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Biomass, CPUE and size frequency distribution of blue swimming crab Portunus segnis (Forskal, 1775) in coastal waters of the northern Persian Gulf, Iran

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2015

Mohsen Safaie ,
Mohammad Reza Shokri ,
Bahram H. Kiabi  and
Jamileh Pazooki
Mohsen Safaie
Affiliation:
Faculty of Biological Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, G.C., Evin, Tehran 1983963113, IR Iran Fisheries Department, Hormozgan University, Bandar Abbas, PO Box 3995, IR Iran
Mohammad Reza Shokri*
Affiliation:
Faculty of Biological Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, G.C., Evin, Tehran 1983963113, IR Iran
Bahram H. Kiabi
Affiliation:
Faculty of Biological Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, G.C., Evin, Tehran 1983963113, IR Iran
Jamileh Pazooki
Affiliation:
Faculty of Biological Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, G.C., Evin, Tehran 1983963113, IR Iran
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: M.R. Shokri, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, G.C., Evin, Tehran, 1983963113, IR Iran email: M_Shokri@sbu.ac.ir, Shokri.mr@gmail.com
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Abstract

Size frequency distribution, catch per unit effort (CPUE) and biomass of blue swimming crab Portunus segnis were studied in the northern Persian Gulf. A total of 1689 male and 1824 female crabs were collected by swept area method on a monthly basis from May 2010 to September 2012. The populations of male and female crabs were dominated by adult crabs (carapace width >100 mm) from December to May. The juvenile crabs were dominant from June to October and the averages of CPUE did uptrend from June to October. The CPUE increased in full moon and the highest value was observed in shallow coastal areas below 10 m and significantly decreased as depth increased. The maximum CPUE was recorded at 415 and 450 engine powers and the vessel speeds of about 2.5 and 2.8 knots. The monthly biomass estimations showed an upward trend from June to October within the study period, so that the maximum biomass was 110 tonnes in October 2011. Given the CPUE trend and biomass estimation, the results of the present study suggest that October is the optimum time as open fishery season for blue swimming crab in the northern Persian Gulf and the highest CPUE is achievable in shallow coastal areas at less than 10 m depth.

Keywords

Blue swimmer crabP. segnisbiomassCPUEsize structure
Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 95 , Issue 4 , June 2015 , pp. 763 - 771
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2015 

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