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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
Changes in age and maturity of anadromous whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus) in the northern Baltic Sea from 1998 to 2014
Contributor:
Veneranta, Lari;
Kallio-Nyberg, Irma;
Saloniemi, Irma;
Jokikokko, Erkki
Published:
EDP Sciences, 2021
Published in:
Aquatic Living Resources, 34 (2021), Seite 9
Language:
Not determined
DOI:
10.1051/alr/2021007
ISSN:
1765-2952
Origination:
Footnote:
Description:
The maturation of anadromous whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus) was analysed from samples taken from commercial coastal fishing in 1998–2014 in the Gulf of Bothnia. Whitefish matured at a younger age from year to year. The proportion of older (5–12 sea years) mature males decreased from 79% to 39% in the northern Gulf of Bothnia (66°N–64°N) and from 76% to 14% in southern (64°N–60°30'N) during the study period. At the same time, the proportion of young males (2–4 sea years) increased. Whitefish matured younger: the proportion of mature fish at age four increased in both the north and south among females (13% → 98%; 6% → 85%) and males (68% → 99%; 29% → 89%). The catch length of four-year-old fish increased during the study period in both sexes. In contrast, the length of six-year-old females decreased from year to year. Sea surface temperatures increased during the study period, and were possibly associated with a decrease in the age of maturation and faster growth.