Crecimiento y mortalidad de Pinctada imbricata (Mollusca: Pteridae) en Guamachito, Península de Araya, Estado Sucre, Venezuela Growth and mortality of Pinctada imbricata (Mollusca: Pteridae) in Guamachito, Araya Peninsula, Sucre State, Venezuela

Growth, size distribution and mortality of Pinctada imbricata from Guamachito, Araya Peninsula, Venezuela, were analyzed between January and December 2000. Monthly samples were taken on perpendicular transepts to the coastline with an artisanal dredge, and data on sea surface temperature, dissolved oxygen and salinity were registered. The size distribution was variable, with a predominance of size between 50 and 70