International symposium of middle-sized pelagic fish

FOREWORD

Foreword Carles Bas, José Juan Castro and José Mª Lorenzo Sci. Mar. 59(3-4) : 203-204

RESEARCH ARTICLES

Biological characteristics of middle-sized pelagic fishes Adam Ben-Tuvia Sci. Mar. 59(3-4) : 205-209

Geographic variations in sexual maturity of the horse mackerel, Trachurus trachurus, in the Galician and Cantabrian shelf P. Abaunza, A.C. Fariña and P. Carrera Sci. Mar. 59(3-4) : 211-222

Infestation by larvae of Anisakis simplex (Nematoda: Ascaridata) in horse mackerel, Trachurus trachurus, and Atlantic mackerel, Scomber scombrus, in ICES Divisions VIIIb, VIIIc and IXa (N-NW of Spain) P. Abaunza, B. Villamor and J.R. Pérez Sci. Mar. 59(3-4) : 223-233

Population biology of the roudi escolar Promethichthys prometheus (Gempylidae) off the Canary Islands J.M. Lorenzo and J.G. Pajuelo Sci. Mar. 59(3-4) : 235-240

Oceanic redfish (Sebastes mentella) in the Irminger Sea and adjacent waters J. Magnusson and J.V. Magnusson Sci. Mar. 59(3-4) : 241-254

Comparison of seasonal variability in the reproduction of Pacific sardine (Sardinops sagax) from Baja California Sur, Mexico, in the years 1982-1992 J.R. Torres-Villegas, R.I. Ochoa-Báez, L. Pérez Gómez-Álvarez and G. García-Melgar Sci. Mar. 59(3-4) : 255-264

Biology of the rough scad Trachurus lathami, on the sutheastern coast of Brazil S.A. Saccardo and M. Katsuragawa Sci. Mar. 59(3-4) : 265-275

On the sexual maturity of the bogue (Boops boops) (Teleostei, Sparidae) from the Portuguese coast L. Serrano Gordo Sci. Mar. 59(3-4) : 279-286

Growth of the chub mackerel Scomber japonicus (Pisces: Scombridae) off the Canary Islands J.M. Lorenzo, J.G. Pajuelo and A.G. Ramos Sci. Mar. 59(3-4) : 287-291

The impact of pelagic fish behaviour on fisheries T.J. Pitcher Sci. Mar. 59(3-4) : 295-306

An investigation of the trophic role of three pelagic fishes in a tropical coastal ecosystem of the Western Gulf of Mexico, using the ECOPATH II model Francisco Arreguín-Sánchez and Ernesto A. Chávez Sci. Mar. 59(3-4) : 307-315

Feeding habits of young-of-the-year greater amberjack Seriola dumerili (Risso, 1810) along the N/W Sicilian Coast F. Badalamenti, G. D'Anna, L. Lopiano, D. Scilipoti and A. Mazzola Sci. Mar. 59(3-4) : 317-323

Feeding preferences of Scomber japonicus in the Canary Islands area J.J. Castro and A. Santana del Pino Sci. Mar. 59(3-4) : 325-333

Toward a synthetic eco-ethology of tropical tunas L. Dagorn, M. Petit, J.M. Stretta, X. Bernardet and A.G. Ramos Sci. Mar. 59(3-4) : 335-346

Ontogenetic changes in mouth structures, foraging behaviour and habitat use of Scomber japonicus and Illex coindetii J.J. Castro and V. Hernández-García Sci. Mar. 59(3-4) : 347-355

Seasonality and reproduction of dolphin-fish (Coryphaena hippurus) in the Western Mediterranean E. Massuti and B. Morales-Nin Sci. Mar. 59(3-4) : 357-364

Food habits of bait-caught skipjack tuna Katsuwonus pelamis off the Canary Islands A.G. Ramos, J.M. Lorenzo and J.G. Pajuelo Sci. Mar. 59(3-4) : 365-369

Ecological structures: expansion and replacement C. Bas Sci. Mar. 59(3-4) : 373-380

Community structure of euphausiids and copepods in the distribution areas of pelagic fish larvae off the west coast of Baja California, Mexico J. Gómez-Gutiérrez, S. Hernández-Trujillo and G.M. Esqueda-Escarcega Sci. Mar. 59(3-4) : 381-390

Spatial and temporal distribution of Scomber japonicus larvae in the Sea of Cortez (1984-1988) G.M. Esqueda-Escarcega Sci. Mar. 59(3-4) : 391-397

Distribution model and association in three pelagic congeneric species (Trachurus spp.) present in the Iberic Mediterranean Sea D. Lloris and T. Moreno Sci. Mar. 59(3-4) : 399-403

Community structure of the juvenile of coastal pelagic fish species in the Canary Islands waters T. Moreno and J.J. Castro Sci. Mar. 59(3-4) : 405-413

Environmental change, regimes and middle-sized pelagic fish in the South-east Atlantic Ocean R.J.M. Crawford, L.J. Shannon and G. Nelson Sci. Mar. 59(3-4) : 417-426

Relationship between herring (Clupea harengus L.) distribution and sea surface salinity and temperature in the northern North Sea C.D. Maravelias and D.G. Reid Sci. Mar. 59(3-4) : 427-438

Temperature effect on spawning and age structure of eggs of Sardinops sagax, Clupeidae, during five circadian cycles in Bahia Magdalena, Baja California Sur, Mexico J.R. Torres-Villegas, R.I. Ochoa-Báez and M.S. Muñetón-Gómez Sci. Mar. 59(3-4) : 439-443

An application of satellite-derived sea surface temperatures to southern bluefin tuna and albacore off Tasmania, Australia R. Reddy, V. Lyne, R. Gray, A. Easton and S. Clarke Sci. Mar. 59(3-4) : 445-454

Spawninig and nursery grounds of pelagic fish species in the sea-shelf off Argentina and adjacent areas R.P. Sánchez and J.D. Ciechomski Sci. Mar. 59(3-4) : 455-478

Fluctuations in abundance of small and mid-size pelagics J. Csirke Sci. Mar. 59(3-4) : 481-492

Presence of early life stages of Opisthonema libertate (Günther 1866) in Bahia Concepción, Baja California sur, Mexico (1990-1991) M.S. Cota Meza and M.S. Muñetón-Gómez Sci. Mar. 59(3-4) : 493-497

Fluctuations in fish catch of middle-sized pelagic fish in the Seto Inland Sea, Japan H. Hashimoto, T. Shibuno, S. Ishikawa and K. Gushima Sci. Mar. 59(3-4) : 499-506

Deterministic signals in Scottish and Irish herring (Clupea harengus) catches T. Wyatt, F. Saborido-Rey and R.G. Currie Sci. Mar. 59(3-4) : 507-513

Middle-sized pelagic fish in the world fishery B. Draganik Sci. Mar. 59(3-4) : 517-525

Reconnaissance and exploitation of the Chilean jack mackerel by the Polish fleet in 1978-1984 B. Draganik, R. Dlugosz, J. Milosz and W.L. Borowski Sci. Mar. 59(3-4) : 527-532

Growth and Mortality of Indian Mackerel (Rastrelliger kanagurta) and slender scad (Decapterus russelli) off the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia M.I. Mansor and S. Abdullah Sci. Mar. 59(3-4) : 533-547

Industrial catch of small coastal pelagic fish in Cameroon Folack Jean Sci. Mar. 59(3-4) : 549-554

Mortality, exploitation rate and relative yield of Rastrineobola argentea (Pellegrin 1904) in the Winan Gulf of Lake Victoria (Kenya) J.O. Manyala, E. Vanden Berghe and S. Dadzie Sci. Mar. 59(3-4) : 555-563

Present fish productivity and bioproduction potential of the world oceans P.A. Moiseev Sci. Mar. 59(3-4) : 565-569

Some Fishery and Biological Aspects of Jack Mackerels, Genus Trachurus (Carangidae) Y. Suda, T. Machii and H. Orrego Sci. Mar. 59(3-4) : 571-580

Improving pelagic fish retention in sampling trawls with a fish funnel I.K. Workman, C.W. Taylor and J.W. Watson Sci. Mar. 59(3-4) : 581-585

The fishery of horse mackerel (Trachurus symmetricus murphyi) in the South Pacific Ocean, with notes on the fishery off central-southern Chile H. Arancibia, L. Cubillos, D. Arcos, A. Grechina and L. Vilugron Sci. Mar. 59(3-4) : 589-596

Stock assessment of the Brazilian sardine, Sardinella brasiliensis, of the southeastern Coast of Brazil M.C. Cergole Sci. Mar. 59(3-4) : 597-610

Horse mackerel and false scad stock assessment and catch projections, CECAF Divisions 34.1.3 and 34.3.1 C. Maxim Sci. Mar. 59(3-4) : 611-627

Optimizing yields of the king mackerel (Scomberomorus cavalla) fishery in the western and southern Gulf of Mexico E.A. Chávez and F. Arreguín-Sánchez Sci. Mar. 59(3-4) : 629-636

Population dynamics of the king mackerel (Scomberomorus cavalla) of the Campeche Bank, Mexico F. Arreguín-Sánchez, M.A. Cabrera and F.A. Aguilar Sci. Mar. 59(3-4) : 637-645

Comparative growth performance of horse mackerel of the genus Trachurus, with emphasis on T. symmetricus murphyi in Chile L. Cubillos and H. Arancibia Sci. Mar. 59(3-4) : 647-652

Assessment and management of fish populations: a critical view J.A. Pereiro Sci. Mar. 59(3-4) : 653-660

INDEX

Subject Index, Author Index - Sci. Mar. 59(3-4) : 661-671