337 results on '"Buccinum undatum"'
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2. Estimating the abundance of benthic invertebrates from trap-catch data.
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Hiddink, Jan Geert, Coleman, Matthew T, Brouwer, Stephen, Bloor, Isobel S M, and Jenkins, Stuart R
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INVERTEBRATES , *STANDARDIZED tests , *TEST methods , *OCEAN bottom , *SPACE charge - Abstract
Trap fisheries targeting invertebrates are economically important but many of the target species lack stock assessments. One reason for this is the difficulty of estimating density. One important means by which density can be estimated uses the catch rates of baited traps that are spaced at different distances. With declining spacing, the sphere of attraction will increasingly overlap, leading to reductions in catches, allowing for the estimation of the density that is catchable by traps on the seabed. Here we review the analytical methods adopted across a range of studies and find that no consensus on robust methods exists. We propose an analytical method that assumes the trapping area is circular and that the chance of catching an individual declines linearly with distance from the trap. We apply this method to estimate the density and the trapping radius of crabs and gastropods from real and simulated datasets. The method estimated a trapping radius of between 4 and 86 m, and densities that are up to 2.5 times less and 13 times greater than estimates provided in the original sources, illustrating the sensitivity to methodology. In conclusion, we provide and test a standardized method to estimate the density of benthic invertebrates. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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3. Evaluation of natural mortality of an unfished gastropod (Buccinum undatum) population using statolith age‐frequency data in the southern Mid‐Atlantic Bight
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Sarah Borsetti, John Wiedenmann, and Daphne M. Munroe
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Buccinum undatum ,catch curve ,natural mortality ,statolith ,whelk ,Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling ,SH1-691 - Abstract
Abstract Natural mortality estimates of harvested stocks are key parameters used in stock assessments to aid in understanding the dynamics of populations, but these estimates are difficult to obtain and have a high degree of uncertainty. Data from unfished populations, which is often rare, provide a unique and valuable opportunity to estimate natural mortality. This study provides estimates of natural mortality using multiple methods from an unfished whelk (Buccinum undatum) population using statolith ages which prove to be an accurate method to assess age of gastropods. Using statolith age‐frequency data, natural mortality for this unexploited Mid‐Atlantic Bight whelk population was estimated to be 0.45–0.60 year−1. Due to the unexploited state of this population, the mortality estimate in this study can be assumed to be a true reflection of natural mortality and thus compared with mortality estimates for populations under varying degrees of exploitation to understand how exploitation affects population dynamics.
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- 2022
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4. Size composition of aggregations and recommended commercial size for common whelk Buccinum undatum (Neogastropoda) in the Barents Sea at the coast of West Murman
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D. V. Zakharov and A. M. Sennikov
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whelk ,buccinum undatum ,barents sea ,west murman ,size composition ,fishery ,minimum commercial size ,Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling ,SH1-691 - Abstract
Size composition of common whelk Buccinum undatum in its aggregations on sandy and stony grounds at the depth of 2–15 m is analyzed on the data of experimental fishing by scuba divers and traps in the Kislaya Guba and Ura Guba Bays in different seasons of 2004–2017. The size group with shell height > 60 mm was the most abundant (70 %) and formed 90 % of the total biomass. This group is recommended for fishery; the shell height of 60 mm is suggested as the minimal commercial size for common whelk in this area.
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- 2018
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5. Timing of the reproductive cycle of waved whelk, Buccinum undatum, on the U.S. Mid-Atlantic Bight.
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Borsetti, Sarah, Munroe, Daphne, Rudders, David, and Chang, Jui-Han
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SEXUAL cycle , *WATER temperature , *CONTINENTAL shelf , *PENIS - Abstract
Development of the unmanaged waved whelk (Buccinum undatum) fishery on the Mid-Atlantic continental shelf of the United States has initiated investigation into fisheries-related biological and population attributes of the species in this region. Maturation and reproduction timing vary by location for this species and are likely linked to bottom water temperature. This study examined the seasonal fluctuations in relevant body metrics and gonadosomatic index in relation to bottom temperature to assess the timing of the reproductive cycle of the B. undatum population in the southern-most extent of this species' range in the Atlantic. To characterize variation over the maturation schedule, nine locations in the Mid-Atlantic Bight (MAB) were sampled five times between January 2017 and September 2017. Maturity was assessed macroscopically, with morphological methods, and via gonadosomatic indices. Male behavioral maturity estimates, based on a penis length to shell length index (PL50), were compared to estimates made using other methods for assessing maturity to test the efficacy of this commonly used ratio. Mature whelk were found in all months and peak reproductive activity was observed in spring and early summer. This timing suggests that ideal sampling to visually identify maturity to estimate size of maturity would be late winter or early spring. Unique oceanographic dynamics in the MAB, such as strong seasonal stratification results in large changes in annual bottom temperature which appears to be closely linked to the reproductive cycle in this region. Our data suggest that B. undatum in the MAB experience spawning and development at ~ 7–8 °C; temperatures warmer than Canadian populations and cooler than some UK conspecifics. To our knowledge, this is the first study to document the annual reproductive cycle of waved whelk in the United States. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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6. Size at sexual maturity of waved whelk (Buccinum undatum) on the Eastern Scotian Shelf.
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Ashfaq, Umair, Mugridge, Adam, and Hatcher, Bruce G.
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BUCCINUM undatum , *OVIPARITY , *TREMATODA , *CASTRATION , *FISHERY management , *METAPOPULATION (Ecology) - Abstract
Highlights • Size at sexual maturity was determined at five sites on the Eastern Scotian Shelf. • Significant differences exist in size at sexual maturity among different populations. • Sampled sites were 11–221 km apart from each other. • Size at sexual maturity ranges from 45 to 65 mm and varies among sexes. • Each exploited population should have a different minimum landing size. Abstract The waved whelk (Buccinum undatum) is commercially fished in the North Atlantic Ocean; the fishery is growing in Atlantic Canada. The species' oviparous reproduction limits dispersal, posing a challenge to fishery management at the meta-population level. The Minimum Landing Size (MLS) for B. undatum in Nova Scotia is set at 65 mm with intent to maintain an adequate spawning stock. The implicit assumption that the MLS approximates a size at which half the population has reached reproductive maturity (LM 50) is unjustified. We measured the LM 50 of the whelks sampled from commercial fishing catches during 2016 and 2017 at five sites on the Eastern Scotian Shelf located roughly 11–210 km apart. There were significant differences among all measured parameters including total shell length, LM 50 , sex ratio and parasitic prevalence. The latter was measured to investigate its effects on calculations of LM 50 and fishery regulations. The LM 50 was smaller than the MLS at all sites. The LM 50 for males ranged 45–64 mm, and 53–65 mm for females. The age at LM 50 was found to be consistent with other studies: 5–6 years for both sexes. The size-frequency distributions in most samples were approximately normally distributed. The sex ratio was within the range found in other studies but varied among sampling sites. The prevalence of castrating trematodes was found to be 2–26% in males and 5–25% in females. We suggest that the area-based, effort management model for the fishery should adopt locale-specific MLS values based on the LM 50 determined for sub-populations being exploited within specific areas of fishing access. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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7. Age and growth rate estimations of the commercially fished gastropod Buccinum undatum.
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Hollyman, Philip R, Chenery, Simon R N, Leng, Melanie J, Laptikhovsky, Vladimir V, Colvin, Charlotte N, Richardson, Christopher A, and Arkhipkin, Handling editor: Alexander
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GASTROPODA , *BUCCINUM undatum , *CALCIUM carbonate , *FISHERY monitoring , *OXYGEN isotopes - Abstract
Calculating age and growth rate for the commercially important whelk, Buccinum undatum in the aid of fishery management has historically been undertaken using growth rings on the organic operculum. This is difficult due to their poor readability and confusion between two different sets of growth lines present. Recent work presented the calcium carbonate statolith as an alternative for age determination of B. undatum. Here we compare the use of statoliths and opercula, comparing their readability and creating growth curves for three distinct populations across the United Kingdom. Using these data, we also test the most appropriate growth equation to model this species. Lastly, we use oxygen isotope analysis of the shells to assign accurate ages to several individuals from each site. These data were used to test the accuracy of statolith and operculum ages. Statoliths, whilst more time consuming to process have improved clarity and accuracy compared with the opercula. This improved readability has highlighted that a Gompertz growth function should be used for populations of this species, when in past studies, von Bertalanffy is often used. Statoliths are a viable improvement to opercula when assessing B. undatum in the context of fishery monitoring and management. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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8. Tenderization effect of whelk meat using ultrasonic treatment.
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Hu, Jiamiao, Ge, Shenghan, Huang, Chenying, Cheung, Peter C. K., Lin, Luan, Zhang, Yi, Zheng, Baodong, Lin, Shaoling, and Huang, Xiujuan
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MEAT texture , *MEAT quality , *BUCCINIDAE , *ULTRASONIC imaging , *SCANNING electron microscopy , *MICROSTRUCTURE - Abstract
This study was conducted to assess the potential application of ultrasonic treatment to enhance the tenderness of whelk (Buccinum undatum) meat. The optimum ultrasonic conditions for the maximum tenderization effect were determined using response surface methodology by a three‐level factorial Box–Behnken design for the optimization of three variables. The optimum conditions for the three variables found were as follows: ultrasound power at 200 W, treatment time for 9.6 min, and temperature at 45°C. The resulted tenderization effect was comparable to traditional enzymatic methods. Furthermore, disruption of muscle microstructure was observed in the ultrasonic‐treated whelk meat by scanning electron microscopy, while evaluations on physicochemical properties indicated the ultrasonic treatment has no significant undesirable effects on the quality of whelk meat including pH, water‐holding capacity, and lipid oxidation. In conclusion, this study showed the feasibility of ultrasonic treatment as a promising tenderization method for whelk meat without detrimental effects on its quality. Ultrasonic treatment was found to decrease the shear force of whelk meat significantly and cause the disruption of its muscle microstructure, with no significant undesirable effects on the quality of whelk meat (including pH, water‐holding capacity, and lipid oxidation) being observed, showing ultrasonic treatment might be a promising tenderization method for whelk meat. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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9. The complexities and challenges of conserving common whelk (Buccinum undatum L.) fishery resources: Spatio-temporal study of variable population demographics within an environmental context.
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Emmerson, J.A., Haig, J.A., Bloor, I.S.M., and Kaiser, M.J.
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FISH conservation , *FISH populations , *BUCCINUM undatum , *FISH ecology , *SPATIOTEMPORAL processes , *BIOMASS - Abstract
The commercial fishery for common whelk ( Buccinum undatum L.) has expanded significantly in the Irish Sea since 1990 and continues to grow, particularly in Welsh waters and the Isle of Man territorial sea, with landings throughout the region increasing by 227% between 2011 and 2016. Whilst whelk populations are known to be vulnerable to localised overexploitation due to inherent life-history parameters, fisheries remain relatively unrestricted by conservation measures in comparison to other fisheries operating in the area. With the exception of the northernmost fishing ground between the Isle of Man and Scotland (Point of Ayre), the size-at-maturity (L 50 ) estimate for populations sampled during peak-aGSI (the months in which adjusted gonadosomatic index is highest) indicates that whelk are being fished before the time at first spawning throughout the study area. A correlation was detected between the size (total shell length) and depth, with smaller whelks found in deeper waters where there generally is greater fishing effort, although effort data is not available at a resolution to investigate this relationship quantitatively. No clear link between benthic infauna biomass and the average size (total shell length) or reproductive capacity (aGSI) of whelk sampled throughout ICES Area VIIa was found, indicating that the ecological energetics of whelk populations are more likely to be a function of scavenging opportunities than predation on benthic communities. A mixed cohort analysis utilized length-based data to infer a size-at-age relationship in the absence of direct age observations ( e.g. statolith rings), with whelk recruiting into the Isle of Man fishery five years after hatching. The evidence presented in this study suggests that, prior to recommending a MLS that will adequately protect the spawning stock biomass, L 50 values should be adjusted for pre-spawning growth between the ideal time of assessment (when aGSI values are at a peak) and the spawning season (when aGSI values decrease). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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10. Spatial variation in life history characteristics of waved whelk (Buccinum undatum L.) on the U.S. Mid-Atlantic continental shelf.
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Borsetti, S., Munroe, D., Rudders, D.B., Dobson, C., and Bochenek, E.A.
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BUCCINUM undatum , *CONTINENTAL shelf , *OVERFISHING , *SEXUAL maturity in fishes - Abstract
Recent expansion of the unmanaged waved whelk ( Buccinum undatum ) fishery within the United States Mid-Atlantic continental shelf region has prompted investigation into local life history parameters. Limited adult dispersal and lack of a planktonic larval stage has the potential to create spatially distinct populations with respect to size of sexual maturity and size frequency. During the summer of 2015, a comprehensive survey was undertaken to evaluate population structure, sex ratio, relative abundance, and size of sexual maturity for whelk in the Mid-Atlantic. Samples (n = 228) were collected from Georges Bank through the DelMarVa region using a modified scallop dredge at depths ranging from 27.4 to 112 m, with most whelk caught between 40–75 m, and peak abundances at 51–60 m. All whelk collected (n = 3877) were sexed, weighed, measured, and assessed for maturity. Sex ratios were skewed in favor of females in the south and balanced through the rest of the regions. Size of maturity ranged from approximately 56–73 mm and varied among regions and sex. Estimates of size of sexual maturity for B. undatum from other regions of the world were compiled, demonstrating that the size of maturity for this species is highly variable, and current minimum landing size regulations tend to fall below the estimated size of sexual maturity, potentially increasing the risk of recruitment overfishing. Overall, spatial variation in whelk phenotype suggests local adaptation in this species, indicating that regional management would be most appropriate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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11. Evolutionary radiation of cytotoxic effects in bivalve and gastropod haemolymph.
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Klimovich, A. and Gorbushin, A.
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GASTROPODA , *HEMOLYMPH , *BIVALVES , *BLOOD cells , *BUCCINUM undatum - Abstract
A comparative immunological survey of cytotoxic properties of whole and cell-free haemolymph (plasma) was performed on four species of marine molluscs. Diverse target cells were used: auto- and heterologous mollusc haemocytes, starfish Asterias rubens coelomocytes, trematode Himasthla elongata rediae, and human erythrocytes. While all the four mollusc species were found to contain cytotoxic factors in their plasma, functional features of these molecules in bivalve and gastropod species are essentially different. Cell-free haemolymph of two clams, Mya arenaria and Mytilus edulis, contains pre-synthetized cytolytic complexes capable of immediate and generalized activation, leading to destruction of a broad range of target cells. On the contrary, two gastropod species, Buccinum undatum and Littorina littorea, possess haemolytic factors which display high specificity of recognition of receptor molecules on the target cells and slow cytolytic reaction. Overall, molecular strategies of cytolytic cascade activation in Bivalvia and Gastropoda can be described as low- and highly selective, respectively. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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12. Life cycle truncation in Digenea, a case study of Neophasis spp. (Acanthocolpidae)
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Darya Krupenko, Anna Gonchar, Georgii Kremnev, Alexandra Uryadova, Vladimir A. Krapivin, and Aleksei Miroliubov
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biology ,Life cycle ,Intermediate host ,Zoology ,Regular Article ,Buccinum undatum ,biology.organism_classification ,Anarhichas ,Neophasis anarrhichae ,Digenea ,Myoxocephalus scorpius ,Infectious Diseases ,QL1-991 ,Phylogenetics ,Cercariae ,Animal Science and Zoology ,Parasitology ,Buccinoidea ,Metacercariae ,Buccinidae ,Clade ,Neophasis oculata - Abstract
Truncated life cycles may emerge in digeneans if the second intermediate host is eliminated, and the first intermediate host, the mollusc, takes up its role. To understand the causes of this type of life cycle truncation, we analyzed closely related species of the genus Neophasis (Acanthocolpidae) with three-host and two-host life cycles. The life cycle of Neophasis anarrhichae involves two hosts: wolffishes of the genus Anarhichas as the definitive host and the common whelk Buccinum undatum as the intermediate host. Neophasis oculata, a closely related species with a three-host life cycle, would be a suitable candidate for the comparison, but some previous data on its life cycle seem to be erroneous. In this study, we aimed to redescribe the life cycle of N. oculata and to verify the life cycle of N. anarrhichae using molecular and morphological methods. Putative life cycle stages of these two species from intermediate hosts were linked with adult worms from definitive hosts using ribosomal molecular data: 18S, ITS1, 5.8S-ITS2, 28S. These markers did not differ within the species and were only slightly different between them. Intra- and interspecific variability was also estimated using mitochondrial COI gene. In the constructed phylogeny Neophasis spp. formed a common clade with two other genera of the Acanthocolpidae, Tormopsolus and Pleorchis. We demonstrated that the first intermediate hosts of N. oculata were gastropods Neptunea despecta and B. undatum (Buccinoidea). Shorthorn sculpins Myoxocephalus scorpius were shown to act as the second intermediate and definitive hosts of N. oculata. The previous reconstruction of the two-host life cycle of N. anarrhichae was reaffirmed. We suggest that life cycle truncation in N. anarrhichae was initiated by an acquisition of continuous morphogenesis in the hermaphroditic generation and supported by a strong prey-predator relationship between A. lupus and B. undatum., Graphical abstract Image 1, Highlights • Life cycles of digeneans Neophasis oculata and N. anarrhichae were redescribed. • Phylogenetic position of genus Neophasis within family Acanthocolpidae was established. • Causes of life cycle truncation within Neophasis are discussed.
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- 2021
13. Appraisal of a novel fishery of whelks (Buccinum undatum) in Danish waters
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Vismann, Bent, Nielsen, Johan Wedel, Ronfeldt, Jacob Linnemann, Vismann, Bent, Nielsen, Johan Wedel, and Ronfeldt, Jacob Linnemann
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In 2016, a fishery for whelks (Buccinum undatum) was initiated in the Danish part of Kattegat and the Belt Sea. Until then the whelk had been a pristine resource in Danish fisheries. The inner Danish waters are not covered by EU regulations and very little is known about the whelk population characteristics in the area. Thus, the Danish whelk fishery is at present carried out without any administrative regulations or specific biological knowledge. This work gives novel information about the Danish whelk populations in the Southern Kattegat and Belt Sea. The stock size (shell length 40 mm) in Kattegat was estimated to be in the range of 230,250–921,000 tons. The overall meat percentage in the three studied fishing zones ranged from 58.2–65.6 %. The size at maturity (sexes pooled) ranged from 62.9–70.3 mm corresponding to 4–4.5 years of age. The average shell length of the studied populations ranged from 64.1–73.2 mm and the asymptotic shell length was estimated to be 77.6–83.1 mm. Test fishery showed the CPUE quickly to decrease in a southern direction in the Belt Sea due to the prevailing salinity gradient. Commercial fishermen achieved an average CPUE of 1.3 kg pot-1 in the Southern Kattegat (January 2017–November 2018). Although the three zones studied are adjacent, significant differences were found in several of the measured parameters. This underlines the need of local monitoring of population characteristics in order to advice authorities on possible regulation of whelk fishery. The ongoing whelk fishery in the Southern Kattegat has at present an intensity not believed to cause recruitment overfishing. However, the Danish fishing authority is encouraged to implement a minimum conservation reference sizes (MCRS) based on locally determined size of maturity (SOM)., In 2016, a fishery for whelks (Buccinum undatum) was initiated in the Danish part of Kattegat and the Belt Sea. Until then the whelk had been a pristine resource in Danish fisheries. The inner Danish waters are not covered by EU regulations and very little is known about the whelk population characteristics in the area. Thus, the Danish whelk fishery is at present carried out without any administrative regulations or specific biological knowledge. This work gives novel information about the Danish whelk populations in the Southern Kattegat and Belt Sea. The stock size (shell length > 40 mm) in Kattegat was estimated to be in the range of 230,250-921,000 tons. The overall meat percentage in the three studied fishing zones ranged from 58.2-65.6 %. The size at maturity (sexes pooled) ranged from 62.9- 70.3 mm corresponding to 4-4.5 years of age. The average shell length of the studied populations ranged from 64.1-73.2 mm and the asymptotic shell length was estimated to be 77.6-83.1 mm. Test fishery showed the CPUE quickly to decrease in a southern direction in the Belt Sea due to the prevailing salinity gradient. Commercial fishermen achieved an average CPUE of 1.3 kg pot-1 in the Southern Kattegat (January 2017-November 2018). Although the three zones studied are adjacent, significant differences were found in several of the measured parameters. This underlines the need of local monitoring of population characteristics in order to advice authorities on possible regulation of whelk fishery. The ongoing whelk fishery in the Southern Kattegat has at present an intensity not believed to cause recruitment overfishing. However, the Danish fishing authority is encouraged to implement a minimum conservation reference sizes (MCRS) based on locally determined size of maturity (SOM).(c) 2022 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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- 2022
14. RAD sequencing of common whelk, Buccinum undatum, reveals fine‐scale population structuring in Europe and cryptic speciation within the North Atlantic
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Jake Goodall, Snæbjörn Pálsson, Hildur Magnúsdóttir, Zophonías O. Jónsson, Kristen M. Westfall, and Erla Björk Örnólfsdóttir
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0106 biological sciences ,Population ,Allopatric speciation ,phylogeography ,Biology ,Buccinum undatum ,010603 evolutionary biology ,01 natural sciences ,03 medical and health sciences ,Whelk ,lcsh:QH540-549.5 ,genetics ,education ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics ,030304 developmental biology ,Nature and Landscape Conservation ,Genetic association ,0303 health sciences ,education.field_of_study ,Ecology ,Phenotypic trait ,biology.organism_classification ,Phylogeography ,speciation ,Evolutionary biology ,F ST ,Genetic structure ,lcsh:Ecology ,divergence - Abstract
Buccinum undatum is a subtidal gastropod that exhibits clear spatial variation in several phenotypic shell traits (color, shape, and thickness) across its North Atlantic distribution. Studies of spatial phenotypic variation exist for the species; however, population genetic studies have thus far relied on a limited set of mitochondrial and microsatellite markers. Here, we greatly expand on previous work by characterizing population genetic structure in B. undatum across the North Atlantic from SNP variation obtained by RAD sequencing. There was a high degree of genetic differentiation between Canadian and European populations (Iceland, Faroe Islands, and England) consistent with the divergence of populations in allopatry (FST > 0.57 for all pairwise comparisons). In addition, B. undatum populations within Iceland, the Faroe Islands, and England are typified by weak but significant genetic structuring following an isolation‐by‐distance model. Finally, we established a significant correlation between genetic structuring in Iceland and two phenotypic traits: shell shape and color frequency. The works detailed here enhance our understanding of genetic structuring in B. undatum and establish the species as an intriguing model for future genome‐wide association studies.
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- 2021
15. Conflict between two inshore fisheries: for whelk (Buccinum undatum) and brown crab (Cancer pagurus), in the southwest Irish Sea
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Fahy, Edward, Dumont, H. J., editor, and Burnell, Gavin, editor
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- 2001
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16. A novel approach for estimation of the natural mortality of the common whelk, Buccinum undatum (L.) and role of hermit crabs in its shell turnover.
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Laptikhovsky, V., Barrett, C., Firmin, C., Hollyman, P., Lawler, A., Masefield, R., McIntyre, R., Palmer, D., Soeffker, M., and Parker-Humphreys, M.
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BUCCINUM undatum , *HERMIT crab shells , *MOLLUSK mortality , *FISH trapping , *FISHERY management - Abstract
Analysis of simultaneously occurring live molluscs and empty shells of the whelk Buccinum undatum indicated similar abundance on the seabed making possible the estimation of recent natural mortality. Nearly all empty shells were occupied by hermit crabs Pagurus bernhardus and most of the remainder by Pagurus prideaux . P. bernhardus is highly selective for robust whelk shells, whereas anemone-protected P. prideaux use a range of smaller and thin-walled shells. Application of age size keys based on age reading of opercula surfaces permitted a tentative estimate of natural mortality of M = 1.34 on trap fishing grounds for brown crab in the southwest North Sea (whelks aged 4–7 years) and M = 0.85 and M = 0.63 for the fishing grounds on the Western Waters (whelks aged 4-7 years and 4-9 years respectively). Estimates of total mortality (Z), based on size-frequencies of live whelks, were Z = 1.35 (North Sea) and Z = 1.46 and 1.23 (Western Waters, aged 4-7 years and 4-9 years). Estimates of M for the North Sea might be biased by differences in trap selectivity between hermit crabs and live whelks. This is a novel approach that might be developed for whelk fisheries assessment and management, particularly using better age determination techniques. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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17. Micro-scale geochemical and crystallographic analysis of Buccinum undatum statoliths supports an annual periodicity of growth ring deposition
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Philip R. Hollyman, Vladimir Laptikhovsky, Konstantin Ignatyev, Simon Chenery, Christopher A. Richardson, and Eimf
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Shetland ,Scale (anatomy) ,010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,biology ,Physiological control ,Trace element ,Mineralogy ,Geology ,Buccinum undatum ,010502 geochemistry & geophysics ,biology.organism_classification ,01 natural sciences ,Deposition (aerosol physics) ,Whelk ,Geochemistry and Petrology ,Life history ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences - Abstract
The whelk Buccinum undatum is commercially important in the North Atlantic. However, monitoring the ontogenetic age and growth of populations has been problematic for fisheries scientists owing to the lack of a robust age determination method. We confirmed the annual periodicity of growth rings present in calcified statoliths located in the foot of field-collected and laboratory reared whelks using microscale measurements of trace element geochemistry. Using Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (SIMS), annual trace element profiles were quantified at 2 μm resolution in statoliths removed from whelks collected alive from three locations spanning the length of the UK; the Shetland Isles (North), the Menai Strait, North Wales (Mid) and Jersey (South). Clear cycles in the Mg/Ca ratio were apparent with minimum values corresponding with the visible dark statolith rings and comparatively higher ratios displayed in the first year of growth. Statoliths from one and two-year-old laboratory reared whelks of known age and life history contained one and two Mg/Ca cycles respectively and demonstrated that the statolith growth ring is formed during winter (February and March). Cycles of Na/Ca were found to be anti-correlated to Mg/Ca cycles, whilst ratios of Sr/Ca were inconsistent and showed an apparent ontogenetic increase, suggesting strong physiological control. Variability in elemental data will likely limit the usefulness of these structures as environmental recorders. The results obtained using SIMS for trace element analysis of statoliths confirms the robustness of the statolith rings in estimating whelk age. μXRD at 2 μm spatial resolution demonstrated the statoliths were wholly aragonitic and thus trace element variation was not the result of possible differences in CaCO3 polymorph within the statolith. Changing XRD patterns along with SEM imaging also reveal an ‘hourglass’ microstructure within each statolith. The validation of the annual periodicity of statolith growth rings now provides a robust and novel age determination technique that will lead to improved management of B. undatum stocks.
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- 2019
18. Appraisal of a novel fishery of whelks (Buccinum undatum) in Danish waters
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Bent Vismann, Johan Wedel Nielsen, and Jacob Linnemann Rønfeldt
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Size of maturity ,Ecology ,Aquatic Science ,SHELL MORPHOLOGY ,L GASTROPODA ,Population characteristics ,Buccinum undatum ,MATURITY ,SIZE ,AGE ,Fishery ,CHANNEL ,Population density ,GROWTH ,Animal Science and Zoology ,REPRODUCTIVE-CYCLE ,SPATIAL VARIATION ,COMMON WHELK ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics - Abstract
In 2016, a fishery for whelks (Buccinum undatum) was initiated in the Danish part of Kattegat and the Belt Sea. Until then the whelk had been a pristine resource in Danish fisheries. The inner Danish waters are not covered by EU regulations and very little is known about the whelk population characteristics in the area. Thus, the Danish whelk fishery is at present carried out without any administrative regulations or specific biological knowledge. This work gives novel information about the Danish whelk populations in the Southern Kattegat and Belt Sea. The stock size (shell length 40 mm) in Kattegat was estimated to be in the range of 230,250–921,000 tons. The overall meat percentage in the three studied fishing zones ranged from 58.2–65.6 %. The size at maturity (sexes pooled) ranged from 62.9–70.3 mm corresponding to 4–4.5 years of age. The average shell length of the studied populations ranged from 64.1–73.2 mm and the asymptotic shell length was estimated to be 77.6–83.1 mm. Test fishery showed the CPUE quickly to decrease in a southern direction in the Belt Sea due to the prevailing salinity gradient. Commercial fishermen achieved an average CPUE of 1.3 kg pot-1 in the Southern Kattegat (January 2017–November 2018). Although the three zones studied are adjacent, significant differences were found in several of the measured parameters. This underlines the need of local monitoring of population characteristics in order to advice authorities on possible regulation of whelk fishery. The ongoing whelk fishery in the Southern Kattegat has at present an intensity not believed to cause recruitment overfishing. However, the Danish fishing authority is encouraged to implement a minimum conservation reference sizes (MCRS) based on locally determined size of maturity (SOM). In 2016, a fishery for whelks (Buccinum undatum) was initiated in the Danish part of Kattegat and the Belt Sea. Until then the whelk had been a pristine resource in Danish fisheries. The inner Danish waters are not covered by EU regulations and very little is known about the whelk population characteristics in the area. Thus, the Danish whelk fishery is at present carried out without any administrative regulations or specific biological knowledge. This work gives novel information about the Danish whelk populations in the Southern Kattegat and Belt Sea. The stock size (shell length > 40 mm) in Kattegat was estimated to be in the range of 230,250-921,000 tons. The overall meat percentage in the three studied fishing zones ranged from 58.2-65.6 %. The size at maturity (sexes pooled) ranged from 62.9- 70.3 mm corresponding to 4-4.5 years of age. The average shell length of the studied populations ranged from 64.1-73.2 mm and the asymptotic shell length was estimated to be 77.6-83.1 mm. Test fishery showed the CPUE quickly to decrease in a southern direction in the Belt Sea due to the prevailing salinity gradient. Commercial fishermen achieved an average CPUE of 1.3 kg pot-1 in the Southern Kattegat (January 2017-November 2018). Although the three zones studied are adjacent, significant differences were found in several of the measured parameters. This underlines the need of local monitoring of population characteristics in order to advice authorities on possible regulation of whelk fishery. The ongoing whelk fishery in the Southern Kattegat has at present an intensity not believed to cause recruitment overfishing. However, the Danish fishing authority is encouraged to implement a minimum conservation reference sizes (MCRS) based on locally determined size of maturity (SOM).(c) 2022 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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19. Temporal and spatial variation in size at maturity of the common whelk (Buccinum undatum).
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Haig, Jodie A., Pantin, Julia R., Salomonsen, Harriet, Murray, Lee G., and Kaiser, Michel J.
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BUCCINUM undatum , *EDIBLE snails , *SNAIL shells , *BIOLOGICAL variation , *MARINE science research - Abstract
There is little common rationale for the 45 to 75 mm total shell length (TSL) minimum landing sizes (MLS) for Buccinum undatum among countries in the Northeast Atlantic. Size at maturity and length frequency of B. undatum populations vary over small spatial scales; however, the driving mechanism for this is unknown. Size at maturity research for B. undatum dates back to the late 1980s; since then, there has been little consensus on laboratory methods or in which season to undertake the research. Here, we assess small-scale spatial variation in size at maturity over a year to identify the seasons that increase error in visual maturity estimates. We compare and contrast results from methods used in the literature to estimate maturity for B. undatum. Monthly, B. undatum samples were obtained from Welsh fishers between May 2013 and May 2014 from eight sites at four locations (n = 5080). All whelks were sexed, weighed, and measured, and up to 60 whelks from each location were assessed for maturity (n = 1659). Mature whelks were found in all months, with a peak in reproductive activity through summer and early autumn, followed by the onset of spawning in November. Size at maturity varied between sexes and sites, and ranged from 51 to 76 mm TSL. Whelks caught in shallow waters (0-10 m) matured at a smaller size than those from deeper waters (up to 60 m). Length frequency varied at each site suggesting that a single increase in MLS would impact fishers disproportionately. No methodology trialled was found without inherent errors when used in isolation, though a combination of methods proved ideal. The seasonal variation in maturity estimates suggested that assigning maturity is increasingly difficult outside annual reproductive periods and that prespawning is the ideal time to undertake visual gonad assessments for whelks. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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20. Using a sclerochronological approach to determine a climate-growth relationship for waved whelk, Buccinum undatum, in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic
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Daphne M. Munroe, S. Borsetti, and Philip R. Hollyman
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0106 biological sciences ,education.field_of_study ,010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,Hatching ,Ecology ,010604 marine biology & hydrobiology ,Population ,Aquatic Science ,Biology ,Buccinum undatum ,Oceanography ,biology.organism_classification ,01 natural sciences ,Early life ,Whelk ,13. Climate action ,Scallop ,Juvenile ,education ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,Chronology - Abstract
Using growth rings observed in statoliths, the size-at-age relationship was modelled for waved whelk (Buccinum undatum) populations within the Mid-Atlantic Bight. A total of 45 sites in the Mid-Atlantic were sampled between 2016 and 2019 using a scallop dredge, and a subset of the whelk collected were aged (n = 318). Lab-reared individuals and back-calculation methods were used to fill missing juvenile observations. The Mid-Atlantic Bight population appears to differ in the fit of growth curves, compared to other assessed populations, due to a timing difference in hatching. Growth curves for whelk from the Mid-Atlantic Bight show that maturity is reached between 4 and 6 years of age. A statolith chronology spanning a 10-year period was developed using a mixed-effects modeling approach. The chronology was used to explore the influence of temperature variation on growth during ecologically relevant periods. Growth increased with higher annual temperatures however specific seasonal bottom temperature had varying effects on growth. Increasing bottom temperature during summer, the anticipated egg-development and hatching period in this region, resulted in an age-dependent decline in growth with a positive effect on younger whelk and a negative effect on older whelk growth. Higher summer temperatures provide larger time-windows for growth, facilitating increased growth in early life stages. It appears that whelk in this region possess sufficient growth plasticity to adapt to warmer conditions throughout the year, but increased warming during specific seasons may depress growth in older individuals, potentially affecting fitness and population persistence. Understanding these temperature-growth dynamics are critical for disentangling the effects of climate change on whelk growth, allowing for population predictions in the future.
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- 2021
21. Morphological variation in genetically divergent populations of the common whelk, Buccinum undatum (Gastropoda: Buccinidae), across the North Atlantic
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Snæbjörn Pálsson, Kristen M. Westfall, Zophonías O. Jónsson, Hildur Magnúsdóttir, and Erla Björk Örnólfsdóttir
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0106 biological sciences ,Whelk ,biology ,010604 marine biology & hydrobiology ,Gastropoda ,Morphological variation ,Zoology ,Buccinidae ,Buccinum undatum ,biology.organism_classification ,010603 evolutionary biology ,01 natural sciences ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics - Abstract
The variation in shelled marine gastropod morphology across small spatial scales can reflect restricted population connectivity, resulting in evolution or plastic responses to environmental heterogeneity. The common whelk, Buccinum undatum, is a subtidal gastropod, ubiquitous in the North Atlantic, that exhibits considerable spatial variation in shell morphology and colour. Given that species delimitation in shelled marine gastropods is often based on shell characteristics, such morphological variation can lead to taxonomic confusion. Phylogeographical analysis based on mitochondrial DNA and microsatellites suggested cryptic species composed of Western and Eastern North Atlantic common whelk populations, the separation of which dates to the onset of the Pleistocene glaciation ~2.1 Mya. Divergence within the Eastern North Atlantic is more recent and characterized by isolation by distance. In the present study, phenotypic variation in shell morphology across the North Atlantic range is analysed and compared with molecular divergence. The morphological variation of B. undatum populations reflected the pattern observed for the molecular markers only for certain comparisons of populations and might, in other cases, reflect larger constraints on the morphological variation and, possibly, the impact of environmental influences.
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- 2019
22. Possible progenesis in Neophasis anarrhichae (Nicoll, 1909) Bray, 1987 in the White Sea
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Vladimir A. Krapivin, Georgii Kremnev, and Darya Krupenko
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Male ,Oceans and Seas ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Gastropoda ,Ovary (botany) ,Zoology ,Buccinum undatum ,Anarhichas ,Digenea ,Fish Diseases ,Whelk ,Animals ,Metacercariae ,Genitalia ,Reproductive system ,Cercaria ,media_common ,Life Cycle Stages ,biology ,Reproduction ,Ovary ,Intermediate host ,biology.organism_classification ,Perciformes ,Infectious Diseases ,Female ,Parasitology ,Trematoda - Abstract
Neophasis anarrhichae (Nicoll, 1909) Bray, 1987, unlike the majority of acanthocolpid digeneans, has an abbreviated two-host life cycle. The reproduction of rediae, development of cercariae, and their transformation into unencysted metacercariae occur within the only intermediate host, the whelk Buccinum undatum. Normally, the metacercariae develop into sexual adults (maritae) and egg production starts when the infected whelk is eaten by a wolffish Anarhichas lupus. In the White Sea, we have found three cases of infection of B. undatum by progenetic metacercariae of N. anarrichae. These metacercariae had a fully developed and functioning hermaphroditic reproductive system, and eggs were found in their uterus. Most eggs observed in the histological sections were abortive, but some contained embryos at early stages of development. The progenetic metacercariae were similar in their morphometric characteristics to the sexual adults from the wolffish, the main differences being the size of the ovary and eggs. In order to confirm progenesis, and thus a facultative one-host life cycle in N. anarrichae, we need to prove that the eggs from metacercariae are viable.
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23. Revised phylogeography of the common whelk Buccinum undatum (Gastropoda: Buccinidae) across the North Atlantic
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Zophonías O. Jónsson, Kristen M. Westfall, Hildur Magnúsdóttir, Snæbjörn Pálsson, Erla Björk Örnólfsdóttir, and Jake Goodall
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0106 biological sciences ,0301 basic medicine ,biology ,Zoology ,Buccinum undatum ,biology.organism_classification ,010603 evolutionary biology ,01 natural sciences ,03 medical and health sciences ,Phylogeography ,030104 developmental biology ,Whelk ,Gastropoda ,Buccinidae ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics - Abstract
The purpose of this study was to revisit the mitochondrial genetic divergence of North Atlantic populations of the subtidal gastropod Buccinum undatum, because previous mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) analysis by Pálsson et al. (2014) included 16S ribosomal RNA sequences that were incorrectly assigned to the species. In the present study, population mtDNA variation is now assessed using COI sequences obtained from previous research (Pálsson et al., 2014) and, to increase the geographical cover of the study, data from recently assembled transcriptomes of 96 Icelandic whelks (Jónsson et al., 2019) and GenBank are also used. To estimate the mtDNA divergence in B. undatum across the North Atlantic, two species screening indices were used: automatic barcode gap discovey (ABGD; Puillandre et al., 2012a) and species screening threshold index (SSTI; Witt et al., 2006). Phylogenetic reconstruction revealed monophyletic Eastern and Western North Atlantic whelk lineages, which diverged early in the Pleistocene glaciation (2.1 Mya), followed by a subsequent divergence event between Greenlandic and Canadian populations at 1.3 Mya. Species screening indices, ABGD and SSTI, indicated cryptic speciation or allopatric divergence. Genetic distances between populations from the two continents were similar to or greater than interspecific genetic distances across several North Pacific and North Atlantic Buccinum species.
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24. Ecosystem modeling in the western North Pacific using Ecopath, with a focus on small pelagic fishes
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Makoto Okazaki, Takashi Hakamada, Tsutomu Tamura, Hiroto Murase, Shingo Watari, Shiroh Yonezaki, Toshihide Kitakado, Yu Kanaji, and Hidetada Kiyofuji
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0106 biological sciences ,Focus (computing) ,Ecology ,biology ,010604 marine biology & hydrobiology ,Pelagic zone ,Aquatic Science ,Buccinum undatum ,biology.organism_classification ,010603 evolutionary biology ,01 natural sciences ,Geography ,Oceanography ,Ecosystem model ,Sclerochronology ,Forage fish ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics - Published
- 2019
25. Size at sexual maturity of waved whelk (Buccinum undatum) on the Eastern Scotian Shelf
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Bruce G. Hatcher, Umair Ashfaq, and Adam Mugridge
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0106 biological sciences ,education.field_of_study ,biology ,010604 marine biology & hydrobiology ,Population ,Fishing ,04 agricultural and veterinary sciences ,Aquatic Science ,Buccinum undatum ,biology.organism_classification ,01 natural sciences ,Commercial fishing ,Fishery ,Whelk ,040102 fisheries ,0401 agriculture, forestry, and fisheries ,14. Life underwater ,Fisheries management ,education ,Minimum landing size ,Sex ratio - Abstract
The waved whelk (Buccinum undatum) is commercially fished in the North Atlantic Ocean; the fishery is growing in Atlantic Canada. The species’ oviparous reproduction limits dispersal, posing a challenge to fishery management at the meta-population level. The Minimum Landing Size (MLS) for B. undatum in Nova Scotia is set at 65 mm with intent to maintain an adequate spawning stock. The implicit assumption that the MLS approximates a size at which half the population has reached reproductive maturity (LM50) is unjustified. We measured the LM50 of the whelks sampled from commercial fishing catches during 2016 and 2017 at five sites on the Eastern Scotian Shelf located roughly 11–210 km apart. There were significant differences among all measured parameters including total shell length, LM50, sex ratio and parasitic prevalence. The latter was measured to investigate its effects on calculations of LM50 and fishery regulations. The LM50 was smaller than the MLS at all sites. The LM50 for males ranged 45–64 mm, and 53–65 mm for females. The age at LM50 was found to be consistent with other studies: 5–6 years for both sexes. The size-frequency distributions in most samples were approximately normally distributed. The sex ratio was within the range found in other studies but varied among sampling sites. The prevalence of castrating trematodes was found to be 2–26% in males and 5–25% in females. We suggest that the area-based, effort management model for the fishery should adopt locale-specific MLS values based on the LM50 determined for sub-populations being exploited within specific areas of fishing access.
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- 2019
26. Whelk (Buccinum undatum L.) stocks around the Island of Jersey, Channel Islands: Reassessment and implications for sustainable management.
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Shrives, Jonathan Peter, Pickup, Sophie Emma, and Morel, Greg Michael
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The exploitation of the common whelk ( Buccinum undatum L.) has become an integral part of commercial fisheries in both Jersey and French waters. Since 2004 declining catches have been reported, and it has been suggested that existing management measures may not be effective. This study reports a further 8 years of annual monitoring of whelk catches from 2003 to 2011, using identical methodology and analysis as previous work. Jersey commercial whelk fishermen's logbook returns from 2007 to 2011, were also analysed for changes in effort and catch. Average catch per unit effort (CPUE) dropped by 36.7% from 3.3 kg per pot to 2.09 kg per pot. Since 2007, Fishermen's reported landings per unit effort for whelks, also dropped from 2.12 kg per pot to 1.75 kg per pot. Whilst a decline in catch rates of whelks greater than 44 mm shell length was reported earlier, this study also found catch rates for smaller whelks (<44 mm shell length) had declined by 54.5% from 0.44 kg per pot to 0.2 kg per pot, suggesting the start of possible recruitment overfishing. We found no statistical significance (repeated measures ANOVA) between the sample station grouping of ‘fished’ and ‘non-fished’, as reported previously, for either the small fraction or large fraction of the catch, both of which showed declines in CPUE. Analysis of fishermen's logbook returns showed that effort had varied over time and between statistical reporting areas. It is suggested that, given changes in fishing effort, an earlier grouping of fishing intensity is no longer relevant and we discuss the pitfalls of using such classifications and other arbitrary boundaries for spatial analyses which are then relied upon in making spatial planning and fisheries management decisions. More detailed spatial observations on fishing effort and trans-national sharing of data, along with relevant choices in joint management measures are required for the future sustainability of local whelk stocks. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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27. Size of maturity of the common whelk, Buccinum undatum: Is the minimum landing size in England too low?
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McIntyre, Rosslyn, Lawler, Andy, and Masefield, Robin
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BUCCINUM undatum , *SEXUAL maturity in fishes , *FISHERY management , *GEOGRAPHICAL distribution of fishes , *FISH populations , *FISH spawning - Abstract
The common whelk Buccinum undatum is widely distributed around the coast of the United Kingdom, and supports valuable fisheries in many areas around the English coast. A minimum landing size (MLS) of 45 mm currently applies in England and is generally viewed as a useful management measure to help support a sustainable whelk fishery. However, there is limited knowledge about regional variation in the size of sexual maturity (SOM) in English whelk populations. Whelks were collected at 12 different sites around the English coast and SOM estimates were compared to the current MLS. The national SOM was above MLS, and the proportion of mature whelks at the MLS was extremely low or zero at most sites. Significant differences were found in SOM between sites and between sexes within some sites. The current MLS may therefore provide little or no protection to the English spawning stock, and whelk populations may thus be vulnerable to recruitment overfishing. Site-specific values of SOM suggest that discrete populations may occur at each sampled location, despite some being geographically close to one another. We recommend that regional rather than national management measures are necessary to protect English whelk fisheries, and further research is needed to determine the appropriate MLS for each region. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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28. Calibration of shell δ18O from the common whelk Buccinum undatum highlights potential for environmental reconstruction
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Philip R. Hollyman, Christopher A. Richardson, Simon Chenery, Melanie J. Leng, and Hilary J. Sloane
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Calcite ,010506 paleontology ,biology ,δ18O ,Aragonite ,Paleontology ,Mineralogy ,Oxygen isotope ratio cycle ,Buccinum undatum ,engineering.material ,010502 geochemistry & geophysics ,Oceanography ,biology.organism_classification ,01 natural sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Whelk ,chemistry ,engineering ,Seawater ,14. Life underwater ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics ,Geology ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,Earth-Surface Processes ,Isotope analysis - Abstract
The common whelk, Buccinum undatum, is a commercially important gastropod found throughout the North Atlantic. One method of age and life history analysis for gastropod species is the use of oxygen isotope ratio (δ18O) measurements from their shells, which is a well-established technique for the reconstruction of historical seawater temperatures at the time of shell biomineralization. Palaeotemperature calibrations have been developed for different types of calcium carbonate as well as species-specific equations to produce the most accurate seawater temperature reconstructions. Here we investigate the four-layer internal structure of B. undatum shells and confirm an aragonite composition using Micro-Raman Spectroscopy (MRS). We then calibrate a species-specific palaeotemperature equation for this gastropod species. This was achieved through the isotopic analysis of shells from laboratory reared specimens of known provenance reared at specific seawater temperatures to produce the following: t(°C) = 14.96 (± 0.15) – 4.94 (± 0.22) x (δ18Oshell – δ18Owater) The calibrated equation differs significantly from previously published data derived from both aragonite and calcite. An offset of 1.04‰ (± 0.41‰) was discovered between observed δ18OShell values and those expected under equilibrium, suggesting a species-specific vital effect. The calibrated equation was used to reconstruct accurate, high resolution historical seawater temperatures from three sites across the U.K. (Shetland, the Menai Strait and Jersey). With this new accurate calibration, both modern and fossil B. undatum shells now have the potential to be employed as high-resolution archives of recent and historical seawater temperature.
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- 2020
29. The effect of environmental factors on shell growth and repair in Buccinum undatum.
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Colvin, C.N., Hollyman, P.R., Richardson, C.A., Chenery, S.R.N., Waggitt, J.J., and McCarthy, I.D.
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The processes and factors which affect shell growth and repair in molluscs are poorly understood. In this study, the capabilities of shell growth and repair in the marine gastropod Buccinum undatum were investigated experimentally by implementing laboratory-controlled mechanical damage to the shell margin/lip. Three key factors, life stage (juvenile or adult), seawater temperature (5–15 °C) and food availability (unfed, weekly, or daily feeding), were investigated in a series of controlled laboratory experiments to establish their roles in the processes of shell growth and repair. Significant differences in rates of shell growth and repair between food and temperature regimes were observed, with the greatest difference occurring with different life stages. Rates of shell growth in non-damaged whelks were slightly faster but not significantly different from damaged individuals in any of the experiments. Tank-reared juveniles maintained in the highest seawater temperature regime (15 °C) displayed significantly faster rates of shell repair (F = 6.47, p < 0.05) than conspecifics held at lower seawater temperatures. Through characterising both biological and environmental factors affecting shell growth and repair, it is demonstrated that there are multiple aspects influencing shell growth and shell repair. It is important to be able to understand and establish differences in rates of growth to better manage this commercial species. • Whelks were reared successfully from egg masses in the laboratory and collected from wild samples • Repair was confirmed by marking the shells with Calcein, which is incorporated into the calcium carbonate and indicates when the damage occurred • When shells were experimentally damaged, juvenile whelks (<45 mm) repaired their shells faster than adult whelk (>45 mm) • An increased temperature saw an increase in shell repair rates • Food availability on shell repair rates was highly variable in some experiments [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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30. New data on life cycles for three species of Fellodistomidae (Digenea) in the White Sea
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A. Uryadova, V. Krapivin, Anna Gonchar, G. Kremnev, and D. Krupenko
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0106 biological sciences ,0301 basic medicine ,Neptunea despecta ,Oceans and Seas ,Buccinum ,Gastropoda ,Zoology ,Buccinum undatum ,01 natural sciences ,DNA, Ribosomal ,Digenea ,Russia ,03 medical and health sciences ,Flatfish ,28S ribosomal RNA ,RNA, Ribosomal, 28S ,Animals ,Buccinidae ,Phylogeny ,Life Cycle Stages ,biology ,010604 marine biology & hydrobiology ,Intermediate host ,Fishes ,General Medicine ,DNA, Helminth ,biology.organism_classification ,Bivalvia ,030104 developmental biology ,Animal Science and Zoology ,Parasitology ,Trematoda - Abstract
Few digeneans of the family Fellodistomidae are known from the Russian Arctic seas. The taxonomic status of these species, their life cycles and host range raised recurrent questions, some of which remain unanswered. To revise the species composition and life cycles of fellodistomids in the White Sea, we searched for them in several known and suspected hosts: wolffish, flatfishes (definitive), gastropods of the family Buccinidae (second intermediate) and protobranch bivalves (first intermediate). Species identification was based both on morphology and 28S ribosomal RNA gene sequences. We found Fellodistomum agnotum in the White Sea for the first time. Buccinum undatum was proved to be intermediate host of both F. agnotum and Fellodistomum fellis, and metacercariae of F. fellis were registered from two more buccinid species: Buccinum scalariforme and Neptunea despecta. We also found metacercariae of F. agnotum and F. fellis producing eggs in the second intermediate host. Two fellodistomids were found in protobranch bivalves: sporocysts and cercariae of Steringophorus furciger in Nuculana pernula, and sporocysts with large furcocercous cercariae in Ennucula tenuis. The latter were identified as F. agnotum by molecular analysis; thus, the entire life cycle of this species was reconstructed.
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- 2020
31. Timing of the reproductive cycle of waved whelk, Buccinum undatum, on the U.S. Mid-Atlantic Bight
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Jui-Han Chang, Sarah Borsetti, Daphne M. Munroe, and David B. Rudders
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0106 biological sciences ,Range (biology) ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Population ,Fisheries ,Aquatic Science ,Buccinum undatum ,Oceanography ,010603 evolutionary biology ,01 natural sciences ,Bottom water ,Maturity estimates ,lcsh:Oceanography ,Whelk ,lcsh:QH540-549.5 ,lcsh:GC1-1581 ,education ,media_common ,Maturity (geology) ,education.field_of_study ,biology ,Reproduction ,010604 marine biology & hydrobiology ,Temperature ,biology.organism_classification ,Fishery ,Gonadosomatic Index ,Gonadosomatic index ,lcsh:Ecology - Abstract
Development of the unmanaged waved whelk (Buccinum undatum) fishery on the Mid-Atlantic continental shelf of the United States has initiated investigation into fisheries-related biological and population attributes of the species in this region. Maturation and reproduction timing vary by location for this species and are likely linked to bottom water temperature. This study examined the seasonal fluctuations in relevant body metrics and gonadosomatic index in relation to bottom temperature to assess the timing of the reproductive cycle of the B. undatum population in the southern-most extent of this species’ range in the Atlantic. To characterize variation over the maturation schedule, nine locations in the Mid-Atlantic Bight (MAB) were sampled five times between January 2017 and September 2017. Maturity was assessed macroscopically, with morphological methods, and via gonadosomatic indices. Male behavioral maturity estimates, based on a penis length to shell length index (PL50), were compared to estimates made using other methods for assessing maturity to test the efficacy of this commonly used ratio. Mature whelk were found in all months and peak reproductive activity was observed in spring and early summer. This timing suggests that ideal sampling to visually identify maturity to estimate size of maturity would be late winter or early spring. Unique oceanographic dynamics in the MAB, such as strong seasonal stratification results in large changes in annual bottom temperature which appears to be closely linked to the reproductive cycle in this region. Our data suggest that B. undatum in the MAB experience spawning and development at ~ 7–8 °C; temperatures warmer than Canadian populations and cooler than some UK conspecifics. To our knowledge, this is the first study to document the annual reproductive cycle of waved whelk in the United States.
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- 2020
32. Tenderization effect of whelk meat using ultrasonic treatment
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Peter C.K. Cheung, Luan Lin, Jiamiao Hu, Yi Zhang, Chenying Huang, Xiujuan Huang, Shaoling Lin, Baodong Zheng, and Shenghan Ge
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Buccinum undatum ,response surface methodology ,0404 agricultural biotechnology ,Whelk ,Lipid oxidation ,medicine ,Response surface methodology ,Food science ,Original Research ,biology ,ultrasound ,Chemistry ,business.industry ,Ultrasound ,04 agricultural and veterinary sciences ,biology.organism_classification ,040401 food science ,humanities ,Tenderness ,tenderization, ultrasound ,surface methodology ,Ultrasonic sensor ,Treatment time ,medicine.symptom ,business ,tenderization ,Food Science - Abstract
This study was conducted to assess the potential application of ultrasonic treatment to enhance the tenderness of whelk (Buccinum undatum) meat. The optimum ultrasonic conditions for the maximum tenderization effect were determined using response surface methodology by a three‐level factorial Box–Behnken design for the optimization of three variables. The optimum conditions for the three variables found were as follows: ultrasound power at 200 W, treatment time for 9.6 min, and temperature at 45°C. The resulted tenderization effect was comparable to traditional enzymatic methods. Furthermore, disruption of muscle microstructure was observed in the ultrasonic‐treated whelk meat by scanning electron microscopy, while evaluations on physicochemical properties indicated the ultrasonic treatment has no significant undesirable effects on the quality of whelk meat including pH, water‐holding capacity, and lipid oxidation. In conclusion, this study showed the feasibility of ultrasonic treatment as a promising tenderization method for whelk meat without detrimental effects on its quality.
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33. The complexities and challenges of conserving common whelk (Buccinum undatum L.) fishery resources: Spatio-temporal study of variable population demographics within an environmental context
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Isobel S. M. Bloor, Michel J. Kaiser, Jack Emmerson, and Jodie A. Haig
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0106 biological sciences ,biology ,010604 marine biology & hydrobiology ,Fishing ,Aquatic Science ,Buccinum undatum ,biology.organism_classification ,010603 evolutionary biology ,01 natural sciences ,Predation ,Fishery ,Overexploitation ,Gonadosomatic Index ,Geography ,Whelk ,Benthic zone ,Ecological energetics - Abstract
The commercial fishery for common whelk (Buccinum undatum L.) has expanded significantly in the Irish Sea since 1990 and continues to grow, particularly in Welsh waters and the Isle of Man territorial sea, with landings throughout the region increasing by 227% between 2011 and 2016. Whilst whelk populations are known to be vulnerable to localised overexploitation due to inherent life-history parameters, fisheries remain relatively unrestricted by conservation measures in comparison to other fisheries operating in the area. With the exception of the northernmost fishing ground between the Isle of Man and Scotland (Point of Ayre), the size-at-maturity (L50) estimate for populations sampled during peak-aGSI (the months in which adjusted gonadosomatic index is highest) indicates that whelk are being fished before the time at first spawning throughout the study area. A correlation was detected between the size (total shell length) and depth, with smaller whelks found in deeper waters where there generally is greater fishing effort, although effort data is not available at a resolution to investigate this relationship quantitatively. No clear link between benthic infauna biomass and the average size (total shell length) or reproductive capacity (aGSI) of whelk sampled throughout ICES Area VIIa was found, indicating that the ecological energetics of whelk populations are more likely to be a function of scavenging opportunities than predation on benthic communities. A mixed cohort analysis utilized length-based data to infer a size-at-age relationship in the absence of direct age observations (e.g. statolith rings), with whelk recruiting into the Isle of Man fishery five years after hatching. The evidence presented in this study suggests that, prior to recommending a MLS that will adequately protect the spawning stock biomass, L50 values should be adjusted for pre-spawning growth between the ideal time of assessment (when aGSI values are at a peak) and the spawning season (when aGSI values decrease).
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34. Age and growth rate estimations of the commercially fished gastropod Buccinum undatum
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Simon Chenery, Christopher A. Richardson, Charlotte N. Colvin, Melanie J. Leng, Philip R. Hollyman, and Vladimir Laptikhovsky
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0106 biological sciences ,Ecology ,biology ,010604 marine biology & hydrobiology ,Gompertz function ,Context (language use) ,Aquatic Science ,Buccinum undatum ,Oceanography ,biology.organism_classification ,Von bertalanffy ,010603 evolutionary biology ,01 natural sciences ,Fishery ,Whelk ,visual_art ,visual_art.visual_art_medium ,Fisheries management ,Growth rate ,Operculum (gastropod) ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics - Abstract
Calculating age and growth rate for the commercially important whelk, Buccinum undatum in the aid of fishery management has historically been undertaken using growth rings on the organic operculum. This is difficult due to their poor readability and confusion between two different sets of growth lines present. Recent work presented the calcium carbonate statolith as an alternative for age determination of B. undatum. Here we compare the use of statoliths and opercula, comparing their readability and creating growth curves for three distinct populations across the United Kingdom. Using these data, we also test the most appropriate growth equation to model this species. Lastly, we use oxygen isotope analysis of the shells to assign accurate ages to several individuals from each site. These data were used to test the accuracy of statolith and operculum ages. Statoliths, whilst more time consuming to process have improved clarity and accuracy compared with the opercula. This improved readability has highlighted that a Gompertz growth function should be used for populations of this species, when in past studies, von Bertalanffy is often used. Statoliths are a viable improvement to opercula when assessing B. undatum in the context of fishery monitoring and management.
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- 2018
35. Statoliths of the whelk Buccinum undatum: a novel age determination tool
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Christopher A. Richardson, Melanie J. Leng, Simon Chenery, Philip R. Hollyman, and Vladimir Laptikhovsky
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0106 biological sciences ,Ecology ,biology ,Chemistry ,010604 marine biology & hydrobiology ,Aquatic Science ,Buccinum undatum ,biology.organism_classification ,010603 evolutionary biology ,01 natural sciences ,Fishery ,Whelk ,Oceanography ,Sclerochronology ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics - Abstract
Sustainability within the fisheries of the commercially important European whelk Buccinum undatum has become a major concern because of over-exploitation and increased landings in many European coastal shelf seas due to the expansion of export markets to East Asian countries. Current management of B. undatum populations is difficult to achieve as several life history traits are problematic to accurately monitor. The current method of age determination for stock assessment has a low success rate and focuses on the use of putative annual rings on the surface of the organic operculum. Here, we validate an annual periodicity of growth ring formation in B. undatum statoliths that provides an alternative, reliable and accurate method for determining a whelk’s age. Laboratory-reared juvenile B. undatum of known provenance and age deposited a hatching ring at the time of emergence from their egg capsule and a clearly defined growth ring during February of their first and second years. Stable oxygen isotope profiles from the shells of 2 adult whelks confirmed annual growth ring deposition by demonstrating seasonal cycles of δ18O in the shell that matched the relative position and number of visible growth rings in the statolith. Validation of annually resolved statolith growth rings will, for the first time, provide fisheries scientists with a tool to determine the age structure of B. undatum populations and allow analytical stock assessments that will enable informed decisions for future management practices of whelk fisheries.
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- 2018
36. Spatial variation in life history characteristics of waved whelk (Buccinum undatum L.) on the U.S. Mid-Atlantic continental shelf
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David B. Rudders, C. Dobson, Eleanor A. Bochenek, Sarah Borsetti, and Daphne M. Munroe
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0106 biological sciences ,Maturity (geology) ,biology ,Overfishing ,Ecology ,010604 marine biology & hydrobiology ,Aquatic Science ,Buccinum undatum ,biology.organism_classification ,010603 evolutionary biology ,01 natural sciences ,Fishery ,Whelk ,Sexual maturity ,Biological dispersal ,Sex ratio ,Minimum landing size - Abstract
Recent expansion of the unmanaged waved whelk (Buccinum undatum) fishery within the United States Mid-Atlantic continental shelf region has prompted investigation into local life history parameters. Limited adult dispersal and lack of a planktonic larval stage has the potential to create spatially distinct populations with respect to size of sexual maturity and size frequency. During the summer of 2015, a comprehensive survey was undertaken to evaluate population structure, sex ratio, relative abundance, and size of sexual maturity for whelk in the Mid-Atlantic. Samples (n = 228) were collected from Georges Bank through the DelMarVa region using a modified scallop dredge at depths ranging from 27.4 to 112 m, with most whelk caught between 40–75 m, and peak abundances at 51–60 m. All whelk collected (n = 3877) were sexed, weighed, measured, and assessed for maturity. Sex ratios were skewed in favor of females in the south and balanced through the rest of the regions. Size of maturity ranged from approximately 56–73 mm and varied among regions and sex. Estimates of size of sexual maturity for B. undatum from other regions of the world were compiled, demonstrating that the size of maturity for this species is highly variable, and current minimum landing size regulations tend to fall below the estimated size of sexual maturity, potentially increasing the risk of recruitment overfishing. Overall, spatial variation in whelk phenotype suggests local adaptation in this species, indicating that regional management would be most appropriate.
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- 2018
37. EXPERIMENTAL TRAP FISHERY FOR WHELK BUCCINUM UNDATUM (NEOGASTROPODA, BUCCINIDAE) IN THE SHALLOW WATERS IN BAYS OF THE WESTERN MURMAN
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K.M. Sokolov, A.M. Sennikov, and V.A. Mukhin
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Fishery ,Whelk ,biology ,Computer science ,Buccinidae ,Buccinum undatum ,Neogastropoda ,biology.organism_classification - Published
- 2018
38. Evolutionary radiation of cytotoxic effects in bivalve and gastropod haemolymph
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Alexander Klimovich and Alexander M. Gorbushin
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0301 basic medicine ,animal structures ,biology ,Physiology ,Chemistry ,Asterias ,Starfish ,Littorina ,04 agricultural and veterinary sciences ,Buccinum undatum ,Bivalvia ,biology.organism_classification ,Biochemistry ,Mytilus ,03 medical and health sciences ,030104 developmental biology ,Hemolymph ,040102 fisheries ,0401 agriculture, forestry, and fisheries ,Mollusca ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics - Abstract
A comparative immunological survey of cytotoxic properties of whole and cell-free haemolymph (plasma) was performed on four species of marine molluscs. Diverse target cells were used: auto- and heterologous mollusc haemocytes, starfish Asterias rubens coelomocytes, trematode Himasthla elongata rediae, and human erythrocytes. While all the four mollusc species were found to contain cytotoxic factors in their plasma, functional features of these molecules in bivalve and gastropod species are essentially different. Cell-free haemolymph of two clams, Mya arenaria and Mytilus edulis, contains pre-synthetized cytolytic complexes capable of immediate and generalized activation, leading to destruction of a broad range of target cells. On the contrary, two gastropod species, Buccinum undatum and Littorina littorea, possess haemolytic factors which display high specificity of recognition of receptor molecules on the target cells and slow cytolytic reaction. Overall, molecular strategies of cytolytic cascade activation in Bivalvia and Gastropoda can be described as low- and highly selective, respectively.
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- 2017
39. A case report and statewide surveillance of 'weak meat' condition of Alaska weathervane scallops, Patinopecten caurinus, linked to a recently identified pathogenic parasite, Merocystis kathae (Apicomplexa: Aggregatidae)
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Jayde A. Ferguson, Susan D. Inglis, Theodore R. Meyers, Ryan Burt, Árni Kristmundsson, and Mark A. Freeman
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animal structures ,biology ,Range (biology) ,macromolecular substances ,Buccinum undatum ,biology.organism_classification ,Coccidia ,Placopecten magellanicus ,Fishery ,Pectinidae ,Whelk ,Food Parasitology ,Seafood ,stomatognathic system ,Chlamys islandica ,Scallop ,Animals ,Parasite hosting ,Adductor muscles ,Alaska ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics - Abstract
Weathervane scallop, Patinopecten caurinus, the largest scallop species in the world, is distributed from northern California, U.S.A., to the Bering Sea, and is only commercially harvested in Alaska. The fishery is considered well managed by the State of Alaska (U.S.A) Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) and federal government, with many precautionary measures in place to avoid overharvest. There have been episodic declines in some management areas due to unknown causes. Fishermen also encounter scallops with abnormal adductor muscles, a condition colloquially termed “weak meat”, characterized by the retention of muscle when shucked, an obvious darkened discoloration, and/or an abnormal texture making the product unacceptable for marketing. A similar syndrome in Atlantic sea scallops, Placopecten magellanicus, described as “gray meat”, occurs in the eastern U.S. and Canada, and proposed causes include senescence, loss of bioenergetics due to chronic infestations, or a synergism of these factors. Recently a severe apicomplexan infection was found to cause a gray meat condition in Iceland scallops, Chlamys islandica, and the collapse of that stock. This parasite was subsequently detected in Atlantic sea scallops with the gray meat condition off the U.S. East Coast. Studies that followed identified the parasite as Merocystis kathae, previously described from the common whelk, Buccinum undatum, more than 100 years ago. In 2015 Bering Sea fishermen reported weak meat in their catch, so samples were submitted to ADF&G for diagnosis. Adductor muscles from all affected scallops had many large foci of an apicomplexan associated with necrosis, fibrosis, and muscular atrophy. Given the reduced quality, marketability, and possibly fitness of affected scallops, we performed a survey to estimate prevalence, intensity, and geographic distribution of this apicomplexan in Alaskan weathervane scallops. We sampled 180 scallops, from individual beds within each of the three major geographically broad scallop areas in Alaska. Overall prevalence was about 82%, ranging from 69 to 100% by district. Overall mean infection intensity, based on the number of parasite foci/section, was about 9 (range of 5–29, by location), with scallops from the Bering Sea and Southwest Kodiak being most severely infected. Molecular analyses confirmed that the Alaskan parasite is M. kathae, i.e., the same apicomplexan that caused the collapse of Icelandic scallops and a suspected cause for gray meat and mass mortality of Atlantic sea scallops in northeast North America.
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40. The subtle intracapsular survival of the fittest: maternal investment, sibling conflict, or environmental effects?
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Smith, Kathryn E. and Thatje, Sven
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MARINE invertebrates , *BUCCINUM undatum , *GASTROPODA , *EMBRYOLOGY , *MARINE animals - Abstract
Developmental resource partitioning and the consequent offspring size variations are of fundamental importance for marine invertebrates, in both an ecological and evolutionary context. Typically, differences are attributed to maternal investment and the environmental factors determining this; additional variables, such as environmental factors affecting development, are rarely discussed. During intracapsular development, for example, sibling conflict has the potential to affect resource partitioning. Here, we investigate encapsulated development in the marine gastropod Buccinum undatwn. We examine the effects of maternal investment and temperature on intracapsular resource partitioning in this species. Reproductive output was positively influenced by maternal investment, but additionally, temperature and sibling conflict significantly affected offspring size, number, and quality during development. Increased temperature led to reduced offspring number, and a combination of high sibling competition and asynchronous early development resulted in a common occurrence of "empty" embryos, which received no nutrition at all. The proportion of empty embryos increased with both temperature and capsule size. Additionally, a novel example of a risk in sibling conflict was observed; embryos cannibalized by others during early development ingested nurse eggs from inside the consumer, killing it in a "Trojan horse" scenario. Our results highlight the complexity surrounding offspring fitness. Encapsulation should be considered as significant in determining maternal output. Considering predicted increases in ocean temperatures, this may impact offspring quality and consequently species distribution and abundance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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41. Thermal tolerance during early ontogeny in the common whelk Buccinum undatum (Linnaeus 1785): Bioenergetics, nurse egg partitioning and developmental success.
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Smith, Kathryn E., Thatje, Sven, and Hauton, Chris
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THERMAL tolerance (Physiology) , *ONTOGENY , *BUCCINUM undatum , *BIOENERGETICS , *DEVELOPMENTAL biology , *WATER depth , *MOLLUSK eggs - Abstract
Temperature is arguably the primary factor affecting development in ectotherms and, as a result, may be the driving force behind setting species' geographic limits. The shallow-water gastropod Buccinum undatum is distributed widely throughout the North Atlantic, with an overall annual thermal range of below zero to above 22°C. In UK waters this species is a winter spawner. Egg masses are laid and develop when sea temperatures are at their coolest (4 to 10°C) indicating future climate warming may have the potential to cause range shifts in this species. In order to examine the potential impacts of ocean warming, we investigate the effects of temperature on the early ontogeny of B. undatum across a thermal range of 0 to 22°C. Each egg mass consists of approximately 100 capsules, in which embryos undergo direct development. Successful development was observed at temperatures ranging from 6 to 18°C. Rates of development increased with temperature, but the proportion of each egg mass developing successfully decreased at the same time. With increasing temperature, the mean early veliger weight increased, but the number of early veligers developing per capsule decreased, suggesting a negative impact on the number of crawl-away juveniles produced per capsule. Elemental analysis showed both carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) to increase with temperature in early veligers but not in hatching juveniles, indicating greater energy reserves are accumulated during early ontogeny to compensate for the higher energetic demands of development at higher temperature. The developmental plasticity observed in B. undatum suggests this species to be capable of adapting to temperatures above those it currently experiences in nature. B. undatum may possess a thermal resilience to ocean warming at its current upper temperature distribution limit. This thermal resilience, however, may come at the cost of a reduced offspring number. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2013
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42. Nurse egg consumption and intracapsular development in the common whelk Buccinum undatum (Linnaeus 1758).
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Smith, Kathryn and Thatje, Sven
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BUCCINUM undatum , *MARINE species diversity , *EMBRYOS , *EGGS ,FISH speciation - Abstract
Intracapsular development is common in marine gastropods. In many species, embryos develop alongside nurse eggs, which provide nutrition during ontogeny. The common whelk Buccinum undatum is a commercially important North Atlantic shallow-water gastropod. Development is intracapsular in this species, with individuals hatching as crawling juveniles. While its reproductive cycle has been well documented, further work is necessary to provide a complete description of encapsulated development. Here, using B. undatum egg masses from the south coast of England intracapsular development at 6 °C is described. Number of eggs, veligers and juveniles per capsule are compared, and nurse egg partitioning, timing of nurse egg consumption and intracapsular size differences through development are discussed. Total development took between 133 and 140 days, over which 7 ontogenetic stages were identified. The number of both eggs and veligers were significantly related to capsule volume, with approximately 1 % of eggs developing per capsule. Each early veliger consumed nurse eggs rapidly over just 3-7 days. Within each capsule, initial development was asynchronous, but it became synchronous during the veliger stage. No evidence for cannibalism was found during development, but large size differences between embryos developing within each capsule were observed, and occasionally 'empty' veligers were seen, which had not successfully consumed any nurse eggs. These results indicate a high level of competition for nurse eggs within each capsule during development in the common whelk. The initial differences observed in nurse egg uptake may affect individual predisposition in later life. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2013
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43. Efficacy of an egress window to reduce the capture of undersize waved whelk (Buccinum undatum) in conical traps: laboratory experiments on the effect of vertical surge and trap angle during haul back.
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Grant, Scott M.
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BUCCINUM undatum ,SIMULATION methods & models ,FISHERIES ,DECISION making ,BUCCINIDAE - Abstract
The objective of this study was to develop a means to reduce the capture of undersize waved whelk (Buccinum undatum) in small mesh (51-64 mm) conical traps. To achieve this, egress windows were incorporated above the bottom ring of a trap to produce openings of sufficient width to allow undersize whelk to be released as a string of traps is being hauled to the surface. Analysis of the passage of undersize whelk through three egress window sizes revealed that a 30 mm wide window was most suitable. Simulations of two vertical surge distances and two trap angles were carried out in a controlled environment to provide a better understanding of trap performance. Experiments revealed that when a trap is oriented at an angle of 40-45º a substantial percentage (29-36%) of undersize whelk can be removed at vertical surge distances of 0.3-1 m. Few (3-4%) legal size whelk were emitted at a trap angle of 40-45º and all whelk emitted from a trap were observed to pass through an egress window. Increasing the angle of the trap to 70-75º resulted in loss of legal size whelk through the entrance located on top of the trap. The results of these simple experiments are promising but require verification through fishery trials before they can serve management decisions. Trap modifications and a trap line configuration that will maximize the egress of undersize whelk during fishing trials are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2013
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44. Growth and reproduction of the common whelk Buccinum undatum in west Cotentin (Channel), France.
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Heude-Berthelin, Clothilde, Hégron-Macé, Laurence, Legrand, Véronique, Jouaux, Aude, Adeline, Béatrice, Mathieu, Michel, and Kellner, Kristell
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BUCCINUM undatum , *GASTROPODA , *BUCCINIDAE , *FISHERIES , *FISHERY management , *REPRODUCTION - Abstract
The common whelk Buccinum undatum (Neogastropoda, Buccinidae) is widespread along the north Atlantic coasts of France. In west Cotentin (Normandy), an important local fishery exists that depends exclusively on this marine resource and represents about 90% of French whelk production. Despite successive restrictive measures, fishing yields have decreased since 2000. Shell length frequency distributions of Buccinum undatum caught in west Cotentin were studied in 2005 (N = 2910), in 2007 (N = 2032) and in 2009 (N = 4145) ranging from 7 to 85 mm. In order to preserve this fishery and to characterise the whelk stock at this site, the reproductive biology of this species was studied in relation to age, sex and size, for whelks of commercial size (45 to 61 mm) over the complete annual cycle in 2008. Age was determined by reading the number of operculum striae: animals between 45 and 59 mm had 2 to 4 striae. Four reproductive stages were defined for males and females on the basis of histological analysis. The time course of reproductive events was described according to size and sex: the highest percentages of ripe stages were found in October for both sexes. Spawning events occurred between October and December. The shell length that corresponded to 50% of animals having mature gonads (49 mm and 52 mm for males and females, respectively, corresponding to 3 and 4 years old animals) exceeded the minimal landing size (45 mm). Fifty percent maturity was reached for males in their third year and for females in their fourth year. Reproductive investment was evaluated by quantitative analysis of the gonadal thickness or surface and was found to be proportional to shell size. We found that less than 20% of females under 49 mm in length were sexually mature and that these produced only a few eggs. This information, collected in a major fishing area, should assist fishery management decisions. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2011
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45. The fine structure of the excretory and venous systems of the neogastropods Nucella lapillus and Buccinum undatum and its functional and phylogenetic implications.
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ANDREWS, ELIZABETH B.
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NUCELLA , *BUCCINUM undatum , *PHYLOGENY , *EXCRETORY organs , *NEMERTEA - Abstract
The fine structure and function of the excretory system and associated veins of the muricid Nucella lapillus have been studied and compared with those of the buccinid Buccinum undatum. It is argued that in both species the nephridial gland vein is a functional unit with the auricle as it is in Littorina, and that its sinuses provide a compensation sac for blood displaced from the mantle skirt on retraction of the snail into the mantle cavity. This may be typical of marine caenogastropods. The epithelium lining the tubules of the gland recaptures organic solutes from the urine at the start of the systemic circulation, and phagocytes in its sinuses (the blood gland) abstract macromolecules and toxins from the blood. The development of two different types of folds on the dorsal wall of the kidney in neogastropods and other carnivorous neotaenioglossans is correlated with adaptations of the foregut to diet and with feeding mechanisms in which a retractile proboscis is accommodated in the cephalic haemocoel. It does not necessarily reflect phylogenetic relationship. On the basis of the observations reported here it is concluded that the dorsal afferent renal vein and secondary folds of the kidney act primarily as a compensation sac for blood displaced from the cephalopedal haemocoel during retraction of the proboscis, or when the snail withdraws into its shell. Aggregates of haemocyanin form in these blood spaces at such times. The relationship between the two sets of folds, which interdigitate in pycnonephridians or are largely separate in meronephridians, is related to shell shape, proboscis type and foregut structure in different families. Loss of the anal gland in the buccinoideans is correlated with changes in the efferent renal veins, a reduction in the size of the rectal sinus and the reduction or loss of the gland of Leiblein. Extracellular bacteria occur in the anal gland of the muricid Ocenebra erinacea similar to those previously reported in Nucella, suggesting that their presence may be typically associated with the gland in the Ocenebrinae and possibly other muricids. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2010
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46. Bioaccumulation and biotransformation of pyrene and 1-hydroxypyrene by the marine whelk Buccinum undatum.
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Beach, Daniel G., Quilliam, Michael A., Rouleau, Claude, Croll, Roger P., and Hellou, Jocelyne
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BUCCINUM undatum , *POLYCYCLIC aromatic hydrocarbons , *INVERTEBRATES , *LIQUID chromatography , *BIOTRANSFORMATION (Metabolism) , *BIOACCUMULATION , *MASS spectrometry , *AUTORADIOGRAPHY , *OXIDATION , *ORGANIC water pollutants - Abstract
The fates of a phenolic contaminant and its hydrocarbon precursor have rarely been compared, especially in an invertebrate species. Two groups of Buccinum undatum were exposed to equimolar amounts of pyrene and 1-hydroxypyrene over 15 d through their diets. Tissue extracts from the muscle and visceral mass were analyzed by liquid chromatography with fluorescence and mass spectrometry detection. Nine biotransformation products were detected in animals from both exposures. These included 1-hydroxypyrene, pyrene-1-sulfate, pyrene-1-glucuronide, pyrene glucose sulfate, two isomers each of pyrenediol sulfate and pyrenediol disulfate, and one isomer of pyrenediol glucuronide sulfate. These compounds represent a more complex metabolic pathway for pyrene than is typically reported. Diconjugated metabolites were as important in animals exposed to pyrene as in those exposed to 1-hydroxypyrene. Biotransformation products represented >90% of the material detected in the animals and highlight the importance of analyzing metabolites when assessing exposure. A mean of only 2 to 3% of the body burden was present in muscle compared with the visceral mass of both groups. The analytical methods were sufficiently sensitive to detect biotransformation products both in laboratory control whelks and in those sampled offshore. The tissue distribution of [14C]pyrene was also studied by autoradiography. Radioactivity was present primarily in the digestive and excretory system of the whelks and not in the gonads or muscle tissue. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 2010;29:779–788. © 2009 SETAC [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2010
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47. The whelk (Buccinum undatum L.) in the western Dutch Wadden Sea in the period 1946–1970: Assessment of population characteristics and fishery impact
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de Vooys, C.G.N. and van der Meer, J.
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BUCCINIDAE , *BUCCINUM undatum , *INFORMATION processing , *POPULATION dynamics , *FISH mortality - Abstract
Abstract: In the Dutch Wadden Sea a whelk fishery existed from 1900 to 1970. The high post-war catches, following a period without fishery, and the subsequent decrease in catches when fishery was reopened, allowed us to estimate fishery mortality and recruitment. Information on natural mortality and growth, which were required in the estimation procedure, was obtained from previous studies elsewhere. Natural mortality could be calculated from an experiment with marked whelks in the Thames estuary. Age-length relations could be used from French investigations on whelks near the Channel Islands. The size of a potential whelk population could be estimated. Effects of fishery and possible causes of the disappearance of the whelk from the Dutch Wadden Sea are discussed. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2010
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48. Performance of an inshore fishery in the absence of regulatory enforcement.
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Fahy, Edward
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FISHERY management ,BUCCINUM undatum ,MARINE towing ,WAGES ,BOATING industry ,SMALL-scale fisheries ,FISHERY laws - Abstract
Abstract: The principal inshore fishery in the southwest Irish Sea is currently for whelk Buccinum undatum, which expanded in the 1990s and yielded almost 10,000t in 2003. The fleet exploiting it consisted largely of old boats many of which previously used a variety of gears but which cannot any longer compete with more modern towing craft. Whelk is the only target species for the majority. The fishery is in open access and is not regulated and the paper examines the consequences of this for the fishers, particularly the problems associated with maintaining a way of life traditionally associated with remuneration by share rather than wage. Lack of regulation, it is argued, encourages a short term, opportunistic harvesting regime, which is not conducive to maintain a biologically sustainable fishery. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2008
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49. Predation by the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis on capsular egg masses of the whelk Buccinum undatum.
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Dumont, Clement P., Roy, Jean-Sebastien, and Himmelman, John H.
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We evaluated sea urchin Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis predation on egg masses of the whelk Buccinum undatum. The urchin actively grazes on the egg masses, even as they are being deposited on the bottom. Whelks preferentially lay their egg masses on vertical areas where urchin densities are 4-fold less than on flat areas. This strategy is advantageous, as experimental trials showed that the loss in the mass of capsules was 4 fewer on walls than on flat areas. Nevertheless, a high proportion of egg masses on walls show damage from predation. Urchins provided with egg masses in the laboratory, ingested the capsules at a steady rate over a 9-d period (5 urchins ingested 2.8 g.d-1). Urchins provided agar discs that included a preferred alga and whelk capsule walls ingested the discs at a rate that was half that observed for discs that only included the alga. Discs that included the preferred alga and capsule contents were eaten at the same rate as discs that only included the alga. Thus, capsule walls, but not the capsule contents, provide a defence against urchin predation. Laying aggregate egg masses likely provides only a limited advantage, as the attachment surface does not increase with the number of egg masses deposited together, so the risk of detachment increases. Consideration of the interactions between urchins and whelks is important in managing the fisheries of the two species. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2008
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50. Size variation of the common whelk, Buccinum undatum, over large and small spatial scales: Potential implications for micro-management within the fishery
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Shelmerdine, Richard L., Adamson, Jennifer, Laurenson, Chevonne H., and Leslie (neé Mouat), Beth
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FISHERIES , *AGRICULTURE , *LIFE sciences , *AQUATIC resources - Abstract
Abstract: The common whelk, Buccinum undatum, was sampled from three areas; east and west Shetland, and the south coast of England. The largest whelk measured 122mm shell length (SL) and was recorded from west Shetland (mean 76mm) with the smallest animal recorded from south England, measuring 31mm (mean 54mm). Both east and south areas showed a peak in length–frequency distributions greater than the minimum landing size (MLS). The peak in the west was found below the MLS, which was the only site to show a bimodal length–frequency distribution. Fisheries recruitment was estimated to occur at 6 years of age for east, 7 for west, and 4 for south regions using estimates from von Bertalanffy growth curves. Imposex was not found to be prevalent in Shetland. Significant differences were noted between east and west Shetland, and between Shetland and south England, for all measured parameters of: SL, growth, age, flesh weight, and individual yield. These results suggest that a large-scale MLS for B. undatum is not practical when local fisheries are in differing states of maturity, as seen in Shetland and south England, and that micro-management within the fishery should be considered on a region by region basis to assess the practicality of such a management measure. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2007
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