Modernising fish and shark growth curves with Bayesian length-at-age models

JJ Smart, GL Grammer - PLoS One, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Growth modelling is a fundamental component of fisheries assessments but is often
hindered by poor quality data from biased sampling. Several methods have attempted to …

New Mediterranean Biodiversity Records (April, 2014)

K Kapiris, C Apostolidis… - Mediterranean …, 2014 - ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr
According to reports, the following 16 species have extended their distribution to other
Mediterranean areas or have made a new appearance in other regions. The first category …

[HTML][HTML] Reliable growth estimation from mark–recapture tagging data in elasmobranchs

M Dureuil, WH Aeberhard, M Dowd, SA Pardo… - Fisheries …, 2022 - Elsevier
The somatic growth of individuals governs many aspects of a species' life history and is an
important parameter in the assessment of populations. Population growth parameters are …

[HTML][HTML] The comparative energetics of the chondrichthyans reveals universal links between respiration, reproduction and lifespan

S Augustine, K Lika, SALM Kooijman - Journal of Sea Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Add-my-Pet (AmP) collection of data on energetics and Dynamic Energy
Budget (DEB) parameters currently contains 200 out of over 1100 extant species of …

Reproductive biology of the starry smooth‐hound shark Mustelus asterias: geographic variation and implications for sustainable exploitation

ED Farrell, S Mariani, MW Clarke - Journal of Fish Biology, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Examination of the reproductive biology of Mustelus asterias in the north‐east Atlantic
Ocean highlighted apparent geographical variation in maturity, fecundity and ovarian cycle …

Age, growth and reproduction of the common stingray, Dasyatis pastinaca from the North Aegean Sea

CC Yigin, A Ismen - Marine Biology Research, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Age, growth and reproductive parameters of the common stingray, Dasyatis pastinaca, in the
North Aegean Sea are reported. Age was estimated by counting the growth rings of thin …

Understanding the age and growth of Chondrichthyan fishes

AV Harry, JJ Smart, SA Pardo - Biology of Sharks and Their …, 2022 - api.taylorfrancis.com
The study of age and growth is a fundamental component of fisheries science with important
applications in fisheries management, conservation, and branches of ecology. This chapter …

Seasonal migration of the starry smooth‐hound shark Mustelus asterias as revealed from tag‐recapture data of an angler‐led tagging programme

NWP Brevé, HV Winter, HMJ Van Overzee… - Journal of Fish …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The primary aim of this long‐term angler‐led tagging programme was to gain information
about seasonal changes in distribution of the starry smooth‐hound shark Mustelus asterias …

Sex differentiation in seasonal distribution of the starry smooth‐hound Mustelus asterias

NWP Brevé, HV Winter, PADM Wijmans… - Journal of Fish …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
This mark‐recapture study of starry smooth‐hound Mustelus asterias tagged during the
summer months near the Dutch coast demonstrates a large‐scale spatial sex differentiation …

Sharks do not always grow slowly: Tagging data reveal a different pattern of growth, longevity and maturity for threatened smooth-hounds in the Central Mediterranean …

G Boscolo Palo, M Di Lorenzo, S Gancitano… - Journal of Marine …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Elasmobranchs are among the marine species more threatened by overfishing. Their
conservation is often impaired by the lack of knowledge of species' life history traits. We filled …