Table 1 Overview of number of days blue mussels were caught before experiment, mean length of mussels used and mean carapace width of shore crabs used in the experiments
Experiment | Origin of blue mussels (M. edulis) (bottom/suspended) | Number of days bottom/suspended blue mussels (M. edulis) were collected before experiment | Mean length (±SD) of bottom/suspended blue mussels (M. edulis) (mm) | Number of days shore crab (C. maenas) were collected before experiment | Mean carapace width (±SD) for shore crab (C. maenas) (mm) N = 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
August | Kaas Bredning/Sallingsund | 17/10 | 37.9 ± 1.8/34.9 ± 2.2 | 5 | 65.2 ± 3.4 |
September | Commercial fishery/Sallingsund | 2/20 | 37.0 ± 1.9/40.2 ± 2.4 | 5 | 62.6 ± 2.6 |