Re‐estimation of juvenile Isurus oxyrinchus growth in the Mexican Pacific through a multimodel inference approach and verification of growth band periodicity

Author:

Rodríguez‐Madrigal José Alberto123ORCID,Tovar‐Ávila Javier2ORCID,Castillo‐Geniz José Leonardo4ORCID,Godínez‐Padilla Carlos Javier45ORCID,Márquez‐Farías J Fernando6ORCID,Corro‐Espinosa David7

Affiliation:

1. Posgrado en Ciencias del Mar y Limnología Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Mexico City Mexico

2. Centro Regional de Investigación Acuícola y Pesquera Bahía de Banderas Instituto Nacional de Pesca y Acuacultura Bahia De Banderas Nayarit Mexico

3. Pronatura‐Noroeste Tepic Nayarit Mexico

4. Centro Regional de Investigación Acuícola y Pesquera Ensenada, Instituto Nacional de Pesca y Acuacultura Ensenada Mexico

5. Programa de Marcado de Atunes Comisión Interamericana del Atún Tropical, Oficina Regional – Mazatlán Sinaloa Mexico

6. Facultad de Ciencias del Mar Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa Mazatlán Mexico

7. Centro Regional de Investigación Acuícola y Pesquera Mazatlán, Instituto Nacional de Pesca y Acuacultura Mazatlán Mexico

Abstract

AbstractAn update of the age and growth for juveniles of the short fin mako shark (I. oxyrinchus) from the Mexican Pacific is presented, based on the analysis of growth band counts from dorsal vertebrae of 198 individuals [110 females, 74–231 cm of total length (TL) and 88 males, 72–231 cm TL) caught during 2008–2018. New available information on vertebral growth band periodicity (biannual deposition in juveniles) and the convenience of using vertebrae form the dorsal region over the cervical region to count growth bands, as well as a multimodel approach, were used. The von Bertalanffy (VB) growth model, Gompertz, logistic and two parameters of VB (2‐VB) were fitted to the length‐at‐age. Only ages ≤6 years were used for the fitting of the models and their performance was compared with the small‐sample bias‐corrected form of the Akaike information criterion (AICc), their differences ( and weights (). Following a multimodel inference approach, the model averaged asymptotic length (), length‐at‐age 0 () and their unconditional standard error (), were estimated for each sex scenario using the three‐parameter version of each model. The precision of growth band counts was acceptable for the different methods used and by two different readers. The centrum edge analysis (CEA) and marginal increment analysis (MIA) did not support the hypothesis of biannual band pair formation for juveniles, likewise for adults the periodicity could not be verified due to the small sample of large animals. Age was estimated assuming the formation of two pairs of growth bands per year during the first 5 years and one pair of bands per year afterwards considering direct validation information. The estimated ages in years ranged from 0–14 for females and 0–6 for males. The Kimura likelihood ratio test showed no differences in the growth curves of juveniles by sex (P > 0.05). According to the AICc, the 2‐VB model better fitted the length‐at‐age data for combined sexes (Linf = 386.4 cm, k = 0.12 years−1, L0 = 70 cm). The model averaged and were 378.3 cm () and 69.5 cm (), respectively. The growth parameters determined for juveniles of I. oxyrinchus are similar to those estimated in other regions, showing relatively fast growth rate as previously reported, medium longevity in comparison to other shark species and natural mortality close to that reported in the last stock assessment for the North Pacific Ocean. These life‐history parameters should be considered to evaluate the population in the region and to develop better fishery management and conservation measures.

Funder

Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología

Publisher

Wiley

Subject

Aquatic Science,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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