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Atlantic chub mackerel (Scomber colias) spawning season, size and age at first maturity in Madeira waters

dc.contributor.authorVasconcelos, Joana
dc.contributor.authorAfonso-Dias, Manuel
dc.contributor.authorFaria, Graça
dc.date.accessioned2022-07-08T09:22:55Z
dc.date.available2022-07-08T09:22:55Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractThe pelagic chub mackerel, Scomber colias Gmelin, 1789 is one of the most important fishery resources in the Madeira Archipelago. S. colias is caught by a small and coastal purse-seine fleet that traditionally operates around the islands. Monthly samples of chub mackerel were taken from commercial landings, between January 2002 and December 2005. Sex and maturity were assigned by visually inspecting the gonads of 1998 males (17.4-46.0 cm total length, TL; 0-5 yr) and 2108 females (18.0-41.2 cm TL; 0-4 yr) using a five-stages macroscopic maturity scale; 99 specimens with undetermined sex (13.0-26.8 cm TL; 0 yr) were also sampled. The analysis of monthly gonadosomatic indices and maturity stages proportions showed that gonad development started slowly in July-August and in creased in October-December, for males and females. Spawning took place between Janu ary-April peaking in February-March. Maturity ogives were fitted to the observed propor tions of mature males and females by using non-linear methods, to estimate size and age at first maturity: 22.12 cm TL at 1.05 yr for males and 21.55 cm TL at 0.82 yr for females.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationVasconcelos, J., Afonso-Dias, M., & Faria, G. (2012). Atlantic chub mackerel (Scomber colias) spawning season, size and age at first maturity in Madeira waters. Arquipélago. Life and Marine Sciences, (29), 43-51.pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.13/4379
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherUniversidade dos Açorespt_PT
dc.subjectGonadosomatic indexpt_PT
dc.subjectFisheriespt_PT
dc.subjectMadeira Islandpt_PT
dc.subjectReproductive periodpt_PT
dc.subject.pt_PT
dc.subjectFaculdade de Ciências da Vidapt_PT
dc.titleAtlantic chub mackerel (Scomber colias) spawning season, size and age at first maturity in Madeira waterspt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage51pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage43pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleAçores (Portugal)pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleArquipélago. Life and Marine Science
oaire.citation.volume29pt_PT
person.familyNameVasconcelos
person.familyNameFaria
person.givenNameJoana
person.givenNameGraça
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