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Parasite Communities and Feeding Ecology of the European Sprat (Sprattus Sprattus L.) Over Its Range of Distribution
Parasitol Res (2012) 110:1147–1157 DOI 10.1007/s00436-011-2605-z ORIGINAL PAPER Parasite communities and feeding ecology of the European sprat (Sprattus sprattus L.) over its range of distribution Sonja Kleinertz & Sven Klimpel & Harry W. Palm Received: 15 July 2011 /Accepted: 4 August 2011 /Published online: 18 August 2011 # Springer-Verlag 2011 Abstract The metazoan parasite fauna and feeding ecology Mollusca, Annelida, Crustacea and Tunicata. The highest of 165 Sprattus sprattus (L., 1758) was studied from number of prey organisms belonged to the crustaceans. The different geographic regions (Baltic Sea, North Sea, English variety of prey items in the stomach was reflected by the Channel, Bay of Biscay, Mediterranean Sea). A total of 13 parasite community differences and parasite species rich- metazoan parasite species were identified including six ness from the different regions. The feeding ecology of the Digenea, one Monogenea, two Cestoda, two Nematoda fish at the sampled localities was responsible for the and two Crustacea. Didymozoidae indet., Lecithocladium observed parasite composition and, secondarily, the zoo- excisum and Bomolochidae indet. represent new host geographical distribution of the parasites, questioning the records. The parasite species richness differed according use of the recorded sprat parasites as biological indicators to regions and ranged between 3 and 10. The most species- for environmental conditions and change. rich parasite fauna was recorded for sprats from the Bay of Biscay (North Atlantic), and the fishes from the Baltic Sea contained the lowest number of parasite species. More Introduction closely connected geographical regions, the North Sea, English Channel and Bay of Biscay, showed more similar Fish parasites are an integral part of every ecosystem and parasite component communities compared with more play an important role for the health of marine organisms. -
Sprattus Fuegensis in the Inland Waters of Chiloe, Chile (Osteichthyes: Clupeiformes: Clupeidae)
Gayana 71(1):71(1), 2007102-113, 2007 ISSN 0717-652X SPRATTUS FUEGENSIS EN AGUAS INTERIORES DE CHILOE, CHILE (OSTEICHTHYES: CLUPEIFORMES: CLUPEIDAE) SPRATTUS FUEGENSIS IN THE INLAND WATERS OF CHILOE, CHILE (OSTEICHTHYES: CLUPEIFORMES: CLUPEIDAE) Antonio Aranis R.1, Roberto Meléndez C.2, Germán Pequeño R.3 & Francisco Cerna T. 4 1Instituto de Fomento Pesquero, Departamento de Evaluación de Pesquerías, Blanco 839, Valparaíso, Chile. Email: [email protected]. 2Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, Casilla 787, Santiago, Chile 3Universidad Austral de Chile, Instituto de Zoología, Casilla 567, Valdivia, Chile 4Instituto de Fomento Pesquero, Departamento de Especialidades Técnicas, Blanco 839, Valparaíso, Chile. RESUMEN Una especie de Clupeiformes que ha sido habitual en las capturas de la flota pesquera artesanal que opera en el mar interior de Chiloé, Chile, ha sido confundida con la sardina común (Strangomera bentincki) y la sardina española (Sardinops sagax musica), cuyas distribuciones geográficas en esta área marcan su límite austral. Mediante un análi- sis de morfometría y recuentos de estructuras duras de siete ejemplares capturados en julio de 2005 y provenientes del área de pesca de Quicaví, Chiloé (42º17’S-73º22’W), se determinó, que correspondían a seis Sprattus fuegensis (Jenyns 1842) (sardina fueguina), y que ella estaría presente hegemónicamente en las capturas del mar interior de Chiloé; en la X Región administrativa de Chile. Basado en la captura de especímenes de S. fuegensis obtenidos en las cercanías de la Isla Guar, al norte de Calbuco en octubre de 2005, se realizó una breve descripción de otolitos y una comparación del diámetro longitudinal del primer anillo hialino entre ambas sardinas, mediante el uso del test no paramétrico de Mann-Withney; del mismo modo, se comparó la relación longitud del pez con el diámetro del otolito para ambas sardinas utilizando un ANCOVA. -
Supplementary Tales
Metabarcoding reveals different zooplankton communities in northern and southern areas of the North Sea Jan Niklas Macher, Berry B. van der Hoorn, Katja T. C. A. Peijnenburg, Lodewijk van Walraven, Willem Renema Supplementary tables 1-5 Table S1: Sampling stations and recorded abiotic variables recorded during the NICO 10 expedition from the Dutch Coast to the Shetland Islands Sampling site name Coordinates (°N, °E) Mean remperature (°C) Mean salinity (PSU) Depth (m) S74 59.416510, 0.499900 8.2 35.1 134 S37 58.1855556, 0.5016667 8.7 35.1 89 S93 57.36046, 0.57784 7.8 34.8 84 S22 56.5866667, 0.6905556 8.3 34.9 220 S109 56.06489, 1.59652 8.7 35 79 S130 55.62157, 2.38651 7.8 34.8 73 S156 54.88581, 3.69192 8.3 34.6 41 S176 54.41489, 4.04154 9.6 34.6 43 S203 53.76851, 4.76715 11.8 34.5 34 Table S2: Species list and read number per sampling site Class Order Family Genus Species S22 S37 S74 S93 S109 S130 S156 S176 S203 Copepoda Calanoida Acartiidae Acartia Acartia clausi 0 0 0 72 0 170 15 630 3995 Copepoda Calanoida Acartiidae Acartia Acartia tonsa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 Hydrozoa Trachymedusae Rhopalonematidae Aglantha Aglantha digitale 0 0 0 0 1870 117 420 629 0 Actinopterygii Trachiniformes Ammodytidae Ammodytes Ammodytes marinus 0 0 0 0 0 263 0 35 0 Copepoda Harpacticoida Miraciidae Amphiascopsis Amphiascopsis cinctus 344 0 0 992 2477 2500 9574 8947 0 Ophiuroidea Amphilepidida Amphiuridae Amphiura Amphiura filiformis 0 0 0 0 219 0 0 1470 63233 Copepoda Calanoida Pontellidae Anomalocera Anomalocera patersoni 0 0 586 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bivalvia Venerida -
In the Kattegat and Skagerrak, Eastern North Sea
Aquat. Living Resour. 28, 127–137 (2015) Aquatic c EDP Sciences 2016 DOI: 10.1051/alr/2016007 Living www.alr-journal.org Resources Growth and maturity of sprat (Sprattus sprattus) in the Kattegat and Skagerrak, eastern North Sea Francesca Vitale1, Felix Mittermayer1,2, Birgitta Krischansson1, Marianne Johansson1 and Michele Casini1,a 1 Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Aquatic Resources, Institute of Marine Research, 45330 Lysekil, Sweden 2 GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research, Evolutionary Ecology of Marine Fishes, 24105 Kiel, Germany Received 13 July 2015; Accepted 12 February 2016 Abstract – Information on fish biology, as growth and reproduction, is an essential first step for a sound assessment and management of a fishery resource. Here we analyzed the annual cycle of body condition factor (K), gonadosomatic index (GSI) and maturity of sprat from the Skagerrak and Kattegat as well as from the Skagerrak inner fjords (Uddevalla fjords). The results show an inverse yearly pattern for K and GSI in both areas, K being the highest in autumn and lowest in spring, while the GSI index was highest in spring and lowest in autumn. The annual highest proportion of spawning fish was recorded from May to July, indicating the late spring and early summer as the main spawning period for sprat in these areas. Male sprat reached maturity at a higher size in the Uddevalla fjords compared to Skagerrak and Kattegat, while negligible differences were shown by females. The K, GSI and size-at-age were the lowest in the Uddevalla fjords, while K and GSI were the highest in the Skagerrak, potentially related to the different environmental conditions encountered in the different areas. -
IATTC-94-01 the Tuna Fishery, Stocks, and Ecosystem in the Eastern
INTER-AMERICAN TROPICAL TUNA COMMISSION 94TH MEETING Bilbao, Spain 22-26 July 2019 DOCUMENT IATTC-94-01 REPORT ON THE TUNA FISHERY, STOCKS, AND ECOSYSTEM IN THE EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN IN 2018 A. The fishery for tunas and billfishes in the eastern Pacific Ocean ....................................................... 3 B. Yellowfin tuna ................................................................................................................................... 50 C. Skipjack tuna ..................................................................................................................................... 58 D. Bigeye tuna ........................................................................................................................................ 64 E. Pacific bluefin tuna ............................................................................................................................ 72 F. Albacore tuna .................................................................................................................................... 76 G. Swordfish ........................................................................................................................................... 82 H. Blue marlin ........................................................................................................................................ 85 I. Striped marlin .................................................................................................................................... 86 J. Sailfish -
Spawning of Bluefin Tuna in the Black Sea: Historical Evidence, Environmental Constraints and Population Plasticity
CORE Downloaded from orbit.dtu.dk on: Dec 20, 2017 Metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk Provided by Online Research Database In Technology Spawning of bluefin tuna in the black sea: historical evidence, environmental constraints and population plasticity MacKenzie, Brian; Mariani, Patrizio Published in: PLoS ONE Link to article, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0039998 Publication date: 2012 Document Version Publisher's PDF, also known as Version of record Link back to DTU Orbit Citation (APA): Mackenzie, B. R., & Mariani, P. (2012). Spawning of bluefin tuna in the black sea: historical evidence, environmental constraints and population plasticity. PLoS ONE, 7(7), e39998. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0039998 General rights Copyright and moral rights for the publications made accessible in the public portal are retained by the authors and/or other copyright owners and it is a condition of accessing publications that users recognise and abide by the legal requirements associated with these rights. • Users may download and print one copy of any publication from the public portal for the purpose of private study or research. • You may not further distribute the material or use it for any profit-making activity or commercial gain • You may freely distribute the URL identifying the publication in the public portal If you believe that this document breaches copyright please contact us providing details, and we will remove access to the work immediately and investigate your claim. Spawning of Bluefin Tuna in the Black Sea: Historical Evidence, -
Changing Communities of Baltic Coastal Fish Executive Summary: Assessment of Coastal fi Sh in the Baltic Sea
Baltic Sea Environment Proceedings No. 103 B Changing Communities of Baltic Coastal Fish Executive summary: Assessment of coastal fi sh in the Baltic Sea Helsinki Commission Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission Baltic Sea Environment Proceedings No. 103 B Changing Communities of Baltic Coastal Fish Executive summary: Assessment of coastal fi sh in the Baltic Sea Helsinki Commission Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission Editor: Janet Pawlak Authors: Kaj Ådjers (Co-ordination Organ for Baltic Reference Areas) Jan Andersson (Swedish Board of Fisheries) Magnus Appelberg (Swedish Board of Fisheries) Redik Eschbaum (Estonian Marine Institute) Ronald Fricke (State Museum of Natural History, Stuttgart, Germany) Antti Lappalainen (Finnish Game and Fisheries Research Institute), Atis Minde (Latvian Fish Resources Agency) Henn Ojaveer (Estonian Marine Institute) Wojciech Pelczarski (Sea Fisheries Institute, Poland) Rimantas Repečka (Institute of Ecology, Lithuania). Photographers: Visa Hietalahti p. cover, 7 top, 8 bottom Johnny Jensen p. 3 top, 3 bottom, 4 middle, 4 bottom, 5 top, 8 top, 9 top, 9 bottom Lauri Urho p. 4 top, 5 bottom Juhani Vaittinen p. 7 bottom Markku Varjo / LKA p. 10 top For bibliographic purposes this document should be cited as: HELCOM, 2006 Changing Communities of Baltic Coastal Fish Executive summary: Assessment of coastal fi sh in the Baltic Sea Balt. Sea Environ. Proc. No. 103 B Information included in this publication or extracts thereof is free for citing on the condition that the complete reference of the publication is given as stated above Copyright 2006 by the Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission - Helsinki Commission - Design and layout: Bitdesign, Vantaa, Finland Printed by: Erweko Painotuote Oy, Finland ISSN 0357-2994 Coastal fi sh – a combination of freshwater and marine species Coastal fish communities are important components of Baltic Sea ecosystems. -
Sprat Sprattus Sprattus Max Size: 16 Cm Family Clupeidae Max Age: 5 Years
Sprat Sprattus sprattus Max size: 16 cm Family Clupeidae Max age: 5 years Introduction Taxonomy: European sprat Sprattus sprattus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Order: Clupeiformes, Family: Clupeidae) is one of five clupeids occurring in the North Sea. Three sub-species have been defined [1], namely S. sprattus sprattus in the North-East Atlantic and North Sea, S. sprattus balticus in the Baltic Sea and S. sprattus phalericus in the Mediterranean and Black Seas. Comm. common names Danish Brisling Icelandic Brislingur Dutch Sprot Latvian Bt tli a English Sprat Norwegian Brisling Estonian Kilu Polish Szprot Faroese Brislingur Portuguese Espadilha / Lavadilha Finnish Kilohaili Russian French Sprat Spanish Espadín German Sprott Swedish Skarpsill General: Sprat is a small-bodied pelagic schooling species that is most abundant in relatively shallow waters, including areas of low salinity such as the Baltic. It is an important food resource for many top predators. Sprat is mainly landed for industrial processing (often mixed with juvenile herring), but a small market exists for human consumption (smoked sprat and whitebait). Sprat may be confused with juvenile herring, but the relative positions of dorsal and pelvic fins, the grey rather than blue coloration on the dorsal side and the sharply toothed keel on the belly are clear distinguishing features. Minimum Landing Size: None. Distribution Biogeographical distribution: Sprat is widely distributed in the shelf waters of Europe and North Africa, ranging from Morocco to Norway, including the Mediterranean, Black Sea and Baltic Sea [1,2], but stays largely within the 50 m depth contour and is also common in inshore waters. Spatial distribution in North Sea: Sprat is most abundant south of the Dogger Bank and in the Kattegat (Fig. -
Updated Checklist of Marine Fishes (Chordata: Craniata) from Portugal and the Proposed Extension of the Portuguese Continental Shelf
European Journal of Taxonomy 73: 1-73 ISSN 2118-9773 http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2014.73 www.europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu 2014 · Carneiro M. et al. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License. Monograph urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:9A5F217D-8E7B-448A-9CAB-2CCC9CC6F857 Updated checklist of marine fishes (Chordata: Craniata) from Portugal and the proposed extension of the Portuguese continental shelf Miguel CARNEIRO1,5, Rogélia MARTINS2,6, Monica LANDI*,3,7 & Filipe O. COSTA4,8 1,2 DIV-RP (Modelling and Management Fishery Resources Division), Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera, Av. Brasilia 1449-006 Lisboa, Portugal. E-mail: [email protected], [email protected] 3,4 CBMA (Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology), Department of Biology, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal. E-mail: [email protected], [email protected] * corresponding author: [email protected] 5 urn:lsid:zoobank.org:author:90A98A50-327E-4648-9DCE-75709C7A2472 6 urn:lsid:zoobank.org:author:1EB6DE00-9E91-407C-B7C4-34F31F29FD88 7 urn:lsid:zoobank.org:author:6D3AC760-77F2-4CFA-B5C7-665CB07F4CEB 8 urn:lsid:zoobank.org:author:48E53CF3-71C8-403C-BECD-10B20B3C15B4 Abstract. The study of the Portuguese marine ichthyofauna has a long historical tradition, rooted back in the 18th Century. Here we present an annotated checklist of the marine fishes from Portuguese waters, including the area encompassed by the proposed extension of the Portuguese continental shelf and the Economic Exclusive Zone (EEZ). The list is based on historical literature records and taxon occurrence data obtained from natural history collections, together with new revisions and occurrences. -
Spawning of Bluefin Tuna in the Black Sea: Historical Evidence, Environmental Constraints and Population Plasticity
Spawning of Bluefin Tuna in the Black Sea: Historical Evidence, Environmental Constraints and Population Plasticity Brian R. MacKenzie1*, Patrizio Mariani2 1 Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate, National Institute for Aquatic Resources (DTU Aqua), Technical University of Denmark, Charlottenlund, Denmark, 2 Center for Ocean Life, National Institute for Aquatic Resources (DTU Aqua), Technical University of Denmark, Charlottenlund, Denmark Abstract The lucrative and highly migratory Atlantic bluefin tuna, Thunnus thynnus (Linnaeus 1758; Scombridae), used to be distributed widely throughout the north Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea. Its migrations have supported sustainable fisheries and impacted local cultures since antiquity, but its biogeographic range has contracted since the 1950s. Most recently, the species disappeared from the Black Sea in the late 1980s and has not yet recovered. Reasons for the Black Sea disappearance, and the species-wide range contraction, are unclear. However bluefin tuna formerly foraged and possibly spawned in the Black Sea. Loss of a locally-reproducing population would represent a decline in population richness, and an increase in species vulnerability to perturbations such as exploitation and environmental change. Here we identify the main genetic and phenotypic adaptations that the population must have (had) in order to reproduce successfully in the specific hydrographic (estuarine) conditions of the Black Sea. By comparing hydrographic conditions in spawning areas of the three species of bluefin tunas, and applying a mechanistic model of egg buoyancy and sinking rate, we show that reproduction in the Black Sea must have required specific adaptations of egg buoyancy, fertilisation and development for reproductive success. Such adaptations by local populations of marine fish species spawning in estuarine areas are common as is evident from a meta-analysis of egg buoyancy data from 16 species of fish. -
Evidence for Ecosystem-Level Trophic Cascade Effects Involving Gulf Menhaden (Brevoortia Patronus) Triggered by the Deepwater Horizon Blowout
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering Article Evidence for Ecosystem-Level Trophic Cascade Effects Involving Gulf Menhaden (Brevoortia patronus) Triggered by the Deepwater Horizon Blowout Jeffrey W. Short 1,*, Christine M. Voss 2, Maria L. Vozzo 2,3 , Vincent Guillory 4, Harold J. Geiger 5, James C. Haney 6 and Charles H. Peterson 2 1 JWS Consulting LLC, 19315 Glacier Highway, Juneau, AK 99801, USA 2 Institute of Marine Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 3431 Arendell Street, Morehead City, NC 28557, USA; [email protected] (C.M.V.); [email protected] (M.L.V.); [email protected] (C.H.P.) 3 Sydney Institute of Marine Science, Mosman, NSW 2088, Australia 4 Independent Researcher, 296 Levillage Drive, Larose, LA 70373, USA; [email protected] 5 St. Hubert Research Group, 222 Seward, Suite 205, Juneau, AK 99801, USA; [email protected] 6 Terra Mar Applied Sciences LLC, 123 W. Nye Lane, Suite 129, Carson City, NV 89706, USA; [email protected] * Correspondence: [email protected]; Tel.: +1-907-209-3321 Abstract: Unprecedented recruitment of Gulf menhaden (Brevoortia patronus) followed the 2010 Deepwater Horizon blowout (DWH). The foregone consumption of Gulf menhaden, after their many predator species were killed by oiling, increased competition among menhaden for food, resulting in poor physiological conditions and low lipid content during 2011 and 2012. Menhaden sampled Citation: Short, J.W.; Voss, C.M.; for length and weight measurements, beginning in 2011, exhibited the poorest condition around Vozzo, M.L.; Guillory, V.; Geiger, H.J.; Barataria Bay, west of the Mississippi River, where recruitment of the 2010 year class was highest. -
Fish Bulletin 161. California Marine Fish Landings for 1972 and Designated Common Names of Certain Marine Organisms of California
UC San Diego Fish Bulletin Title Fish Bulletin 161. California Marine Fish Landings For 1972 and Designated Common Names of Certain Marine Organisms of California Permalink https://escholarship.org/uc/item/93g734v0 Authors Pinkas, Leo Gates, Doyle E Frey, Herbert W Publication Date 1974 eScholarship.org Powered by the California Digital Library University of California STATE OF CALIFORNIA THE RESOURCES AGENCY OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME FISH BULLETIN 161 California Marine Fish Landings For 1972 and Designated Common Names of Certain Marine Organisms of California By Leo Pinkas Marine Resources Region and By Doyle E. Gates and Herbert W. Frey > Marine Resources Region 1974 1 Figure 1. Geographical areas used to summarize California Fisheries statistics. 2 3 1. CALIFORNIA MARINE FISH LANDINGS FOR 1972 LEO PINKAS Marine Resources Region 1.1. INTRODUCTION The protection, propagation, and wise utilization of California's living marine resources (established as common property by statute, Section 1600, Fish and Game Code) is dependent upon the welding of biological, environment- al, economic, and sociological factors. Fundamental to each of these factors, as well as the entire management pro- cess, are harvest records. The California Department of Fish and Game began gathering commercial fisheries land- ing data in 1916. Commercial fish catches were first published in 1929 for the years 1926 and 1927. This report, the 32nd in the landing series, is for the calendar year 1972. It summarizes commercial fishing activities in marine as well as fresh waters and includes the catches of the sportfishing partyboat fleet. Preliminary landing data are published annually in the circular series which also enumerates certain fishery products produced from the catch.