scholarly journals Temporal variation, growth and natural mortality of two species of mojarras (Perciformes: Gerreidae) from a tropical coastal lagoon: La Carbonera, Yucatan, Mexico

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 57
Author(s):  
José Luis Bonilla-Gómez ◽  
Maribel Badillo-Alemán ◽  
Alfredo Gallardo-Torres ◽  
Xavier Chiappa-Carrara
Keyword(s):  
Seasonal Variation ◽  
Frequency Analysis ◽  
Coastal Lagoon ◽  
Growth Parameters ◽  
Model Parameters ◽  
Natural Mortality ◽  
Von Bertalanffy ◽  
Length Frequency ◽  
Tropical Coastal Lagoon ◽  
Length Frequency Analysis

This study reports seasonal variation, growth parameters and natural mortality for Eucinostomus gula and Eucinostomus argenteus inhabiting La Carbonera, a tropical coastal lagoon on the northwestern coast of theYucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Specimens were collected between April 2009 and March 2010. A total of 2700organisms of E. gula (> 80% in rainy season ) and 1577 organisms of E. argenteus (>50% in dry season)were collected during the study period. Length-weight relationship (LWR) obtained was W = 8.323E-03Lt2.92 in E. argenteus and W = 7.314E-03 Lt2.92 in E. gula. Growth parameters of von Bertalanffy growthfunction (VBGF) by length frequency analysis were in E. argenteus: L∞ = 13.65 cm, k = 0.54 year-1 and t0= - 0.37 years; and in E. gula: L∞ = 12.60 cm, k = 0.68 year-1 and t0 = - 0.28 years. Additionally, estimatednatural mortality in E. gula was 1.50 year-1 and in E. argenteus was 1.9 year-1. This study presents the firstestimation for both species of model parameters, growth performance index and mortality for the Yucatan Peninsula, which is relevant for the proper implementation of conservation measures for E. gula and E. argenteus in an important coastal zone of the Yucatan Peninsula.Se reportan la variación temporal, los parámetros de crecimiento y la mortalidad natural para Eucinostomus gula y Eucinostomus argenteus que habitan en la laguna costera tropical La Carbonera, al noroeste de la península de Yucatán, México. Los especímenes fueron recolectados entre abril de 2009 a marzo de 2010. Un total de 2 700 organismos de E. gula (> 80% en la estación lluviosa) y 1 577 organismos de E. argenteus (> 50% en la estación seca) fueron recolectados durante el período de estudio. Se determinó la relación peso-longitud (RPL) como: P = 8.323E-03 Lt 2.92 en E. argenteus y P = 7.314E-03  Lt2.92 en E. gula.  Para E. argenteus, los parámetros de crecimiento de la ecuación de crecimiento de von Bertalanffy (ECVB) fueron: L∞ = 13.65 cm,  k = 0.54 año-1 y t0 = - 0.37 años; mientras que para E. gula fueron: L∞ = 12.60 cm, k = 0.68 año-1 y t0 = - 0.28 años. La mortalidad natural en E. gula fue 1.50 año-1 y en E. argenteus fue 1.9 año-1. Este estudio presenta la primera estimación para ambas especies de los modelos de crecimiento, el índice del desempeño de crecimiento y la mortalidad natural para la península de Yucatán, lo que es relevante para la adecuada implementación de medidas de conservación de E. gula y E. argenteus en una valiosa zona costera de la península de Yucatán.

scholarly journals Temporal variation, growth and natural mortality of two species of mojarras (Perciformes: Gerreidae) from a tropical coastal lagoon: La Carbonera, Yucatan, Mexico

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 57
Author(s):  
José Luis Bonilla-Gómez ◽  
Maribel Badillo-Alemán ◽  
Alfredo Gallardo-Torres ◽  
Xavier Chiappa-Carrara
Keyword(s):  
Seasonal Variation ◽  
Frequency Analysis ◽  
Coastal Lagoon ◽  
Growth Parameters ◽  
Model Parameters ◽  
Natural Mortality ◽  
Von Bertalanffy ◽  
Length Frequency ◽  
Tropical Coastal Lagoon ◽  
Length Frequency Analysis

This study reports seasonal variation, growth parameters and natural mortality for Eucinostomus gula and Eucinostomus argenteus inhabiting La Carbonera, a tropical coastal lagoon on the northwestern coast of theYucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Specimens were collected between April 2009 and March 2010. A total of 2700organisms of E. gula (> 80% in rainy season ) and 1577 organisms of E. argenteus (>50% in dry season)were collected during the study period. Length-weight relationship (LWR) obtained was W = 8.323E-03Lt2.92 in E. argenteus and W = 7.314E-03 Lt2.92 in E. gula. Growth parameters of von Bertalanffy growthfunction (VBGF) by length frequency analysis were in E. argenteus: L∞ = 13.65 cm, k = 0.54 year-1 and t0= - 0.37 years; and in E. gula: L∞ = 12.60 cm, k = 0.68 year-1 and t0 = - 0.28 years. Additionally, estimatednatural mortality in E. gula was 1.50 year-1 and in E. argenteus was 1.9 year-1. This study presents the firstestimation for both species of model parameters, growth performance index and mortality for the Yucatan Peninsula, which is relevant for the proper implementation of conservation measures for E. gula and E. argenteus in an important coastal zone of the Yucatan Peninsula.Se reportan la variación temporal, los parámetros de crecimiento y la mortalidad natural para Eucinostomus gula y Eucinostomus argenteus que habitan en la laguna costera tropical La Carbonera, al noroeste de la península de Yucatán, México. Los especímenes fueron recolectados entre abril de 2009 a marzo de 2010. Un total de 2 700 organismos de E. gula (> 80% en la estación lluviosa) y 1 577 organismos de E. argenteus (> 50% en la estación seca) fueron recolectados durante el período de estudio. Se determinó la relación peso-longitud (RPL) como: P = 8.323E-03 Lt 2.92 en E. argenteus y P = 7.314E-03  Lt2.92 en E. gula.  Para E. argenteus, los parámetros de crecimiento de la ecuación de crecimiento de von Bertalanffy (ECVB) fueron: L∞ = 13.65 cm,  k = 0.54 año-1 y t0 = - 0.37 años; mientras que para E. gula fueron: L∞ = 12.60 cm, k = 0.68 año-1 y t0 = - 0.28 años. La mortalidad natural en E. gula fue 1.50 año-1 y en E. argenteus fue 1.9 año-1. Este estudio presenta la primera estimación para ambas especies de los modelos de crecimiento, el índice del desempeño de crecimiento y la mortalidad natural para la península de Yucatán, lo que es relevante para la adecuada implementación de medidas de conservación de E. gula y E. argenteus en una valiosa zona costera de la península de Yucatán.

Age and growth of the daggernose shark, Isogomphodon oxyrhynchus, from northern Brazil

2000 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 339 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosangela Lessa ◽  
Francisco M. Santana ◽  
Vandick Batista ◽  
Zafira Almeida
Keyword(s):  
Frequency Analysis ◽  
Growth Curve ◽  
Growth Parameters ◽  
Age And Growth ◽  
Von Bertalanffy ◽  
Length Frequency ◽  
Alizarin Red ◽  
Northern Brazil ◽  
Biological Differences ◽  
Length Frequency Analysis

Age and growth of the daggernose shark, Isogomphodon oxyrhynchus, from northern Brazil were determined from 105 vertebral sections stained with alizarin red-S representing 46 males, 52 females and 7 specimens of unknown sex (58.4 to 141 cm-TL) and verified with length–frequency analysis of 1135 specimens (632 females and 503 males, 58–160 cm ). Marginal increments did not show significant differences throughout the year, and it was assumed that one band is formed annually. Different tests provided varying results for growth curve comparisons between sexes; the curves were similar, despite biological differences. von Bertalanffy growth parameters estimated from back-calculated mean lengths, observed mean lengths-at-age and length–frequency analysis were of the same magnitude. Parameters generated from observed length-at-age were chosen for describing growth for the species: L• 171.4 cm, k 0.12 year –1 and t0 –2.612 years. The largest female aged from vertebrae was 12 years old, whereas the largest male was aged at 7 years. Neonates, ~42.3 cm, showed one band in the vertebrae, formed at birth, or soon thereafter. Males are mature at 103 cm or 5–6 years and females at 115 cm or 6–7 years. Resumo. A idade e o crescimento do cação quati, Isogomphodon oxyrhynchus, do norte do Brasil foi determinada usando 105 vértebras seccionadas e coradas com alizarina vermelha-S de 46 machos, 52 fêmeas e 7 exemplares de sexo indeterminado (58,4–141 cm-CT). Análise de distribuição de frequência de comprimentos de 1135 indivíduos (632 femeas e 503 machos, 58–160 cm) foi utilizada como método de verificação. Os incrementos marginais não mostraram diferenças significativas ao longo do ano, assumindo-se que uma banda é formada anualmente. Com diferentes testes, usados para comparar curvas de crescimento entre os sexos, obteve-se resultados conflitantes; o crescimento foi considerado idêntico entre os sexos, apesar das diferenças biológicas entre machos e fêmeas. Os parâmetros de von Bertalanffy estimados do retrocálculo, comprimentos médios observados e da análise de comprimentos foram semelhantes, tendo sido escolhidos para descrever o crescimento da espécie: L• 8171,4 cm; k 0,12 year –1 et 0 –2,612 years. Amaior fêmea cuja idade foi estimada pelas vértebras tinha 12 anos enquanto o maior macho tinha 7 anos. Recém-nascidos de 42,3 cm apresentavam uma banda nas vertebras, formada ao nascer, ou logo depois do nascimento. Machos estão maduros em 103 cm ou 5–6 anos e fêmeas em 115 cm ou 6–7 anos.

scholarly journals PARAMETER POPULASI DAN POLA REKRUITMEN IKAN TONGKOL LISONG (Auxis rochei Risso, 1810) DI PERAIRAN BARAT SUMATERA

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 129
Author(s):  
Tegoeh Noegroho ◽  
Umi Chodrijah
Keyword(s):  
Mortality Rate ◽  
Frequency Analysis ◽  
Growth Parameters ◽  
Fork Length ◽  
Total Mortality ◽  
Von Bertalanffy ◽  
Population Parameters ◽  
Length Frequency ◽  
Exploitation Rate ◽  
Length Frequency Analysis

Perikanan neritik tuna di perairan Barat Sumatera berkembang pesat beberapa dekade terakhir ini. Sementara belum banyak diperoleh hasil penelitian tentang populasi ikan tongkol lisong (Auxis rochei). Penelitian tentang parameter populasi dan pola rekruitmen ikan tongkol lisong dilakukan pada bulan Februari-Desember 2013 di beberapa lokasi pendaratan ikan di Barat Sumatera. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk memperoleh laju pertumbuhan, panjang asimptotik, laju kematian, laju eksploitasi, dan pola rekruitmen ikan tongkol lisong (Auxis rochei). Estimasi parameter populasi menggunakan model analitik berdasarkan program “Electronic Length Frequency Analysis (ELEFAN 1)”. Data frekuensi panjang dikumpulkan berkesinambungan di beberapa tempat pendaratan utama. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan panjang cagak ikan tongkol lisong yang tertangkap berada pada kisaran 11-42 cmFL. Parameter pertumbuhan Von Bertalanffy diperoleh nilai laju pertumbuhan (K) sebesar 0,54/tahun, panjang asimptotik (L ) sebesar 43,5 cm FL, dan umur ikan pada saat panjang ke-0 (-t0) sebesar -0,076/tahun. Laju mortalitas total (Z) sebesar 1,96/tahun. Laju kematian karena penangkapan (F) sebesar ,07/tahun, dan laju kematian alami (M) 0,89/tahun. Laju eksploitasi (E) tongkol lisong di Barat Sumatera adalah 0,49/tahun atau berada pada tingkat eksploitasi moderat. Pola rekrutmen tongkol lisong terjadi dua kali dalam setahunnya, yaitu mencapai puncak pada bulan Maret dan Juni.Neritic tuna fishery in theWest Sumatra waters was developed very intensively in the captured.Meanwhile, study population of bullet tuna (Auxis rochei) in those are still limited. Research in population parameters and recruitmen pattern of bullet tuna has been conducted in February-December 2013 based on several landing place inWest Sumatra. The aim of this study is to obtain asymptotic length, mortality rate, exploitation rate, and recruitment pattern of bullet tuna (Auxis rochei). Estimation of population parameters using an analytical model based on the program “Electronic Length Frequency Analysis (ELEFAN 1)”. Length frequency data collected continuously in themain landing places The results showed the fork length of bullet tuna was caught in the range 11-42 cm FL. Von Bertalanffy growth parameters obtained the growth rate value (K) of 0,54/year, asymptotic length (L ) of 43,5 cm FL, and fish age when the length to the-0 (-t0) of -0,076/year. Total mortality was 1,96/year. Fishing mortality rate (F) was 1,07/year and natural mortality rate (M) 0,89/year. The exploitation rate (E) of bullet tiuna in West Sumatra was 0,49 / year or are at a moderate level of exploitation. Recruitment patterns of bullet tuna happen twice in a year, which reached a peak in March and June.

Age and stock structure of gemfish (Rexea solandri) in New Zealand waters

1999 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 103 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. L. Horn ◽  
R. J. Hurst
Keyword(s):  
Growth Parameters ◽  
Age Determination ◽  
Natural Mortality ◽  
Stock Structure ◽  
Von Bertalanffy ◽  
Length Frequency ◽  
Frequency Distributions ◽  
The North ◽  
Spawning Areas

Age determination of gemfish by counting hyaline zones in otoliths was validated by following the progression of modes in length–frequency distributions and the progression of strong and weak year classes in age–frequency distributions. Length–frequency and otolith samples were examined from four areas (west Northland, east Northland and Bay of Plenty, Wairarapa coast, and the Stewart- Snares shelf). Age–frequency distributions and von Bertalanffy growth parameters were calculated and compared between areas. Two gemfish stocks are indicated on the basis of patterns of year class strengths, trends in commercial landings and likely spawning areas; one off the east and north of the North Island, and another off the west and south of the South Island. Estimates of natural mortality are presented for the two stocks.

A New Approach to Length–Frequency Analysis: Growth Structure

1980 ◽  
Vol 37 (9) ◽  
pp. 1337-1351 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jon Schnute ◽  
David Fournier
Keyword(s):  
Frequency Analysis ◽  
Likelihood Estimation ◽  
Von Bertalanffy ◽  
Length Frequency ◽  
New Approach ◽  
New Methods ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Standard Deviations ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Length Frequency Analysis

This paper presents a new approach to length–frequency analysis which takes account of biological structure in the mean lengths and standard deviations in length for various age-classes of fish. The new methods help determine biologically meaningful solutions, even when earlier methods lead to an ambiguous set of competing solutions. The structure of the standard deviations turns out to be especially important. For describing the means, new parameters are defined for von Bertalanffy growth which prove to have greater biological meaning and numerical stability than L∞, K, and t0. These new parameters can often be estimated easily from the raw data in cases where the species experiences a slowing of growth with age. This paper also presents χ2 methods which can be used to rank competing solutions, although the results are not definitive. All methods are illustrated using data previously published for pike and abalone. An appendix describes in detail the computer programs required for the analysis.Key words: length–frequency analysis, aging of samples, von Bertalanffy growth, growth, maximum likelihood estimation, nonlinear estimation

Demographics of the endemic and threatened small cyprinid Pethia setnai from the Northern Western Ghats, India

2020 ◽  
Vol 71 (7) ◽  
pp. 810
Author(s):  
M. SriHari ◽  
Y. Gladston ◽  
S. M. Ajina ◽  
G. B. Sreekanth ◽  
Rajeev Raghavan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Western Ghats ◽  
Growth Parameters ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Natural Mortality ◽  
Von Bertalanffy ◽  
Fishing Mortality ◽  
Length Frequency ◽  
Growth Coefficient ◽  
First Time ◽  
The Western Ghats

The indigo barb Pethia setnai is a threatened small cyprinid endemic to the Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot of India. In this study, the length–weight relationship and length–frequency-based population dynamics of this species, which are important prerequisites for effective fisheries management, were investigated for the first time based on specimens collected from the Mhadei River in the northern part of the Western Ghats. Estimated von Bertalanffy growth parameters were as follows: theoretical maximum length, L∞, 70.88 mm; growth coefficient, k, 1.50 year–1; and theoretical age at length 0, t0, –0.016 years. Natural mortality of P. setnai was higher than fishing mortality, and the present exploitation level (0.37) was less than 60% of the predicted maximum exploitation, suggesting that the species is not exploited to a level that is detrimental to the local population.

Growth and Reproduction of the Lanternfish Stenobrachius leucopsarus

1970 ◽  
Vol 27 (7) ◽  
pp. 1265-1275 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Smoker ◽  
William G. Pearcy
Keyword(s):  
Frequency Analysis ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Von Bertalanffy ◽  
Length Frequency ◽  
Otolith Analysis ◽  
Size Groups ◽  
Back Calculation ◽  
The Times ◽  
The One ◽  
Length Frequency Analysis

Growth and reproductive patterns of the common lanternfish Stenobrachius leucopsarus (Eigenmann and Eigenmann) are described by length-frequency analysis, otolith analysis, and examination of ovaries. Length-frequency analysis showed that growth is approximately linear, 1.59 mm standard length per month, during the 2nd, 3rd, and part of the 4th year of life. Yearling fish average 23 mm long, 2-year-olds 41 mm, and 3-year-olds 59 mm.Otolith analyses indicate that some fish may live to be 8 years old, but confidence in this method is limited to fish 5 years old or younger. Fitting mean lengths of age-groups defined by otolith analyses with the von Bertalanffy equation gave L∞ = 85 mm, k = 0.34. Back calculation of lengths at the times of formation of otolith annuli gave another set of estimated mean lengths of age-groups, which, fitted by the von Bertalanffy equation, describes a growth curve similar to the one described by otolith analyses. The inflection in growth in weight occurs at about 4 years of age.Time of spawning, determined from egg measurements, occurs from December to March. Reproductively mature individuals are 4 years old and older. Recruitment of young size groups is also seasonal, 20- to 25-mm individuals appearing in largest proportions in trawl samples in the winter, presumably about 8 months after spawning.Comparison with other studies indicates that spawning may occur earlier in Monterey Bay, California, than off Oregon, but growth rates and sizes of age-groups I–V are similar. Comparisons with published results of otolith analyses show similar age determinations for the smaller size groups.

scholarly journals Estimation of birthdates and catch-at-age using length frequency analysis (LFA), with application for skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) caught in the Southwest Atlantic

2004 ◽  
Vol 61 (5) ◽  
pp. 798-811 ◽  
Author(s):  
Humber A. Andrade ◽  
Paul G. Kinas
Keyword(s):  
Frequency Analysis ◽  
Growth Parameters ◽  
Information Criterion ◽  
Skipjack Tuna ◽  
Length Frequency ◽  
Southwest Atlantic ◽  
Katsuwonus Pelamis ◽  
Length Data ◽  
Length Frequency Data ◽  
Length Frequency Analysis

Abstract Converting length frequencies into age frequencies is an important component of a fisheries assessment. In this paper we use a length frequency analysis (LFA) to estimate birthdates after converting length data into catch-at-age, and use simulation studies to compare model-selection criteria and to examine the reliability of the resulting estimates. Deviance and an adaptation of the Akaike Information Criterion performed best. LFA results in useful estimates of birthdates and of catch-at-age if reliable length frequency data and estimates of growth parameters are available. The analysis is applied to skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) caught in the Southwest Atlantic Ocean. Although spawning is reported to be seasonal in subtropical waters, the birthdates of the fish caught there were spread uniformly across the year. Young skipjack become vulnerable to fishing mainly in the first quarter of each year. Recruitment of strong year classes did not affect fishery yields equally in the Southwest Atlantic and the Caribbean Sea, so the assumption of a unit western stock for management purposes and the stock structure of skipjack in the Atlantic need further evaluation.

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