Biology and stock assessment of Boops boops along the Portuguese coast (1984 - 2009)
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | University of Lisbon, Department of Zoology and Anthropology (IMAR network) |
| Country | Portugal  |
| Time period | From 1984 to 2009 |
| Ongoing | No |
| Geographical area | Portuguese coast |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Fish morphology, age and physiology; Fish abundance in water bodies; Fish taxonomy-related counts; Fish behaviour; Fish and shellfish catch statistics |
| Instruments | Pelagic trawl nets |
| Description | |
| Summary | To determine possible populations living along the Portuguese coast, several aspects on the biology were analyzed: a) morphological characterization, applying methods of univariate and multivariate statistics; b) age and growth studies, using direct reading on the otoliths and validated by the back-calculation technique; and c) gonadal development, sexual differentiation and annual sexual cycle. These results led to the conclusion that there is one population along the Portuguese coast. For stock assessment a VPA was used and their results allowed forecasts to be made on the capture and spawning biomass for the following years. |
| Originators | University of Lisbon, Department of Zoology and Anthropology (IMAR network) |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | University of Lisbon, Department of Zoology and Anthropology (IMAR network) |
| Availability | By negotiation |
| Contact | Prof. Luis M. Arruda/Prof. Leonel S. Gordo |
| Address | University of Lisbon, Department of Zoology and Anthropology (IMAR network) |
| Telephone | +351 1 717 31 41 (22 44) |
| Facsimile | +351 217500028 |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | Hydrographic Institute |
| Local identifier | 15015001 |
| Global identifier | 2215 |
| Last revised | 2015-09-02 |
