Reproduction and population structure of Octopus mimus fished in a Marine Protected Area of Ecuador
Markaida Aburto, Unai [autor] | Flores, Luis [autor] | Arias Cedeño, Evelyn Virginia [autora] | Mora, Elba [autora].
Tipo de material: Artículo en línea Tipo de contenido: Texto Tipo de medio: Computadora Tipo de portador: Recurso en líneaTema(s): Octopus mimus | Composición de la población | Reproducción animal | Pesca artesanal | Reservas y parques marinosTema(s) en inglés: Octopus mimus | Population composition | Animal reproduction | Artisanal fisheries | Marine parks and reservesDescriptor(es) geográficos: Península Santa Elena (Ecuador)Nota de acceso: Disponible para usuarios de ECOSUR con su clave de acceso En: Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. Volumen 98, número 6 (September 2018), páginas 1383-1389. --ISSN: 1469-7769Número de sistema: 59279Resumen:Tipo de ítem | Biblioteca actual | Colección | Signatura | Estado | Fecha de vencimiento | Código de barras |
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Artículos | Biblioteca Electrónica Recursos en línea (RE) | ECOSUR | Recurso digital | ECO400592796651 |
Disponible para usuarios de ECOSUR con su clave de acceso
Octopus mimus is the main octopus targeted by the small-scale fishery in the Eastern Pacific. Commercial catches of octopus from the Reserva de Producción Faunística Marino-Costera Puntilla de Santa Elena (REMACOPSE) Marine Protected Area in Ecuador were sampled from July to December 2013 in order to describe the reproduction and population structure of this octopus. The 4171 sampled octopuses ranged from 56 to 250 mm in mantle length (ML) and 45 to 3178 g in body weight (BW). Mean octopus weight did not change monthly. Males were mostly mature while the majority of females were immature. Presence of some mature and a few spent females in all months sampled suggests that the population shows an extended spawning period. No spawning peak could be properly defined. Sex ratios did not significantly shift from the expected 1:1 in most samples. Females mature at a larger size (1234 g, BW; 165 mm, ML) than males (487 g BW; 114 mm ML). We recommend considering a minimum legal size of 1200 g BW. A year-long sampling programme for O. mimus should also be completed in order to detect any spawning peak. eng