Life history characteristics and status of the Pacific yellowtail emperor, Lethrinus atkinsoni (Seale 1910), in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

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• Journal Title:
  Aquaculture, Fish and Fisheries
• Personal Author:
  Trianni, Michael S. ; DeMartini, Edward E. ; Taylor, Brett M.
• NOAA Program & Office:
  NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; PIFSC (Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center)
• Description:
  Life history characteristics of the Pacific yellowtail emperor, Lethrinus atkinsoni , were described from commercial samples in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands spanning a 28-month market sampling period. Derived statistics pertaining to growth, life span, mortality and reproductive features were obtained through analyses of sectioned sagittal otoliths and gonad tissues. Maximum age observed was 18 years, with females attaining 50% sexual maturity at 3.3 years at a fork length of 20.9 cm;
• Source:
  Aquaculture, Fish and Fisheries, 3(2), 165-174
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.1002/aff2.100
• ISSN:
  2693-8847 ; 2693-8847
• Format:
  PDF
• Publisher:
  Wiley
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• License:
  https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Rights Information:
  CC BY
• Compliance:
  Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:d55f2ffc94265ab744f697fbd36cc25bfc2031c5f1a1934e8a38dcff43e2e511
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/54901/noaa_54901_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.09 MB ]