TY - JOUR T1 - Resilience of Key Biological Parameters of the Senegalese Flat Sardinella to Overfishing and Climate Change A1 - Ba,Kamarel A1 - Thiaw,Modou A1 - Lazar,Najih A1 - Sarr,Alassane A1 - Brochier,Timothee A1 - Ndiaye,Ismaila A1 - Faye,Alioune A1 - Sadio,Oumar A1 - Panfili,Jacques A1 - Thiaw,Omar Thiom A1 - Brehmer,Patrice AD - ISRA, CRODT, Dakar, Senegal. AD - UCAD, IUPA, Dakar, Senegal. AD - Univ Rhode Isl East Farm, Dept Fisheries, Kingston, RI USA. AD - Univ Montpellier 2, UMR Marbec, IRD, Montpellier 5, France. AD - IRD, UMR Lemar 195, Dakar, Senegal. UR - https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00616/72851/ DO - 10.1371/journal.pone.0156143 N2 - The stock of the Senegalese flat sardinella, Sardinella maderensis, is highly exploited in Senegal, West Africa. Its growth and reproduction parameters are key biological indicators for improving fisheries management. This study reviewed these parameters using landing data from small-scale fisheries in Senegal and literature information dated back more than 25 years. Age was estimated using length-frequency data to calculate growth parameters and assess the growth performance index. With global climate change there has been an increase in the average sea surface temperature along the Senegalese coast but the length-weight parameters, sex ratio, size at first sexual maturity, period of reproduction and condition factor of S. maderensis have not changed significantly. The above parameters of S. maderensis have hardly changed, despite high exploitation and fluctuations in environmental conditions that affect the early development phases of small pelagic fish in West Africa. This lack of plasticity of the species regarding of the biological parameters studied should be considered when planning relevant fishery management plans. Y1 - 2016/06 PB - Public Library Science JF - Plos One SN - 1932-6203 VL - 11 IS - 6 ID - 72851 ER -