Growth parameters and maximum age of prawn, Penaeus semisulcatus (De Haan) in Bushehr waters, Persian Gulf

Carapace length frequency data of green tiger prawn, Penaeus semisulcatus, were monthly collected from ۵۰ stations along the coastal waters of Bushehr, Persian Gulf, during January ۲۰۰۳ to March۲۰۰۴. FiSAT program was used to analysea total of ۵۳۵ shrimp’s including۲۹۲ females and ۲۴۳ males, for the relationships of total length, weight and carapace length. The L¥ and K for males were estimated at ۳۸mm CL and ۱.۶ year-۱ and for the females were ۵۰.۴۰mmCL and ۲.۲۰ year-۱, respectively. Maximum age (Tmax) was ۲۰ months for the males and ۱۵ months for the females. The growth of the shrimp was found to be rapid during summer and autumn and negligible during winter and spring.