BREEDING OF LABORATORY REARED SPINY LOBSTER PANUL/RU$ HOMARUS (LINNABUS) UNDER CONTROLLBD CONDITIONS

Observations oon the biology and bI1e,eding characteI1istics of 'Panulirus homarus in 'the fishery 'Of the southwest ooast of India <8Il1d of the South African coas,t were made by George, (1967) and Berry (1970, 1971) respectivdy. Berry (1971) reporved 'tihart female P. homarus bred repetitively up to four breeding cycles in an y'ear. The bI1eediiJllg of~he laibOoratoryl'eaPed P. homarus is repOONed here for rhefirst time in India. ChiH1eborOoug!h (1974) succerss£ully l'eaT'ed the western mck 'lobster fI10m pueruilus stage to maturity and spawned th'em ~n captivity under cOontrolled conditions