Struttura di età di nasello (Merluccius merluccius, Linnaeus, 1758) in alto-medio Adriatico mediante analisi degli otoliti e frequenza di taglia

Angileri, Paolo Maurizio Maria (2015) Struttura di età di nasello (Merluccius merluccius, Linnaeus, 1758) in alto-medio Adriatico mediante analisi degli otoliti e frequenza di taglia. [Laurea magistrale], Università di Bologna, Corso di Studio in Biologia marina [LM-DM270] - Ravenna
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Abstract

The aim of present study is to define the general framework of Merluccius merluccius population structure, to estimate the growth rate and to assess the recruitment dynamics of juveniles from Northern and Central Adriatic, through otoliths analysis. The otoliths of hake specimens collected during the MedITS trawl survey in the 2012 in GSA 17, were cleaned and 102 otoliths out of 506 were embedded, sectioned, grindined and polished to obtain frontal and sagittal sections. The whole sample were analysed under stereomicroscope and optical microscope, with camera and connected to PC provided of an image analyses program. The frequency analysis of size classes and age revealed that the species is dominated by hake with >200mm TL and > one year old. The fish average size of M. merluccius at the end of the first year of life is about 199 mm TL. Allometrics analyses between fish TL and Feret (major axis), MiniFeret (minor axis), Area, Perimeter, showed a direct proportionality among lengths. Among the 88 otoliths sections analysed, the number of daily increments read ranged from 86 to 206, within 55 and 175mm TL range. The age estimate ranged from about 2-3 to 9 months and the growth rate from 20.99 to 27.15mm TL. The hatch-date distribution, obtained by back calculation, showed that the hatching occurs in November-March. In conclusion, strong preventive measures are needed for hake adults because the success of this species seems to be linked to deep water ecosystem protection where big spawners dwell.

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Tipologia del documento
Tesi di laurea (Laurea magistrale)
Autore della tesi
Angileri, Paolo Maurizio Maria
Relatore della tesi
Correlatore della tesi
Scuola
Corso di studio
Ordinamento Cds
DM270
Parole chiave
Adriatic Sea, Merluccius merluccius, otolith, ageing, back-calculation.
Data di discussione della Tesi
19 Febbraio 2015
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