Crescimento de callinectes sapidus (crustacea, decapoda, portunidae) no estuário da Laguna dos Patos, RS, Brasil

Using modal progression analysis for indirect age determination, growth of the blue crab Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 was estimated for two fishery areas of the Patos Lagoon. Individuals were sampled using a conventional gear of the artisanal fishery – trawl net – from February, 2005 to March,...

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Autores: Ferreira, Leonardo Simões, D'Incao, Fernando
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2008
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da FURG (RI FURG)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.furg.br:1/2766
Acceso en línea:http://repositorio.furg.br/handle/1/2766
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0073-47212008000100010
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Bertalanffy
Brachyura
Blue crab
Patos Lagoon
Trawl net
Siri-zaul
Lguna dos Patos
Rede-de-arrasto
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Sumario:Using modal progression analysis for indirect age determination, growth of the blue crab Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 was estimated for two fishery areas of the Patos Lagoon. Individuals were sampled using a conventional gear of the artisanal fishery – trawl net – from February, 2005 to March, 2006 in 'Saco da Mangueira' and 'Saco do Arraial'. A total of 2,609 (1,194 males and 1,416 females) animals was caught. Growth curves were estimated using the von Bertalanffy growth model. Estimated growth curves were validated in the light of the life cycle and biological characteristics of the species. Asymptotic width (CWmax) was fixed in all analyses (162.71mm, ± s.d.=3.10 and 157.78mm, ± s.d.=5.45 for males and females respectively), as this value is an average of the maximum lengths of crabs caught in the estuary over a period of 20 years. Growth parameters and longevity were estimated for males ('Saco da Mangueira', K=0.0039/day; to=-6.07; 1195 days; 'Saco do Arraial', K=0.0041/day; to=-5,84; 1102 days) and females ('Saco da Mangueira', K=0.0040/day; to=-6,22; 1153 days; 'Saco do Arraial', K=0.0039/day; to=-5.91; 1181 days). Growth curves estimated in the present investigation indicate that the minimum legal size (120mm) is attained around the first year of life.