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ICES Journal of Marine Science: Journal du Conseil 2008 65(7):1281-1290; doi:10.1093/icesjms/fsn114
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Biological features of the Lophius piscatorius catch in Scottish waters

Chevonne H. Laurenson1, Helen Dobby2, H. Anne McLay2 and Beth Leslie1

1 NAFC Marine Centre, Port Arthur, Scalloway, Shetland ZE1 0UN, UK
2 Fisheries Research Services, Marine Laboratory, PO Box 101, 375 Victoria Road, Torry, Aberdeen AB11 9DB, UK

Correspondence to C. H. Laurenson: tel: +44 1595 772306; fax: +44 1595 772001; e-mail: chevonne.laurenson{at}nafc.uhi.ac.uk

Laurenson, C. H., Dobby, H., McLay, H. A., and Leslie, B. 2008. Biological features of the Lophius piscatorius catch in Scottish waters. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 65: 1281–1290.

Here, data on 50 265 Lophius piscatorius sampled between 1998 and 2006 on board commercial fishing vessels during observer trips and chartered surveys at Shetland, west of Scotland, and Rockall are analysed. In each area, length differed significantly with depth (p < 0.001), there was an increase in modal size with increasing depth down to 450 m, and large fish dominated hauls in deeper water. The sex ratio of all data combined was 0.88 females:1 male, but it varied by area, depth, and season, with males greatly outnumbering females in deep water west of Scotland during the first quarter of the year. The proportion at length that were female differed significantly with depth, and the highest proportions of mature fish were in deep water at Rockall and west of Scotland. L50% maturities, for all data combined, were 102.4 cm for females and 58.3 cm for males.

Keywords: anglerfish, L. piscatorius, monkfish, Rockall, Scotland, Shetland

Received 30 November 2007; accepted 3 June 2008; advance access publication 2 July 2008.


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