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Age, growth, reproduction and mortality of Red Mullet (Mullus barbatus ponticus Essipov, 1927) from the Turkish coasts of the Black Sea

Volume: 36 Number: 1 March 15, 2019
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Age, growth, reproduction and mortality of Red Mullet (Mullus barbatus ponticus Essipov, 1927) from the Turkish coasts of the Black Sea

Abstract



A total of 989 red mullets, Mullus barbatus ponticus, from the Black Sea were monthly collected from commercial gill/trammel net and bottom trawl fisheries, especially landed at Sinop Fishing Port, between December 2015 and December 2016. Total lengths and weights of red mullet specimens were ranged from 9.2 cm to 19.2 cm (average: 13.3 ±1.3 cm) and from 8.2 g to 68.6 g (average: 25.7 ±8.0 g), respectively. The samples were grouped densely between 13 and 15 cm. Minimum landing size (MLS) is 13 cm for Mullus barbatus according to Turkish Fisheries Regulation Circular. Thus, 39% of all samples in this study are under legal size. The LWR equation calculated was W = 0.0137 × TL2.902 (r2= 0.92). Age groups of red mullets in the Black Sea were ranged from I to IV. The mean lengths according to age groups (I, II, III, and IV) were 11.43 ±0.04 cm, 13.22 ±0.04 cm, 15.24 ±0.06 cm, and 18.44 ±0.29 cm, respectively. According to GSI values, reproduction of red mullets is between May and July with the peaks of June–July. The estimated von Bertalanffy growth parameters with standard errors were L= 17.64 ±1.43 cm, k = 0.43 ±0.13, and t0 = –1.33 ±0.37. The mortality rates (M, F, and Z), and exploitation rate (E) of M. barbatus ponticus were 0.91 year–1, 0.52 year–1, 1.43 year–1, and 0.36, respectively.


 

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English

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Publication Date

March 15, 2019

Submission Date

June 19, 2018

Acceptance Date

November 13, 2018

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Year 2019 Volume: 36 Number: 1

APA
Yılmaz, B., Samsun, O., Akyol, O., Erdem, Y., & Ceyhan, T. (2019). Age, growth, reproduction and mortality of Red Mullet (Mullus barbatus ponticus Essipov, 1927) from the Turkish coasts of the Black Sea. Ege Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 36(1), 41-47. https://doi.org/10.12714/egejfas.2019.36.1.05
AMA
1.Yılmaz B, Samsun O, Akyol O, Erdem Y, Ceyhan T. Age, growth, reproduction and mortality of Red Mullet (Mullus barbatus ponticus Essipov, 1927) from the Turkish coasts of the Black Sea. EgeJFAS. 2019;36(1):41-47. doi:10.12714/egejfas.2019.36.1.05
Chicago
Yılmaz, Bülent, Osman Samsun, Okan Akyol, Yakup Erdem, and Tevfik Ceyhan. 2019. “Age, Growth, Reproduction and Mortality of Red Mullet (Mullus Barbatus Ponticus Essipov, 1927) from the Turkish Coasts of the Black Sea”. Ege Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 36 (1): 41-47. https://doi.org/10.12714/egejfas.2019.36.1.05.
EndNote
Yılmaz B, Samsun O, Akyol O, Erdem Y, Ceyhan T (March 1, 2019) Age, growth, reproduction and mortality of Red Mullet (Mullus barbatus ponticus Essipov, 1927) from the Turkish coasts of the Black Sea. Ege Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 36 1 41–47.
IEEE
[1]B. Yılmaz, O. Samsun, O. Akyol, Y. Erdem, and T. Ceyhan, “Age, growth, reproduction and mortality of Red Mullet (Mullus barbatus ponticus Essipov, 1927) from the Turkish coasts of the Black Sea”, EgeJFAS, vol. 36, no. 1, pp. 41–47, Mar. 2019, doi: 10.12714/egejfas.2019.36.1.05.
ISNAD
Yılmaz, Bülent - Samsun, Osman - Akyol, Okan - Erdem, Yakup - Ceyhan, Tevfik. “Age, Growth, Reproduction and Mortality of Red Mullet (Mullus Barbatus Ponticus Essipov, 1927) from the Turkish Coasts of the Black Sea”. Ege Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 36/1 (March 1, 2019): 41-47. https://doi.org/10.12714/egejfas.2019.36.1.05.
JAMA
1.Yılmaz B, Samsun O, Akyol O, Erdem Y, Ceyhan T. Age, growth, reproduction and mortality of Red Mullet (Mullus barbatus ponticus Essipov, 1927) from the Turkish coasts of the Black Sea. EgeJFAS. 2019;36:41–47.
MLA
Yılmaz, Bülent, et al. “Age, Growth, Reproduction and Mortality of Red Mullet (Mullus Barbatus Ponticus Essipov, 1927) from the Turkish Coasts of the Black Sea”. Ege Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, vol. 36, no. 1, Mar. 2019, pp. 41-47, doi:10.12714/egejfas.2019.36.1.05.
Vancouver
1.Bülent Yılmaz, Osman Samsun, Okan Akyol, Yakup Erdem, Tevfik Ceyhan. Age, growth, reproduction and mortality of Red Mullet (Mullus barbatus ponticus Essipov, 1927) from the Turkish coasts of the Black Sea. EgeJFAS. 2019 Mar. 1;36(1):41-7. doi:10.12714/egejfas.2019.36.1.05

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