Defining the reproductive period of the European pilchard (<i> Sardina</i> pilchardus Walbaum, 1792) in Saros Bay (North Aegean Sea, Turkey)

Cengiz, Özgür; ÖZEKİNCİ, UĞUR; Oztakin, Alkan

doi:10.4314/mejs.v16i1.3

Defining the reproductive period of the European pilchard (<i> Sardina</i> pilchardus Walbaum, 1792) in Saros Bay (North Aegean Sea, Turkey)

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Cengiz Ö., ÖZEKİNCİ U., Oztakin A.

MOMONA ETHIOPIAN JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, no.1, pp.51-59, 2024 (ESCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Publication Date: 2024
Doi Number: 10.4314/mejs.v16i1.3
Journal Name: MOMONA ETHIOPIAN JOURNAL OF SCIENCE
Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
Page Numbers: pp.51-59
Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The European pilchard ( Sardina pilchardus Walbaum, 1792) is one of the main target species of commercial fishery along the Aegean coasts. This work was carried out between July 2014 and June 2015 off Saros Bay (North Aegean Sea, Turkey). The study focuses on determining the reproductive period of the species. The elevated GSI values suggested the spawning period occurred mainly between September and May with a peak in February.