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Bio-ecological aspects of the decapod crustacean fisheries in the Western Mediterranean

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2007

Francisco Sardà
Francisco Sardà*
Affiliation:
Instituto de Ciencias del Mar, Paseo Nacional s/n, 08039 Barcelona, Spain
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Abstract

This presentation describes a series of experiments designed to study the biology and fisheries of decapod crustaceans in the Western Mediterranean in the framework of research programmes carried out by Instituto de Ciencias del Mar (CSIC) in Barcelona. The results have been used to highlight the importance of bio-ecological studies on commercial species in instituting fisheries management programmes. A series of examples are used to demonstrate how integrating knowledge of the effects of biological and ecological aspects (growth, reproduction, migrations, aggregations, environmental factors, sexual dimorphism, behaviour, etc.) in the fisheries, is essential to avoid sampling errors and errors in stock assessment. Finally, potential directions for future research in this area are discussed.

Keywords

CrustaceaDecapodafisheriesbiologyecologyMediterraneanNephropsAristeusNorwaylobstershrimpCrustaceaDecapodapesqueríabiologíaecologíaMediterráneoNephropsAristeuscigalagamba
Type
Research Article
Information
Aquatic Living Resources , Volume 6 , Issue 4 , October 1993 , pp. 299 - 305
Copyright
© IFREMER-Gauthier-Villars, 1993

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