Yield per recruit of the pacu Piaractus mesopotamicus (Holmberg, 1887) in the pantanal of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.
Braz J Biol
; 67(3): 561-7, 2007 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-18094841
Among the several fish species comercially exploited at the Pantanal of Mato Grosso do Sul, the "pacu" (Piaractus mesopotamicus) stands as one of the most important. Information regarding its exploitation level is necessary for the proper management of its stocks. Between 1996 and 1997 data on total length of the pacu were collected on a monthly basis from specimens caught by professional and sport fishers in the municipality of Corumbá. These data were used to estimate growth parameters and to assess the exploitation level for this species, applying the Beverton and Holt yield per recruit model. Length frequency analysis, carried out with the software FISAT (ELEFAN), was used to estimate growth parameters: 1996: L(infinity) = 87.20 cm; K = 0.34 year(-1); phi(')=3.41; C = 0.74; WP = 0.81; Longevity = 8.40 years; and 1997: L(infinity) = 86.50 cm; K = 0.34 year(-1); phi(')=3.40; C = 0.60; WP = 0.80; Longevity = 8.40 years. The value for t(0) is -0.363 years for mean values of L(infinity) and k. The weight-length relationship, calculated from data derived from experimental fisheries carried out in 1999 and 2000, is described by the equation: W = 0.048LF(2.835). Estimated mortalities and survival rates were: 1996: Z = 1.51 year(-1); M = 0.62 year(-1); F = 0.89 year(-1); S = 21.9%; and 1997: Z = 1.65 year(-1); M = 0.63 year(-1); F = 1.02 year(-1); S = 19.1%. The yield per recruit analysis showed the following values: F(Present) = 0.96 year(-1); F(max) = 0.67 year(-1) ; F(0.1) = 0.51 year(-1) (for L(c) = 26.7 cm). These results suggest that the pacu is overexploited in the area, so that restrictive measures are in need to manage the pacu fisheries.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Conservação dos Recursos Naturais
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Tamanho Corporal
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Peixes
Limite:
Animals
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Braz J Biol
Assunto da revista:
BIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Brasil