Naga
- The *ICLARM Quarterly
Vol.
23, No. 4 (October - December 2000)
Fishbyte
Population
Parameters of Small Pelagic Fishes Caught off
Tawi-Tawi, PhilippinesI.E.
I.E. Aripin and P.A.T. Showers
Abstract
Growth
and mortality parameters, exploitation rates and
annual recruitment patterns were estimated from
monthly length-frequency samples for Sardinella
longiceps, S.fimbriata, S.albella, Decapterus
macrosoma , Dipterygonatus
balteatus, Rastrelliger faughni and
Encrasicolina heteroloba.
These results provide
the first sets of stock parameter estimates for
these species off Tawi-Tawi, Philippines. The
growth parameters derived were found comparable
with previous estimates available for the same
species from other localities. Recruitment was
noted to be year-round and bimodal. Estimates
of fishing mortality and exploitation rate were
found to be presently above appropriate levels.
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