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Stock Enhancement in Greenlip Abalone Part II: Population and Ecological Effects 绿唇鲍鱼种群数量的增加。第二部分:种群与生态效应

Reviews in Fisheries Science Pub Date : 2013-10-02 DOI: 10.1080/10641262.2013.812505

A. Hart, F. Fabris, Lachlan W. S. Strain, M. Davidson, Jamin Brown

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引用次数: 11

Translocation of Wild Trochus niloticus: Prospects for Enhancing Depleted Philippine Reefs 野生niloticus的易位:改善枯竭菲律宾珊瑚礁的前景

Reviews in Fisheries Science Pub Date : 2013-10-02 DOI: 10.1080/10641262.2013.800773

Roger G. Dolorosa, A. Grant, J. Gill

引用次数: 9

Catch Fluctuation of Kuruma Prawn, Penaeus japonicus in Japan Relative to Ocean Climate Variability and a Stock Enhancement Program 海洋气候变化对日本沼虾渔获量波动的影响及种群增加计划

Reviews in Fisheries Science Pub Date : 2013-10-02 DOI: 10.1080/10641262.2013.800781

K. Hamasaki, S. Kitada

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引用次数: 17

Traceability Issues in the Trade of Marine Ornamental Species 海洋观赏物种贸易中的可追溯性问题

Reviews in Fisheries Science Pub Date : 2013-04-03 DOI: 10.1080/10641262.2012.760522

F. P. Cohen, W. Valenti, R. Calado

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引用次数: 48

Hindcasts and Future Projections of Global Inland and Coastal Nitrogen and Phosphorus Loads Due to Finfish Aquaculture 全球内陆和沿海水产养殖氮磷负荷的预测和未来预测

Reviews in Fisheries Science Pub Date : 2013-04-03 DOI: 10.1080/10641262.2013.790340

A. Bouwman, A. Beusen, C. Overbeek, D. Bureau, M. Pawłowski, P. Glibert

{"title":"Hindcasts and Future Projections of Global Inland and Coastal Nitrogen and Phosphorus Loads Due to Finfish Aquaculture","authors":"A. Bouwman, A. Beusen, C. Overbeek, D. Bureau, M. Pawłowski, P. Glibert","doi":"10.1080/10641262.2013.790340","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10641262.2013.790340","url":null,"abstract":"A global model is used to calculate feed and nutrient budgets for freshwater and marine omnivorous and carnivorous aquacultural finfish production. The model uses national production data for the period 1970–2010 and the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment scenarios for production and management for 2010–2050. Results indicate that annual nutrient release to the freshwater (1.2 million tonnes of N and 0.1 million tonnes of P in 2010) and marine aquatic environments (0.3 million tonnes of N and 0.05 million tonnes of P) increased less rapidly than fish production, mainly due to improving feed conversion. In the coming five decades, annual nutrient release to freshwater environments may increase to 1.5–2.1 million tonnes of N and 0.1–0.2 million tonnes of P, depending on the production scenario and assumptions on feed conversion and the share of integrated aquacultural production. At present, the global contribution of freshwater aquaculture to nutrient loading of rivers is small. This is the same conclusion reached for the assessment of nutrient export from shellfish aquaculture (Bouwman et al., 2011). However, particularly in Asia, nutrient loading from freshwater fish production and from seaweed and shellfish production is an important factor that should be accounted for when developing models for estimating river nutrient export. Compared to chicken meat and egg production, freshwater aquaculture is a rapidly growing and important cause of the anthropogenic acceleration of the N and P cycles in many parts of the world, and this is especially pronounced in Asia.","PeriodicalId":49627,"journal":{"name":"Reviews in Fisheries Science","volume":"21 1","pages":"112 - 156"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10641262.2013.790340","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59680968","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 90

Determination of L max for Atlantic Bluefin Tuna, Thunnus thynnus (L.), from Meta-Analysis of Published and Available Biometric Data 大西洋蓝鳍金枪鱼(Thunnus thynnus (L.)) lmax的测定——来自已发表和可获得的生物特征数据的荟萃分析

Reviews in Fisheries Science Pub Date : 2013-04-03 DOI: 10.1080/10641262.2013.793284

J. L. Cort, S. Deguara, T. Galaz, B. Mèlich, I. Artetxe, I. Arregi, J. Neilson, I. Andrushchenko, A. Hanke, Miguel Neves dos Santos, V. Estruch, M. Lutcavage, J. Knapp, G. Compeán-Jiménez, R. Solana-Sansores, A. Belmonte, D. Martínez, C. Piccinetti, A. Kimoto, P. Addis, M. Velasco, J. M. de la Serna, D. Godoy, Tevfik Ceyhan, I. Oray, S. Karakulak, L. Nøttestad, A. López, Oriol Ribalta, N. Abid, M. Idrissi

{"title":"Determination of L max for Atlantic Bluefin Tuna, Thunnus thynnus (L.), from Meta-Analysis of Published and Available Biometric Data","authors":"J. L. Cort, S. Deguara, T. Galaz, B. Mèlich, I. Artetxe, I. Arregi, J. Neilson, I. Andrushchenko, A. Hanke, Miguel Neves dos Santos, V. Estruch, M. Lutcavage, J. Knapp, G. Compeán-Jiménez, R. Solana-Sansores, A. Belmonte, D. Martínez, C. Piccinetti, A. Kimoto, P. Addis, M. Velasco, J. M. de la Serna, D. Godoy, Tevfik Ceyhan, I. Oray, S. Karakulak, L. Nøttestad, A. López, Oriol Ribalta, N. Abid, M. Idrissi","doi":"10.1080/10641262.2013.793284","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10641262.2013.793284","url":null,"abstract":"A meta-analysis of the straight fork lengths (herewith abbreviated as L) of 2,458,028 Atlantic bluefin tuna, Thunnus thynnus (L.), taken from 224 scientific publications and unpublished L data from scientific organizations and fishing companies spanning most of the known Atlantic and Mediterranean Atlantic bluefin tuna fisheries dating from 1605 to 2011, give L values ranging from L min = 20 cm and L max = 330 cm. The results indicate that the parameter L ∞ = 318.85 cm of the growth equation used by ICCAT's Standing Committee on Research and Statistics Atlantic bluefin tuna assessment group for the eastern stock (Lt = 318.85 [1 – e−0.093 (t + 0.97)]) lies within the confidence limits of the maximum Ls presented in the study: L max = 319.93 ± 11.3 cm, confirming that this equation perfectly fits the biology of the growth of this species. These conclusions are also valid for the equation for the western stock (Lt = 314.90 [1 – e−0.089 (t +1.13)]). The ICCAT Atlantic bluefin tuna database contains numerous records of Atlantic bluefin tuna L outside the biological feasibility, and solutions are provided to recognize and remove these outliers based on the application of fixed values of Fulton's condition factor (K) between 1.4 and 2.6 and appropriate L-W relationships to correct this situation in the future.","PeriodicalId":49627,"journal":{"name":"Reviews in Fisheries Science","volume":"40 1","pages":"181 - 212"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10641262.2013.793284","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59680977","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 22

Strengths and Weaknesses of the Management and Monitoring of Deep-Water Stocks, Fisheries, and Ecosystems in Various Areas of the World—A Roadmap Toward Sustainable Deep-Water Fisheries in the Northeast Atlantic? 世界不同地区深水种群、渔业和生态系统管理与监测的优势与不足——东北大西洋深水渔业可持续发展路线图?

Reviews in Fisheries Science Pub Date : 2013-04-03 DOI: 10.1080/10641262.2013.785475

P. Large, D. Agnew, José Angel Alvarez Perez, C. Barrio Froján, R. Cloete, D. Damalas, L. Dransfeld, C. Edwards, S. Feist, I. Figueiredo, F. González, J. G. Herrera, A. Kenny, K. Jakobsdóttir, M. Longshaw, P. Lorance, P. Marchal, C. Mytilineou, B. Planque, Chrissi-Yianna Politou

{"title":"Strengths and Weaknesses of the Management and Monitoring of Deep-Water Stocks, Fisheries, and Ecosystems in Various Areas of the World—A Roadmap Toward Sustainable Deep-Water Fisheries in the Northeast Atlantic?","authors":"P. Large, D. Agnew, José Angel Alvarez Perez, C. Barrio Froján, R. Cloete, D. Damalas, L. Dransfeld, C. Edwards, S. Feist, I. Figueiredo, F. González, J. G. Herrera, A. Kenny, K. Jakobsdóttir, M. Longshaw, P. Lorance, P. Marchal, C. Mytilineou, B. Planque, Chrissi-Yianna Politou","doi":"10.1080/10641262.2013.785475","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10641262.2013.785475","url":null,"abstract":"Scientific interest in deep-water marine resources has increased dramatically over the last 10–20 years as management bodies have sought advice on how to manage deep-water fisheries and protect deep-water ecosystems. The strengths and weaknesses of the management and monitoring of deep-water stocks, fisheries, and ecosystems in various areas of the world are described, with the objective of informing the EU FP7 DEEPFISHMAN project so that it can fulfill its primary aim, which is to develop strategic options for a short- and long-term management and monitoring ecosystem-based framework for the northeast Atlantic. To provide a baseline, the current monitoring and management regime in the northeast Atlantic is reviewed, followed by a brief description of the regimes applying to deep-water fisheries in the northwest Atlantic, the southeast Atlantic, off Brazil, in the Antarctic, off Australia and New Zealand, and in the Mediterranean. The strengths and weaknesses of these are discussed, taking into account additional information available from DEEPFISHMAN case study stocks, outcomes from consultations with stakeholders in the deep-water fishing industry in the northeast Atlantic, and the requirements of EU regulations and developing policy that will likely impact deep-water fisheries in the northeast Atlantic.","PeriodicalId":49627,"journal":{"name":"Reviews in Fisheries Science","volume":"21 1","pages":"157 - 180"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10641262.2013.785475","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59680917","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 22

The Recovery of Atlantic Swordfish: The Comparative Roles of the Regional Fisheries Management Organization and Species Biology 大西洋剑鱼的恢复:区域渔业管理组织和物种生物学的比较作用

Reviews in Fisheries Science Pub Date : 2013-03-05 DOI: 10.1080/10641262.2012.754842

J. Neilson, F. Arocha, S. Cass-Calay, J. Mejuto, M. Ortiz, G. Scott, Craig Smith, P. Travassos, G. Tserpes, I. Andrushchenko

{"title":"The Recovery of Atlantic Swordfish: The Comparative Roles of the Regional Fisheries Management Organization and Species Biology","authors":"J. Neilson, F. Arocha, S. Cass-Calay, J. Mejuto, M. Ortiz, G. Scott, Craig Smith, P. Travassos, G. Tserpes, I. Andrushchenko","doi":"10.1080/10641262.2012.754842","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10641262.2012.754842","url":null,"abstract":"Regional fisheries management organizations (RFMO) are often criticized for ineffectual management of high-seas fisheries resources. However, in the case of the two Atlantic swordfish stocks occurring in the North and South Atlantic, those stocks have rebuilt to the BMSY objective of the responsible RFMO, the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT). The relative contribution of the management actions of the RFMO and biological characteristics of swordfish stocks are evaluated in relation to the recovery of the stocks. It is concluded that while swordfish have characteristics that promote stock resilience (including relatively fast growth, and spatially- and temporally-dispersed spawning), positive management actions combined with a period of relatively good recruitment were essential to achieve the rebuilt outcome. The challenges that the RFMO faces to maintain the stocks in the rebuilt condition are described, and some possible additional measures discussed.","PeriodicalId":49627,"journal":{"name":"Reviews in Fisheries Science","volume":"21 1","pages":"59 - 97"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10641262.2012.754842","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59680898","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 37

Fish Matters: Importance of Aquatic Foods in Human Nutrition and Global Food Supply 鱼类问题:水生食品在人类营养和全球食品供应中的重要性

Reviews in Fisheries Science Pub Date : 2013-01-01 DOI: 10.1080/10641262.2012.753405

A. Tacon, M. Metian

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引用次数: 470

Bioeconomics of Grouper, Serranidae: Epinephelinae, Culture in Vietnam 越南石斑鱼科石斑鱼养殖的生物经济学

Reviews in Fisheries Science Pub Date : 2013-01-01 DOI: 10.1080/10641262.2012.753403

E. Petersen, Dam Thi My Chinh, N. T. Diu, V. Phuoc, Truong Ha Phuong, N. Dung, Nguyen Khac Dat, P. T. Giang, B. Glencross

{"title":"Bioeconomics of Grouper, Serranidae: Epinephelinae, Culture in Vietnam","authors":"E. Petersen, Dam Thi My Chinh, N. T. Diu, V. Phuoc, Truong Ha Phuong, N. Dung, Nguyen Khac Dat, P. T. Giang, B. Glencross","doi":"10.1080/10641262.2012.753403","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10641262.2012.753403","url":null,"abstract":"This article presents technical and bioeconomic information on culture-based grow-out production of groupers in Vietnam. Grouper farming has good future potential as a viable alternative livelihood for fishers. It is found to be very profitable for cage farmers in northern Vietnam and marginally profitable for cage and pond farmers in central Vietnam. Productivity and total revenue are highest in the north, reflecting relatively high stocking rates, aquaculture area, and harvest prices. Cost per unit production is highest for centrally located cage farmers. The dominant cost sources for these farms are feed (40–60% of total costs) and, to a lesser extent, seed (20%) and labor (12–19%). The feed conversion ratios for these systems, where grouper are fed exclusively low-value finfish, is calculated to be 9 in the north and 12 in the center. It seems that improving the livelihood of grouper farmers in Vietnam is dependent on reducing their dependence on wild stocks for seed and feed, and increasing area and growout time for central farmers. If pellets are to be widely adopted by grouper farmers, perceptions regarding the poor adaptability, relatively slow growth rates compared with low-value finfish, and poor availability of pellets need to be overcome.","PeriodicalId":49627,"journal":{"name":"Reviews in Fisheries Science","volume":"21 1","pages":"49 - 57"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10641262.2012.753403","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59680836","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 12