Age and growth of Atlantic bonito (Sarda sarda Bloch, 1793) in the Sea of Marmara and Black Sea, Turkey
JOURNAL OF APPLIED ICHTHYOLOGY, vol.24, no.5, pp.546-550, 2008 (SCI-Expanded)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 24 Issue: 5
- Publication Date: 2008
- Doi Number: 10.1111/j.1439-0426.2008.01102.x
- Journal Name: JOURNAL OF APPLIED ICHTHYOLOGY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.546-550
- Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes
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.