Tarpons

Biology, Ecology, Fisheries

Inbunden, Engelska, 2016

Av Stephen Spotte, Mystic) Spotte, Stephen (Sea Research Foundation, Inc. and Mystic Aquarium

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Stephen Spotte, Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, Florida, USATarpons arose from an ancient lineage, and just two species exist today, confined to the tropics and subtropics: Megalops atlanticus in the western and eastern Atlantic and Megalops cyprinoides distributed widely across the Indo-West Pacific. The Atlantic tarpon is considered king of the saltwater sport fishes and supports a multi-billion dollar recreational fishery in the U.S. alone. The Pacific tarpon, which is much smaller, is less valued by anglers. Both have limited commercial value but offer considerable potential for future aquaculture because of their hardiness, rapid growth, and ease of adaptation to captivity.This book is the latest and most thorough text on the biology, ecology, and fisheries (sport and commercial) of tarpons. The chapters comprise clear, intricate discourses on such subjects as early development and metamorphosis, population genetics, anatomical and physiological features and adaptations, migrations, reproductive biology, and culminate with a concise overview of the world's tarpon fisheries. A comprehensive appendix includes Spotte's original translations of important papers published previously by others in Spanish and Portuguese and unavailable until now to English readers.Tarpons: Biology, Ecology, Fisheries will be of considerable interest and use to fishery and research biologists, marine conservationists, aquaculturists, and informed anglers

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Utgivningsdatum2016-07-15
Mått178 x 249 x 20 mm
Vikt830 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor344
FörlagJohn Wiley & Sons Inc
ISBN9781119185499

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Preface viiAcknowledgements xiSymbols and abbreviations xii1 Development 11.1 Introduction 11.2 The tarpon leptocephalus 11.3 Staging tarpon ontogeny 41.4 Development of Atlantic tarpons 101.5 Development of Pacific tarpons 241.6 Leptocephalus physiology 332 Growth 392.1 Introduction 392.2 The cube law 402.3 Sexually dimorphic growth 412.4 Condition 442.5 Growth rate 492.6 Modeling growth 522.7 Tarpon larvae 583 Spawning 593.1 Introduction 593.2 Fecundity and early survival 593.3 Where tarpons spawn 643.4 When tarpons spawn 683.5 Size and age at maturity – Atlantic tarpons 723.6 Size and age at maturity – Pacific tarpons 784 Recruitment 804.1 Introduction 804.2 Life in the plankton 804.3 Inshore migration 834.4 Offshore migration 854.5 Mechanisms of recruitment 884.6 Factors affecting recruitment 895 Breathing and respiration 965.1 Introduction 965.2 Water-breathing 975.3 Air-breathing 1005.4 Cardiovascular function 1085.5 Hypoxia 1135.6 Hypercapnia 1255.7 Air-breathing as social behavior 1266 Osmo- and ionoregulation 1286.1 Introduction 1286.2 Osmo- and ionoregulation 1306.3 Ionocytes 1326.4 Acid-base regulation 1366.5 Ammonia excretion 1376.6 Euryhaline transition 1416.7 Endocrine factors 1446.8 Eggs and larvae 1477 Ecology 1527.1 Introduction 1527.2 Habitats 1527.3 Predators of tarpons 1597.4 Environmental factors affecting survival 1627.5 Gregariousness 1667.6 Seasonal movements 1677.7 Feeding and foods 1748 Fisheries 1868.1 Introduction 1868.2 Recreational fisheries 1868.3 Handling 1908.4 Stress effects 1958.5 Commercial fisheries 2118.6 Aquaculture 2158.7 Populations 2198.8 Final note: whom should we save? 224Appendices 232References 286Index 323