab Returns

6. Female Crab Returns

7. Marine Scotland Tagging: August – 2010 (Jones et al, 2010)
Extensive T-bar tagging study undertaken in 2008
15,438 individuals tagged
9,802 Offshore fishery
5,636 Inshore fishery

8. Tagging Studies Overlap

9. Stock Migration Paths?

10. New RIFG Project 3 Year Project Crab Tagging across Scotland
Aim of 4,000 Tags per year per RIFG
Potential aim of 60,000 total tagged crab
We need your help:
Tagging soft shelled crabs – 70% female
Looking out for tags in catch's
Reporting Recaptures