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IMPACTS OF ENVIRONMENTALLY REALISTIC POLLUTION LEVELS ON FISH LARVAE: AN ECOLOGICAL APPROACH.
ALVAREZ, M.C. and Fuiman, L.A., University of Texas at Austin, Marine Science Institute, 750 Channel View Dr., Port Aransas, Texas 78373, U.S.A., mdcalvarez@yahoo.com
 
GROWTH, MORTALITY AND HATCH-DATE DISTRIBUTIONS OF LARVAL OF EUROPEAN HAKE, MERLUCCIUS MERLUCCIUS (L.) IN THE BAY OF BISCAY.
ALVAREZ, P. and Cotano, U., Institute: FUNDACION AZTI. Herrera kaia portualdea z/g. 20110 Pasaia (Guipúzcoa), Basque Country. Spain. palvarez@pas.azti.es; ucotano@pas.azti.es.
 
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ABUNDANCE, GEOGRAPHICAL AND LENGHT DISTRIBUTION OF MESOPELAGIC FISH LARVAE AS A RESPONSE TO THE HYDROLOGICAL CONDITION OF THE STRAIT OF SICILY.
ARIGO' G. A. (1), Cuttitta, A., Bonanno, A., Di Nieri, A. M., Patti, B., Rollandi, L. and Mazzola, S., (1) National Research Council, IAMC-CNR Territorial Section of Mazara del Vallo, Mazara del Vallo, Sicily – Italy, ale.arigo@tiscali.it.
 
OPPORTUNITY, RISK AND ADVANTAGE IN LARVAL PROCESSES AT OCEAN INTERFACES
BAKUN, A., Pew Institute for Ocean Science, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA 33149, abakun@rsmas.miami.edu.
 
SPEEDING FINES AND ONE-WAY ROADS: OR WHY FISH NEED A TICKET TO RECRUITMENT SUCCESS
BARANGE, M. (1); Brodeur, R.(2); Köster, F. (3); van der Lingen, C. (4); Möllmann, C. (3); Petitgas, P. (5); Planque, B. (5); Roy, C. (6); Sundby, S (7); Vikebø, F. (7). (1)GLOBEC, PML, Prospect Place, Plymouth PL1 3DH, UK. M.barange@pml.ac.uk; (2) NFSC-NOAA, USA; (3) DFM, Denmark; (4) MCM, South Africa; (5) IFREMER, France; (6) IRD, France; (7) IMR, Norway.
 
AN INITIAL STUDY ON THE DIET OF POST-LARVAL ANTARCTIC SILVERFISH (PLEURAGRAMMA ANTARCTICUM, BOULENGER 1902) FROM ANTARCTIC COASTAL WATERS
BEANS, C. (1), Courcot, L. (2), Goffart, A.(1), Koubbi, P. (2), Valet, C. (2), Vandeputte, A. (3), Volkaert, F. (3) and Hecq, J.H. (2). (1)Laboratory of Oceanology, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium, B-4000. c.beans@ulg.ac.be, (2)LIMUL, University of Littoral Cote d'Opal, Wimereux, France, F-62930., (3)Laboratory for Aquatic Ecology, Catholic University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, B-3000.
 
ICHTHYOPLANKTON ASSEMBLAGES AND PRIMARY PRODUCTION IN MESO-SCALE EDDIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE LEEUWIN CURRENT, EASTERN INDIAN OCEAN
BECKLEY, L. E., Muhling, B. A. School of Environmental Science and Centre for Fish and Fisheries, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia 6150, L.Beckley@murdoch.edu.au; and Waite, A. M., Centre for Water Research, University of Western Australia.
 
DEPTH DISTRIBUTION OF LATE STAGE LARVAE NEAR THE SUBSTRATE IN A TEMPERATE ROCKY FISH ASSEMBLAGE
BELDADE, R., Borges, R. and Gonçalves, E. J., Eco-Ethology Research Unit - ISPA, R. Jardim do Tabaco 34, 1149-041 Lisboa, Portugal, rbeldade@ispa.pt.
 
QUANTIFICATION OF RNA/DNA RATIOS IN FISH LARVAE USING SYBR GREEN II AND NUCLEASES
BERDALET, E., Roldán, C. and Olivar, M.P., Institut de Ciències del Mar (CMIMA, CSIC), Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain, E-08003, berdalet@icm.csic.es.
 
LARVAL FISH MORTALITY DUE TO PREDATION: THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF HORSE MACKEREL (TRACHURUS TRACHURUS L.) ON LARVAL FISH IN THE NORTH SEA
Bernreuther, M., PECK, M. A. and Temming, A., Institute of Hydrobiology and Fishery Science Hamburg, Olbersweg 24, 22767 Hamburg, Germany. Matthias.Bernreuther@Uni-Hamburg.de.
 
THE EFFECT OF ODOURS ON THE BEHAVIOUR OF ATLANTIC COD LARVAE
BJELLAND, R.M., Skiftesvik. A.B. and Browman, H.I., Recruitment Biology and Behaviour, Institute of Marine Research, Austevoll, N-5392 Storebø, Norway, reidun.bjelland@imr.no.
 
MODELLING LARVAL TRANSPORT OF PLAICE (PLEURONECTES PLATESSA), SOLE (SOLEA VULGARIS) AND HERRING (CLUPEA HARENGUS) IN THE NORTH SEA.
BOLLE, L. (1), Dickey-Collas, M. (2), Rijnsdorp,A. (2), van Beek, J. (2), van der Kaaij, T. (2), Los, H. (2) and Erftemeijer, P.(2), (1) Netherlands Institute for Fisheries Research (RIVO), P.O. Box 68, 1970 AB IJmuiden, The Netherlands, loes.bolle@wur.nl, (2) WL | delft hydraulics, P.O. Box 177, 2600 MH Delft, The Netherlands.
 
SEASONAL VARIATION AND VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION OF ICHTHYOPLANKTON IN RELATION TO OCEANOGRAPHIC CONDITIONS IN THE EASTERN BRAZILIAN COAST.
Bonecker, A.C.T. and CASTRO, M.S. Laboratório Integrado de Zooplâncton e Ictioplâncton, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, CCS, Bloco A, Ilha do Fundão, 21541-590, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil, mscastro@biologia.ufrj.br.
 
VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION OF VERY-NEARSHORE FISH LARVAL ASSEMBLAGES IN A TEMPERATE ROCKY COAST
BORGES, R., Beldade, R. and Gonçalves, E. J. Eco-Ethology Research Unit - ISPA, R. Jardim do Tabaco 34, 1149-041 Lisboa, Portugal, rborges@ispa.pt.
 
GENERAL TRENDS AND INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY IN PREY SELECTION BY LARVAL ATLANTIC COD AND HADDOCK FROM THE SOUTHERN FLANK OF GEORGES BANK.
BROUGHTON, E.A. and Lough, R.G., NOAA NMFS, Northeast Fisheries Science Center.166 Water Street, Woods Hole, MA 02536, USA, Elisabeth.Broughton@noaa.gov
 
A 21ST CENTURY PERSPECTIVE ON THE EMBRYOLOGY, ETHOLOGY AND ECOLOGY OF ONTOGENETIC SENSITIVE PERIODS IN FISHES
BROWMAN, H.I., Recruitment Biology and Behaviour, Institute of Marine Research, Austevoll, N-5392 Storebø, Norway, howard.browman@imr.no.
 
THE ANTI-PREDATOR RESPONSES OF WILD AND NAÏVE (FARMED) ATLANTIC COD JUVENILES: DOES DOMESTICATION DULL THE SENSES?
BROWN, J.A. and Whitehead, M. Ocean Sciences Centre, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Nfld. A1C 5S7, Canada, Jabrown@mun.ca
 
AN OVERVIEW OF GENERAL MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF COTTOID (PERCOMORPHA: SCORPAENIFORMES) LARVAE AND THEIR POTENTIAL USE IN SYSTEMATIC STUDIES
BUSBY, M.S., National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Building 4, Seattle, WA 98115-6349, USA. morgan.busby@noaa.gov.
 
INTERCALIBRATION OF FOUR SPECTROFLUOROMETRIC METHODS FOR MEASURING RNA-DNA RATIOS IN LARVAL AND JUVENILE FISH.
Caldarone, E. M.(1), CLEMMESEN, C.M. (2), Miller, T.J. (3), Folkvord, A. (4), Berdalet, E. (5), Holt, G.H. (6) and Suthers, I.M. (7), (1) NOAA, NMFS, Northeast Fisheries Science Center, Narragansett Laboratory, Narragansett, Rhode Island 02882-1152, elaine.caldarone@noaa.gov, (2) Leibniz Institute of Marine Science at Kiel University (IFM-GEOMAR). 24105 Kiel, Germany, (3) Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Solomons, MD 20688-0038, USA, (4) University of Bergen, Department of Biology, HIB, 5020 Bergen, Norway, (5) Institut de Ciències del Mar (CSIC), 08003 Barcelona, Spain, (6) The University of Texas at Austin, Marine Science Institute, Port Aransas, Texas 78373 USA, (7) School of Biological Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.
 
STOMIIDAE LARVAE OF THE SOUTHWEST ATLANTIC OCEAN (12°S-22°S).
CASTRO, M. S. and Bonecker, A. C. T. Laboratório Integrado de Zooplâncton e Ictioplâncton, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, CCS, Bloco A, Ilha do Fundão, 21541-590, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil, mscastro@biologia.ufrj.br.
 
DISTRIBUTION AND DIEL VERTICAL MIGRATIONS OF EUROPEAN PERCH (PERCA FLUVIATILIS L.) LARVAE: HERITAGE OF MARINE ORIGIN?
CECH, M. (1), Kubečka, J.(2), Drastík, V. (3), Kratochvíl, M. (4), Peterka, J. (4) and Matěna, J. (5), (1) Hydrobiological Institute, (2) Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, (3) Na Sádkách 7, 370 05 České Budějovice, (4) Czech Republic and Biological Faculty, (5) University of South Bohemia, Brani¡ovská 31, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic, carcharhinusleucas@yahoo.com.
 
RAPID LOCAL ADAPTATION IN AN ANADROMOUS GADID, ATLANTIC TOMCOD, IN RESPONSE TO INDUSTRIAL CONTAMINANTS IN THE HUDSON RIVER ESTUARY, USA
CHAMBERS R.C. (1), Witting, D.A. (2) and Wirgin, I (3). (1) Howard Marine Sciences Laboratory, Northeast Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries Service, 74 Magruder Road, Highlands, New Jersey 07732, USA, chris.chambers@noaa.gov, (2) NOAA Fisheries Service, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4470, Long Beach, California 90802-4213, USA, (3) Institute of Environmental Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, 57 Old Forge Road, Tuxedo, New York 10987, USA.
 
DISCRIMINATION OF THE MIGRATORY PATTERNS OF LARVAL GOBIES IN THE ESTUARY BY OTOLITH ELEMENTAL FINGERPRINTS
Chang, M. (1), Wang, C. (1), TZENG, W. (1) and You, C. (2), Institute of Fisheries Sciences, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University, No.1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C. 106, (2) Department of Earth Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, No.1, Ta-Hsueh Road, Tainan, Taiwan, R.O.C. 701. Correponding Author: Fax: 886-2-23639570, wnt@ntu.edu.tw.
 
DISTRIBUTION OF FISH EGGS AND LARVAE IN THE CONTEXT OF AN ISLAND SYSTEM (CABRERA ISLAND, BALEARIC ARCHIPELAGO, NORTH-WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN)
CHASSANITE, A. (1), Crec'hriou, R. (1), Marinaro, J-Y. (1), Roussel, E. (1), Rochel, E (1), Alemany, F. (2) and Planes, S. (1), (1)UMR 8046 CNRS - EPHE - Université de Perpignan, 52 Av Paul Alduy, 66860 Perpignan Cedex, France, aurore.chassanite@laposte.net, (2) Centro Oceanográfico de Baleares, Spain , Muelle Pelaires, 07080 Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
 
EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF ANADROMOUS AND FRESHWATER-RESIDENT BROOK TROUT (SALVELINUS FONTINALIS): INCUBATION AND GROWTH PARAMETERS.
CHERNOFF, E. and Curry, R.A., Canadian Rivers Institute, Department of Biology, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, eric.chernoff@unb.ca.
 
HYDROGRAPHIC SIMULATION OF SANDEEL LARVAE DYNAMICS IN THE NORTH SEA
CHRISTENSEN, A. (1), Hochbaum, U. (3), Alekseeva, I. (3), Jensen, H. (1), Mosegaard, H. (1), St. John, M. (3) and Schrum, C. (1,2), (1) DIFRES, Afd. for havfiskeri, Charlottenlund Slot, 2920 Charlottenlund, asc@dfu.min.dk, (2). Schrum&Wehde Ecosystem Modelling, Achterschlag 3, D-21039 Hamburg, Germany, (3) Institute for Hydrobiology und Fisheries Science, Hamburg University, Olbersweg 24, 2767 Hamburg, Germany.
 
PHASE TRANSITIONS OF WALLEYE POLLOCK (Theragra chalcogramma) RECRUITMENT DYNAMICS
CIANNELLI, L. (1), Bailey, K.M. (2), Chan, K.S. (3), Belgrano, A. (4) and Stenseth, N.C. (1), Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis (CEES), Department of Biology, University of Oslo, Oslo N-0316, Norway, email: lorenzo.ciannelli@bio.uio.no, (2) Alaska Fisheries Science Center, NOAA, Seattle, WA 98115, USA, (3) Department of Statistics and Actuarial Sciences, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA, (4)NCGR – National Center for Genome Resources, 2935 Rodeo Park Drive East, Santa Fe, NM 87505, USA.
 
WHAT HAS A SURVIVING SPRAT (SPRATTUS SPRATTUS) LARVAE IN THE BALTIC SEA EXPERIENCED?
CLEMMESEN, C., Huwer, B., Hinrichsen, H.H. and Voss, R., Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences at Kiel University (IFM-GEOMAR), Dept. Fishery Biology, Düsternbrooker Weg 20, 24105 Kiel, Germany, cclemmesen@ifm-geomar.de.
 
RANDOM WALK MODELS FOR THE MOVEMENT AND RECRUITMENT OF REEF FISH LARVAE
CODLING, E.A. (1), Simpson, S.D. (2) and Pitchford, J.W. (3), (1)Department of Zoology Ecology and Plant Science, University College Cork, Lee Maltings, Prospect Row, Cork, Ireland , edd.codling@marine.ie, (2)School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Kings Buildings, Edinburgh EH9 3JT, UK , (3)Department of Biology, University of York, York YO10 5YW, UK.
 
AN EVALUATION OF THE OTOLITH CHARACTERISTICS OF CONGER CONGER DURING METAMORPHOSIS
CORREIA, A.T., Antunes, C., Wilson, J.M. and Coimbra, J., Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Rua dos Bragas 289, 4050-123 Porto, Portugal, atcorreia@cimar
 
LARVAL GROWTH OF EUROPEAN ANCHOVY IN CONTRASTING IBERIAN WATERS
COTANO, U.(1), Palomera, I.(2), García, A.(3), Etxebeste, E.(1), Aguilera, B.(2), Cortés, D.(3), Álvarez, P.(1) and T. Ramírez (3), (1)Azti-Tecnalia, Pasaia, Gipuzkoa, Spain, Herrera Kaia-Portualdea z/g, 20110; ucotano@pas.azti.es; (2) Institut de Ciències del Mar-CSIC. Barcelona 08003. Spain., (3)Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Centro Oceanográfico de Málaga, Fuengirola, Málaga, Spain, Aptdo. 285, 29640.
 
DISTRIBUTION, TRANSPORT AND SCHOOLING BEHAVIOUR OF LARVAL ANCHOVY IN THE BAY OF BISCAY
COTANO, U., Etxebeste, E., Álvarez, P., Ferrer, L., Boyra, G., Sagarminaga, Y. and Santos, M., Azti-Tecnalia, Pasaia, Gipuzkoa, Spain, Herrera Kaia-Portualdea z/g, 20110, ucotano@pas.azti.es.
 
SEASONAL ICHTHYOPLANKTON EXCHANGE BETWEEN A RESTORED BACKWATER AND A LARGE RIVER
CSOBOTH, L.A., Garvey, J.E. and Brooks, R.C., Fisheries and Illinois Aquaculture Center, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, USA 62901. lcsoboth@siu.edu.
 
MORTALITY WITH RECOVERY: EMPIRICAL ESTIMATES OF THE BETWEEN YEAR VARIABILITY IN MORTALITY OF HERRING LARVAE (CLUPEA HARENGUS) IN THE SOUTHERN NORTH SEA OVER THE LAST 30 YEARS
DICKEY-COLLAS, M., Poos, J.J. and Rohlf, N., Netherlands Institute for Fisheries Research (RIVO), P.O. Box 68, 1970 AB IJmuiden, The Netherlands, mark.dickeycollas@wur.nl.
 
EFFECTS OF AROCLOR 1254 ON THE GROWTH, SURVIVAL AND BEHAVIOUR OF EUROPEAN PLAICE, PLEURONECTES PLATESSA, LARVAE
DOGGETT, M.J., McCarthy, I.D., Kaiser, M.J. and Mudge, S.M. School of Ocean Sciences, University of Wales, Bangor, Menai Bridge, Anglesey, United Kingdom LL59 5EF, ospc3e@bangor.ac.uk.
 
EFFECTS OF AROCLOR 1254 ON THE CELLULAR ENERGY ALLOCATION OF LARVAL AND JUVENILE EUROPEAN PLAICE, PLEURONECTES PLATESSA
DOGGETT, M.J., McCarthy, I.D., Kaiser, M.J. and Mudge, S.M., School of Ocean Sciences, University of Wales, Bangor, Menai Bridge, Anglesey, United Kingdom LL59 5EF, ospc3e@bangor.ac.uk.
 
LIFE HISTORY STRATEGIES OF SELECTED GULF OF ALASKA FISH SPECIES WITH REFERENCE TO RECRUITMENT VULNERABILITY UNDER FLUCTUATING ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS.
Doyle, M. (1), MATARESE, A. (2), Busby, M. (2) and Blood, D. (2), (1) Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, U.S.A., miriam.doyle@noaa.gov (2) NOAA Fisheries, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
 
PRELIMINARY PHYLOGENETIC EXAMINATION OF THE FAMILY MALACANTHIDAE
DRASS, D.M., National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, Mississipppi Labs, 3209 Frederic St., Pascagoula, MS 39567 USA/The George Washington University, Department of Biological Sciences, 2023 G. St., Washington, DC 20052 USA, Denice.Drass@noaa.gov.
 
PRELIMINARY STUDY OF FISH LARVAE AT LA RESTINGA LAGOON, MARGARITA ISLAND, NORTHEASTERN VENEZUELA
ESTEVE, M. Escuela de Ciencias Aplicadas del Mar, Universidad de Oriente, Venezuela, mesteve@icm.csic.es
 
ASSESSING THE INFLUENCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ON LARVAL ANCHOVY SURVIVAL IN CONTRASTING AREAS OF THE BAY OF BISCAY
ETXEBESTE, E., Cotano, U., Álvarez, P., and Zarauz, L., Azti-Tecnalia, Pasaia, Gipuzkoa, Spain, Herrera Kaia-Portualdea z/g, 20110, eetxebeste@pas.azti.es.
 
SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL PATTERNS IN LARVAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURE AND SETTLEMENT OF RED DRUM SCIAENOPS OCELLATUS IN A GULF OF MEXICO SEAGRASS MEADOW
FENCIL, M.C., Holt, S.A. and Holt G.J., University of Texas at Austin Marine Science Institute; 750 Channel View Drive; Port Aransas TX 78373; U.S.A., fencil@utmsi.utexas.edu.
 
GROWTH AND SURVIVAL OF LARVAL AND JUVENILE SMELT (OSMERUS EPERLANUS L.) IN VARIABLE FEEDING AND TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS: AS ACQUIRED FROM OTOLITH MICROSTRUCTURE.
FEY, D. P., Department of Fisheries Oceanography and Marine Ecology, Sea Fisheries Institute, Gdynia, Poland, 81-332, dfey@mir.gdynia.pl.
 
EL NIÑO INFLUENCE ON DENSITY VARIATION OF LARVAL BREGMACEROTIDAE (PISCES), IN THE SOUTHERN GULF OF MÉXICO.
FLORES-COTO, C., Zavala-García, F. and Espinosa-Fuentes, M.L.,Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, coto@icmyl.unam.mx.
 
SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF EARLY LIFE STAGES OF MACKEREL, HORSE MACKEREL AND SARDINE IN THE CANTABRIAN SEA
Franco, C., Baldó, F., Cubero, P. and Lago de Lanzós, A., Instituto Español de Oceanografía, c/ Corazón de María, 8, 28002 Madrid, Spain, concha.franco@md.ieo.es.
 
ONTOGENETIC CHANGES OF UV-B RADIATION INDUCED MORTALITY AND AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR AGAINST UV-B IN RED SEA BREAM Pagrus major AND BLACK SEA BREAM Acanthopagrus schlegeli
FUKUNISHI, Y., Masuda, R. and Yamashita, Y., Maizuru Fisheries Research Station, Field Science Education and Research Center, Kyoto University, Nagahama Maizuru, Kyoto, Japan, 625-0086, u1_fuku@kais.kyoto-u.ac.jp.
 
AN ALTERNATIVE METHOD FOR THE PRESERVATION OF TROPICAL FISH LARVAE IN THE FIELD
GAGLIANO, M. (1) and Kowalewsky, S., (1) School of Marine Biology and Aquaculture, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland 4811, Australia, monica.gagliano@jcu.edu.au.
 
DIRECTION AND INTENSITY OF PHENOTYPIC SELECTION ON THE ELH TRAITS IN A TROPICAL MARINE FISH
GAGLIANO, M.(1), McCormick, M.I.(1) and Meekan M.G.(2), (1)School of Marine Biology and Aquaculture, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland 4811, Australia, (2)Australian Institute of Marine Science, Building 42, Northern Territory University, Darwin, Northern Territory 0909, Australia. Author for correspondence. monica.gagliano@jcu.edu.au.
 
MODELLING THE MIXING IN NURSERY AREAS OF COD JUVENILES FROM DIFFERENT SUBPOPULATIONS
Gallego, A. (1), Heath, M., Holmes, S. and Wright, P., (1) FRS, Marine Laboratory Aberdeen, PO Box 101, 375 Victoria Road, AB11 9DB Aberdeen, UK, a.gallego@marlab.ac.uk.
 
LARVAL FISH ASSEMBLAGES OF THE SURFACE WATERS OFF THE BALEARIC ARCHIPELAGO DURING THE TUNIBAL 07/2003 SURVEY
GARCIA, A., (1), Alemany, F. (2), Rodríguez, J.M.(3), Cortes, D. (1), Ramírez, T. (1), Corregidor, F. (1), Lopez-Jurado, J.L. (2), Velez-Belchí, P. (4) and Gonzalez-Pola, C. (3). (1)Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO), Fuengirola, Malaga, Spain, 29640 agarcia@ma.ieo.es, (2)IEO, Baleares, Spain, (3)IEO, Gijón, Spain, (4)IEO, Tenerife, Spain.
 
LARVAL GROWTH AND CONDITION ESTIMATES OF THE 2003 WINTER SPAWNED SARDINE (S. pilchardus) FROM ENVIRONMENTALLY CONTRASTING AREAS OFF THE IBERIAN MEDITERRANEAN AND ATLANTIC COASTS
GARCIA, A., (1), Cortes, D. (1), Ramírez (1), Quintanilla (1), J., Rasines, I. (2), Castro, M.C.(2), Rodríguez, J.M.(2), Alemany, F. (3), Alvarez, J.P.(1), Carpena, A. (1)Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO), Fuengirola, Malaga, Spain, 29640 agarcia@ma.ieo.es, (2)IEO, Gijón, Spain, (3)IEO, Baleares, Spain.
 
FIRST DATA ON GROWTH AND NUCLEIC ACID AND PROTEIN CONTENT OF FIELD-CAPTURED MEDITERRANEAN BLUEFIN (T. thynnus) AND ALBACORE (T. alalunga) LARVAE: A COMPARATIVE STUDY.
GARCIA, A., (1), Cortes, D. (1), Ramírez (1), T., Fehri-Bedoui, R.(2), Alemany, F.(3), Rodríguez, J.M.(4), Carpena, A.(1), Alvarez, J.P. (1)Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO), Fuengirola, Malaga, Spain, 29640 agarcia@ma.ieo.es, (2)Institut Nationale des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer, Salammbo, Tunisia, (3)IEO, Baleares, Spain, (4)IEO, Gijón, Spain.
 
SPAWNING AND NURSERY HABITAT OF THE WEDGE SOLE DICOLOGLOSSA CUNEATA (MOREAU, 1881) IN THE GULF OF CADIZ (SW SPAIN)
GARCÍA-ISARCH, E. (1), Juárez, A. (2), Baldó, F (2), Romero, Z. (3),Jiménez, M.P. (3) and Ruiz, J. (4), (1)Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Estación Oceanográfica de Cádiz, Cádiz, Spain, 11011, eva.garcia@cd.ieo.es, (2)Centro de Investigación y Formación Pesquera y Acuícola "El Toruño", Cádiz, Spain, 11500, (3)Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Estación Oceanográfica de Cádiz, Cádiz, Spain, 11011, (4)Centro Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Instituto de Ciencias Marinas de Andalucía, Cádiz, Spain, 11510.
 
EARLY LIFE STAGES SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION OF ENGRAULIS ENCRASICOLUS IN RELATION TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS IN THE GULF OF CADIZ (SW SPAIN)
GARCÍA-ISARCH, E. (1), Ruiz, J. (2), Juárez, A. (3), Jiménez, M.P. (4), Romero, Z. (4) and Baldó, F. (5), (1) Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Estación Oceanográfica de Cádiz, Cádiz, Spain, 11011, eva.garcia@cd.ieo.es, (2) Centro Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Instituto de Ciencias Marinas de Andalucía, Cádiz, Spain, 11510, (3) Centro de Investigación y Formación Pesquera y Acuícola "El Toruño", Cádiz, Spain, 11500, (4) Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Estación Oceanográfica de Cádiz, Cádiz, Spain, 11011, (5)Centro de Investigación y Formación Pesquera y Acuícola "El Toruño", Cádiz, Spain, 11500.
 
GENETIC IDENTIFICATION OF FISH EGGS IN FORMALDEHYDE-FIXED PLANKTON SAMPLES
GARCIA-VAZQUEZ, E. (1), Perez, J. (1), Martinez, J. L. (1), Alvarez, P. (2), Lopes, P. (3), Gomes, L. (3), Teia, A. (3), Karaiskou, N. (4), Triantafyllidis, A. (4) and Triantaphyllidis, C. (4), (1)Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain, 33006, egv@fq.uniovi.es, (2)Fundación AZTI, Departamento de Recursos Pesqueros, Pasaia (Guipúzcoa), Spain, 20110, (3)IPIMAR, Lisbon, (4)Aristotle Universtity of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
 
A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF FISH LARVAL ASSEMBLAGES AT DIFFERENT VERY-NEARSHORE HABITATS IN A TEMPERATE ROCKY COAST
GONÇALVES, E. J., Borges, R. and Beldade, R., Eco-Ethology Research Unit - ISPA, R. Jardim do Tabaco 34, 1149-041 Lisboa, Portugal, emanuel@ispa.pt.
 
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ECOSYSTEM FEATURES AND THE DIVERSITY OF LARVAL FISH ASSEMBLAGES
GOVONI, J.J., US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. National Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science. Center for Coastal Fisheries and Habitat Research. Beaufort. USA.
 
THE INFLUENCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES ON FEEDING OF LARVAL AND EARLY JUVENILE SMELT (OSMERUS EPERLANUS L.) IN HIGHLY TURBID WATERS OF THE VISTULA LAGOON, SOUTHERN BALTIC.
Gozdziejewska, A.M. (1) and LINKOWSKI, T.B. (2)., (1)Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Fisheries, University of Warmia and Mazury, ul. Oczapowskiego 5, PL-10-957 Olsztyn, Poland, (2)Department of Fisheries Oceanography and Marine Ecology, Sea Fisheries Institute, ul. Kollataja 1, PL-81-332 Gdynia, Poland, linkowski@mir.gdynia.pl.
 
SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL HABITAT SEGREGATION BY SPAWNING CATOSTOMIDS IN THE SAVANNAH RIVER, SOUTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA
GRABOWSKI, T. B. (1) and Isely, J. J. (2). (1)Department of Biological Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, 29634-0326, tgrabow@clemson.edu, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, South Carolina Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, 29634-0372.
 
MATERNAL AND PATERNAL EFFECTS DETERMINE SIZE, GROWTH AND PERFORMANCE IN LARVAE OF A TROPICAL REEF FISH.
GREEN, B. S. and McCormick, M. I., School of Marine Biology and Aquaculture, James Cook University, Townsville Qld 4811, Australia. Current address: Howard Marine Sciences Laboratory, Northeast Fisheries Science Center, NOAA-Fisheries, 74 Magruder Rd., Highlands, NJ, USA 07732, bridget.green@noaa.gov.
 
EVALUATING VARIATION IN TRAITS AMONG ATLANTIC TOMCOD LARVAE: A COMBINED APPROACH ASSESSING MATERNAL EFFECTS AND GEOGRAPHIC SOURCE
GREEN, B.S. and Chambers, R. C., NOAA/NMFS/NEFSCHoward Marine Sciences Laboratory. 74 Magruder Rd, Highlands, NJ, USA 07732, bridget.green@noaa.gov.
 
SAVOR PROJECT: DEFINITION OF THE OPTIMAL ENVIRONMENTAL WINDOWS THAT LIMIT EGG AND LARVAL SURVIVAL OF PELAGIC FISH SPECIES IN SPAWNING AREAS WITH HIGHLY CONTRASTED HABITAT CONDITIONS IN THE IBERIAN PENINSULA.
Guisande, C. (1), Riveiro, I. (1), Aguilera, B.(2), Alemany, F.(3), Álvarez, F. (3), Álvarez, I. (3), Álvarez, P.(4), Barreiro, A.(1), Cortés, D.(5), Cotano, U. (4), GARCÍA, A. (5), Giráldez, A. (5), Intxausti, L. (6), Maneiro, I. (1), Moli, B.(2), Olivar M.P.(2), Palomera, I.(2), Ramírez, T. (5), Rodríguez, J.M. (7), Rubiés, P.(2), Sabatés, A.(2), Salat, J.(2), Valencia, V.(3), Vergara A.R.(1) and Villate, F. (6), (1) Universidad de Vigo, Lagoas Marcosende, 36200 Pontevedra, Spain, (2)Institut des Ciencies del Mar (CSIC), Barcelona, Spain, (3) Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Baleares, Spain, (4) Azti-Tecnalia, Pasaia, Gipuzkoa, Spain, (5) Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Fuengirola, Malaga, Spain, (6) Landareen Biologia eta Ekologia Saila. Zientzia eta Teknologia Fakultatea. Euskal Herriko Uniberstitatea (UPV-EHU),48940 Leioa, Spain, (7) Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Gijón, Spain.
 
EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT OF ATKA MACKEREL AND THE EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE.
GUTHRIDGE, J. (1), Hillgruber, N. (2) and Lauth, R. (3), (1) Alaska SeaLife Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Box 1329, Seward, Alaska, USA, 99664-1329, jared_guthridge@alaskasealife.org. (2) University of Alaska Fairbanks, School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, 11120 Glacier Highway, Juneau, Alaska, USA, 99801, (3) Alaska Fisheries Science Center, NOAA, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, F/AKC2, Seattle, Washington, USA 98115-0070.
 
ICHTHYOPLANKTON VARIABILITY AND FISH CATCHES IN THE CANARY CURRENT
HERNÁNDEZ-LEÓN, S. (1), Bécognée, P. (1), Almeida, C. (1) and Rodríguez, J.M. (2), (1) Biological Oceanography Laboratory, Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, Universidad de Las Palmas de GC, Campus Universitario de Tafira, 35017 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain, shernandez@dbio.ulpg.es, (2) Centro Oceanográfico de Gijón, Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Camino del Arbeyal s/n, 33212 Gijón, Asturias, Spain.
 
USING LARVAL FISH AS AN EDUCATIONAL TOOL IN THE NSF GK-12 CLASSROOM
HILEMAN, M. (1), Gower, J. (2) and Muscato Hansen, J. (3). (1) Veazie Community School, Veazie, Maine, 04401, hile3man@aol.com, (2) Newburgh Elementary School, Newburgh, Maine, (3) University of Maine, Orono, Maine, 04469.
 
TIMING OF OUTMIGRATION AND DISTRIBUTION DURING ESTUARINE RESIDENCE OF JUVENILE CHUM SALMON (ONCORHYNCHUS KETA) IN KUSKOKWIM BAY, ALASKA
HILLGRUBER, N.(1), Zimmerman, C.E. (2) and Burril, S. E. (1). (1) University of Alaska Fairbanks, School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, Juneau, Alaska, USA, 99801, n.hillgruber@uaf.edu, (2) U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center, Anchorage, Alaska, USA, 99503.
 
EVALUATING MATCH-MISMATCH DYNAMICS OF LARVAL FISH AND THEIR PREY USING SPATIALLY EXPLICIT INDIVIDUAL-BASED AND ECOSYSTEM MODELS: A CASE STUDY OF LARVAL SPRAT (SPRATTUS SPRATTUS L.) IN THE SOUTHERN NORTH SEA
HOCHBAUM, U. (1), Peck, M. A. (1), Schrum, C. (2) (1) Institute of Hydrobiology and Fisheries Science, University of Hamburg, D-22767 Hamburg, Germany, hochbaum@ifm.uni-hamburg.de, (2) DIFRES, Afd. for havfiskeri, Charlottenlund Slot, 2920 Charlottenlund, Denmark+Schrum&Wehde Ecosystem Modelling, Achterschlag 3, D-21039 Hamburg, Germany.
 
DO AMERICAN SHAD GROW ON TREES? TERRESTRIAL SUBSIDIES TO THE PRODUCTION OF LARVAL AMERICAN SHAD IN A COASTAL PLAIN TRIBUTARY
HOFFMAN, J.C., D.A. Bronk and Olney, J.E., Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Point, Virginia, USA, jhoffman@vims.edu.
 
SALINITY TOLERANCE OF COBIA LARVAE
HOLT, G. J. and FAULK, C., University of Texas Marine Science Institute, 750 Channel View Drive, Port Aransas, Texax 78373 USA, joan@utmsi.utexas.edu.
 
AGE AND GROWTH OF FLOUNDER (PARALICHTHYS SPP.) LARVAE IMMIGRATING THROUGH THE ARANSAS PASS TEXAS TIDAL INLET
HOLT, S.A., University of Texas at Austin, Marine Science Institute, 750 Channel View Drive, Port Aransas, Texas 78373, sholt@utmsi.utexas.edu.
 
RECRUITMENT VARIABILITY IN CHESAPEAKE BAY STRIPED BASS MORONE SAXATILIS: MINI-REVIEW AND SYNTHESIS
HOUDE, E.D. (1), Jung, S. (1), Martino, E. J. (1), Secor, D. H. (1) and North, E. W. (2), (1) University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, P.O. Box 38, Solomons, MD 20688, USA, ehoude@cbl.umces.edu, and (2) University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Horn Point Laboratory, Box 775, Cambridge, MD 21613, USA.
 
EGG AND LARVAE DISTRIBUTION OF SEVEN FISH SPECIES IN THE NORTH-EAST ATLANTIC WATERS
Ibaibarriaga, L., Irigoien, X., Santos, M., MOTOS, L., Fives, J., Franco, C., Lago de Lanzós, A., Acevedo, S., Bernal, M., Bez, N., Eltink, G., Farinha, A., Hammer, C., Iversen, S.,Milligan, S. and Reid, D. AZTI Foundation, Pasaia, Gipuzkoa, Spain, 21010, lmotos@pas.azti.es.
 
DIET OF EUROPEAN ANCHOVY LARVAE IN THE CATALONIAN SEA
INTXAUSTI, L.(1); Villate F.(1);Palomera, I.(2); Olivar, M.P.(2), (1)Landareen Biologia eta Ekologia Saila. Zientzia eta Teknologia Fakultatea. Euskal Herriko Uniberstitatea (UPV-EHU). 48940 Leioa (Bizkaia). gvbinarl@lg.ehu.es. (2)Institut de Ciències del Mar (CSIC), 08003 Barcelona.
 
LARVAL GROWTH PREDICTS THE POST-LARVAL ABUNDANCES OF KING GEORGE WHITING IN SEAGRASS BEDS
JENKINS, G.P. (1) and King, D. (2). (1) PIRVic - Marine and Freshwater Systems, Queenscliff, Victoria, Australia 3225, greg.jenkins@dpi.vic.gov.au, (2) Department of Zoology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia 3052
 
DOSE AND TIME DEPENDENT COPPER TOXICITY TO CARP EMBRYOS
JEZIERSKA, B., Kondera, E. and Ługowska, K. Department of Animal Physiology, University of Podlasie, Siedlce, Poland. jezbar@ap.siedlce.pl.
 
SPATIAL CHARACTERISATION OF EARLY LIFE STAGES DISTRIBUTION OF THREE COMMERCIALLY IMPORTANT SPECIES OF FISH IN THE GULF OF CÁDIZ (SW SPAIN)
JIMÉNEZ, M.P. (1), Baldó, F. (2), Romero, Z. (1), Catalán, I.A. (2), García-Isarch, E. (1) and Sánchez, R. (2). (1) Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Unidad de Cádiz, Cádiz, Spain, 11006, paz.jiménez@cd.ieo.es, (2) Centro de Investigación y Formación Pesquera y Acuícola "El Toruño", Cádiz, Spain, 11500.
 
ROCKFISH LARVAE COLLECTED OFF BAJA CALIFORNIA
JIMÉNEZ-ROSENBERG, S. P. A. (1), Saldierna-Martínez, R. (1) and González-Navarro, E. (2). (1)Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas-Instituto Politécnico Nacional, COFAA/EDI, Av. Instituto Politécnico Nacional s/n, Col Playa Palo de Sta. Rita, La Paz, B.C.S., México, CP 23096, adelheid@balandra.uabcs.mx, (2)UABCS, Carr. Transpeninsular Km 5.5, La Paz, B.C.S., México CP 23080.
 
LARVAL FISH ASSEMBLAGES IN THE NORTHWEST COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA, MEXICO
JIMÉNEZ-ROSENBERG, S. P. A., Aceves-Medina, G., Funes-Rodríguez, R. and Hernández-Rivas, M. E. Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas-Instituto Politécnico Nacional, COFAA/EDI, Av. Instituto Politécnico Nacional s/n, Col Playa Palo de Sta. Rita, La Paz, B.C.S. CP 23096, adelheid@balandra.uabcs.mx.
 
ABUNDANCE, GROWTH, CONDITION AND DISPERSAL OF LARVAL AND JUVENILE COD IN ICELANDIC WATERS IN RELATION TO VARIABLE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITION.
JONASSON, J.P. (1), Gislason, A. (1), Gunnarsson, B. (1), Brickman, D. (2), Marteinsdottir, G. (2), (1) University of Iceland and Marine Research Institute, Skulagata 4, 121 Reykjavik, Iceland, jonasp@hafro.is, (2) Fisheries & Oceans Canada, Bedford Inst Oceanog, Ocean Sci Div, POB 1006, Dartmouth, NS B2Y 4A2 Canada.
 
HOW OTOLITH GROWTH AFFECTS ITS CHEMISTRY
JONES, C.M., Center for Quantitative Fisheries Ecology, Old Dominion University USA, Nathan Smith, CQFE, ODU, Norfolk, VA USA, cjones@odu.edu.
 
FAITH, HOPE AND REALITY! CAN WE DIRECTLY MEASURE LARVAL DISPERSAL AND INCORPORATE THIS INTO THE DESIGN OF MARINE RESERVE NETWORKS?
JONES, G.P. (1), Planes, S. (2), and Thorrold, S. (3), (1) School of Marine Biology and Aquaculture, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia, email: geoffrey.jones@jcu.edu.au, (2)EPHE - ESA CNRS 8046, Universite de Perpignan, 66860 Perpignan cedex, France, (3) Biology Department MS # 35, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA 02543, USA.
 
STOCK STRUCTURE OF ICELANDIC COD (GADUS MORHUA), BASED ON OTOLITH SHAPE AND ELEMENTAL COMPOSITION
JONSDOTTIR, I.G. (1), and Campana, S. (2), (1) Marine Research Institute and Institute of Biology, University of Iceland, Askja, 101 Sturlugata 7, 101 Reykjavik, Iceland, ingibj@hafro.is, (2) Bedford Institute, Canada, Marteinsdottir, G. Marine Research Institute and Institute of Biology, University of Iceland.
 
WINTER RECRUITMENT OF YOUNG-OF-THE-YEAR BLUEFISH, POMATOMUS SALTATRIX, INTO A NORTHEAST FLORIDA ESTUARY.
JUANES, F. and Clarke, P.J., Department of Natural Resources Conservation, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA, 01003, juanes@forwild.umass.edu.
 
THE POTENTIAL USE OF OTOLITH MICRO-CHEMISTRY TO IDENTIFY FISH PREY SPECIES WITHIN THE DIET OF THE LITTLE PENGUIN AND AUSTRALIAN FUR SEAL
KEMP, J.K. (1), Swearer S.E. (1) and Jenkins, G.P. (2), (1) University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia 3010, j.kemp@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au, (2) PIRVic - Marine and Freshwater Systems, Queenscliff, Victoria, Australia 3225.
 
THE INFLUENCE OF METABOLIC RATE ON THREAT-SENSITIVE FORAGING IN MARINE LARVAL FISHES AND THE LONG-TERM COSTS OF REDUCED FORAGING UNDER PREDATION THREAT
KILLEN, S. S., Gamperl, A. K. and Brown, J. A. Ocean Sciences Centre and Department of Biology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, A1C 5S7, r24ssk@mun.ca.
 
SPATIAL PATTERNS AND HABITAT MODELLING BY GIS OF ICHTHYOPLANKTON IN THE DOVER STRAITS DURING THE SPRING
KOUBBI, P.(1), Cotonnec, G.(1), Loots, C.(1), Vaz, S. (2), Martin, C.S.(3), Harlay, X. (1), Carpentier, A.(2) and Walkey, M.(4), (1) LIMUL, Laboratoire d'ichtyo-écologie Marine, Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale, 62327 Boulogne-sur-mer cedex, France, koubbi@univ-littoral.fr, (2) Ifremer, Laboratoire Ressources Halieutiques, 62321 Boulogne-sur-mer, France; (3) Marine Fisheries GIS Unit, Department of Geographical and Life Sciences, Christ Church University College Canterbury CT1 1QU, Kent, U.K. ; (4) Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology,Departement of Anthropology, University of Kent at Canterbury, Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NS, UK.
 
MESHES, MESOSCALE EDDY SCOMBRID HABITAT ECOLOGICAL STUDY: BLUEFIN TUNA AND OTHER SCOMBRID LARVAE IN CYCLONIC EDDIES IN THE GULF OF MEXICO, 1996 AND 1997.
Lamkin, J. (1), GOVONI, J.J. (2), Lyczkowski-Shultz, J., and Leming, T.D., (1) NOAA- Southeast Fisheries Science Center, John.Lamkin@noaa.gov , (2) US NOAA - National Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science. Center for Coastal Fisheries and Habitat Research. Beaufort, USA.
 
LINKING SPAWNING GROUNDS AND JUVENILE HABITAT BY COASTAL EDDIES IN THE FLORIDA KEYS AND FLORIDA BAY
Lamkin, J.T. (1), Yeung, C. (1), Richards, W. (1), Johns, E. (2) and Smith, R.(2), (1) NOAA- Southeast Fisheries Science Center, John.Lamkin@noaa.gov, (2) NOAA Alantic Oceanograph and Meteorological Laboratory.
 
THE NEARSHORE ICHTYOPLANKTON ASSEMBLAGE OVER A TYPICAL MEDITERRANEAN POSIDONIA MEADOW IN RELATION TO HYDROGRAPHY AT CARRY-LE-ROUET, MARSEILLE (NW Mediterranean)
LE DIREACH, L. (1), O’Leary, C. (2), Mader, J. (3), Teissier, O. (1) and Danilowicz, B. (4), (1) GIS Posidonie, Parc Scientifique et Technologique de Luminy, 13288 Marseille, Cedex 9, France, ledireac@com.univ-mrs.fr, (2) Marine Ecology Lab, Zoology Dept., University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland, (3) Unidad de Investigacion Marina – Marine Research Division, Fundacion AZTI, Herrera Kaia, Portualdea, z/g 20110- Pasaia (Gipuzkoa)- Spain, (4) Allen E. Paulson College of Science and Technology, Georgia Southern University, P.O. Box 8044, Statesboro, GA 30460, USA.
 
TEMPERATURE AS A REGULATOR OF FEEDING AND GROWTH IN LARVAL FISH : EVIDENCE OF A DOME-SHAPED FUNCTION IN THE OCEAN.
Levesque, K.R. (1), ROBERT, D. (2), Gagné, J.A. (3) and Fortier, L. (2), (1) Québec-Océan, Département de Biologie, Université Laval, P. Vachon, Québec, QC, Canada, G1K 7P4, (2) Québec-Océan, Université Laval, dominique.robert@giroq.ulaval.ca, (3) Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Institut Maurice-Lamontagne, Mont-Joli, QC, Canada, G5H 3Z4.
 
THE BEHAVIOURAL RESPONSES OF THREE-SPINED STICKLEBACK LARVAE TO VERTEBRATE AND INVERTEBRATE PREDATORS
LINDÉN, E. (1), Heino, S. (2) and Lehtiniemi, M. (1), (1) Finnish Institute of Marine Research, P.O. Box 33, FIN-00931 Helsinki, Finland, eveliina.linden@fimr.fi; (2) Rapakivenkuja 1 C 48, FIN-00710 Helsinki, Finland.
 
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EARLY OSTEOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT OF CULTURED PIKEPERCH SANDER LUCIOPERCA (L. 1758) UNDER TWO DIFFERENT TEMPERATURES.
LÖFFLER, J. (1), OTT, A. (1), Ahnelt, H. (2) and Keckeis, H. (1), (1) Department of Limnologie and Hydrobotanic, 1190 Vienna, Austria, a9900253@unet.univie.ac.at, (2) Department of Theoretical Biology, 1190 Vienna, Austria.
 
FINE-SCALE DISTRIBUTIONS OF FISH EGGS AND LARVAE WITHIN THE MEDES ISLANDS MARINE RESERVE (NW MEDITERRANEAN)
LÓPEZ, A. (1), Vert, N. (1), Sabatés, A. (1), and Zabala, M. (2), Institut de Ciències del Mar (CSIC), Barcelona, Spain, 08003, alopez@icm.csic.es, (2) Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, 08028.
 
FISH PRODUCTION AND CLIMATE: SPRAT IN THE BALTIC SEA
MACKENZIE, B.R. (1) and Köster, F.W. (2), (1) Department of Marine Ecology and Aquaculture, Danish Institute for Fisheries Research, DK-2920 Charlottenlund, Denmark, brm@dfu.min.dk, (2) Department of Marine Fisheries, Danish Institute for Fisheries Research, DK-2920 Charlottenlund, Denmark.
 
ONTOGENETIC CHANGES OF LEARNING CAPABILITY UNDER REWARD CONDITIONING IN STRIPED KNIFEJAW Oplegnathus fasciatus JUVENILES
MAKINO, H. (1), MASUDA, R. (2) and TANAKA, M., (1) Laboratory of Marine Stock-enhancement Biology, Division of Applied Biosciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Sakyo, 606-8502 Kyoto, Japan, hirona@kais.kyoto-u.ac.jp, (2) Field Science Education and Research Center, Kyoto University, Nagahama, 625-0086 Maizuru, Japan.
 
METACOD – ROLE OF SUB-STOCK STRUCTURE IN THE MAINTENANCE OF ICELANDIC COD METAPOPULATIONS.
MARTEINSDOTTIR, G., Brickman, D., Campana, S., Danielsdottir, A., Harms, I., Jonsdottir, I., Logemann, K., Pampoulie, C., Ruzzante, D., Saemundsson, K., Thorsteinsson, V., Taylor, L. and Valdimarsson, H., Marine Research Institute and University of Iceland, Askja, Sturlugata 7, 101 Reykjavik, Iceland, runam@hi.is.
 
COMPARISON OF LIFE HISTORY TRAITS BETWEEN JACK MACKEREL AND CHUB MACKEREL WITH EMPHASIS ON THEIR BEHAVIORAL ONTOGENY
MASUDA, R., Maizuru Fisheries Research Station, Kyoto University. Nagahama, Kyoto 625-0086 Japan. reiji@kais.kyoto-u.ac.jp.
 
STATUS OF EARLY LIFE HISTORY STAGES OF ZOARCOID FISHES WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THE FAMILY STICHAEIDAE: REVISITED FROM 1984.
MATARESE, A. C., NOAA, NMFS, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Seattle, WA 98115. Ann.Matarese@noaa.gov.
 
ULTRASTRUCTURAL STUDIES OF THE MORPHOLOGICAL VARIATIONS OF THE EGG SURFACE AND ENVELOPES OF THE AFRICAN CATFISH CLARIAS GARIEPINUS BEFORE AND AFTER FERTILIZATION WITH A DISCUSSION OF FERTILIZATION MECHANISM
Mekkawy, Imam A.A. (1) and Alaa G.M. (2), (1) Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt, 71516, OSMAN, mekkawy@aun.edu.eg, (2) Department of Biology and Ecology of Fishes, Institute of freshwater ecology and inland fisheries, Müggelseedamm 310, D- 12587 Berlin, Germany.
 
RE-CALIBRATING THE EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE ON EMBRYOS AND YOLK SAC LARVAE OF ATLANTIC MACKEREL.
MENDIOLA, D.(1), Alvarez, P.(1), Cotano, U.(1), Etxebeste, E.(1), Martínez de Murguia, A.(2). (1) Marine Research Division, AZTI - TECNALIA. Herrera Kaia, Portualdea z/g 20110 Pasaia, Guipúzcoa, Spain. e-mail: dmendiola@azti.es, (2) Marine Biology Department, AQUARIUM DE SAN SEBASTIÁN. Pza. de Carlos Blasco de Imaz s/n. 20003 San Sebastián, Spain.
 
QUANTIFICATION OF TRYPTIC ENZYME ACTIVITY AND PROTEIN CONCENTRATION DERIVED FROM LIVE PREYS IN THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM OF CHUB MACKEREL LARVAE AT DIFFERENT TEMPERATURE-FEEDING REGIMES.
MENDIOLA, D.(1), Fujii, A.(2), Yamashita, Y. (2), Alvarez, P.(1) and Tanaka, M.(2). (1) Marine Research Division AZTI – TECNALIA Herrera Kaia, Portualdea z/g20110 Pasaia, Guipúzcoa, Spain, dmendiola@azti.es, (2) Marine Stock Enhancement Biology lab.Field Science Education and Research CenterMaizuru Fisheries Research Station. Kyoto University.Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan.
 
ALLOMETRY & MORPHOMETRIC VARIATION OF ATLANTIC & PACIFIC MACKEREL DURING THE HATCHERY AND EARLY ON-GROWING PHASE; WHICH DOES IT GROWTH FASTER?
MENDIOLA, D.(1), Nakatsuma, S.(2), Yamashita, Y.(2), Tanaka, M.(2) and Alvarez, P.(1), (1) Marine Research Division AZTI – TECNALIA Herrera Kaia, Portualdea z/g20110 Pasaia, Guipúzcoa, Spain, dmendiola@azti.es (2) Marine Stock Enhancement Biology lab.Field Science Education and Research CenterMaizuru Fisheries Research Station. Kyoto University.Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan.
 
STUDY ON CANNABINOID RECEPTOR CB1 DURING D.RERIO EMBRYONIC AND LARVAL DEVELOPMENT.
MIGLIARINI, B. (1), Maradonna, F. (1), Gioacchini, G. (1), Marucci, G.(2), Pierantoni R. (3) and Carnevali O. (1), Dipartimento di Scienze del Mare, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Brecce Bianche, 60131 Ancona, Italy, eamigliarini@hotmail.com , (2)Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Via S. Agostino 1, 62032 Camerino, Italy; (3) Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale, sezione "F. Bottazzi", 80138 Napoli, Italy.
 
SEASONALITY AND DIVERSITY OF FISH LARVAE IN NEARSHORE WATERS OFF THE SYDNEY COAST, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA
MISKIEWICZ A.G. (1), Smith, K. (2) and Gaston T, (3), (1) Environment and Health Division, Wollongong City Council, Locked Bag 8821, South Coast Mail Centre NSW 2521 Australia tmiskiewicz@wollongong.nsw.gov.au, (2) WA Marine Research Laboratories PO Box 20 North Beach WA 6020 Australia, (3) Faculty of Science, University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore DC, QLD 4558 Australia.
 
THE FISH NURSERY FUNCTION OF THE CARONI SWAMP, TRINIDAD, WEST INDIES
MOHAMMED, N. A., Zoology Unit, Dept. of Life Sciences, University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad, West Indies, froggiebabie@hotmail.com.
 
NON-POLAR LIPID COMPOSITION IN THREE SPECIES OF LARVAL FISH: IS A GENERAL MODEL APPROPRIATE?
MORTON, K. (1) and Pepin, P. (2), (1) Memorial University, Newfoundland, Canada. A1C 5S7 kathryn.smith@utoronto.ca, (2) Fisheries and Oceans, Science Branch, P.O. Box 5667, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. A1C 5X1.
 
COMPOSITION AND STRUCTURE OF THE BARENTS SEA ICHTHYOCENOSIS AT EARLY STAGES OF ONTOGENY FROM DATA OF ICHTHYOPLANKTON SURVEYS IN 1959-1993
MUKHINA, N.V., and Dolgov A.V., Polar Research Institute of Marine Fisheries and Oceanography (PINRO), Murmansk, Russia, 183763, mukha@pinro.ru.
 
ALTERNATIVE TROPHIC PATHWAYS TOWARDS LARVAL SCOMBER SCOMBRUS: CANNIBALISM AND APPENDICULARIANS.
MUNUERA FERNÁNDEZ, I. (1) and GONZALEZ-QUIRÓS, R. (2), (1) Departamento de Biología de Organismos y Sistemas, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain, 33006, imunuera.uo@uniovi.es, (2) Integrative Oceanographic division. Scripps Institution of Oceanography. University of California, San Diego. 9500 Gilman Drive - 0218. La Jolla, CA 92093-0218, USA.
 
DEVELOPMENT OF A MARKER TECHNIQUE TO QUANTIFY DIGESTIBILITY IN LARVAL FISH
MUSCATO HANSEN, J. (1) and Kling, L.J (2), (1) University of Maine, Orono, Maine, USA,04468, jennifer.muscato@umit.maine.edu, (2) University of Maine, Orono, Maine, USA, 04468.
 
IMPORTANCE OF MESOSCALE PHYSICAL PROCESSES FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF FISH LARVAE AND THEIR PREY ALONG THE KUROSHIO CURRENT AND KUROSHIO EXTENSION
OKAZAKI, Y. (1) and Nakata, H. (2), (1) Tohoku National Fisheries Research Institute, Shiogama, Miyagi, Japan 985-0001, okazakiy@affrc.go.jp, (2) Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan 852-8521.
 
RESPONSE OF MUSCLE-BASED BIOCHEMICAL CONDITION INDICES TO VARYING LEVELS OF FOOD SHORTAGE AND RE-FEEDING IN REARED SEA BASS (Dicentrarchus labrax L.) LARVAE.
OLIVAR, M. P., Catalán I.A. , Berdalet, E. and Roldán, C. , Institut de Ciències del Mar (CSIC), 08003 Barcelona, Spain, polivar@icm.csic.es.
 
THE POTENTIALITY OF NAKED CILIATES AS LIVE PREYS TO IMPROVE LARVAL SURVIVAL IN MARINE ORNAMENTAL FISH
OLIVOTTO, I. (1), Zenobi, A. (1), Avella, M. (2), Rollo A (2), Migliarini, B. (1), Sulpizio, R. (1) and Carnevali, O. (1), (1) Dipartimento di Scienze del Mare, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Brecce Bianche, 60131 Ancona, Italy, i.olivotto@univpm.it, (2) Oce.AN coop, C/O Dipartimento di Scienze del Mare, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Brecce Bianche, 60131 Ancona, Italy.
 
COMPARISON OF GROWTH, BEHAVIOUR AND GUT ENZYME ACTIVITY IN THE EARLY LIFE STAGES OF COD (Gadus morhua) AND HADDOCK (Melanogrammus aeglefinus).
Opstad, I., SKIFTESVIK, A.B. and Bjelland, R.M. Institute of Marine Research-Austevoll, N-5392 Storebø, Norway. ingegjerd.opstad@imr.no.
 
FERTILIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF WILD LAKE TROUT (Salvelinus namaycush) EXPOSED TO ENVIRONMENTALLY RELEVANT CONCENTRATIONS OF ETHYNYLESTRADIOL (EE2) IN A WHOLE LAKE EXPERIMENT.
PALACE, V.P. (1), Werner, J. and Kidd, K.A., (1) Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Freshwater Institute, 501 University Crescent, R3T 2N6 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, palacev@dfo-mpo.gc.ca.
 
VITAMINS A AND E IN THE MATERNAL DIET INFLUENCE EGG QUALITY AND EARLY LIFE STAGE DEVELOPMENT IN FISH: A REVIEW
PALACE, V.P.(1) and Werner, J., (1) Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Freshwater Institute, 501 University Crescent, R3T 2N6 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, palacev@dfo-mpo.gc.ca.
 
SHORT TERM VARIATIONS IN ANCHOVY EARLY LIFE STAGES DISTRIBUTION AND CONDITION IN RELATION TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL SITUATION DURING 2003 SPAWNING SEASON IN THE NORTHWESTERN MEDITERRANEAN.
PALOMERA, I. (1) ; Olivar, M.P. (1); Sabatés, A. (1); Intxausti, L. (2); Salat, J.(1) and Villate, F. (2). (1)Institut de Ciències del Mar-CSIC. Barcelona 08003. Spain. isabel@icm.csic.es; (2) Landareen Biologia eta Ekologia Saila. Zientzia eta Teknologia Fakultatea. Euskal Herriko Uniberstitatea (UPV-EHU). 48940 Leioa, Spain.
 
LARVAL PATHWAYS FROM SPAWNING AGGREGATIONS OF GROUPER (EPINEPHELINAE) AND SNAPPER (LUTJANIDAE) POPULATIONS IN THE CARIBBEAN: A METAPOPULATION APPROACH FOR THE CONSERVATION OF MARINE SPECIES
PARIS, C.B., Cowen, R.K., Chérubin, L. and Srinivasan, A., Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33149, cparis@rsmas.maimi.edu.
 
ONTOGENIC AND ECOLOGICAL CONTROL OF METAMORPHOSIS ONSET IN A CARAPID FISH, CARAPUS HOMEI: EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE FROM VERTEBRA AND OTOLITH COMPARISONS
Parmentier, E. (1), BEANS, C. (2) and Vandewalle P. (2), (1) Laboratoire de Morphologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium, B-4000, (2) Laboratory of Oceanology, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium, B-4000, c.beans@ulg.ac.be.
 
INTRA- AND INTER-SPECIFIC EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE ON THE DEVELOPMENT RATE OF MARINE FISH EMBRYOS
PECK, M.A. (1), Geffen, Audrey, J. (2) and Chambers, R.C. (3), (1) Institute for Hydrobiology and Fisheries Research, University of Hamburg, Olbersweg 24, 22767 Hamburg, Germany, myron.peck@uni-hamburg.de, (2) Department of Biology, University of Bergen, Postboks 7800, N-5020 Bergen Norway, (3) NOAA-Fisheries, Northeast Fisheries Science Center, 74 Magruder Rd, Highlands, NJ, 07732, USA.
 
INTER-RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN RATES OF FEEDING AND GROWTH, RNA/DNA AND OTOLITH MICROSTRUCTURE IN POST-LARVAL BALTIC SPRAT (SPRATTUS SPRATTUS L.) AS DETERMINED FROM LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS
PECK, M.A. (1), Herrmann, J.-P. (1), Baumann, H. (1), Kürs, U. (1), Temming, A. (1) and Clemmesen, C. (2), (1) Institute for Hydrobiology and Fisheries Research, University of Hamburg, 22767 Hamburg, Germany, myron.peck@uni-hamburg.de, (2) Leibniz-Institute for Marine Research at the University of Kiel 24105 Kiel, Germany.
 
LARVAL MOBILITY OF AUSTRALIAN EAST AND WEST COAST RED THROAT EMPEROR (Lethrinus miniatus) INFERRED FROM A POPULATION GENETICS STUDY
PEGG, G.G. (1), Sinclair,W.(1), van Herwerden, L(2), Newman, S.J. (3), Aspden W.J. (1), (1)Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, Australia, g.pegg@cqu.edu.au; (2)James Cook University, Townsville, Australia; (3)Government of Western Australia, North Beach, Australia.
 
MtDNA BARCODE IDENTIFICATION OF CORAL FISH LARVAE IN THE SOUTHERN GREAT BARRIER REEF - AUSTRALIA
PEGG,G.G., Aspden, W., Briskey, L. and Sinclair, B. Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, g.pegg@cqu.edu.au.
 
SPACE DISTRIBUTION OF ZOOPLANKTON BIOMASS AND FISH LARVAE IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA AND THE BIG ISLANDS ZONE (WINTER 2002 AND SUMMER 2003)
PEGUERO-ICAZA, M. and Sánchez-Velasco, L., Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas. Av. Instituto Politécnico Nacional. Col. Playa Palo de Santa Rita s/n A.P. 592. C.P. 23000. La Paz, B. C. S., tigermartha@yahoo.com.
 
THE LIFE OF RED DRUM (SCIAENOPS OCELLATUS) LARVAE IN A SEA GRASS MEADOW; DYNAMICS OF USE, GROWTH, MORTALITY, AND ENDOCRINE DEVELOPMENT DURING SETTLEMENT
PÉREZ-DOMÍNGUEZ, R. (1), Holt, S.A. (2), Pratt, C. (2), Fencil, M. (2), and Holt, G.J. (2), (1) School of Ocean Sciences, University of Wales, Bangor, Menai Bridge, Anglesey, United Kingdom LL59 5AB, r.perez@bangor.ac.uk, (2) Marine Science Institute, University of Texas at Austin, 750 Channel View Dr, Port Aransas, TX 78373 USA.
 
DIURNAL VERTICAL MIGRATIONS OF EUROPEAN PERCH (PERCA FLUVIATILIS L.) LARVAE AND JUVENILES: FAILURE OF THE FORAGING HYPOTHESES EXPLANATION
PETERKA, J., Kratochvíl, M., Kubečka, J., Matěna, J., Čech, M. and Vaníčková, I., Hydrobiological Institute, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Na Sádkách 7, České Budějovice, Czech Republic, 37005 and Biological Faculty, University of South Bohemia, Brani¡ovská 31, České Budějovice, Czech Republic, 37005, jpeterkacz@yahoo.com.
 
CORAL REEF FISH LARVAE RETURN HOME
PLANES, S. (1), Jones, G.P. (2) and Thorrold, S.R. (3), (1) EPHE - UMR CNRS 8046, Universite de Perpignan, 66860 Perpignan cedex - France planes@univ-perp.fr, (2) Centre for Coral Reef Biodiversity, School of Marine Biology and Aquaculture, James Cook University, Townsville, 4811, Queensland, Australia, (3) Biology Department, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, Woods Hole, MA 02543, USA.
 
IS LIMA RIVER ESTUARY (NW PORTUGAL) ACTING AS NURSERY AREA FOR Sardina pilchardus (WALBAU, 1792)?
RAMOS, S.(1,2), Santos, J.S., Cowen, R. K.(3), Ré, P. (4) and Bordalo, A. A. (1,2), (1) Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, 4099-003 Porto, Portugal, ssramos@icbas.up.pt, (2) Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIIMAR), 4050-123 Porto, Portugal, (3) Rosenstiel School of Atmospheric and Marine Science, Miami, Florida 33149- 1098, USA, (4) Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal.
 
PROCESSES INFLUENCING GROWTH AND SURVIVAL OF BALTIC SPRAT (SPRATTUS SPRATTUS) LARVAE
REGLERO, P. (1), Mosegaard, H. (2), Möllmann, C. (2), Hirichsen, H-H. (3), Voss, R. (3) and Morales-Nin, B. (1), (1)Instituto Mediterráneo de Estudios Avanzados, Departamento de Recursos Naturales, Miguel Marqués 21, 07190 Esporles, Islas Baleares, Spain, pareba0@yahoo.es, (2) Danish Institute for Fisheries Research, Charlottenlund slot, DK-2920 Charlottenlund, Denmark; (3) Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences at Kiel University (IFM-GEOMAR), Dept. Fishery Biology, Düsternbrooker Weg 20, 24105 Kiel, Germany.
 
COMMUNITY STRUCTURE AND LARVAL FISH ASSEMBLAGES IN THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA (JUNE 1998 AND AUGUST 2000)
Renteria-Cano, M., Sánchez-Velasco, L. and PEGUERO-ICAZA M., Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas. Ave. Instituto Politecnico Nacional. Col. Playa Palo de Santa Rita CP 23090, La Paz BCS, Mex. MRC mrenteria@ipn.mx.
 
EVIDENCE OF A SELECTION FOR FAST GROWERS IN YOUNG STAGES OF ATLANTIC MACKEREL (SCOMBER SCOMBRUS) IN THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ST. LAWRENCE (CANADA).
ROBERT, D. (1), Castonguay, M. (2) and Fortier, L. (1), (1) Québec-Océan, Département de Biologie, Université Laval, P. Vachon, Québec, QC, Canada, G1K 7P4, dominique.robert@giroq.ulaval.ca, (2) Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Institut Maurice-Lamontagne, Mont-Joli, QC, Canada, G5H 3Z4.
 
FEEDING ECOLOGY OF LARVAL ATLANTIC MACKEREL (SCOMBER SCOMBRUS) IN THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ST. LAWRENCE (CANADA).
ROBERT, D. (1), Castonguay, M. (2) and Fortier, L. (1), (1) Québec-Océan, Département de Biologie, Université Laval, P. Vachon, Québec, QC, Canada, G1K 7P4, dominique.robert@giroq.ulaval.ca, (2) Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Institut Maurice-Lamontagne, Mont-Joli, QC, Canada, G5H 3Z4.
 
VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION OF FISH LARVAE IN THE CANARIES CTZ, IN SUMMER
RODRÍGUEZ, J.M. (1), Hernández-León, S. (2) and Barton, E.D. (3), (1) Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Centro Oceanográfico de Gijón, Avda. Príncipe de Asturias 70Bis, 33212 Gijón (Asturias), Spain. j.m.rodriguez@gi.ieo.es. (2) Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, Campus Universitario de Tafira, 35017 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, (3) Departamento de Oceanografía, Instituto Investigaciones Marinas (CSIC), Eduardo Cabello 6, Vigo, Spain.
 
TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION OF ICHTHYOPLANKTON OFF GIJÓN, CANTABRIAN SEA, FROM JULY 2001 THROUGH JUNE 2004
RODRÍGUEZ, J.M., Castro, M.C. and Valdés, L, Instituto Español de OceanografíaCentro Oceanográfico de GijónAvda. Prícipe de Asturias, 70 Bis33212 Gijón, Asturias, Spain, j.m.rodriguez@gi.ieo.es
 
EARLY LIFE STAGES GROWTH PATTERNS OF AUXIS ROCHEI (Risso, 1810) BY THE ANALYSIS OF larval Sagittae MICROSTRUCTURE
ROLLANDI, L., Arigò', G. A. (1), Bonanno, A., Buscaino, G., Di Nieri, A. M., Patti, B. and Mazzola, S., (1) IAMC-CNR Territorial Section of Mazara del Vallo, National Research Council, Via Luigi Vaccara 61, 91026 Mazara del Vallo (Tp), Sicily, Italy, ale.arigo@tiscali.it.
 
BULLET AND BLUEFIN TUNA LARVAE IN THE OCEANOGRAPHIC SCENARIO OBSERVED IN THE STRAIT OF SICILY DURING 2003 AND 2004 SUMMER SCIENTIFIC SURVEY
ROLLANDI, L., Arigò', G. A. (1), Bonanno, A., Buscaino, G., Di Nieri, A. M., Patti, B. and Mazzola, S., (1) IAMC-CNR Territorial Section of Mazara del Vallo, National Research Council, Via Luigi Vaccara 61, 91026 Mazara del Vallo (Tp), Sicily, Italy, ale.arigo@tiscali.it.
 
EFFECT OF REARING TECHNIQUES OVER, SURVIVAL GROWTH AND SKELETAL ABNORMALITIES DEVELOPMENT IN RED PORGY (Pagrus pagrus) LARVAE
ROO, F. J. , Hernández-Cruz C.M. , Fernández-Palacios, H., and Izquierdo, M. S. Grupo de Investigación en Acuicultura (ICCM&ULPGC), Telde, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain. Jroo@iccm.rcanaria.es
 
POTENTIAL FOR RETENTION IN ICHTHYOPLANKTON ASSEMBLAGES ALONG A ROCKY SHORE IN THE NORTH-WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN
ROUSSEL, E. (1), Crec'hriou, R. (1), Marinaro, J-Y. (1), Lawson, J. (2) and Planes, S. (1), (1) UMR 8046 CNRS - EPHE - Université de Perpignan, 52 Av Paul Alduy, 66860 Perpignan Cedex, France, eroussel@univ-perp.fr, University College Dublin, Department of Zoology, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
 
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE COST OF SWIMMING TO THE FORAGING BEHAVIOR AND ECOLOGY OF LARVAL COD, GADUS MORHUA
RUZICKA, J., Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, ruzicka@alum.mit.edu.
 
CLIMATE CHANGE AND ICHTHYOPLANKTON DISTRIBUTION: THE CASE OF SARDINELLA AURITA IN THE WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN
SABATÉS, A., Raya V., Emilianov, M., Grau, C., Salat, J., Martin, P., Molí, B. Institut de Ciències del Mar (CSIC), 08003 Barcelona, Spain, anas@icm.csic.es.
 
EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS ON THE SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF JUVENILE COD IN ICELANDIC WATERS
SAEMUNDSSON, K. H. (1), Jonsson, S. (2), and Marteinsdottir, G. (2), (1) Marine Research Institute and University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland, Askja, Sturlugata 7, 101, kristsa@hi.is, (2) Marine Research Institute, Reykjavík, Iceland, Skulagata 4, 121.
 
ONTOGENETIC DEVELOPMENT OF FIVE TELEOST SPECIES IN THE LIMA RIVER ESTUARY (NW Iberian Peninsula)
SANTOS, J.S. (1), Ramos, S.(1,2) & Bordalo, A. A. (1,2), (1) Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Largo Abel Salazar 2, 4099-003 Porto, Portugal, (2) Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIIMAR); Rua dos Bragas, 289 4050-123 Porto, Portugal, ssramos@icbas.up.pt.
 
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FISH LARVAE AND SIPHONOPHORE ABUNDANCES IN THE SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO
SANVICENTE-AÑORVE, L., Alba, C., Alatorre-Mendieta, M.A. and Flores-Coto, C., Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología. Apdo. Postal 70-305, 04510 México, D.F. sanvi@mar.icmyl.unam.mx.
 
FROM VISCOUS TO INERTIAL FORCES: DEFINING THE LIMITS OF THE HYDRODYNAMIC REGIMES FOR LARVAL FISH SWIMMING.
SARKISIAN, B.L., and Fuiman, L.A. The University of Texas at Austin, Marine Science Institute, 750 Channel View Drive, Port Aransas, TX, 78373, USA, brie@utmsi.utexas.edu.
 
ECOLOGICAL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ENDEMIC COPEPOD Sinocalanus sinensis AND ENDEMIC FISH LARVAE AND JUVENILES: SKELETAL FRAMEWORK OF A HYPOTHESIZED “CONTINENTAL COASTAL-WATER RELICT ECOSYSTEM”
SHAHIDUL, I. and Masaru, T., Laboratory of Estuarine Ecology, Field Science Education and Research Center, Kyoto University, Japan msi@kais.kyoto-u.ac.jp.
 
COMPARISON OF JUVENILE FISH AND DECAPOD CRUSTACEAN UTILIZATION OF SMOOTH CHORDGRASS, SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA, AND BLACK MANGROVE, AVICENNIA GERMINANS, MARH EDGE IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA, USA: IMPLICATIONS OF GLOBAL CLIMATIC CHANGE
SHAW, R.F., Caudill, M.C. and Milan, B.J., Dept. of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences, and the Coastal Fisheries Institute, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803-7503, USA, rshaw@lsu.edu.
 
FLUCTUATION IN ABUNDANCE, GROWTH AND MORTALITY OF LARVAL AND JUVENILE JAPANESE TEMPERATE BASS LATEOLABRAX JAPONICUS FROM 1990 TO 2000 AROUND THE ESTUARINE TURBIDITY MAXIMUM OF THE CHIKUGO RIVER ESTUARY, UPPER ARIAKE SEA, JAPAN: SIGNIFICANCE OF RIVER FLOW
SHOJI, J., Ohta, T. and Tanaka, M., Laboratory of Estuarine Ecology, Field Science Education and Research Center, Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan, shog@kais.kyoto-u.ac.jp.
 
THE BEHAVIOUR OF SETTLEMENT-STAGE CORAL REEF FISHES IN NOISY ENVIRONMENTS
SIMPSON, S.D., Institute of Evolutionary Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3JT, UK, s.simpson@ed.ac.uk.
 
BIOLOGICAL, HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATIC CONTROL OF RECRUITMENT OF RAINBOW SMELT IN A LARGE BOREAL RESERVOIR (LAKE SAINT-JEAN, CANADA)
SIROIS, P. (1), and Legault, M. (2), (1) Département des sciences fondamentales, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, 555 boulevard de l'Université, Chicoutimi, QC, Canada, G7H 2B1, pascal_sirois@uqac.ca, (2) Direction de la recherche sur la faune, Ministère des Ressources naturelles et de la Faune, 675 boulevard René-Lévesque Est 11e étage, Québec, QC, Canada, G1R 5V7.
 
EXTENDED RECRUITMENT SEASONS ON A LOW LATITUDE CORAL REEF: THE INFLUENCE OF TEMPERATURE, RAINFALL AND LARVAL PRODUCTION
SRINIVASAN, M., School of Marine Biology and Aquaculture, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, 4811, Australia, Maya.Srinivasan@jcu.edu.au.
 
DISTRIBUTION OF JUVENILE SKIPJACK TUNA IN THE TROPICAL WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC
TANABE, T. (1), Watanabe, H. (1), Shimizu, Y. (2) , Kawaguchi, K. (3). (1) National Research Institute of Far Seas Fisheries (NRIFSF), Shizuoka, 424-8633, katsuwo@affrc.go.jp; (2) Tohoku National Fisheries Research Institute, Shiogama, 985-0001; (3) Ocean Research Institute, the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 164-8639
 
GROWTH-DEPENDENT SURVIVAL AND RECRUITMENT OF PACIFIC BLUEFIN TUNA IN THE NORTH-WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN
TANAKA, Y., Satoh, K., Iwahashi, M., and Yamada, H. National Research Institute of Far Sea Fisheries, 5-7-1 Shimizu-orido, Shizuoka, Japan, 424-8633, yosuket@affrc.go.jp.
 
POPULATION DYNAMICS MODEL FOR PLEURAGRAMMA ANTARCTICUM
Thannasekos, S. (1), BEANS C. (1), Koubbi P. (2) ,Hecq J.H. (2), (1) Laboratory of Oceanology, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium, B-4000, beans@ulg.ac.be, (2) LIMUL, University of Littoral Cote d'Opal, Wimereux, France, F-62930.
 
VARIATIONS OF CLIMATE, FRONTAL ZONES AND RECRUITMENT TO MAJOR COMMERCIAL FISH STOCKS IN THE BARENTS SEA
TITOV, O.V., Polar Research Institute of Marine Fisheries and Oceanography (PINRO), Murmansk, Russia, 183763, titov@pinro.ru.
 
ULTRASTRUCTURAL STUDY OF THE DIGESTIVE TRACT AND ASSOCIATED ORGANS IN DENTEX (Dentex dentex L.) LARVAE.
TRAVESET, R. (1); Sala, R. (2); Crespo, S. (1). (1) Centre de Referència en Aqüicultura de Catalunya, 1Departament de Biologia Animal, de Biologia Vegetal i d’Ecologia. (2) Departament de Ciència Animal i dels Aliments, Facultat de Veterinària, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain. Roger.Traveset@uab.es
 
THE EFFECT OF REPRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL OF THE NORTHEAST ARCTIC COD POPULATION AND WATER TEMPERATURE DURING EARLY STAGES OF THE LIFE CYCLE ON RECRUITMENT TO THE COD FISHABLE STOCK
TRETYAK, V.L., Polar Research Institute of Marine Fisheries and Oceanography (PINRO), Murmansk, Russia, 183763, tretyak@pinro.ru.
 
ECOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS OF INTROGRESSION OF SALMONID DOMESTIC GENOTYPES INTO A NON-SELECTED GENETIC BACKGROUND
TYMCHUK, W. (1), and Devlin, R.H. (2), University of British Columbia / Fisheries & Oceans Canada, 4160 Marine Drive, West Vancouver, BC V7V 1N6 (604) 666-4802 tymchukw@pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca, (2) Fisheries & Oceans Canada, 4160 Marine Drive, West Vancouver, BC V7V 1N6.
 
NAVARIN WALLEYE POLLOCK (Theragra chalcogramma) YOUNG FISH (AGE 0+, 1+, 2+) SURVEYS. DO THEY PROVIDE CONSISTENT INFORMATION FOR THE ANALYTIC APPROACH FOR THE STOCK ASSESMENT?
Vasilyev, D. and Glubokov, A., System analysis VNIRO, V.Krasnoselskaya, 17, 107140 Moskow, Russia, dvasilyev@vniro.ru.
 
ICHTHYOPLANKTON IN INDEPENDENCIA BAY, PISCO, PERU: TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL RELATIONSHIPS
VÉLEZ, J.A., Arntz, W. Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Columbusstrasse D-27568 Bremerhaven, Germany
 
LATITUDINAL VARIATION IN THE CARRYING CAPACITY OF NURSERY GROUNDS FOR JUVENILE JAPANESE FLOUNDER IN RELATION TO APPROPRIATE STOCKING DENSITIES IN STOCK ENHANCEMENT PROGRAMS
YAMASHITA, Y. (1), Kurita, Y. (2) and Miller, J.M. (3), (1) Maizuru Fisheries Research Station, Kyoto University, Maizuru, Kyoto, JAPAN 625-0086, yoh@kais.kyoto-u.ac.jp; (2) Tohoku National Fisheries Research Institute, Shiogama, Miyagi, JAPAN 985-0001, (3) North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA 27695, john_miller@ncsu.edu.
 
TRACKING COASTAL EDDIES WITH SATELLITE IMAGERY AND SURFACE OCEAN RADAR TO STUDY EFFECTS ON LARVAL TRANSPORT
YEUNG, C. (1), Criales, M. C. (2), Jones, D. L. (2), Lara M. R. (2), Lamkin, J.T. (3) and Richards, W.J. (3), (1) NOAA Fisheries, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Seattle, Washington 98115, USA, cynthia.yeung@noaa.gov, (2) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Miami, Florida 33149, USA, (3) NOAA Fisheries, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Miami, Florida 33149, USA.
 
INFLUENCE OF PHYSICAL STRUCTURE ON LARVAL FISH DISTRIBUTION AND SPECIES COMPOSITION IN THE SOUTHWESTHERN EAST SEA
YOO, J.M., Kim, S. and Lee, E.K. Marine Living Resources Research Division Korea Ocean Research & Development Institute, Ansan P.O. Box 425-600, KOREA, jmyoo@kordi.re.kr.
 
SPAWNING AREAS AND LARVAL DISTRIBUTION OF Engraulis encrasicolus IN SUMMER IN GULF OF TUNIS (CENTRAL MEDITERRANEAN).
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ZUTZ, J.Z. and Hillgruber, N., University of Alaska Fairbanks, Juneau Center, School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, 11120 Glacier Hwy, Juneau, AK, United States, 99801, j.zutz@uaf.edu.
 
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