A survey and comparison of breeder stocks of shrimp species in the fishing grounds east of Hormozgan province, Iran

The main fishing ground for shrimps in Hormozgan province along the Persian Gulf are located in the north of Qeshm Island to Sink area with a yearly catch of 1500m2000 tons from east coast of Hormozgan province located in Iranian waters of Oman Sea. Collection of breeder shrimps in important fishing grounds of Sinik to Jask area was started in 1995 for shrimp culture objectives and the present research was carried out in 2001 to 2002 and 2007, aiming at identifying shrimp species, determining frequency distribution of the species in the catch and evaluating shrimp maturity stages in the catch. Samples were collected using swept area method on a biweekly or monthly basis. Result showed that Fenneropenaeus indicus was dominant in the shrimp catch comprising 44.8-59.5% while this rate was 13.534% for Fenneropenaeus merguiensis, 15.7-20.5% for Penacus semisulcatus, 5.5-16% for Metapenaeus affinis, 0d•14.5% for M stebbingi 04.5% for Parapenaeopsis stylifera in the Jask and Sheik areas in 2001-2002 and 2007. CLm500/0 was 34.7mm for F. indicus females, 31mm for F. merguiensis, 34.3mm for P. misulcatus and 27.16mm for M. affinnis in Jask and Sink areas. Tukey test showed that the average carapace length in F. indicus, F. merguiensis and P. semisulcatus caught in Jask were significantly larger than those from Sink area (P<0.05). Sex ratio was not 1:1 in these shrimp species and there is significant differences between them (P<0.05). Maximum abundance of F. indicus, F. semisulcatus, M affninis and F. merguiensis spawners, were found during March to June in Jask and June to July in Sinik areas.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Zarshenas, Gh., Fatemi, M., Vosoughi, Gh., Ghavam mostafavi, P., Momeni, M.
Format:	article biblioteca
Language:	Persian
Published:	2009
Subjects:	Aquaculture, Biology, Shrimp breeder stocks, Sex ratio, Hormozgan province, Hormozgan province ISW, Oman ISW, Qeshm I. ISW, Persian Gulf, Iran,
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/1834/38466
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