<![CDATA[Spiny  lobster  (Panulirus spp)  is  one  of  important  commodities  in  BulukumbaRegency.  The lobsters used for aquaculture were obtained from the wild catch in the sea. The purpose of  this study  was to  develop artificial gear to attract the lobster seed to beeasily caught.  The research was conducted in marine coastal of Ujung Bulu, BulukumbaRegency, South Sulawesi from July to October 2013.  There are three artificial attractors that consisted of  light  attractor,  trap  shelter  attractor,  and shelter  benthic attractor.  Results showed that the spiny lobster catches from artificial attractor consisted of 47.5 % of pearl lobster ((Panulirus ornatus), 25.8% of sand lobster (P. homarus), 21.2 % of bamboo lobster (P. versicolor), 5.6% of stone lobster (P. penicilatus). The carapace length of both pearl lobster and sand lobster ranged from 2,6 to 6,0 cm, which were longest among the other lobsters.. ]]>
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