Depth and temperature preferences of meagre, Argyrosomus regius, as revealed by satellite telemetry.

ABSTRACT: Argyrosomus regius (commonly referred to as meagre), is one of Europe's largest coastal bony fish species and supports important recreational and commercial fisheries in the Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts. Demand for this species, and more recently for their swim bladders, has led to regional population declines and growing importance as an aquaculture species. Despite intense research in captivity, little is known about the spatial ecology of A. regius's wild population, including basic information such as vertical migrations and depth/temperature preferences. Previous research based on indirect data suggests a seasonal habitat shift from shallow to deeper waters, but this has never been validated through direct high-resolution movement data. In this study, we tagged 13 adult A. regius

SUBMITTER: Winkler AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10662727 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature