Reproductive timing can be defined as the temporal pattern of reproduction over a lifetime.
Although reproductive timing is highly variable in marine fishes, certain traits are universal …

Simple Summary The vast majority of the world's commercial fish stocks are considered
overfished. Among demersal species, in the Mediterranean Sea, the European hake …

The postovulatory follicles' method or POFs method was introduced by Hunter and Goldberg
in the start of the 80s and still remains the most popular method for estimating population …

Abstract Samples of Atlantic sardine Sardina pilchardus (also known as European pilchard)
were collected bimonthly from 2004 to 2008 off the central west coast of Portugal to describe …

Determination of the stage of sexual maturation of an individual fish is commonly assessed
using either microscopic or macroscopic staging. Microscopic staging examines either the …

The proportion of mature fish at age or length is one of the most important population
attributes in assessing reproductive potential. This proportion is usually named the maturity …

Variability in body condition and energy storage has important implications for fish
recruitment and ecosystem structure. Understanding strategies for energy allocation to …

Ovarian histology and weight dynamics of reproductive and somatic tissues were used to
investigate seasonality of spawning and factors affecting reproductive period in two E …

Understanding drivers of fish maturity is essential to predict the productivity, stability, and
resiliency of exploited populations. Size at maturity for European sardine (Sardina …

Spawning habitats of two eastern Mediterranean sardine, Sardina pilchardus (Walbaum,
1792), stocks (coastal waters of central Aegean and Ionian Seas) are characterized from …