The effect of sex, season and gametogenic cycle on gonad yield, biochemical composition and quality traits of Paracentrotus lividus along the North Atlantic coast of Portugal

Abstract Sea urchin population harvest in the North Atlantic coast of Portugal was characterized in terms of gonad yield, nutritional composition and important market-related traits, over one reproductive cycle (March 2016 to March 2017). Most of the quality attributes showed a seasonal variation st...

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Main Authors: Filipa Rocha, Luís F. Baião, Sara Moutinho, Bruno Reis, Ana Oliveira, Francisco Arenas, Margarida R. G. Maia, António J. M. Fonseca, Manuela Pintado, Luisa M. P. Valente
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-39912-w