Overview of a Keystone Small Pelagic Fish in the North-Western Black Sea: Biometry, Age and Stock Status of Horse Mackerel Trachurus mediterraneus (Steindachner, 1868)
Journal: Fishes
Year: 2025

As a semi-pelagic fish with commercial value, Mediterranean horse mackerel, Trachurus mediterraneus (Steindachner, 1868), is highly important both for the ecosystem, as a link between trophic levels, and for fisheries and local livelihoods. This study investigates the T. mediterraneus stock along the Romanian coast for more than 10 years (2014–2024), reporting the following data on its bio-ecological characteristics and stock status: size, age, sex ratio, and estimated biomass. Horse mackerel at