@article{fdi:010065374,
  title = {{S}low growth of the overexploited milk shark {R}hizoprionodon acutus affects its sustainability in {W}est {A}frica},
  author = {{B}â, {A}. and {D}iouf, {K}. and {G}uilhaumon, {F}ran{\c{c}}ois and {P}anfili, {J}acques},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A}ge and growth of {R}hizoprionodon acutus were estimated from vertebrae age bands. {F}rom {D}ecember 2009 to {N}ovember 2010, 423 {R}. acutus between 37 and 112 cm total length ({L}-{T}) were sampled along the {S}enegalese coast. {M}arginal increment ratio was used to check annual band deposition. {T}hree growth models were adjusted to the length at age and compared using {A}kaike's information criterion. {T}he {G}ompertz growth model with estimated size at birth appeared to be the best and resulted in growth parameters of {L} = 13955 ({L}-{T}) and {K} = 017 year(-1) for females and {L} = 12652 ({L}-{T}) and {K} = 018 year(-1) for males. {T}he largest female and male examined were 8 and 9 years old, but the majority was between 1 and 3 years old. {A}ges at maturity estimated were 58 and 48 years for females and males, respectively. {T}hese results suggest that {R}. acutus is a slow-growing species, which render the species particularly vulnerable to heavy fishery exploitation. {T}he growth parameters estimated in this study are crucial for stock assessments and for demographic analyses to evaluate the sustainability of commercial harvests.},
  keywords = {age ; chondrichthyan ; life-history traits ; {S}enegal ; vertebrae ; {SENEGAL}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {F}ish {B}iology},
  volume = {87},
  numero = {4},
  pages = {912--929},
  ISSN = {0022-1112},
  year = {2015},
  DOI = {10.1111/jfb.12764},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010065374},
}