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By-catch of juvenile flounder, Platichthys flesus L. 1758, in the glass-eel fishery of the Loire Estuary, France

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 April 1990

Jean-Paul Robin
Jean-Paul Robin*
Affiliation:
Laboratoire de Biologie Marine, Université de Nantes, 2, rue de la Houssinière, 44072 Nantes Cedex 03, France
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Abstract

By-catch of 0-group flounder, Platichthys flesus L. 1758, in the Loire glass-eel fishery was estimated for 1987 and 1988. Samples were taken throughout the estuary but the by-catch mainly occurred in the Central area. This pattern was observed in both surveys despite different hydrological conditions. The overall by-catch was 41 million animals for 1987 and 7 million for 1988. This difference was not only a consequence of a lowered fishing effort, it also suggests a difference in year-class strength. Recause of the great variability of postlarval distribution the accuracy of the estimates was very poor and only orders of magnitude can be discussed.

Keywords

FlounderPlatichthys flesusby-catchjuvenileglass-eelAnguilla anguillaLoireestuaryFletPlatichthys flesusprises accessoiresjuvénilecivelleAnguilla anguillaLoireestuaire
Type
Research Article
Information
Aquatic Living Resources , Volume 3 , Issue 2 , April 1990 , pp. 75 - 83
Copyright
© IFREMER-Gauthier-Villars, 1990

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