| This paper deals with the commercial landings of bonaerensis anchovy at the Port of Mar del Plata (Buenos Aires province,Argentina), during the years 1986 to 1990. The mean catch was 15,501t per year. A total of 59 fish samples were taken for total length distributions (N=20164), and 24 sub-samples (N=2370) were analyzed to record individual data (length, weight, sex, sexual stage, age fromotoliths reading). The numer of fish per kg ranged between 28 and 53(mean=34.6). The mean size was 156.63 mm, and the most abundant fish in the landings were those being 3 and 2 years old, as it was also recorded during the period 1980-1985. Ordinary length-weight relationships by season were fitted, and the results were as follows:1) Autumn-Winter: W=8.5* 10-7* L3.392;... |
