Abstract
A rapid survey of the density and size distribution of recently exploited populations of Holothuria scabra in Mahout Bay (Ghubbat Hashish Bay) was carried out at six fishing sites. The results showed that population densities varied between 1170 and 4000 individuals ha-1 and biomass ranged between 393 and 2903 kg ha-1. The mean size of sea cucumbers and population densities were much lower in populations closer to human settlements, suggestive of overfishing. The sex ratio was estimated to be 1:1 and the size distributions of males and females did not differ significantly. The length-weight relationship for both sexes was calculated as W (g) = 0.033 Length (mm) 2.178.
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Publication details
- DOI
- 10.24200/jams.vol12iss0pp43-51
- Journal
- Journal of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, 12, 43
- Publisher
- Sultan Qaboos University
- Open access
- Gold open access
- License
- CC BY 4.0
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APA 7
Al-Rashdi, K. M., Claereboudt, M. R., & Al-Busaidi, S. S. (2007). Density and Size Distribution of the Sea Cucumber, Holothuria scabra (Jaeger, 1935), at Six Exploited Sites in Mahout Bay, Sultanate of Oman. Journal of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, 12, 43. https://doi.org/10.24200/jams.vol12iss0pp43-51
MLA 9
Al-Rashdi, Khalfan M., et al. "Density and Size Distribution of the Sea Cucumber, Holothuria scabra (Jaeger, 1935), at Six Exploited Sites in Mahout Bay, Sultanate of Oman." Journal of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, vol. 12, 2007, pp. 43. https://doi.org/10.24200/jams.vol12iss0pp43-51.
Chicago (author–date)
Al-Rashdi, Khalfan M., Michel R. Claereboudt, and Saud S. Al-Busaidi. 2007. "Density and Size Distribution of the Sea Cucumber, Holothuria scabra (Jaeger, 1935), at Six Exploited Sites in Mahout Bay, Sultanate of Oman." Journal of Agricultural and Marine Sciences 12: 43. https://doi.org/10.24200/jams.vol12iss0pp43-51.
Harvard
Al-Rashdi, K. M., Claereboudt, M. R. and Al-Busaidi, S. S. (2007) 'Density and Size Distribution of the Sea Cucumber, Holothuria scabra (Jaeger, 1935), at Six Exploited Sites in Mahout Bay, Sultanate of Oman', Journal of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, 12, pp. 43. doi:10.24200/jams.vol12iss0pp43-51.
Vancouver
Al-Rashdi KM, Claereboudt MR, Al-Busaidi SS. Density and Size Distribution of the Sea Cucumber, Holothuria scabra (Jaeger, 1935), at Six Exploited Sites in Mahout Bay, Sultanate of Oman. Journal of Agricultural and Marine Sciences. 2007;12:43. doi:10.24200/jams.vol12iss0pp43-51
IEEE
K. M. Al-Rashdi, M. R. Claereboudt, and S. S. Al-Busaidi, "Density and Size Distribution of the Sea Cucumber, Holothuria scabra (Jaeger, 1935), at Six Exploited Sites in Mahout Bay, Sultanate of Oman," Journal of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, vol. 12, pp. 43, 2007, doi: 10.24200/jams.vol12iss0pp43-51.