A global, historical database of tuna, billfish, and saury larval distributions

Abstract Knowing the distribution of fish larvae can inform fisheries science and resource management in several ways, by: 1) providing information on spawning areas; 2) identifying key areas to manage and conserve; and 3) helping to understand how fish populations are affected by anthropogenic pres...

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Main Authors: Kristine Camille V. Buenafe, Jason D. Everett, Daniel C. Dunn, James Mercer, Iain M. Suthers, Hayden T. Schilling, Charles Hinchliffe, Alvise Dabalà, Anthony J. Richardson
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-07-01
Series:Scientific Data
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01528-7
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author Kristine Camille V. Buenafe
Jason D. Everett
Daniel C. Dunn
James Mercer
Iain M. Suthers
Hayden T. Schilling
Charles Hinchliffe
Alvise Dabalà
Anthony J. Richardson
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Jason D. Everett
Daniel C. Dunn
James Mercer
Iain M. Suthers
Hayden T. Schilling
Charles Hinchliffe
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description Abstract Knowing the distribution of fish larvae can inform fisheries science and resource management in several ways, by: 1) providing information on spawning areas; 2) identifying key areas to manage and conserve; and 3) helping to understand how fish populations are affected by anthropogenic pressures, such as overfishing and climate change. With the expansion of industrial fishing activity after 1945, there was increased sampling of fish larvae to help better understand variation in fish stocks. However, large-scale larval records are rare and often unavailable. Here we digitize data from Nishikawa et al. (1985), which were collected from 1956–1981 and are near-global (50°N–50°S), seasonal distribution maps of fish larvae of 18 mainly commercial pelagic taxa of the families Scombridae, Xiphiidae, Istiophoridae, Scombrolabracidae, and Scomberesocidae. Data were collected from the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans. We present four seasonal 1° × 1° resolution maps per taxa representing larval abundance per grid cell and highlight some of the main patterns. Data are made available as delimited text, raster, and vector files.
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spelling doaj.art-37f7e8577f694444b0f1e1b3a6f36cf42024-01-07T12:10:44ZengNature PortfolioScientific Data2052-44632022-07-01911910.1038/s41597-022-01528-7A global, historical database of tuna, billfish, and saury larval distributionsKristine Camille V. Buenafe0Jason D. Everett1Daniel C. Dunn2James Mercer3Iain M. Suthers4Hayden T. Schilling5Charles Hinchliffe6Alvise Dabalà7Anthony J. Richardson8School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of QueenslandSchool of Mathematics and Physics, The University of QueenslandSchool of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of QueenslandCentre for Marine Science and Innovation (CMSI), The University of New South WalesCentre for Marine Science and Innovation (CMSI), The University of New South WalesCentre for Marine Science and Innovation (CMSI), The University of New South WalesCentre for Marine Science and Innovation (CMSI), The University of New South WalesSchool of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of QueenslandSchool of Mathematics and Physics, The University of QueenslandAbstract Knowing the distribution of fish larvae can inform fisheries science and resource management in several ways, by: 1) providing information on spawning areas; 2) identifying key areas to manage and conserve; and 3) helping to understand how fish populations are affected by anthropogenic pressures, such as overfishing and climate change. With the expansion of industrial fishing activity after 1945, there was increased sampling of fish larvae to help better understand variation in fish stocks. However, large-scale larval records are rare and often unavailable. Here we digitize data from Nishikawa et al. (1985), which were collected from 1956–1981 and are near-global (50°N–50°S), seasonal distribution maps of fish larvae of 18 mainly commercial pelagic taxa of the families Scombridae, Xiphiidae, Istiophoridae, Scombrolabracidae, and Scomberesocidae. Data were collected from the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans. We present four seasonal 1° × 1° resolution maps per taxa representing larval abundance per grid cell and highlight some of the main patterns. Data are made available as delimited text, raster, and vector files.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01528-7
spellingShingle Kristine Camille V. Buenafe
Jason D. Everett
Daniel C. Dunn
James Mercer
Iain M. Suthers
Hayden T. Schilling
Charles Hinchliffe
Alvise Dabalà
Anthony J. Richardson
A global, historical database of tuna, billfish, and saury larval distributions
Scientific Data
title A global, historical database of tuna, billfish, and saury larval distributions
title_full A global, historical database of tuna, billfish, and saury larval distributions
title_fullStr A global, historical database of tuna, billfish, and saury larval distributions
title_full_unstemmed A global, historical database of tuna, billfish, and saury larval distributions
title_short A global, historical database of tuna, billfish, and saury larval distributions
title_sort global historical database of tuna billfish and saury larval distributions
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01528-7
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