Skipped Spawning in Fishes: More Common than You Might Think

By R. Rideout, J. Tomkiewicz. 2011

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Abstract The traditional view of iteroparity in fishes is one of an annual reproductive cycle that culminates each year in spawning. More recently, a more flexible view of fish reproduction has been adopted, including the potential for mature fish to skip spawning. Here, we review the abundance of recent research on skipped spawning, covering a broad range of fishes with diverse life history strategies. Evidence for skipped spawning has been collected by use of traditional histological techniques as well as modern technological advances, such as satellite tags and the ability to track fish movements based on elemental and isotope signatures. Skipped spawning is most commonly attributed to deficient diet and poor nutritional condition. Advances made in this field of study in recent years include descriptions of hormonal changes that precede and perhaps initiate skipped spawning, the development of life history models that incorporate the potential for skipped spawning, and estimates of the degree to which skipped spawning influences the reproductive potential of fish populations. In addition to summarizing this new research, we attempt to advance current knowledge by (1) providing the first review discussion of skipped spawning in males, (2) exploring skipped spawning in anadromous fishes by using the Atlantic salmon Salmo salar as an example, and (3) discussing the potential for and difficulties in identifying skipped spawning in species with indeterminate fecundity.

Subfields: Aquatic Science, Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation

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Reproductive Timing in Marine Fishes: Variability, Temporal Scales, and Methods (2011, background): “In addition, the ability of individuals to skip spawning (ie, to opt out of a reproductive cycle) is increasingly recognized as part of many species’ reproductive strategies ( Rideout and Tomkiewicz 2011 , this special section).”
Energy acquisition and allocation to egg production in relation to fish reproductive strategies (2014, background): “4; Burton 1991; Rideout and Tomkiewicz 2011; Skjæraasen et al. 2012).”
Reproductive resilience: a paradigm shift in understanding spawner-recruit systems in exploited marine fish (2017, unknown): “…(Fitzhugh et al. 2012; Cooper et al. 2013), differing spatiotemporal reproductive behaviour (Scott et al. 2006; Anderson et al. 2008; Wright and Trippel 2009) and differing energy reserves (Jørgensen et al. 2006; Rideout and Tomkiewicz 2011), which impact egg and larval quality (Kamler 2005).”
A Standardized Terminology for Describing Reproductive Development in Fishes (2011, unknown): “The early developing subphase within the developing phase encompasses previously used terms, such as early or very early maturation ( Brown-Peterson 2003 ), stage II or one-fourth ripe ( Robb 1982 ), and stage III or early developing ( Treasurer and Holliday 1981 ).”
Review of size- and age-dependence in batch spawning : implications for stock assessment of fish species exhibiting indeterminate fecundity (2012, background): “…list of age-dependent characteristics shown to influence reproductive success, including skipped spawning (Jørgensen et al., 2006; Secor, 2008; Rideout and Tomkiewicz, 2011), egg or larval quality (O’Farrell and Botsford, 2006; Spencer et al., 2007), and senescence (Woodhead, 1979; Porch et…”
Emerging Issues and Methodological Advances in Fisheries Reproductive Biology (2011, background): “However, skipped spawning (ie, mature individuals not spawning within a reproductive cycle) appears to be more common in fishes than previously thought ( Rideout et al. 2005 ; Jorgensen et al.”