Figure 1. Illustrations of study areas in Skagerrak.
(A) Illustration of Skagerrak, depicting samples for microsatellite DNA markers (black circles) and telemetry study site (white star). Sites with asterisk (*) indicate lobster reserves monitored during scientific fishing programme. White arrows represent large-scale water movement in Skagerrak, redrawn from [22]. (B) Map of Kvernskjær lobster reserve, delineating border of lobster reserve (white dotted line), VR2W receiver array (white stars), and release sites of lobsters fitted with acoustic transmitters (black circles). (C) Map of Bolærne lobster reserve. (D) Map of Flødevigen lobster reserve, where black star indicates the Flødevigen research station. Every change in grey in bathymetric maps represents a 10 m isobath (except the lightest, which includes the depth range of 1 m-0 m).