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Spawning of Scomber scombrus
Main Ref: Studholme, A.L., D.B. Packer, P.L. Berrien, D.L. Johnson, C.A. Zetlin and W.W. Morse, 1999
Data Ref.: Berrien, P.L., 1982
Country: USA
Spawning ground:  
Locality: Gulf of Maine and Middle Atlantic Bight (southern contingent)
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Sex ratio: 50  %  Ref.:  Berrien, P.L., N.A. Naplin and M.R. Pennington, 1981
Temperature:  -   °C
Gestation period: month/s
 
Length of offspring: cm
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Comments: Spawning starts in the south in spring and progressively extends northward during the summer. Most of the spawning takes place within 10 to 30 miles from shore, but never in low salinity estuaries. Large fish are the first to arrive at the spawning sites.
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