Catch composition on red shrimps’ (Aristaeomorpha foliacea and Aristeus antennatus) grounds in the Eastern Ionian Sea
Mytilineou, Ch.; Kavadas, S.; Politou, C.-Y.; Kapiris, K.; Tursi, A.; Maiorano, P. (2006). Catch composition on red shrimps’ (Aristaeomorpha foliacea and Aristeus antennatus) grounds in the Eastern Ionian Sea, in: Thessalou-Legaki, M. (Ed.) Issues of decapod crustacean biology. Developments in Hydrobiology, 184: pp. 155-160 In: Dumont, H.J. (Ed.) Developments in Hydrobiology. Kluwer Academic/Springer: The Hague; London; Boston; Dordrecht. ISSN 0167-8418, more |
| Keywords | Aristaeomorpha foliacea (Risso, 1827) [WoRMS]; Aristeus antennatus (Risso, 1816) [WoRMS]
Marine/Coastal | | Author keywords | Eastern Ionian; Deep-water fishery |
| Authors | | Top | - Mytilineou, Ch.
- Kavadas, S.
- Politou, C.-Y.
| - Kapiris, K.
- Tursi, A.
- Maiorano, P.
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| Abstract | In the present study, the catch composition and the catch per unit effort (CPUE) by weight and numbers in red shrimps’ (Aristaeomorpha foliacea and Aristeus antennatus) grounds was examined in the southern part of the eastern Ionian Sea, in order to collect important information for the Greek waters, where no deep-water fishery exists. In the depth stratum 500–700 m, the catch of the commercial species represented a high proportion (>70%) of the total catch. Red shrimps and several other commercial species were found in important quantities. The present results suggest the possibility of developing a deep-water fishery in Greece. In such a case, attention should be paid because of the high vulnerability of A. foliacea — the main deep-water fishing resource in the area — to the fishing pressure. |
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