AN OVERVIEW OF RESEARCH ACTIVITIES ON SWORDFISH ( XIPHIAS GLADIUS ) AND THE BY-CATCH SPECIES, CAUGHT BY THE SPANISH LONGLINE FLEET IN THE INDIAN OCEAN.
AN OVERVIEW OF RESEARCH ACTIVITIES ON SWORDFISH ( XIPHIAS GLADIUS ) AND THE BY-CATCH SPECIES, CAUGHT BY THE SPANISH LONGLINE FLEET IN THE INDIAN OCEAN.
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2006
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J. Mejuto;B. García-Cortés;A. Ramos-Cartelle
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J. Mejuto;B. García-Cortés;A. Ramos-Cartelle
. This paper presents some of the most pertinent results obtained over the last few years from the research carried out on the swordfish and bycath species in the Indian Ocean on the basis of data taken from the Spanish surface longline fleet. Information on the activity of this fleet updated for 2003 and 2004 is also given. New information on the reproduction of the swordfish based in large sampling coverage is provided. Reproduction areas of swordfish in the Indian Ocean are proposed, which seems to be restricted to western areas based on data for gonadal indices, sex-ratios at size and other available information taken from observers. Characteristic patterns of spawning-type sex-ratio at size are also identified in this Ocean. The spawning type is observed for the areas exhibiting high values on the gonadal index. A review of the available information on the tagging programs conducted on the swordfish and associated species is also done, with a comparison of the recapture rates obtained. Information on by-catch species, accidental by-catches, finning practices and the reproductive parameters of Prionace glauca are also summarized. according For the purpose of comparing zones and the data set obtained from females equal to or greater than 150 cm LJFL (131 cm EFL), graphs are provided with average GIs by size class and their respective confidence intervals (95%) in the two periods (1993-1994 and 1998-2002), for those zones for which data were available. The prevalence of the different GI1 ranges for females LJFL>150 cm has also been plotted by 5ºx5º square for both periods and updated with information of new GI1 data obtained during 2003 and 2004 in eastern areas of the Indian Ocean. Three GI1 ranges have been defined for plotting: GI1==5. The wide geographic distribution of the Spanish surface longline fleet and its scientific monitoring with on board observers have provided us with sporadic and specific observations of 81,560 specimens of Prionace glauca (PGO) between 1993 and 2003, focusing on the reproductive parameters of PGO observed in different zones of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans ( MEJUTO & GARCÍA - CORTÉS 2005). The areas examined were located between 40ºN-35ºS: 55ºW-15ºE in the Atlantic, between 5ºS-30ºS : 35ºE-75ºE in the Indian Ocean and between 25ºN-40ºS : 85ºW-135ºW in the Pacific Ocean. The observations were initially grouped into 5ºx5º squares. Subsequently, to accommodate the different analyses, the data were tentatively classified into 22 zones and also into 5 regions: North Atlantic Region (ATLN): zones 01,02,03,04,06,91,92,93. Central Atlantic Region (ATLC): zones 07,08,09,10. South Atlantic Region (ATLS): zones 11,12,13,15. Indian Ocean Region (INDI): zones 52,53,54,55. Pacific Ocean Region (PACI): zones 40,44 (figure 2 ). More information on methodological details can be found in the paper previously cited.