Biological indicators for the Pacific sierra (Scomberomorus sierra) fishery in the southern Gulf of California, Mexico
The Pacific sierra (Scomberomorus sierra) fishery was analyzed using commercial data from Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico, from February 2002 to March 2003. Length-frequency data were analyzed to estimate individual growth parameters, as well as the minimum maturity length and minimum catch length of S....
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| author | H Aguirre-Villaseñor E Morales-Bojórquez RE Morán-Angulo J Madrid-Vera MC Valdez-Pineda |
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The Pacific sierra (Scomberomorus sierra) fishery was analyzed using commercial data from Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico, from February 2002 to March 2003. Length-frequency data were analyzed to estimate individual growth parameters, as well as the minimum maturity length and minimum catch length of S. sierra. Six age groups were observed for the stock from the southern Gulf of California. Gonad maturity in females begins in April and spawning occurs during May. According to our estimations, the minimum catch length was 398 mm fork length (c. 2 years 10 months), while the minimum maturity length was 443 mm fork length (c. 3 years). When both curves were overlapped, 70% of the catch was represented by females with a fork length less than the size at first maturity, indicating that when females attained the minimum maturity length, a fraction (70%) of them had already been caught; however, during the last 17 fishing seasons, the Pacific sierra landings in Sinaloa have shown an apparent stability. A management strategy and reference points for the exploitation of the fishery are recommendable.
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| spelling | doaj.art-6a2ccda814384efd9e26d7116176c4a72024-03-04T16:45:58ZengUniversidad Autónoma de Baja CaliforniaCiencias Marinas0185-38802395-90532006-10-0132310.7773/cm.v32i3.1130Biological indicators for the Pacific sierra (Scomberomorus sierra) fishery in the southern Gulf of California, MexicoH Aguirre-Villaseñor0E Morales-Bojórquez1RE Morán-Angulo2J Madrid-Vera3MC Valdez-Pineda4Centro Regional de Investigación Pesquera-MazatlánCentro Regional de Investigación Pesquera-La PazUniversidad Autónoma de SinaloaCentro Regional de Investigación Pesquera-MazatlánUniversidad Autónoma de Sinaloa The Pacific sierra (Scomberomorus sierra) fishery was analyzed using commercial data from Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico, from February 2002 to March 2003. Length-frequency data were analyzed to estimate individual growth parameters, as well as the minimum maturity length and minimum catch length of S. sierra. Six age groups were observed for the stock from the southern Gulf of California. Gonad maturity in females begins in April and spawning occurs during May. According to our estimations, the minimum catch length was 398 mm fork length (c. 2 years 10 months), while the minimum maturity length was 443 mm fork length (c. 3 years). When both curves were overlapped, 70% of the catch was represented by females with a fork length less than the size at first maturity, indicating that when females attained the minimum maturity length, a fraction (70%) of them had already been caught; however, during the last 17 fishing seasons, the Pacific sierra landings in Sinaloa have shown an apparent stability. A management strategy and reference points for the exploitation of the fishery are recommendable. http://www.cienciasmarinas.com.mx/index.php/cmarinas/article/view/1130individual growthage at first maturitymanagement strategy |
| spellingShingle | H Aguirre-Villaseñor E Morales-Bojórquez RE Morán-Angulo J Madrid-Vera MC Valdez-Pineda Biological indicators for the Pacific sierra (Scomberomorus sierra) fishery in the southern Gulf of California, Mexico Ciencias Marinas individual growth age at first maturity management strategy |
| title | Biological indicators for the Pacific sierra (Scomberomorus sierra) fishery in the southern Gulf of California, Mexico |
| title_full | Biological indicators for the Pacific sierra (Scomberomorus sierra) fishery in the southern Gulf of California, Mexico |
| title_fullStr | Biological indicators for the Pacific sierra (Scomberomorus sierra) fishery in the southern Gulf of California, Mexico |
| title_full_unstemmed | Biological indicators for the Pacific sierra (Scomberomorus sierra) fishery in the southern Gulf of California, Mexico |
| title_short | Biological indicators for the Pacific sierra (Scomberomorus sierra) fishery in the southern Gulf of California, Mexico |
| title_sort | biological indicators for the pacific sierra scomberomorus sierra fishery in the southern gulf of california mexico |
| topic | individual growth age at first maturity management strategy |
| url | http://www.cienciasmarinas.com.mx/index.php/cmarinas/article/view/1130 |
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