Gillnet selectivity for the spotted rose snapper (Lutjanus guttatus) and the amarillo snapper (Lutjanus argentiventris) in Navidad Bay, Jalisco, Mexico
Ja. Rojo-vazquez et al., Gillnet selectivity for the spotted rose snapper (Lutjanus guttatus) and the amarillo snapper (Lutjanus argentiventris) in Navidad Bay, Jalisco, Mexico, CIENC MAR, 25(1), 1999, pp. 145-152
Gillnet selectivity for Lutjanus guttatus and L. argentiventris in Navidad
Bay, Jalisco (Mexico), was estimated using monthly samples. Gillnets of 7.6
2- and 8.89-cm mesh size were used for the experimental design; 475 organis
ms of L. guttatus and 134 organisms of L. argentiventris were caught. The r
esults shaw that the organisms caught with the 8.89-cm mesh were on average
4 cm larger and 100 g heavier than those caught with the 7.62-cm mesh. For
L. guttatus, the optimum length (100% retention probability) was 29.1 cm f
or the 7.62-cm mesh and 33.9 cm for the 8.89-cm mesh; for L. argentiventris
, the optimum length for the 7.62-cm mesh was 28.9 cm and for the 8.89-cm m
esh, 33.7 cm. In both cases the catch mode corresponds to the calculated op
timum length. The gillnet of 7.62-cm mesh caught the largest abundance in t
erms of number of individuals and biomass; however, the 8.89-cm mesh assure
s the catch of organisms that have reached first maturity length.