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Age, growth and mortality of the garfish, Belone belone (L. 1761) in the Adriatic Sea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 October 2012

Barbara Zorica  and
Vanja Čikeš Keč
Barbara Zorica
Affiliation:
Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Šetalište I. Meštrovića 63, PO Box 500, 21000 Split, Croatia
Vanja Čikeš Keč*
Affiliation:
Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Šetalište I. Meštrovića 63, PO Box 500, 21000 Split, Croatia
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: V. Čikeš Keč, Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Šetalište I. Meštrovića 63, PO Box 500, 21000 Split, Croatia email: [email protected]
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Abstract

A sample of 3393 garfish, Belone belone (Linnaeus, 1761) was captured using a seine net between January 2003 and December 2008, along the eastern Adriatic Sea. The range in total length was 20.8–75.4 cm and in weight was 12.21–639.25 g. Length–length equations for converting size measurements (standard length and fork length to total length (TL)) were linear. In the length–weight relationship, positive allometry was established (b = 3.4818). Age, determined from sagittal otoliths, ranged from 1+ to 8+ years. The estimated von Bertalanffy model growth parameters for garfish were L∞ = 90.3 cm, K = 0.158 year−1, t0 = −0.109. Otolith weight was endorsed as a possible age predictor, as it showed highly exponential correlation with total garfish length and age (Wo = 0.0012 TL2.189; Wo = 0.568t1.486). These findings were used to examine mortality rates and exploitation in order to improve conservation and management of this pelagic species.

Keywords

length–weight relationshipotolithgrowthmortalitygarfishAdriatic
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Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 93 , Special Issue 2: Fish and Fisheries , March 2013 , pp. 365 - 372
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2012

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