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Limiting and Optimal Temperatures for the Northern Atlantic Population of Black Sea Bass
Author(s) -
Sullivan M. L.,
Tomasso J. R.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
north american journal of aquaculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.432
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1548-8454
pISSN - 1522-2055
DOI - 10.1577/a09-046.1
Subject(s) - limiting , bass (fish) , fishery , biology , black sea , stock (firearms) , sea bass , population , sea surface temperature , oceanography , geography , demography , fish <actinopterygii> , engineering , mechanical engineering , archaeology , sociology , geology
Northern‐stock black sea bass Centropristis striata demonstrated upper and lower median lethal temperatures of 33.6°C and 2.7°C, respectively, when temperatures were increased or decreased at a rate of approximately 0.5°C per day. The temperature for optimal growth was 25.6°C. This work, along with information in the literature, indicates that thermal tolerances and preferences do not differ greatly between the northern and southern stocks of black sea bass.