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Main Authors: Mancinelli, Giorgio, Lago, Nicola, Scirocco, Tommaso, Lillo, Oscar Antonio, De Giorgi, Raffaele, Doria, Lorenzo, Mancini, Emanuele, Mancini, Francesco, Potenza, Luigi, Cilenti, Lucrezia
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Language:en
Published: Biology 2024
Online Access:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39765718/
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author Mancinelli, Giorgio
Lago, Nicola
Scirocco, Tommaso
Lillo, Oscar Antonio
De Giorgi, Raffaele
Doria, Lorenzo
Mancini, Emanuele
Mancini, Francesco
Potenza, Luigi
Cilenti, Lucrezia
author_facet Mancinelli, Giorgio
Lago, Nicola
Scirocco, Tommaso
Lillo, Oscar Antonio
De Giorgi, Raffaele
Doria, Lorenzo
Mancini, Emanuele
Mancini, Francesco
Potenza, Luigi
Cilenti, Lucrezia
Mancinelli, Giorgio
Lago, Nicola
Scirocco, Tommaso
Lillo, Oscar Antonio
De Giorgi, Raffaele
Doria, Lorenzo
Mancini, Emanuele
Mancini, Francesco
Potenza, Luigi
Cilenti, Lucrezia
collection PubMed - marine biology
contents Abundance, Size Structure, and Growth of the Invasive Blue Crab in the Lesina Lagoon, Southern Adriatic Sea. Mancinelli, Giorgio Lago, Nicola Scirocco, Tommaso Lillo, Oscar Antonio De Giorgi, Raffaele Doria, Lorenzo Mancini, Emanuele Mancini, Francesco Potenza, Luigi Cilenti, Lucrezia The fishery biology of the invasive Atlantic blue crab in the Mediterranean Sea outside the eastern sectors of the basin has been only recently investigated. Here we studied the population of in the Lesina Lagoon (Adriatic Sea, SE Italy). In total, 838 crabs were captured monthly between February 2021 and January 2022 using fyke nets. Abundances varied seasonally with catches per unit effort ranging between 0 and 1.76 crabs fyke nets d in winter and summer. Spatial abundances estimated in summer by a Carle-Strub procedure ranged between 0.06 and 0.64 crabs m. The sex ratio (♂/♀) was close to 1:1; males prevailed only in August and September; ovigerous females occurred from April to August. The males' size at morphological maturity was smaller than females (110.6-112.3 mm vs. 122.1-123.1 mm). Seasonal von Bertalanffy growth parameters indicated that, compared with males, females showed a shorter maximum lifespan (5 vs. 8 years), a higher growth coefficient K (0.6 vs. 0.4 y) and growth performance index Ф' (4.6 vs. 4.3), while maximum sizes CW∞ (237.8 vs. 232.6 mm) and seasonality indices C (0.62 vs. 0.57) were similar. Furthermore, females showed higher natural and fishing mortalities and exploitation rate. We discussed the results of the present study in the context of the available literature to provide a valuable basis for the implementation of standardized Mediterranean-scale management plans, matching exploitation of with sustainable conservation of coastal ecosystems.
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spellingShingle Abundance, Size Structure, and Growth of the Invasive Blue Crab in the Lesina Lagoon, Southern Adriatic Sea.
Mancinelli, Giorgio
Lago, Nicola
Scirocco, Tommaso
Lillo, Oscar Antonio
De Giorgi, Raffaele
Doria, Lorenzo
Mancini, Emanuele
Mancini, Francesco
Potenza, Luigi
Cilenti, Lucrezia
Abundance, Size Structure, and Growth of the Invasive Blue Crab in the Lesina Lagoon, Southern Adriatic Sea. Mancinelli, Giorgio Lago, Nicola Scirocco, Tommaso Lillo, Oscar Antonio De Giorgi, Raffaele Doria, Lorenzo Mancini, Emanuele Mancini, Francesco Potenza, Luigi Cilenti, Lucrezia The fishery biology of the invasive Atlantic blue crab in the Mediterranean Sea outside the eastern sectors of the basin has been only recently investigated. Here we studied the population of in the Lesina Lagoon (Adriatic Sea, SE Italy). In total, 838 crabs were captured monthly between February 2021 and January 2022 using fyke nets. Abundances varied seasonally with catches per unit effort ranging between 0 and 1.76 crabs fyke nets d in winter and summer. Spatial abundances estimated in summer by a Carle-Strub procedure ranged between 0.06 and 0.64 crabs m. The sex ratio (♂/♀) was close to 1:1; males prevailed only in August and September; ovigerous females occurred from April to August. The males' size at morphological maturity was smaller than females (110.6-112.3 mm vs. 122.1-123.1 mm). Seasonal von Bertalanffy growth parameters indicated that, compared with males, females showed a shorter maximum lifespan (5 vs. 8 years), a higher growth coefficient K (0.6 vs. 0.4 y) and growth performance index Ф' (4.6 vs. 4.3), while maximum sizes CW∞ (237.8 vs. 232.6 mm) and seasonality indices C (0.62 vs. 0.57) were similar. Furthermore, females showed higher natural and fishing mortalities and exploitation rate. We discussed the results of the present study in the context of the available literature to provide a valuable basis for the implementation of standardized Mediterranean-scale management plans, matching exploitation of with sustainable conservation of coastal ecosystems.
title Abundance, Size Structure, and Growth of the Invasive Blue Crab in the Lesina Lagoon, Southern Adriatic Sea.
url https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39765718/