Reproductive cycle of the blue jack mackerel, Trachurus picturatus (Bowdich, 1825), off the Portuguese continental coast

• Published in: Aquatic Living Resources
• Main Author: Costa Ana Maria
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: EDP Sciences 2019
• Subjects: trachurus picturatus; spawning season; portuguese coast; blue jack mackerel; Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling; SH1-691; Fulton; Northeast Atlantic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1051/alr/2019011; https://doaj.org/article/c4a4a5638b784e03a032049231028bef

This work provides for the first time a description of the reproductive biology of Trachurus picturatus in Portuguese continental waters (between 41° 49′ and 36° 57′ latitude North). From January 2010 to December 2016 a total of 7409 individuals were sampled from bottom trawlers operating on the nor...