[Heterogeneity of growth and maturity of in the offshore waters of southern Zhejiang, China].

The variations of life history traits have been observed for many fish species, which gains much concerns in the study of aquatic biology and ecology. In this study, the biological characteristics were explored for yellow croaker () in the offshore waters of southern Zhejiang, based on 4920 individuals collected from 13 fishery-independent seasonal surveys from autumn 2015 to autumn 2018. Linear mixed effects models were used to estimate the growth, maturity characteristics, and their heterogeneity.

[Niches and interspecific association of dominant shrimp species in the offshore waters of southern Zhejiang Province, China].

Based on data from November of 2015 (autumn), February (winter), May (spring), and August (summer) of 2016 in the offshore waters of southern Zhejiang Province, the relationships between major shrimps species were examined by niche breadth, niche overlap, variance ratio, chi-square test, association coefficient and species pair co-occurrence percentage. The results showed that temporal niche breadth of Atypopenaeus stenodactylu was the largest, spatial niche breadth of Solenocera crassicornis was the largest, and A. stenodactylu had the largest spatio-temporal niche breadth.

[Comparison of generalized additive model and boosted regression tree in predicting fish community diversity in the Yangtze River Estuary, China].

Yangtze River Estuary is the biggest estuarine ecosystem in the western Pacific Ocean. Evaluating fish community in this ecosystem can provide scientific basis for its restoration and mana-gement. Generalized additive model (GAM) and boosted regression tree (BRT) were built to examine the relationship between fish community diversity and environmental and spatio-temporal variables based on data collected during 2012-2014.

[Distribution of Larimichthys polyactis and its relationship with environmental factors in offshore water of southern Zhejiang].

Based on data collected from four trips of trawl surveys in offshore water of southern Zhejiang in 2015-2016, a generalized additive model was used to analyze the distribution of small yellow croaker (Larimichthys polyactis) and its relationship with environmental factors. The results showed that the highest resource abundance occurred in the summer trip, primarily in Yushan fishing ground with an average density of 500.74 kg·h·km.

[Optimal design of sample size for estimating species richness of fishes in Dianshan Lake, China].

Sample size plays a significant role in determining accuracy and precision for estimates of fish population dynamics or fish communities. A fisheries survey that estimated the fish community in Dianshan Lake was conducted as a case study to determine the necessary sample size for such estimates. Monthly surveys of 24 survey stations in Dianshan Lake were conducted from July, 2010 to June, 2011, resulting in the collection of 45 fish species from 14 families.

[Demographic analysis of the blue shark, Prionace glauca, in the North Atlantic Ocean].

The blue shark, Prionace glauca, is the main by-catch species in tuna longline fishery. As one of top species in the oceanic food webs, the blue shark plays an important role in the marine ecosystem. Traditional stock assessment methods are difficult to accurately evaluate the population dynamic for this shark because of limited data.

[Estimation of biological parameters and yield per recruitment for Coilia nasustaihuensis in Dianshan Lake, Shanghai, China].

Coilia nasustaihuensis is the most abundant species in Dianshan Lake and plays an important role in the lake ecosystem. From July 2010 to August 2011, a total of 3107 samples of C. nasustaihuensis were collected from Dianshan Lake.