FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Explorative analysis on red mullet (Mullus barbatus) ageing data variability in the Mediterranean OT Análisis exploratorio de los datos de determinación de edad de Mullus barbatus en el Mediterráneo BT AF Carbonara, Pierluigi Zupa, Walter Anastasopoulou, Aikaterini Bellodi, Andrea Bitetto, Isabella Charilaou, Charis Chatzispyrou, Archontia ELLEBOODE, Romain Esteban, Antonio Follesa, Maria Cristina Isajlovic, Igor JADAUD, Angelique Garcia-Ruiz, Cristina Giannakaki, Amalia Guijarro, Beatriz Kiparissis, Sotiris Elias Ligas, Alessandro MAHE, Kelig Massaro, Andrea Medvesek, Damir Mytilineou, Chryssi Ordines, Francesc Pesci, Paola Porcu, Cristina Peristeraki, Panagiota Thasitis, Ioannis Torres, Pedro Spedicato, Maria Teresa Tursi, Angelo Sion, Letizia AS 1:1;2:1;3:2;4:3;5:1;6:4;7:2;8:5;9:6;10:3;11:7;12:8;13:9;14:10;15:11;16:12;17:13;18:5;19:14;20:7;21:2;22:11;23:3;24:3;25:15,16;26:4;27:9;28:1;29:17;30:17; FF 1:;2:;3:;4:;5:;6:;7:;8:PDG-RBE-HMMN-LRHBL;9:;10:;11:;12:PDG-RBE-MARBEC-LHM;13:;14:;15:;16:;17:;18:PDG-RBE-HMMN-LRHBL;19:;20:;21:;22:;23:;24:;25:;26:;27:;28:;29:;30:; C1 COISPA Tecnologia and Ricerca, Stazione Sperimentale per lo Studio delle Risorse del Mare, Bari, Italy Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, 46.7 km Athens Sounio ave., P.O. Box 712, 19013 Anavyssos, Attiki, Greece. Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, via T. Fiorelli 1, 09126 Cagliari, Italy Department of Fisheries and Marine Research, Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment, Nicosia, Cyprus French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea (Ifremer), Boulogne-sur-Mer, France Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO), Centro Oceanográfico de Murcia, Murcia, Spain Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries Split, Šetalište Ivana Meštroviæa 63, 21000 Split, Croatia MARBEC, Ifremer, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, IRD, 34203 Sète, France Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO), Centro Oceanográfico de Málaga, Fuengirola, Málaga, Spain. Hellenic Center for Marine Research, Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Inland Waters, 71003 Heraklion, Greece. Intituto Español de Oceanografía, Centre Oceanogràfic de les Balears, Moll de Ponent s/n, 07015 Palma de Mallorca, Illes Baleares, Spain Hellenic Agricultural Organization-DEMETER, Fisheries Research Institute of Kavala, 64007 Nea Peramos, Kavala, Greece Centro Interuniversitario di Biologia Marina ed Ecologia Applicata, Viale Nazario Sauro 4, 57128 Livorno, Italy. APLYSIA, Via Menichetti 35, 57121 Livorno, Italy. Hellenic Center for Marine Research, Iraklion, Crete, Greece. University of Crete, Biology Department, Stavrakia, Heraklion, Crete. University of Bari Aldo Moro (UNIBA), Department of Biology, Via Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy. C2 COISPA TECNOL & RIC, ITALY HELLENIC CTR MARINE RES, GREECE UNIV CAGLIARI, ITALY DEPT FISH MARINE RES, CYPRUS IFREMER, FRANCE IEO, SPAIN INST OCEANOG & FISHERIES, CROATIA IFREMER, FRANCE IEO, SPAIN HELLENIC CTR MARINE RES, GREECE IEO, SPAIN HELLENIC AGRIC ORG, GREECE CIBM, ITALY APLYSIA, ITALY HELLENIC CTR MARINE RES, GREECE UNIV CRETE, GREECE UNIV BARI ALDO MORO, ITALY SI BOULOGNE SETE SE PDG-RBE-HMMN-LRHBL PDG-RBE-MARBEC-LHM UM MARBEC IN WOS Ifremer UPR WOS Ifremer UMR DOAJ copubli-europe IF 1.172 TC 10 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00591/70320/68356.pdf LA English DT Article CR MEDITS DE ;Mullus barbatus;age variability;MEDITS;Mediterranean;reader effect;false rings;date of birth AB The uncertainty in age estimation by otolith reading may be at the root of the large variability in red mullet (Mullus barbatus) growth models in the Mediterranean. In the MEDITS survey, red mullet age data are produced following the same sampling protocol and otolith reading methodology. However, ageing is assigned using different interpretation schemes, including variations in theoretical birthdate and number of false rings considered, in addition to differences in the experience level of readers. The present work analysed the influence of these variations and the geographical location of sampling on red mullet ageing using a multivariate approach (principal component analysis). Reader experience was the most important parameter correlated with the variability. The number of rings considered false showed a significant effect on the variability in the first age groups but had less influence on the older ones. The effect of the theoretical birthdate was low in all age groups. Geographical location had a significant influence, with longitude showing greater effects than latitude. In light of these results, workshops, exchanges and the adoption of a common ageing protocol based on age validation studies are considered fundamental tools for improving precision in red mullet ageing. PY 2019 PD DEC SO Scientia Marina SN 0214-8358 PU Institut de Ciències del Mar de Barcelona, CSIC VL 83 IS S1 UT 000504829900020 BP 271 EP 279 DI 10.3989/scimar.04999.19A ID 70320 ER EF