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Population parameters and exploitation rate of Sarotherodon galilaeus galilaeus (Cichlidae) in Lakes Doukon and Togbadji, Benin
Lederoun, Djiman; Vandewalle, Pierre; Brahim, A. A. et al.
2016In African Journal of Aquatic Science, 41 (2), p. 151-160
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Keywords :
ELEFAN; Mono River; West Africa; Cichlids; Fisheries; Selectivity; Size-at-maturity
Abstract :
[en] Growth, mortality, recruitment and relative yield per recruit of Sarotherodon galilaeus galilaeus from Lakes Doukon and Togbadji were studied. Data on total length, total weight and sex were recorded on a monthly basis between January and December 2013 for S. g. galilaeus captured by local fishers. The estimated asymptotic lengths L∞ were 26.2 and 23.6 cm for Lakes Doukon and Togbadji, respectively, while the growth rate K was 0.73 in Lake Doukon and 0.87 in Lake Togbadji. Estimates of fishing mortality, 0.27 and 0.47 y−1 for Doukon and Togbadji, respectively, were low relative to natural mortality, 1.51 and 1.74 y−1, respectively. Sizes at first sexual maturity were 12.8 and 13.2 cm for females and males, respectively, in Lake Doukon, and 11.5 and 12.4 cm for females and males, respectively, in Lake Togbadji. The size at first capture was estimated at 13.3 and 12.7 cm for Lakes Doukon and Togbadji, respectively, which, in the light of the size at maturity estimates, indicates that fish spawn at least once before capture. The current exploitation rates of 0.15 for Lake Doukon and 0.21 for Lake Togbadji suggest that their stocks of S. g. galilaeus are not overexploited in either lake.
Disciplines :
Aquatic sciences & oceanology
Author, co-author :
Lederoun, Djiman ;  Laboratory of Functional and Evolutionary Morphology, University of Liege, Chemistry Institute B6, Sart Tilman, Liege, Belgium, Laboratory of Hydrobiology and Aquaculture, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Abomey-Calavi, Cotonou, Benin
Vandewalle, Pierre ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de Biologie, Ecologie et Evolution > Département de Biologie, Ecologie et Evolution
Brahim, A. A.;  Laboratory of Hydrobiology and Aquaculture, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Abomey-Calavi, Cotonou, Benin
Moreau, Jacques
Lalèyè, Philippe Adédjobi;  Laboratory of Hydrobiology and Aquaculture, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Abomey-Calavi, Cotonou, Benin
Language :
English
Title :
Population parameters and exploitation rate of Sarotherodon galilaeus galilaeus (Cichlidae) in Lakes Doukon and Togbadji, Benin
Publication date :
27 May 2016
Journal title :
African Journal of Aquatic Science
ISSN :
1608-5914
eISSN :
1727-9364
Publisher :
Taylor & Francis, United Kingdom
Volume :
41
Issue :
2
Pages :
151-160
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Funders :
IFS - International Foundation for Science [SE]
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