Length-weight relationships (LWRs) and relative condition factor are of great importance in
fishery assessment studies since it provide information about the growth of the fish, its …

The dusky grouper is a large-bodied marine species usually associated with rocky
substrates and reefs currently experiencing increasing anthropogenic pressures. Here, we …

Orange-spotted grouper is one of the coral reef fish has the economic value and exploited
by local fisherman. Information about the size structure and sex ratio are urgent to formulate …

Understanding the impacts of human actions on marine species and develo** mitigation
strategies are crucial conservation challenges. Many fish species, especially marine top …

Background Groupers are a vulnerable but economically important group of fish, especially
for small-scale fisheries. We investigated catches and local ecological knowledge (LEK) of …

Sclerochronological approaches using fish otoliths provide a powerful and cost-effective
means to evaluate fish responses to environmental variations in regions where there is a …

The groupers (Epinephelidae family) are demersal species that are a vulnerable resource
due to increasing fishing pressure around Reunion Island. Five species of groupers are …

Our study incorporated a comprehensive suite of parameters (ie, body size, age, diet and
trophic position) to investigate mercury concentration in dusky groupers Epinephelus …

One of the objectives of aquaculture selective breeding programs is to enhance body
conformation traits, often by using indirect criteria like correlation between live body …

Otolith microchemistry (Sr: Ca, Ba: Ca) was used to evaluate habitat use patterns of the
endangered dusky grouper Epinephelus marginatus in southern Brazil. Individual Sr: Ca …