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A unified framework and terminology for reproductive traits integral to understanding fish population productivity

Susan K. Lowerre‐Barbieri ORCID Nancy J. Brown‐Peterson ORCID David M. Wyanski ORCID Heather E. Moncrief‐Cox Kevin J. Kolmos Hayden S. Menendez Beverly K. Barnett ORCID Claudia Friess ORCID
Marine and Coastal Fisheries Vol. 15 No. 6 · Oxford University Press (OUP)
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AbstractObjectiveThis paper highlights the complexity of marine fish spawner–recruit systems and how they vary across species and ecosystems while providing a universal terminology and framework to evaluate fish reproduction. We emphasize the gonadal development important to assess maturity, fecundity, where and when fish spawn, and transition and sex assignment in protogynous species.MethodsWe review and compare reproductive traits in warmwater and coldwater fishes. Reproductive phases for both sexes and protogynous species are defined and histological micrographs presented. New methods are developed to assess maturity; spawning seasonality; peak spawning; and, for protogynous species, sex assignment.ResultProtogyny, extended spawning seasons, and indeterminate fecundity are more common in warmwater than coldwater systems. The following reproductive phases are defined as immature, transitional (sex change), early developing (the first stage of entrainment in the reproductive cycle), late developing (stages needed to complete maturational competence), spawning, regressing (spawning season termination), and regenerating (fish that are mature but outside of the spawning season). A method to assess the certainty of maturity assignment based on reproductive phase and the age and size range sampled is presented, as are best practices to estimate size and age at maturity. To remove the subjectivity from current methods to estimate spawning seasonality, we present a new quantitative method to identify the core spawning season and peak spawning months.ConclusionA species’ ability to adapt to fishing and climate change varies with their reproductive strategy. Improving our understanding of fish reproduction necessitates standardizing methodology and terminology.
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Susan K. Lowerre‐Barbieri

Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Program, School of Forest, Fisheries, & Geomatics Sciences University of Florida Gainesville Florida USA; Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute St. Petersburg Florida USA

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Nancy J. Brown‐Peterson

Center for Fisheries Research and Development University of Southern Mississippi Ocean Springs Mississippi USA

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David M. Wyanski

South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Marine Resources Research Institute Charleston South Carolina USA

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Heather E. Moncrief‐Cox

Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Program, School of Forest, Fisheries, & Geomatics Sciences University of Florida Gainesville Florida USA; Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies, Rosenstiel School University of Miami Miami Florida USA

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Kevin J. Kolmos

South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Marine Resources Research Institute Charleston South Carolina USA

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Hayden S. Menendez

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute St. Petersburg Florida USA

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Beverly K. Barnett

National Marine Fisheries Service, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Panama City Facility, FATES Division, Biology and Life History Branch Panama City Florida USA

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Claudia Friess

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute St. Petersburg Florida USA

Cite This Article
Susan K. Lowerre‐Barbieri, Nancy J. Brown‐Peterson, David M. Wyanski, et al. (2023). A unified framework and terminology for reproductive traits integral to understanding fish population productivity. Marine and Coastal Fisheries, 15(6). https://doi.org/10.1002/mcf2.10276
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