Length-weight relationship in sardine (Sardina pilchardus Walb.) from the eastern Adriatic during spawning

Abstract

        Length-weight relationship in adult sardine from the samples collected from the northern and central Adriatic during autumn-winter 1980 - 1981 fishing season was analy­sed. Length-weight relationship factors were 2.851 and 2.757 respectively with no significant difference between them. Two different condition factors were calculated, that is the empirical and cubic condition factors, the values of which were 1.657 x 10^-5 and 0.784 x 10^-5 respectively for the nort­hern Adriatic sardine and 2.587 x 10^-5 and 0.752 x 10^-5 re­spectively for the central Adriatic sardine. Condition factors significantly differed for both areas.