Setting preliminary biometric baselines for new target sea cucumbers species of the NE Atlantic and Mediterranean fisheries

González-Wangüemert, Mercedes; Valente, Sara; Henriques, Filipe; Domínguez-Godino, Jorge A.; Serrao, Ester

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Setting preliminary biometric baselines for new target sea cucumbers species of the NE Atlantic and Mediterranean fisheries

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dc.contributor.author	González-Wangüemert, Mercedes
dc.contributor.author	Valente, Sara
dc.contributor.author	Henriques, Filipe
dc.contributor.author	Domínguez-Godino, Jorge A.
dc.contributor.author	Serrao, Ester
dc.date.accessioned	2017-03-09T17:23:24Z
dc.date.available	2017-03-09T17:23:24Z
dc.date.issued	2016
dc.description.abstract	Commercial interest on sea cucumber species from the NE Atlantic and the Mediterranean is increasing.Holothuria polii, Holothuria tubulosa, Holothuria mammata and Holothuria arguinensis are the new targetspecies. The scarce biological and ecological knowledge on these species along their geographical distri-bution, is a major problem for their fisheries management. To address it, we carried out a morphometricstudy to describe the baseline population size structure, focused on the length–weight relationship andsize–weight distribution.In the NE Atlantic, the largest mean size and heaviest mean weight of H. mammata and H. arguinensiswere found in localities with upwelling, but another factors could be influencing on these results. In theMediterranean, Girona and Mallorca showed the heaviest specimens of H. polii, H. tubulosa and H. mam-mata, and the smallest were registered in Crete and Kusadasi. Significant differences in length and weightbetween populations were found for each species. These results could be linked with local environmentalconditions. Size frequency distribution was multimodal for all species except for H. mammata; the weightfrequency distribution was only unimodal for H. polii and H. mammata.This study provides novel data, helpful for stock and population assessment which could support theimplementation of effective management for the European sea cucumber target species.	pt_PT
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dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/j.fishres.2016.02.008	pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn	0165-7836
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/9032
dc.language.iso	eng	pt_PT
dc.peerreviewed	yes	pt_PT
dc.publisher	Elsevier	pt_PT
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/	pt_PT
dc.subject	Holothuria	pt_PT
dc.subject	Fisheries	pt_PT
dc.subject	Length–weight relationship	pt_PT
dc.subject	Size distribution frequency	pt_PT
dc.subject	Management	pt_PT
dc.subject	Environmental conditions	pt_PT
dc.title	Setting preliminary biometric baselines for new target sea cucumbers species of the NE Atlantic and Mediterranean fisheries	pt_PT
dc.type	journal article
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oaire.citation.endPage	66	pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage	57	pt_PT
oaire.citation.title	Fisheries Research	pt_PT
oaire.citation.volume	179	pt_PT
person.familyName	Gonzalez-Wanguemert
person.familyName	Serrao
person.givenName	Mercedes
person.givenName	Ester A.
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