An account of fisheries development in the Republic of Djibouti with notes on the growth and mortality of three species of groupers
A brief description of fisheries development in Djibouti is given, with emphasis on the major constraints that have to date limited the increase of fishing effort. Estimates of L sub( infinity ) obtained through Wetherall plots are presented for three important demersal species caught off northern Somalia and landed in Djibouti: the groupers Cephalopholis sonnerati, Epinephelus chlorostigma and E. areolatus (Fam. Serranidae). These are combined with estimates of the growth performance index O' to calculate K values, subsequently used for the construction of length-converted catch curves. The estimate of mortality thus obtained suggests that these stocks are lightly fished.
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| Format: | article biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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1994
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| Subjects: | Fisheries, Growth, Mortality, Fishery development, Djibouti, Cephalopholis sonnerati, Epinephelus chlorostigma, Epinephelus areolatus, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/25758 |
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