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

• 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

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).