Jornal de Biologia Marinha e Oceanografia

Growth and Mortality Parameters of Paralonchurus brasiliensis (Sciaenidae) Captured as Bycatch in Southeastern of Brazil

Eudriano Flor?ncio dos Santos Costa, F?lvio Aur?lio de Morais Freire, Gustavo Monteiro Teixeira and Adilson Fransozo

Growth and Mortality Parameters of Paralonchurus brasiliensis (Sciaenidae) Captured as Bycatch in Southeastern of Brazil

The present work provides preliminary informations on the growth and mortality of Paralonchurus brasiliensis captured as a bycatch in the inner shelf of São Paulo Southeastern Brazil. The samplings were carried out using a shrimp fishery trawl. After trawling, the specimens were separated from the other organisms and the fish size and numbers of individuals captured were recorded. A total of 5,943 specimens ranging from 3.6 to 19.9 cm in standard length were sampled.