TY - JOUR
T1 - Reproductive biology of the scalloped hammerhead (Sphyrna lewini) in the central-eastern Pacific Ocean
AU - Estupiñán-Montaño, Colombo
AU - Carrera-Fernández, Maribel
AU - Galván-Magaña, Felipe
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.
PY - 2021/3
Y1 - 2021/3
N2 - There are limited data regarding the reproductive biology of the scalloped hammerhead (Sphyrna lewini) in Ecuadorian waters, which limits the development of appropriate management measures of its populations. A total of 1664 S. lewini specimens were recorded in Manta, Ecuador in 2003-2009. Specimens were caught by local commercial fisheries and measured between 50-310 cm total length (TL). Females were more frequently caught, with a sex ratio of 1M:1.8F. The median size at maturity was 178.1 cm TL for males and 219.4 cm TL for females, which was larger compared with other localities. Gravid females, which measured 246-298 cm TL, contained 16-22 embryos. Embryos, which were observed from October-July, measured between 11.1-54.6 cm TL and the available data agreed with a gestation period of 10-11 months that starts in September and ends in June/July. Size at birth was 47-55 cm TL. Sampling data indicated that most fishing activity occurred in nearshore and around seamounts in the central-eastern Pacific Ocean, with much of the landed catch comprising immature individuals. This study documents the reproductive biology of S. lewini in the central-eastern Pacific Ocean and provides additional information to improve management and conservation measures for this species.
AB - There are limited data regarding the reproductive biology of the scalloped hammerhead (Sphyrna lewini) in Ecuadorian waters, which limits the development of appropriate management measures of its populations. A total of 1664 S. lewini specimens were recorded in Manta, Ecuador in 2003-2009. Specimens were caught by local commercial fisheries and measured between 50-310 cm total length (TL). Females were more frequently caught, with a sex ratio of 1M:1.8F. The median size at maturity was 178.1 cm TL for males and 219.4 cm TL for females, which was larger compared with other localities. Gravid females, which measured 246-298 cm TL, contained 16-22 embryos. Embryos, which were observed from October-July, measured between 11.1-54.6 cm TL and the available data agreed with a gestation period of 10-11 months that starts in September and ends in June/July. Size at birth was 47-55 cm TL. Sampling data indicated that most fishing activity occurred in nearshore and around seamounts in the central-eastern Pacific Ocean, with much of the landed catch comprising immature individuals. This study documents the reproductive biology of S. lewini in the central-eastern Pacific Ocean and provides additional information to improve management and conservation measures for this species.
KW - Birth size
KW - Ecuador
KW - gestation period
KW - hammerhead sharks
KW - size at maturity
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85102505664&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1017/S0025315421000138
DO - 10.1017/S0025315421000138
M3 - Artículo
AN - SCOPUS:85102505664
SN - 0025-3154
VL - 101
SP - 465
EP - 470
JO - Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
JF - Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
IS - 2
ER -