Abstract
The accurate estimates of the maximum length of fish within a population are significant issues. Because the parameters related to maximum length, weight and age of fish communities in the ecosystem are constantly used in population dynamics and stock estimation studies, recording of such data is vital for determining the life history of fish. In this connection, a single specimen of Scomber japonicus was captured off Kabatepe Bight (Gallipoli Peninsula) with handline by a commercial fisherman on 21 September 2013. This specimen was 370.00 g in total weight and 34.6 cm in total length (32.0 cm in fork length), corresponding to the second maximum size recorded for Turkish waters. This study aims to contribute to the scientific literature.
Highlights
The chub mackerel (Scomber japonicus Houttuyn, 1782) is a cosmopolitan middle-sized species inhabiting the temperate and warm transition waters of the Mediterranean Sea, the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans
Concerning Turkish waters, information on the biology of this species come from Marmara (Tuggac, 1957) and Black Seas (Atlı, 1959), Dardanelles (Özekinci et al, 2009), Izmir (Sever et al, 2006; Bayhan, 2007) and Saros Bays (Cengiz, 2012, 2021)
Maximum length and weight are important parameters used in life history studies and fishery science
Summary
The chub mackerel (Scomber japonicus Houttuyn, 1782) is a cosmopolitan middle-sized species inhabiting the temperate and warm transition waters of the Mediterranean Sea, the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans. It is a schooling and highly migratory species over the continental shelf, distributed from the surface to 300 m depth (Collette and Nauen, 1983). Maximum length and weight are important parameters used in life history studies and fishery science. These measurements are applied directly or indirectly in most stock
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