Seasonal changes of brown shrimp (Penaeus aztecus) abundance in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico related to environmental factors

An analysis was made of the seasonal changes of abundance of the brown shrimp (Penaeus azfecus) population in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico, related to environmental parameters such as rainfall and fishing effort. Using monthly age-class abundance data (given as catch per unit effort) for the per...

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Main Authors: R Solana-Sansores, F Arreguín-Sánchez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Autónoma de Baja California 1993-03-01
Series:Ciencias Marinas
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Online Access:http://www.cienciasmarinas.com.mx/index.php/cmarinas/article/view/931
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description An analysis was made of the seasonal changes of abundance of the brown shrimp (Penaeus azfecus) population in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico, related to environmental parameters such as rainfall and fishing effort. Using monthly age-class abundance data (given as catch per unit effort) for the period 1974 to 1982, a principal components analysis was applied and two population indexes were obtained: recruitment strength (as a monthly class strength) and adult density (Solana-Sansores et al., 1989) which is inversely proportional to the log of their actual abundance. Both indexes and the records of environmental parameters were analysed using the multivariate method of canonical correlation. The first canonical correlation was highly significant (P < 0.01) and includes mainly fishing effort and the recruitment strength index. The second one showed a high correlation between rainfall and the adult index. The results show how some environmental factors help to explain the fluctuations observed in the general behaviour pattern of the population. This suggests the convenience of incorporating these factors (rainfall and fishing effort)-in fisheries models.
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spelling doaj.art-b907fc87ff1e4a87915f2cb0610b5ea82024-03-04T16:43:47ZengUniversidad Autónoma de Baja CaliforniaCiencias Marinas0185-38802395-90531993-03-0119210.7773/cm.v19i2.931Seasonal changes of brown shrimp (Penaeus aztecus) abundance in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico related to environmental factorsR Solana-Sansores0F Arreguín-Sánchez1Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico NacionalCentro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional An analysis was made of the seasonal changes of abundance of the brown shrimp (Penaeus azfecus) population in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico, related to environmental parameters such as rainfall and fishing effort. Using monthly age-class abundance data (given as catch per unit effort) for the period 1974 to 1982, a principal components analysis was applied and two population indexes were obtained: recruitment strength (as a monthly class strength) and adult density (Solana-Sansores et al., 1989) which is inversely proportional to the log of their actual abundance. Both indexes and the records of environmental parameters were analysed using the multivariate method of canonical correlation. The first canonical correlation was highly significant (P < 0.01) and includes mainly fishing effort and the recruitment strength index. The second one showed a high correlation between rainfall and the adult index. The results show how some environmental factors help to explain the fluctuations observed in the general behaviour pattern of the population. This suggests the convenience of incorporating these factors (rainfall and fishing effort)-in fisheries models. http://www.cienciasmarinas.com.mx/index.php/cmarinas/article/view/931n/a
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title Seasonal changes of brown shrimp (Penaeus aztecus) abundance in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico related to environmental factors
title_full Seasonal changes of brown shrimp (Penaeus aztecus) abundance in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico related to environmental factors
title_fullStr Seasonal changes of brown shrimp (Penaeus aztecus) abundance in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico related to environmental factors
title_full_unstemmed Seasonal changes of brown shrimp (Penaeus aztecus) abundance in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico related to environmental factors
title_short Seasonal changes of brown shrimp (Penaeus aztecus) abundance in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico related to environmental factors
title_sort seasonal changes of brown shrimp penaeus aztecus abundance in the northwestern gulf of mexico related to environmental factors
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url http://www.cienciasmarinas.com.mx/index.php/cmarinas/article/view/931
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