Age and growth of Atlantic bonito (Sarda sardaBloch, 1793) in the Sea of Marmara and Black Sea, Turkey

Abstract

Age and growth of Atlantic bonito (Sarda sarda Bloch, 1793) were determined in the Black Sea and Sea of Marmara from October 2003 to May 2005. A total of 694 samples ranging from 23.5 to 71 cm total length was collected; age estimates were carried out on otoliths of 248 fish. Male and female fish ages were estimated as up to 3 + . The length-weight relationship and the von Bertalanffy growth curve (TVBGF) were described for all individuals as: W = 0.0054L 3.215 and L t = 68.01 [1 ) e )0.895 (t + 0.395) ]. These data are discussed in relation to other growth studies of S. Sarda in the Mediterranean Sea.

The Effect of Using Frozen Raw Material and Different Salt Ratios on the Quality Changes of Dry Salted Atlantic Bonito (Lakerda) at Two Storage Conditions

“…It is an epipelagic and highly migratory fatty fish which belongs to Scombridae family. This species has a wide geographical distribution and occurs throughout Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean and its adjoining seas (Zaboukas et al, 2006;Ateş et al, 2008). The world production of this species was 33651 tons in 2014, and Turkish production was 19031 tons in the same year (FAO, 2016a;TUİK, 2016).…”

Age, growth, and reproductive biology of Atlantic bonito (Sarda sarda Bloch, 1793) from the Turkish coasts of the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara

“…On the other hand, the studies conducted by Ateş et al (2008) and Cengiz (2013) were based on total length. Therefore, the Φ' values of these studies are greater than those of the other studies as well as the present study, which are based on fork length.…”

“…In the Ionian Sea, Santamaria et al (1998) found 5 different ages (age classes 0-4) from dorsal fin spines and vertebrae. In Turkish waters, Ateş et al (2008) and Cengiz (2013) conducted age and growth studies on S. sarda from otoliths, and 4 different ages (age classes 0-3) were observed. In this study, 3 different ages (age classes 0-2) were determined from otoliths.…”

Paramètres de reproduction de <i>Sarda sarda</i> (Bloch, 1793) du golfe de Guinée, Côte d’Ivoire

“…Cependant, elle ne bénéficie pas des mesures de gestion raisonnable de la part des gestionnaires en raison du manque d'informations nécessaires, notamment les informations biologiques, permettant de prendre des décisions appropriées. Les travaux réalisés sur la biologie de cette espèce dans le monde sont d'ordre général, fragmentaires et limités (Sabatés et Recasens, 2001 ;Franičević et al, 2005 ;Macias et al, 2005, Ateş et al, 2008Hattour, 2008 ;Cengiz, 2013 ;Kahraman et al, 2014 ;Baibbat et al, 2016). Toutefois, ces informations obtenues sur le plan international ne sont néanmoins pas suffisantes pour la mise en place des mesures de gestion durable.…”