Population dynamics of Rimapenaeus constrictus (Stimpson, 1874) (Penaeoidea) on the southeastern Brazilian coast: implications for shrimp fishing management from a 5-year study on a bycatch species

Population dynamics of Rimapenaeus constrictus (Stimpson, 1874) (Penaeoidea) on the southeastern Brazilian coast: implications for shrimp fishing management from a 5-year study on a bycatch species

This is the first study to evaluate in broad spatiotemporal scales the growth parameters and population structure of Rimapenaeus constrictus, a barely damaged species composing the bycatch from shrimp fishing in the Western Atlantic. The abundance and size-class frequency distribution, growth, longe...

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Published in:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências Vol. 89; no. 2; pp. 1013 - 1025
Main Authors: Lopes, Ana Elisa B, Grabowski, Raphael C, Garcia, Joyce R, Fransozo, Adilson, Costa, Rogério C DA, Hiroki, Kátia A N, Castilho, Antonio L
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Brazil Academia Brasileira de Ciências 01-06-2017
Subjects:
Animal Distribution
Animals
Body Size
Brazil
Conservation of Natural Resources
Female
Fisheries
Fisheries biology
latitudinal variation
Longevity - physiology
Male
MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES
Penaeidae - anatomy & histology
Penaeidae - growth & development
Population Dynamics
recruitment cohorts
roughneck shrimp
Seasons
Sex Factors
Sex Ratio
Spatio-Temporal Analysis
stock conservation
Time Factors
Fisheries biology
roughneck shrimp
stock conservation
latitudinal variation
recruitment cohorts
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Summary:This is the first study to evaluate in broad spatiotemporal scales the growth parameters and population structure of Rimapenaeus constrictus, a barely damaged species composing the bycatch from shrimp fishing in the Western Atlantic. The abundance and size-class frequency distribution, growth, longevity and sex ratio were evaluated from monthly samples obtained in the northern littoral of São Paulo state from Jan/1998 to Jun/2003. We measured 5,812 individuals in which the sex ratio was skewed toward females; this was more evident in size classes greater than 10 mm in CL (carapace length) (binomial test, p<0.05). We selected 16 growth cohorts of females, and 8 of males, the majority consisting of younger individual cohorts excluded from the fisheries closure period. Growth estimates resulted in a CL∞ of 17.42 mm, a growth coefficient of 0.008 and a longevity of 579 days (1.60 year) for females, as well as a CL∞ of 16.3 mm, a growth coefficient of 0.01 and a longevity of 425 days (1.17 year) for males. Our results provide information of incontestable relevance to our knowledge of fishing management. We therefore strongly recommend that the fisheries closure period be changed to protect this species' recruitment period and consequently its adult individuals.
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ISSN:0001-3765
1678-2690
1678-2690
DOI:10.1590/0001-3765201720160567