TY - JOUR T1 - Fisheries and Shrimp Economy, Some Biological Properties of the Shrimp Metapenaeus monoceros (Fabricus, 1798) in the Gulf of Antalya (Turkey) AU - Yilmaz, Serpil AU - Ozvarol, Z. Arzu Becer AU - Ozvarol, Yasar JO - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances VL - 8 IS - 12 SP - 2530 EP - 2536 PY - 2009 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1680-5593 DO - javaa.2009.2530.2536 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2009.2530.2536 KW - Metapenaeus monoceros KW -growth KW -reproduction KW - fisheries KW -economy KW -Gulf of Antalya KW -Turkey AB - In this study, economy of the fisheries were examined using secondary production and trade data. Additionally, the sex, length and weight distribution, length-weight relationship, length at first sexual maturity and spawning season of Metapenaeus monoceros, which is usually caught from the Antalya Gulf and one of the most important shrimps and which has an economical value shrimps were also investigated. Three hundred and twenty three individuals were obtained by monthly sampling between August 2002 and July 2003 and then they were examined. Females and males made up 72 and 28%, respectively. The total length values were from 7.5-16.5 cm and weight were from 5-39 g. Spawning period occurred between December and January, length at first maturity was 11.5 and 7.5 cm for females and males, respectively. The weight and total length relationship for combined sexes were estimated as: Log W = -2.05 + 2.97 x Log Tl (r = 0.915). ER -