Characteristics of age distribution and growth parameters of lobster (Nephrops norvegicus Linnaeus, 1758) in Iceland

The characteristics of age distribution and growth parameters of lobster population (N. norvegicus) in Icelandic waters were analysed based on length frequency distribution and cohort slicing method. The lobster population had twenty five age groups in which the mean carapace length (CL) was ranged from 7.22 mm at the first age to 76.08 mm at the twentieth five ages.