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Procedures to Estimate Fecundity of Wild Collected Marine Fish in Relation to Fish Reproductive Strategy

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Murua, H, Kraus, G, Saborido-Rey, F, Wittames, P R, Thorsen, A, Junquera, S·2003·Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fishery Science
DOI 10.2960/j.v33.a3
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Appraisal of reproductive strategy and fecundity is necessary to evaluate the reproductive potential of individual fish species.To estimate reproductive potential, one needs to consider a variety of attributes including onset of maturity, fecundity, atresia, duration of reproductive season, daily spawning behaviour and spawning fraction.In this contribution, we review several methods currently used to estimate fecundity of marine fishes collected in the field in relation to their reproductive strategy.The advantages and disadvantages of each method are provided.Requirements are given to appropriately sample gonadal tissue that will enable researchers to establish incidence of sexual maturity and estimate fecundity.

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  • Relationships between reproductive parameters and fish length are rarely available for highly migratory species such as tunas.

    “These data are rarely available for highly migratory species, such as tunas, and are particularly difficult to estimate reliably for species where individuals migrate to and from spawning areas at different times during the spawning season [3, 4].”

    From Spawning Dynamics and Size Related Trends in Reproductive Parameters of Southern Bluefin Tuna, Thunnus maccoyii (2015) · cites this paper as [4]

    The Sampling for fecundity and Spawning Fraction sections explain that movement into and out of spawning areas can complicate representative sampling and estimates. The Introduction also relates fecundity to fish size. But the paper does not say that length-related reproductive data are rarely available for highly migratory species such as tunas; no page numbers are available in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.82)

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  • Relationships between reproductive parameters and fish length are particularly difficult to estimate reliably for species where individuals migrate to and from spawning areas at different times during the spawning season.

    “These data are rarely available for highly migratory species, such as tunas, and are particularly difficult to estimate reliably for species where individuals migrate to and from spawning areas at different times during the spawning season [3, 4].”

    From Spawning Dynamics and Size Related Trends in Reproductive Parameters of Southern Bluefin Tuna, Thunnus maccoyii (2015) · cites this paper as [4]

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Authors
Murua, H., Kraus, G., Saborido-Rey, F., Wittames, P. R., Thorsen, A., & Junquera, S.
Affiliations
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (GB)
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Venue
Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fishery Science
Publisher
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO)
Published
2003-12
Volume
33
Pages
33-54
ISSN
  • 0250-6408 (ISSN-L)
  • 1682-9786
  • 1811-8224
DOI
10.2960/j.v33.a3
OpenAlex
W1976820463
Cited by
443
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FWCI
1.62
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fishery Science (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Physiology › Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Marine and fisheries research
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Aquatic Science › Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
Keywords
fecundity estimation, marine fish, reproductive strategies, sexual maturity, atresia, breeding season, spawning behavior, wild fish

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