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Atlantic sea scallop Placopecten magellanicus, maturation on Georges Bank during 1993
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Description:Sea scallop gonad samples collected by U.S. commercial scallop vessels fishing Georges Bank during January-August 1993 were analyzed macroscopically and histologically to determine maturity stage and time of spawning on the bank. Reports of a possible winter-early spring spawn on Georges Bank prompted the analysis, which has important biological and management implications. The analyses indicated a general progression from early developmental stages iwinter earlyly spring to ripe in July-August. Gonadosomatic indices indicated a steady progression of maturatIon during July-August. There was, however. a single male scallop, collected south of Martha's Vineyard in early February, that appeared to be actively spawning and two females collected from the Great South Channel area east of Chatham, Mass. in early May in a late developing stage. It is not known whether these three scallops were contributing to a spring spawn in the Southem New England area or on Georges Bank, or were simply maturing earlier during 1993 in response to environmental conditions.
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Content Notes:by Frank Almeida, Tim Sheehan, and Roxanna Smolowitz.
"June 1994."
Includes bibliographical references (page 9).
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