Review of stock assessment and fishery biology of Dosidicus gigas in the Gulf of California, Mexico

2001 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
E Morales-Bojórquez
2010 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 103
Author(s):  
J. I. Velázquez-Abunader ◽  
M. O. Nevárez-Martínez ◽  
A. Hernández-Herrera

Se analizaron cambios en la distribución de tallas, número de cohortes y condición reproductiva del calamar gigante Dosidicus gigas utilizando muestras provenientes de siete cruceros oceanográficos de investigación, efectuados en la región central del Golfo de California, México de 1997 a 2008. En todas las estaciones se muestrearon hasta 25 ejemplares registrando longitud del manto, sexo y fase de madurez gonádica y cuando la captura lo permitió, se realizó un muestreo masivo de 100 ejemplares a los cuales se les midió la longitud de manto. Se definieron hasta tres grupos modales o cohortes en algunos de los meses estudiados a través de la técnica de distribución multinomial. De acuerdo con las fases de madurez se observó una amplia temporada de reproducción con dos picos importantes a lo largo del año que coincidieron con las posibles fechas de nacimiento estimadas para las tallas promedio por cada cohorte de acuerdo a la ecuación de edad-longitud usada en el presente estudio (abril – agosto y octubre - febrero). Se estimó la talla promedio de primera madurez por sexo a través de modelos logísticos; los machos maduran a tallas más pequeñas que las hembras aunque no se encontraron diferencias significativas entre las tallas promedio de madurez por sexo (P > 0.05). Los resultados apoyan la hipótesis de la existencia de múltiples cohortes de calamar gigante en el Golfo de California, dos periodos de eclosión importantes y el número de cohortes presenta variación interanual. Esto sugiere la necesidad de un monitoreo constante del recurso para un mejor manejo de la pesquería. Size distribution and reproductive condition of the jumbo squid Dosidicus gigas (D´Orbigny, 1835) in the Gulf of California Variations in size frequency distribution, number of cohorts, and reproductive status of the jumbo squid Dosidicus gigas were analyzed in samples from seven research oceanographic cruises in the central region of the Gulf of California, Mexico from 1997 to 2008. In each station we recorded sex, gonadic phase and mantle lenght for up to 25 squids. When possible, mantle length was measured for 100 squids. We defined up to three modal groups or cohorts for several months through a multinomial distribution analysis. According to the reproductive status, squids showed a long breeding season throughout the year with two major peaks that match the birth dates estimated by the age-length chart (April to August and October to February). The size at first maturity was estimated by genders; although males were mature at a smaller size than females, no significant differences between were detected. Our results suggest that size frequency distribution and reproductive condition of jumbo squid support the hypothesis of the presence of multiple cohort in the Gulf of California, two important periods of birth, and the number of cohort’s present variation, suggesting the need for a constant monitoring of the resource for a better management of the fishery.


Author(s):  
Susana Camarillo-Coop ◽  
César A. Salinas-Zavala ◽  
Marlenne Manzano-Sarabia ◽  
Eugenio Alberto Aragón-Noriega

The jumbo squid Dosidicus gigas is the only ommastrephid commercially caught in Mexico. Despite the economic and ecological importance of this species, little is known about its early life stages. The relationship between the presence of paralarvae and mesoscale oceanic features was investigated for the first time in the central Gulf of California, Mexico in February, April, June and September of 2008. A total of 86 paralarvae were found only in June and September (summer season), in the well-stratified column water where the thermocline was evident and warm sea surface waters (27.7° to 29.4°C) dominated. The greatest abundance of D. gigas paralarvae was observed within 2.23 to 3.48 km of the main front. The mantle length of the smallest paralarvae corresponded with the mantle length at hatching. The San Pedro Mártir Island–Santa Rosalia transect and Santa Rosalia–Guaymas transect were determined as the main hatching localities in June and September respectively. The number of paralarvae found in this study contrast with the potential fecundity of mature females which are found throughout the year.


2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (15) ◽  
pp. 1225-1236 ◽  
Author(s):  
L.D. Trasviña-Carrillo ◽  
A. Hernández-Herrera ◽  
Y.E. Torres-Rojas ◽  
F. Galván-Magaña ◽  
A. Sánchez-González ◽  
...  

2010 ◽  
Vol 106 (2) ◽  
pp. 214-221 ◽  
Author(s):  
Enrique Morales-Bojórquez ◽  
Manuel O. Nevárez-Martínez

2009 ◽  
Vol 112 (4) ◽  
pp. 880-884 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Pacheco-Aguilar ◽  
J.C. Ramirez-Suarez ◽  
F.J. Castillo-Yañez ◽  
E.A. Peña-Ramos ◽  
E.M. Valenzuela-Soto ◽  
...  

2013 ◽  
Vol 93 (7) ◽  
pp. 1903-1910 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susana Camarillo-Coop ◽  
César A. Salinas-Zavala ◽  
Bertha E. Lavaniegos ◽  
Unai Markaida

The digestive system of 36 paralarvae and 150 juvenile Dosidicus gigas were analysed to determine the diet. The early life stages were collected in the central and south region of the Gulf of California during different years and ranged in dorsal mantle length (ML) from 2.8 to 120.5 mm. The food content was separated first into identifiable material (IM) and non-identifiable material (NIM). All paralarvae contained only NIM stored mainly in the caecum rather than stomach. Juvenile squid feed on nine different prey types: euphausiids, copepods, amphipods, unidentified crustaceans, fishes, cephalopods, pteropods, bivalves and polychaetes. The IM were found mainly in the stomachs of juveniles with increasing number and diversity of prey in a function of increasing squid body size. In fact, juveniles from 60 to 120 mm ML had high stomach fullness percentages in half full and completely full stomachs suggesting improvement of swimming and hunting behaviour as they grow.


2000 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuel O Nevárez-Martı́nez ◽  
Agustı́n Hernández-Herrera ◽  
Enrique Morales-Bojórquez ◽  
Alejandro Balmori-Ramı́rez ◽  
Miguel A Cisneros-Mata ◽  
...  

2017 ◽  
Vol 81 (1) ◽  
pp. 37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jintao Wang ◽  
Xinjun Chen ◽  
Kisei Tanaka ◽  
Jie Cao ◽  
Yong Chen

Ommastrephid squids are short-lived ecological opportunists and their recruitment is largely driven by the surrounding environment. While recent studies suggest that recruitment variability in several squid species can be partially explained by environmental variability derived from synoptic oceanographic data, assessment of ommastrephid stocks using environmental variability is rare. In thisstudy, we modified asurplus production model to incorporate environmental variability into the assessment of threeommastrephid squids (Ommastrephes bartramii in the northwest Pacific, Illex argentinus in the southwest Atlantic and Dosidicus gigas in the southwest Pacific). We assumed that the key environmental variables—suitable sea surface temperature on spawning grounds during the spawning seasons and feeding grounds during the feeding seasons—have effects on the carrying capacity and the instantaneous population growth rate, respectively, in the surplus production model. For each squid stock, the assessment model with environmental variability had the highest fitting accuracy and the lowest mean squared error and coefficient of variation, and the management reference points based on the optimal model were more precautionary. This study advances our understanding of the interactions between the environment and ommastrephid squid population dynamics and can therefore improve the management of these commercially valuable stocks with a short life cycle.


2001 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Enrique Morales-Bojórquez ◽  
Agustín Hernández-Herrera ◽  
Manuel O. Nevárez-Martínez ◽  
Miguel Ángel Cisneros-Mata ◽  
Francisco Javier Guerrero-Escobedo

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document