Stock identification and age prediction of Red Mullet Mullus barbatus in the western Black Sea (Türkiye) as inferred from otolith shape descriptors

IF 1.8 3区农林科学 Q2 FISHERIES

Marine and Coastal Fisheries Pub Date : 2024-12-25 DOI:10.1002/mcf2.10316

Taner Yildiz, Nurdan Cömert, Abdullah E. Kahraman, F. Saadet Karakulak

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Abstract

Objective

In this study, we applied shape analysis to differentiate two Red Mullet Mullus barbatus stocks in the western Black Sea and assessed the generalized linear model (GLM) for age prediction based on otolith dimensions and weight.

Methods

Sagittal otoliths from 259 fish were collected by commercial bottom trawl vessels in İğneada and Şile, Türkiye, between October 2017 and April 2018. Otolith shape was described using wavelet transformation (contour shape) along with four morphometric characteristics (otolith length, area, width, and perimeter) and six shape indices (circularity, rectangularity, form factor, roundness, ellipticity, and aspect ratio) to reveal differences between the two regions. Shape indices were explored using multivariate statistical methods, including multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) and canonical discriminant analysis (CDA). Canonical analysis of principal coordinates (CAP) provided an overview of the differentiation in the otolith outline shape between the two stocks by using the wavelet coefficients. The GLMs predicted age using otolith size parameters, shape indices, and otolith weight.

Result

The MANOVA showed no significant differences between sexes but notable differences between right and left otoliths. The CDA achieved a discrimination rate of 65.7% for age 1 and 64.8% for age 3, indicating distinct local populations. The otolith contours varied between Red Mullet sampled in the two regions, with CAP achieving an overall accuracy of 67.1% for both regions, 68.12% accuracy for İğneada, and 66.20% accuracy for Şile. The GLMs identified otolith length, weight, width, and perimeter and fish sex as key factors, with otolith length being the most significant predictor for age estimation.

Conclusion

The close alignment of observed and estimated ages highlights the potential for using otolith length in age estimation.

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Marine and Coastal Fisheries FISHERIES-MARINE & FRESHWATER BIOLOGY

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3.40

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期刊介绍： Marine and Coastal Fisheries: Dynamics, Management, and Ecosystem Science publishes original and innovative research that synthesizes information on biological organization across spatial and temporal scales to promote ecologically sound fisheries science and management. This open-access, online journal published by the American Fisheries Society provides an international venue for studies of marine, coastal, and estuarine fisheries, with emphasis on species'' performance and responses to perturbations in their environment, and promotes the development of ecosystem-based fisheries science and management.