the bogue boops boops l. in irish waters: further records and a review of irish records

The Bogue Boops boops L. in Irish Waters: Further Records and a Review of Irish RecordsAuthor(s): D. T. G. Quigley and K. FlannerySource: The Irish Naturalists' Journal, Vol. 25, No. 1 (Jan., 1995), pp. 15-17Published by: Irish Naturalists' Journal Ltd.Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25535904 .

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or near the bottom, at 250-600m (mainly 400~600m)". In the eastern tropical Atlantic, Quero et al. (1990) described the species habitat as "mesopelagic mainly in coastal waters". During exploratory fishing off the coast of NW Africa over 98% of the specimens were taken at depths below 400m (Quero 1978, Maurin and Quero 1982).

The current specimen has been donated to the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 64.1993).

Acknowledgements

We wish to thank Dr J. C. Quero, IFREMER, La Rochelle, France for his help with

collating the NW European records.

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Blacker, R. W. (1973) English observations on rare fish in 1971. Annls bioi, Copenh. 28: 221-222. De Cardenas, E., Quero, J. C. & Du Buit, M. H. (1988) Captures, au nord de 49?N de Cyttopsis roseus (Pisces,

Zeiformes, Zeidae), espece nouvelle pour le Plateau Celtique, et de Chaunax pictus (Pisces,

Lophiiformes, Chaunacidae), Cybiwn 12: 168-169.

Hureau, J. C. &Monod, Th. (1978) Check-list of the fishes of the north-eastern Atlantic and of the Mediterranean.

Clofnam I. UNESCO, Paris.

Maurin, C. & Qu?ro, J. C. (1982) Poissons des cotes nord-ouest Africaines (Campagnes de la "Thalassa" 1962, 1968, 1971 et 1973): Zeiformes. Rev. Trav. Inst. Pick, marit. 45: 5-71.

Qu6ro, J. C. (1970) Observations francaises sur les poissons rares en 1968 et 1969. Annls bioi., Copenh. 26: 280-282.

-(1978) Repartition des Zeides (Pisces, Zeiformes) captures dans l'Atlantique oriental entre le cap Vert

(15?N) et le cap Juby (28?N) au cours des campagnes de la "Thalassa1'. Bull. Off. nam. Pech. Tunisie 2: 49-61.

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40?N. Cybiwn 2: 107-113.

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tropical Atlantic. Clofeta 2. JNICT, Portugal. Whitehead, P. J. P., Bauchot, M.-L., Hureau, J.-C, Nielsen, J. & Tortonese, E. (1986) Fishes of the

North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean 2. UNESCO, Paris.

THE BOGUE BOOPS BOOPS L. IN IRISH WATERS: FURTHER RECORDS AND A REVIEW OF IRISH RECORDS

D. T. G. Quigley

Salmara Fisheries Ltd., 39 Merrion Square, Dublin 2

K. Flannery

Garfinny, Dingle, Co Kerry

On 11 February 1993 a specimen of the bogue Boops boops was captured by the MFV 'Brandaris' (Skipper: Mr Paul Flannery, Dingle) while trawling in Dingle Bay (V400900),

Co Kerry. The following data were recorded: T.L. 41.0cm; F.L. 37.0cm; and Wt 825g. The current specimen represents the sixth record of bogue from Irish waters. Details on

previous Irish records are listed in Table 1, A significant proportion of the specimens were

recorded during the winter and spring: January, 1; February, 2; March, 1; June, 1; and

November, 1. All of the specimens were recorded from the S and SW coast. Indeed, only one specimen was recorded from outside of the Dingle region.



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Table 1. Irish records of Boops boops L.

Date of Location Method T.L. F.L. Wt Ref.

capture (cm) (cm) (g) 02.11.1959 Ventry herring 26.5 23.9 210 Went

Harbour net (1960) 27.01.1964 Dingle

? 37.4 34.0 620 Went

Bay (1965) 26.02.1965 3.2km S ? 34.5 32.0 445 Went

Inishtooskert (1966) 01.03.1965 Kinsale ? 36.0 33.5 500 ibid.

Head

04.06.1968 Dingle trawl 29.1 26.9 270 Went

Bay (1969) 11.02.1993 do. trawl 41.0 37.0 825 this

paper

Went and Kennedy (1976) regarded the species as rare in Irish waters and the current

paucity of records would seem to support this view. Nevertheless, it is possible that some

specimens could go unnoticed. For example, in his report on the first Irish record, Went

(1960) mentioned that, according to Michael Long, the species had been noted previously in the Ventry area.

Wheeler (1969) considered the species as a rare vagrant in northern European waters but noted that it occurred with moderate frequency in the English Channel and the southern North Sea. In 1978, the same author considered the species as uncommon in northern

European waters but to the south, and in the Mediterranean, it is extremely common

(Wheeler 1978). Whitehead et al. (1986) listed the distribution of the species as follows: 4'whole of Mediterranean, rare in Black Sea; eastern Atlantic from Norway (occasional) to

Angola, and oceanic islands; common from Bay of Biscay to Gibraltar. Elsewhere, western Atlantic in Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea".

The bogue is usually found in inshore, demersal or semipelagic waters above various

types of bottom, including sand, mud, rock and sea-grass beds (Posidonia). However, the

species can also be found at depths down to 200m in the Mediterranean and 300m in the Atlantic (Whitehead et al. 1986).

In Irish waters, the species has been captured in both shallow inshore waters (e.g. Ventry Harbour), as well as in relatively deep offshore waters (e.g. off Kinsale Head), in both demersal (e.g. trawl) and pelagic gear (e.g. herring net).

According to Whitehead et al. (1986), most bogue range in length (T.L.) from 15 to

20cm, with a maximum of 36cm. Wheeler (1969) remarked that maturity occurs at a T.L. of 16cm. Considering the size range of the Irish specimens (26.5^41.0cm), it is clear that they

were all adult fish. Furthermore, the current specimen from Dingle Bay would appear to be one of the largest recorded although bogue weighing up to 885gm and 42cm T.L. have been taken by anglers in UK waters (Blacker 1981, Cacutt 1988). The lifespan of bogue in the

Adriatic Sea has been estimated at 16.6 years, which is indicative of a very slow growth rate

(Algeria Hernandez 1989).

Spawning occurs from February-April in the eastern Mediterranean; April-May in the western Mediterranean; during the summer in the Black Sea; and March-May in the Atlantic

(Whitehead et al. 1986). Although spawning has not been reported to occur in northern

European waters, it is interesting to note that most of the specimens captured so far appear to have been adult fish (Blacker 1977, 1978, 1979, and 1981, de Groot 1976, Wheeler and Blacker 1972, this paper), and that many of these were recorded during the spring months.

Unfortunately, no data exists on either their sex or state of maturity. Although single specimens are usually recorded in northern European waters, the

species tends to be very gregarious in southern European waters, forming compact shoals often containing 100 or more fish (Wheeler 1969, 1978). It is therefore interesting to report



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that up to 450 specimens were taken in a single haul in the Firth of Clyde (Scotland) during May 1987 (Henderson pers. comm.).

The current specimen has been donated to the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 13.1993).

Acknowledgements

We wish to thank Dr Gordon Henderson, DAFS Marine Laboratory, Aberdeen, for information on Scottish records.

REFERENCES

Algeria Hernandez, V. (1989) Study on the age and growth of Bogue from the Central Adriatic Sea. Cvbium 13:

281-288.

Blacker, R. W. (1977) English observations on rare fish in 1975. Annls bioi., Copenh. 32: 184-185.

-(1978) English observations on rare fish in 1976. Annls bioi., Copenh. 33: 183-184.



Cacutt, L. (1988) Angling? The Records. Guinness Books. Guinness Publishing Ltd., Enfield, Middlesex, UK.

de Groot, S. J. (1976) Dutch observations on rare fish in 1974. Annls bioi., Copenh. 31: 180-181.

Went, A. E. J. (1960) Rare fishes taken in Irish waters in 1959. Ir. Nat. J. 13: 105-107.

-(1965) Rare fishes taken in Irish waters in 1964. Ir. Nat. J. 15: 38-40.



-& Kennedy, M. (1976) List of Irish fishes. 3rd edition. Stationery Office, Dublin.

Wheeler, A. (1969) Fishes of the British Isles and north-west Europe .MacMiWan, London.

-(1978) Key to the fishes of north-west Europe. Warne, London.

Wheeler, A. & Blacker, R. W. (1972) Rare and little-known fishes in British seas in 1968 and 1969. J. Fish Biol.

4: 141-170.

Whitehead, P. J. P., Bauchot, M.-L., Hureau, J.-C, Nielsen, J. & Tortonese, E. (1986) Fishes of the

North-eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean 2. UNESCO, Paris.

TWO EXOTIC COPEPODS IMPORTED INTO IRELAND WITH THE PACIFIC OYSTER CRASSOSTREA GIGAS (THUNBERG)

J. M. C. Holmes

National Museum of Ireland, Dublin 2

Dan Minchin

Fisheries Research Centre, Department of the Marine, Abbotstown, Dublin 15

Until the end of 1992, Ireland had a policy of banning all mollusc importations except under licence. Transfers from inspected sites in Norway, Great Britain and Guernsey have been permitted. This policy related to Ireland being an island and so in a position to exclude

pests, including invertebrate and fish diseases. Several oyster-associated species have

already been inadvertently introduced into Ireland (Minchin et al. 1987, 1993). These

introductions, together with outbreaks of various oyster diseases in Europe, led to the strict control of all importations to Ireland.

Following the implementation of EC directive 91 /67/EEC, the free movement of trade in shellfish throughout the European Community commenced in January 1993. This

directive permitted transfers of Pacific oysters Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg), which

previous legislation had controlled. The first known importation of C. gigas was to

Carlingford Lough on 23 January 1993, of half grown oysters from Marennes, France.



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