First estimates of age, growth, and maturity of boarfish (Capros aper): a species newly exploited in the Northeast Atlantic

Abstract White, E., Minto, C., Nolan, C. P., King, E., Mullins, E., and Clarke, M. 2011. First estimates of age, growth, and maturity of boarfish (Capros aper): a species newly exploited in the Northeast Atlantic. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 68: 61–66. Boarfish in the Northeast Atlantic have r...

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Published in:ICES Journal of Marine Science
Main Authors: White, Emma, Minto, Cóilín, Nolan, Conor P., King, Erna, Mullins, Eugene, Clarke, Maurice
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press (OUP) 2010
Subjects:
Northeast Atlantic
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsq150
http://academic.oup.com/icesjms/article-pdf/68/1/61/29138025/fsq150.pdf
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Summary:Abstract White, E., Minto, C., Nolan, C. P., King, E., Mullins, E., and Clarke, M. 2011. First estimates of age, growth, and maturity of boarfish (Capros aper): a species newly exploited in the Northeast Atlantic. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 68: 61–66. Boarfish in the Northeast Atlantic have recently been exploited commercially for fishmeal. It is a sexually dimorphic species with an estimated maximum age of 26 years, late age at maturity (A50 = 5.25 years), relatively fast rate of growth (K = 0.186 year−1), and a small asymptotic length (L∞ = 128.9 mm).

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