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Age and growth rates of swordfish (Xiphias gladius), caught from Gökçeada Island by harpoon fishing

Year 2016, Volume: 33 Issue: 1, 21 - 26, 23.03.2016
https://doi.org/10.12714/egejfas.2016.33.1.04

Abstract

In this study, age and growth rates of swordfish Xiphias gladius, caught from north Aegean Sea with landings in Gökçeada Island by harpoon fishing, were determined between 24 March and 15 June 2015. A total of 300 swordfish specimens that ranged between 74 and 174 cm Lower jaw fork length (LJFL) were used in the analysis. The length–weight relationships were calculated as W = 5E-06L3.188 (R2 = 0.948). A total of 83 anal fin rays were used in the analyses. The age-classes ranged from 0 to 5 years, while the samples were dominated by the 2 years old. The von Bertalanffy growth curves were fitted to the length at age data and the estimated parameters of the equation were: L∞ = 218.3; k = 0.193 and t0 = -2.1031.

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  • Varghese, S. P., Vijayakumaran, K., Anrose, A. & Mhatre, V. D. (2013). Biological Aspects of Swordfish, Xiphias gladius Linnaeus, 1758, Caught During Tuna Longline Survey in the Indian Seas.
  • Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 13(3): 529-540.
  • von Bertalanffy, L. (1938). A quantitative theory of organic growth (inquiries on growth laws II). Human Biology, 10: 181-213.
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  • Young, J., Drake, A. & Groisson, A.L. (2003). Age and Growth of Broadbill Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) from Eastern Australian Waters — preliminary results. CSIRO, Division of Marine Research Hob art, Tasmania Australia.
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Gökçeada çevresinde zıpkın ile yakalanan kılıç balıklarının (Xiphias gladius) yaş ve büyüme özellikleri

Year 2016, Volume: 33 Issue: 1, 21 - 26, 23.03.2016
https://doi.org/10.12714/egejfas.2016.33.1.04

Abstract

Bu çalışmada Kuzey Ege Denizinde 24 Mart – 15 Haziran 2015 tarihleri arasında zıpkın ile yakalanan ve Gökçeada’da karaya çıkarılan kılıç balığı, Xiphias gladius bireylerinin yaş ve büyüme özellikleri belirlenmiştir. Alt çene çatal boyları (LJFL) 70 ile 174 cm ve ağırlıkları 4 – 69 kg arasında olan toplam 300 adet kılıç balığı analizlerde kullanılmıştır. Boy – ağırlık ilişkisi W = 5E-06L3,188 (R2 = 0,948) olarak hesaplanmıştır. Toplam 83 adet bireyden anal yüzgeç ışınları kullanılarak yaş tayinleri gerçekleştirilmiştir. Yapılan yaş tayinleri sonucunda, kılıç balıklarının 0 - 5 yaş arasında oldukları ve en fazla bireyin 2 yaşında olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Von Bertalanffy büyüme denklemi L∞ = 218,3; k = 0,193 ve t0 = -2,1031 olarak hesaplanmıştır

References

  • Abid, N. & Idrissi, M. H. (2009). Analysis of the size data of swordfish (Xiphias gladius) caught by the Moroccan driftnet fishery operating in the Mediterranean Sea. Collective Volume of Scientific Papers, ICCAT, 64(6), 2093-2104.
  • Akyol, O. & Ceyhan, T. (2011). The Turkish Swordfish Fishery. Collective Volume of Scientific Papers. ICCAT, 66(4), 1471-1479.
  • Akyol, O. & Ceyhan, T. (2013). Age and growth of swordfish (Xiphias gladius L.) in the Aegean Sea. Turkish Journal of Zoology, 37(1): 59-64.
  • Alıçlı, T. Z., Oray, I. K., Karakulak, F. S. & Kahraman, A. E. (2012). Age, sex ratio, length-weight relationships and reproductive biology of Mediterranean swordfish, Xiphias gladius L., 1758, in the eastern Mediterranean. African Journal of Biotechnology, 11(15): 3673-3680.
  • Beşiktepe, Ş., Özsoy, E. & Ünlüata, Ü. (1993). Filling of the Marmara Sea by the Dardanelles Lower Layer Inflow. Deep Sea Researh, 40: 1815-1838.
  • doi: 10.1016/0967-0637(93)90034-Z
  • Cerna, J. F. (2009). Age and growth of the swordfish (Xiphias gladius Linnaeus, 1758) in the southeastern Pacific off Chile (2001). Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research, 37(1): 59-69. doi: 10.3856/vol37-issue1-fulltext-5
  • Chang, Y. J., Sun, C. L., Chen, Y., Yeh, S. Z., DiNardo, G. & Su, N. J. (2013). Modelling the impacts of environmental variation on the habitat suitability of swordfish, Xiphias gladius, in the equatorial Atlantic Ocean. Ices Journal of Marine Science, 70(5): 1000-1012. doi: 10.1093/icesjms/fss190
  • Čikeš Keč, V. & Zorica, B. (2013). Length-weight relationship, age, growth and mortality of Atlantic chub mackerel Scomber colias in the Adriatic Sea. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 93(2): 341–349. doi: 10.1017/S0025315412000161
  • Collette, B. B. (1995). Xiphiidae. Peces espada, In W. Fischer, F. K., W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds), Guia FAO para Identification de Especies para lo Fines de la Pesca (pp.1651-1652) Pacifico Centro-Oriental, Rome: FAO..
  • De Martini, E. E., Uchiyama, J. H. & Williams, H. A. (2000). Sexual maturity, sex ratio, and size composition of swordfish, Xiphias gladius, caught by the Hawaii-based pelagic longline fishery. Fishery Bulletin, 98(3): 489-506.
  • De Metrio G., Megalofonou P. & Tselas S. N. T. (1989). Fishery and Biology of the Swordfish Xiphias gladius L., 1758 in Greek waters. FAO Fisheries Report, 412: 135-145.
  • FAO, F. D. (1994). World review of highly migratory species and straddling stocks. (70p), Rome
  • ICCAT. (2013). Management Measures for Mediterranean Swordfish in the Framework of ICCAT [Rec. 11-03]
  • Macias, D., Hattour, A., De la Serna, JM. & Gómez-Vives MJ.D.G. (2005). Reproductive characteristic of swordfish (Xiphias gladius) caught in the Southwestern Mediterranean during 2003. Collective Volume of Scientific Papers ICCAT, 58(2): 454-459.
  • Mater, S. & Çoker, T. (2004). Ichthyoplankton atlas of Turkish Seas, Bornova, Izmir: Ege Universty press, 210 p..
  • Nakamura, I. (1985). FAO species catalogue. Vol. 5. Billfishes of the World. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of marlins, sailfishes, spearfishes and swordfishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop., 125(5).
  • Ricker, W. E. (1975). Computation and interpretation of biological statistics of fish populations. Bulletin of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada, 382 pp.
  • Romeo, T., Consoli, P., Battaglia, P. & Andaloro, F. (2014). A support to manage the swordfish (Xiphias gladius Linnaeus, 1758) IUUF (illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing): an easy method to identify the legal size. Journal of Applied Ichthyology, 30(1): 114-116. doi: 10.1111/jai.12306
  • Sparre, P. & Veneme, S. C. (1998). Introduction to tropical fish stock assessment. Part 1. Manual. FAO Fisheries Technical Paper No, 306(1), 1.
  • Sun, C. L., Wang, S. P. & Yeh, S. Z. (2002). Age and growth of the swordfish (Xiphias gladius L.) in the waters around Taiwan determined from anal-fin rays. Fishery Bulletin, 100(4): 822-835.
  • Tserpes, G. & Tsimenides, N. (1995). Determination of age and growth of swordfish, Xiphias-gladius l, 1758, in the eastern Mediterranean using anal-fin spines. Fishery Bulletin, 93(3): 594-602.
  • Tsimendides, N. & Tserpes, G. (1989). Age-Determination and growth of swordfish Xiphias-gladius L, 1758 in the Aegean Sea. Fisheries Research, 8(2): 159-168. doi: 10.1016/0165-7836(89)90029-5
  • TUİK (2014). Turkstat, Fishery statistics. http://www.tuik.gov.tr/. Access date: 09.12.2015
  • Valeiras, X., de la Serna, J. M., Macias, D., Ruiz, M., Garcia-Barcelona, S., Gomez, M. J. & Ortiz de Urbina, J. M. (2008). Age and growth of swordfish (Xiphias gladius) in the Western Mediterranean Sea. Collective Volume of Scientific Papers, ICCAT, 62(44): 1112-1121.
  • Varghese, S. P., Vijayakumaran, K., Anrose, A. & Mhatre, V. D. (2013). Biological Aspects of Swordfish, Xiphias gladius Linnaeus, 1758, Caught During Tuna Longline Survey in the Indian Seas.
  • Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 13(3): 529-540.
  • von Bertalanffy, L. (1938). A quantitative theory of organic growth (inquiries on growth laws II). Human Biology, 10: 181-213.
  • Wang, S. P., Sun, C. L., Punt, A. E. & Yeh, S. Z. (2007). Application of the sex-specific age-structured assessment method for swordfish, Xiphias gladius, in the North Pacific Ocean. Fisheries Research, 84(3): 282-300. doi: 10.1016/j.fishres.2006.11.027
  • Whitehead, P., Bauchot, M., Hureau, J., Nielsen, J. & Tortonese, E. (1986). Fishes of the north-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean (1473 p). Volume I, II and III, Paris: UNESCO, Paris.
  • Wootton, R. J. (1992). Constraints in the evolution of fish life histories. Netherlands Journal of Zoology, 42: 291-303.
  • Young, J., Drake, A. & Groisson, A.L. (2003). Age and Growth of Broadbill Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) from Eastern Australian Waters — preliminary results. CSIRO, Division of Marine Research Hob art, Tasmania Australia.
  • Young, J., Lansdell, M., Riddoch, S. & Revill, A. (2006). Feeding ecology of broadbill swordfish, Xiphias gladius, off eastern Australia in relation to physical and environmental variables. Bulletin of Marine Science, 79(3): 793-809.
  • Zar, J. H. (1984). Biostatistical Analysis (620 p). Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, USA.
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Primary Language Turkish
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Authors

Cenk Alver

Hakan Ayyıldız

Aytaç Altın

Publication Date March 23, 2016
Submission Date March 23, 2016
Published in Issue Year 2016Volume: 33 Issue: 1

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APA Alver, C., Ayyıldız, H., & Altın, A. (2016). Gökçeada çevresinde zıpkın ile yakalanan kılıç balıklarının (Xiphias gladius) yaş ve büyüme özellikleri. Ege Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 33(1), 21-26. https://doi.org/10.12714/egejfas.2016.33.1.04