Changes In Age And Maturity Of Anadromous Whitefish (Coregonus Lavaretus) In The Northern Baltic Sea From 1998 To 2014
AQUATIC LIVING RESOURCES(2021)
摘要
The maturation of anadromous whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus) was analysed from samples taken from commercial coastal fishing in 1998-2014 in the Gulf of Bothnia. Whitefish matured at a younger age from year to year. The proportion of older (5-12 sea years) mature males decreased from 79% to 39% in the northern Gulf of Bothnia (66 degrees N-64 degrees N) and from 76% to 14% in southern (64 degrees N-60 degrees 30'N) during the study period. At the same time, the proportion of young males (2-4 sea years) increased. Whitefish matured younger: the proportion of mature fish at age four increased in both the north and south among females (13% -> 98%; 6% -> 85%) and males (68% -> 99%; 29% -> 89%). The catch length of four-year-old fish increased during the study period in both sexes. In contrast, the length of six-year-old females decreased from year to year. Sea surface temperatures increased during the study period, and were possibly associated with a decrease in the age of maturation and faster growth.
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Anadromous whitefish, maturation, temperature, Baltic Sea
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