Issue |
Aquat. Living Resour.
Volume 30, 2017
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Article Number | 23 | |
Number of page(s) | 6 | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/alr/2017007 | |
Published online | 23 June 2017 |
Research Article
Study on different hook and bait types in the Persian Gulf hand line fishery: optimization and development☆
Fisheries Department, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources,
Gorgan, Iran
* Corresponding authors: sypaighambari@gau.ac.ir, morteza_eighani@yahoo.com
Received:
14
August
2016
Accepted:
26
February
2017
The hand line fishery in the Persian Gulf is considered a sustainable fishing practice. The aims of this study were to estimate catch composition, catch rates, length frequencies, and the percentage of individuals caught below length-at-maturity with two types of hooks, circle and J-style with natural and artificial bait by hand line fishing. Circle and J-style hooks with natural and artificial bait were alternated. Sampling operations were carried out on Qeshm Island, in the North of the Persian Gulf in spring 2015. Catch per unit effort for J-hooks with natural and artificial bait and circle hooks with natural and artificial bait differed significantly (p < 0.05); they were 0.9772 ± 0.25, 0.7772 ± 0.26, 0.5688 ± 0.32, and 0.4108 ± 0.23 kg/hook/h, respectively. Thus, the highest catch rates were obtained with J-style hooks with natural bait. Kolmogorov–Smirnov tests showed that the length frequency distributions for Lethrinus nebulosus, and Alectis indicus differed significantly between treatments (p < 0.05), while no significant differences were found for other species (p > 0.05). For most species (except L. nebulosus), there was no significant difference between circle and J-style hooks for the proportion of individuals smaller than length-at-maturity (p > 0.05).
Key words: Hook / Bait / Length frequency / Catch rate / Hand line / Persian Gulf
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