Seasonal abundance, distribution and recruitment of mud crabs (Scylla spp.) in replanted mangroves

The abundance and distribution of mud crabs were studied in a replanted mangrove forest in Buswang, Aklan, Philippines. Two fishing gears, lift nets and bamboo traps, were used to monitor relative abundance of Scylla spp. populations from March 2002 to December 2003 inside the mangrove forest. A third gear, a stakenet set across a creek, was used to monitor crabs migrating out of the mangroves during the ebb tide. Scylla olivacea formed 99.3% and 70.3% of the catch in the mangrove and the stakenet, respectively. The percentage of Scylla tranquebarica increased from <1% in the mangrove catches to 29% in the stakenet. Scylla serrata was present at very low levels in both catches. The lack of modal progression in the size–frequency plots and the year-round catch rate of gravid females suggested that recruitment was constant throughout the year. Even though relative abundance decreased over the study period indicating that the stock is being over-exploited, mud crab production is more than equivalent to that of most natural mangroves.     

The profitability of the Spanish swordfish fleet in the North Atlantic

Our aim is to analyse the profitability of the Spanish swordfish fleet in the North Atlantic on the basis of the estimate of the gross profit per standard vessel, the average yield and the investment payback period (PP). The swordfish fleet has grown over the last decade to become the main producer in this fishery and one of the most stable fleets of all the Spanish fisheries. The results obtained show increases in profit per vessel, although there was a slight decrease in the final year studied, relatively high rates of return and PP shorter than the average life of one of the fleet's standard vessels.     

基于B-H模型的多鱼种资源评估

本文运用B—H模型对南海北部底拖网的主要渔获对象：深水金线鱼、金线鱼、马六甲绯鲤、条尾绯鲤、多齿蛇鲻、蓝圆鲹、长尾大眼鲷、短尾大眼鲷、红鳍笛鲷、二长棘鲷、黄鲷的单位补充量渔获量进行评估，分析了拖网作业对不同鱼种产生的影响，并探讨了多鱼种渔业资源管理存在的问题和对策。     

印度洋中西部大眼金枪鱼资源生物学的初步研究

根据2003~2004年1~6月份印度洋海域金枪鱼延绳钓生产实践及调查,对所捕获的大眼金枪鱼群体的构成、性比和胃含物等基本生物学特征进行了初步探讨及简单比较。结果表明,渔获中大眼金枪鱼体重范围为7~136kg(2003年)及14~100kg(2004年)。2003年,雌性个体所占比例基本上维持在0.45左右;2004年,雌性个体所占比例较2003年大。2003~2004年渔获中大眼金枪鱼分别由叉长69~201cm及55~190cm的个体组成。2003年及2004年各月份1级所占比较均较大,1级以后胃饱满度频次基本上呈下降趋势。3~6月为印度洋中修补大眼金枪鱼的产卵期。体长-体重关系为W=3×10-5L2.8838。