Age and growth of skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) in the western equatorial Atlantic based on dorsal spines analysis
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https://doi.org/10.20950/1678-2305/bip.2022.48.e686Keywords:
growth equation;, growth models;, growth parameters;, multi-model inference;, pelagic fish.Abstract
The skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) is a migratory pelagic fish occurring in all tropical and subtropical oceans of the world. Due to its economic importance and the unbridled increase in fishing efforts, stocks may collapse if this resource is not managed properly. The present study aimed to estimate growth parameters from different growth models based on annual rings from the dorsal spines of skipjack tuna caught in the western equatorial Atlantic. The first dorsal spine of each individual was extracted to produce cross-sections with 0.6 to 0.8 mm in thickness. We used a multi-model approach to select the best growth model based on the Akaike information criterion (AIC). Two hundred seventy individuals were analyzed, with an average length of 49.58 ± 7.72 cm. The von Bertalanffy growth model had the best fit to the data, but the Gompertz and Logistic models also had essential support. Average asymptotic length () was estimated to be 114.05 and 102.63 cm for observed and back-calculated data, respectively. The dorsal spines are indeed efficient tools for estimating growth parameters and multi-model inference is a novel approach for adjusting discrepancies that likely result from a single-model approach.
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Adams, J.L.; Kerstetter, D.W. 2014. Age and growth of three coastal-pelagic tunas (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Scombridae) in the Florida Straits, USA: blackfin tuna, Thunnus atlanticus, little tunny, Euthynnus alletteratus, and skipjack tuna, Katsuwonus pelamis. Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria, 44(3): 201-211. https://doi.org/10.3750/AIP2014.44.3.04.
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Duarte-Neto, P.; Higa, F.M.; Lessa, R.P. 2012. Age and growth estimation of bigeye tuna Thunnus obesus (Teleostei; Scombridae) in the southwestern Atlantic. Neotropical Ichthyology, 10(1): 149-158. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1679-62252012000100014.
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Fowler, A.J. 1990. Validation of annual growth increments in the otoliths of a small, tropical coral reef fish. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 64: 25-38. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps064025.
Francis, R. 1990. Back-calculation of fish length: a critical review. Journal of Fish Biology, 36(6): 883-902. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.1990.tb05636.x.
Gaertner, D.; Molina, A.D.; Ariz, J.; Pianet, R.; Hallier, J.P. 2008. Variability of the growth parameters of skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) among areas in the eastern Atlantic: analysis from tagging data within a meta-analysis approach. Aquatic Living Resources, 21(4): 349-356. https://doi.org/10.1051/alr:2008049.
Garbin, T.; Castello, J.P. 2014. Changes in population structure and growth of skipjack tuna, Katsuwonus pelamis during 30 years of exploitation in the southwestern Atlantic. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research, 42(3): 434-446.
Gompertz, B. 1825. On the nature of the function expressive of the law of human mortality and on a new mode of determining the value of life contingencies. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, 115: 515-585. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstl.1825.0026.
Hallier, J.P.; Gaertner, D. 2006. Estimated growth rate of the skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) from tagging surveys conducted in the Senegalese area (1996-1999) within a meta-analysis framework. Collective Volume of Scientific Papers ICCAT, 59: 411-420.
ICCAT - International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna. 2016. ICCAT Manual. In: ICCAT Publications. [online]. URL: <https://www.iccat.int/en/iccatmanual.html>. Accessed: Jun. 13, 2021.
ICCAT - International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna. 2019. SCRS Report. Executive Summary of the Standing Committee on Research and Statistics (SCRS). [online] URL: <https://www.iccat.int/Documents/SCRS/ExecSum/SKJ_ENG.pdf>. Accessed: Dec. 03, 2021.
Katsanevakis, S. 2006. Modelling fish growth: Model selection, multi-model inference and model selection uncertainty. Fisheries Research, 81(2-3): 229-235. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2006.07.002.
Lessa, R.P.; Duarte-Neto, P. 2004. Age and growth of yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) in the western equatorial Atlantic, using dorsal fin spines. Fisheries Research, 69(2): 157-170. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2004.05.007.
Madureira, L.A.S.P.; Monteiro-Neto, C. 2020. Sustentabilidade da pesca do bonito-listrado no Brasil. 1ª ed. Walprint Gráfica e Editora, Rio de Janeiro. 256p.
Molony, B. 2008. Fisheries biology and ecology of highly migratory species that commonly interact with industrialized longline and purse-seine fisheries in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean. Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC). Scientific Committee Regular Session, Papua New Guinea. 228p. Available at: <https://www.spc.int/DigitalLibrary/Doc/FAME/Meetings/WCPFC/SC4/EB-IP-6.html>. Accessed: Nov. 16, 2021.
Munro, J.L.; Pauly, D. 1983. A simple method for comparing the growth of fishes and invertebrates. Fishbyte, 1(1): 5-6.
Murua, H.; Rodriguez-Marin, E.; Neilson, J.D.; Farley, J.H.; Juan-Jordá, M.J. 2017. Fast versus slow growing tuna species: age, growth, and implications for population dynamics and fisheries management. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries. 27: 733-773. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11160-017-9474-1.
Nobrega, M.F.; Lessa, R.P. 2009. Age and growth of the king mackerel (Scomberomorus cavalla) off the Northeastern Coast of Brazil. Brazilian Journal of Oceanography, 57(4): 273-285. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1679-87592009000400003.
R Development Core Team. 2017. R: A language and environment for statistical computing. Vienna: R Foundation for Statistical Computing. [online] URL: <https://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/base/old/3.4.3/>. Accessed: Mar. 15, 2021.
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Silva, G.B.; Hazin, H.G.; Mourato, B.L.; Hazin, F.H.V.; Fonteles-Filho, A.A. 2016. Composição das capturas na pesca de atuns e afins em cardumes associados no Atlí¢ntico Oeste Equatorial. Boletim do Instituto de Pesca, 42: 866-877. https://doi.org/10.20950/1678-2305.2016v42n4p866.
Silva, G.B.; Hazin, H.G.; Araújo, P.V.N. 2018. Fishing operations to catch tuna on aggregated schools at the vicinity of a data buoy in the Western Equatorial Atlantic. Brazilian Journal of Oceanography, 66(4): 335-338. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1679-87592018018206604.
Silva, G.B.; Hazin, H.G.; Hazin, F.H.V.; Travassos, P. 2019. The tuna fisheries in associated schools in Brazil: description and trends. Collective Volume of Scientific Papers ICCAT. 75(7): 1924-1934.
Soares, B.J.; Monteiro-Neto, C.; Costa, M.R.; Martins, R.R.M.; Vieira, F.C.S.; Andrade-Tubino, M.F.; Bastos, A.L.; Tubino, R.A. 2019. Size structure, reproduction, and growth of skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) caught by the pole-and-line fleet in the southwest Atlantic. Fisheries Research, 212: 136-145. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2018.12.011.
Sun, C.L.; Huang, C.L.; Yeh, S.Z. 2001. Age and growth of bigeye tuna, Thunnus obesus, in the Western Pacific Ocean. Fishery Bulletin, 99(3): 502-509.
Uchiyama, J.H.; Struhsaker, P. 1981. Age and growth of skipjack tuna, Katsuwonus pelamis, yellowfin tuna, Thunnus albacares, and albacore, Thunnus alalunga, as indicated by daily growth increments of sagittae. Fishery Bulletin, 79: 151-162.
Vilela, M.J.A.;Castello, J.P. 1991. Estudio de la edad y del crecimiento del barrilete Katsuwonus pelamis, en la region Sur y Sudeste de Brasil. Frente Maritimo, 9: 29-35.
von Bertalanffy, L. 1938. A quantitative theory of organic growth. Human Biology, 10(2): 181-213. https://www.jstor.org/stable/41447359.
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