Table 1 Size at first maturity (L50) estimated for spiny dogfish from different geographic areas.
From: Life-history traits of the spiny dogfish Squalus acanthias in the Adriatic Sea
Area | L50 | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|
Males | Females | ||
North-central Adriatic Sea | 575 | 659 | this study |
Adriatic Sea | 504 | 725 | |
British waters | 600 | 720 | |
South Africa | 490 | 790 | |
North-western Atlantic | 590 | 780 | |
South-eastern Black Sea | 820 | 880 | |
Western Ireland | 550–620 | 700–880 | |
Eastern Mediterranean | 501–550 | 505–690 | |
Sweden | >540 | 770–840 | |
Northern Mediterranean Sea | 635–700 | 860–880 | |
Pacific Ocean | — | 930 | |
North-western Atlantic | — | 800 | |
British waters | — | 820 | |
New Zeland | 580 | 730 | |
North Sea | — | 700 | |
North-western Atlantic | 640 | — | |
North-eastern Atlantic | 590–600 | — | |
North Aegean Sea | 528 | 564 | |
Oslofjord | — | 810 | |
British Columbia | 720 | 935 | |
Strait of Georgia | — | 940 | |
