Puberty comprises the transition from an immature juvenile to a mature adult state of the
reproductive system, ie the individual becomes capable of reproducing sexually for the first …

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 protection of fish nurseries has been recognized as a useful tool to efficiently manage
fisheries given that protected areas enhance the recruitment of target species. To identify …

Stock recruitment (SR) relationships aim to predict the recruitment based on a given level of
reproductive stock. Though the spawning stock biomass (SSB) is commonly used to fit such …

This study focused on changes in the maturation schedules, as depicted in maturity ogives,
of female small yellow croaker (Larimichthys polyactis) in the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea …

Processed fish is known to have been systematically traded in Europe since the Early
Middle Ages to meet increasing demand of incipient markets and religious precepts, yet …

Abstract Information on the movements and population structure of an exploited fish species
is vital for determining the appropriate spatial scale at which management should occur to …

The study focused on the macroscopic, histological, and biometric analysis of European
hake females in GSA 17 (Central-North Adriatic Sea). From 2013 to 2015, 976 females were …

The wedge clam (Donax trunculus) is one of the most prized clam species fished in the EU.
Clam fisheries have experienced a dramatic decline during the last decades on Spanish …