Effects of oceanographic environment on the distribution and migration of Pacific saury (Cololabis saira) during main fishing season
Abstract The Pacific saury (Cololabis saira) is one of the most commercially important pelagic fishes in Asia–Pacific countries. The oceanographic environment, especially the Oyashio Current, significantly affects the distribution of Pacific saury, and may lead to variations in their migration route...
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| author | Shigang Liu Yang Liu Jianchao Li Chang Cao Hao Tian Wenjia Li Yongjun Tian Yoshiro Watanabe Longshan Lin Yuan Li |
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| description | Abstract The Pacific saury (Cololabis saira) is one of the most commercially important pelagic fishes in Asia–Pacific countries. The oceanographic environment, especially the Oyashio Current, significantly affects the distribution of Pacific saury, and may lead to variations in their migration route and the formation of fishing grounds in Japanese coastal region and the high seas. In this study, six oceanographic factors, sea surface temperature (SST), sea surface chlorophyll-a concentration (SSC), sea surface salinity (SSS), sea surface height (SSH), mixed layer depth (MLD), and eddy kinetic energy (EKE), were associated with the monthly catch per unit effort 1 (monthly CPUE1, ton/vessel) and the monthly CPUE2 (ton/day) of Pacific saury from Chinese fishing vessels during the optimal fishing periods (September–November) in 2014–2017. The gradient forest analysis showed that the performance of monthly CPUE1 was higher than monthly CPUE2 and SST was the most important oceanographic factor influencing monthly CPUE1, followed by EKE. The generalized additive model indicated that SST, SSH, and EKE negatively affected monthly CPUE1, whereas SSC, SSS, and MLD induced dome-shaped increases in monthly CPUE1. The distributions of fishing locations are likely to form along Offshore Oyashio current and meanders, especially in October and November. Synchronous trends in the relationship between the intrusion area of the Oyashio and relative abundance variation index suggest that an increase in the intrusion area of the Oyashio causes more Pacific saury to migrate to the Japanese coastal region, and vice versa. These findings extend our understanding of the effects of the oceanographic environment on Pacific saury. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ccb6fe1013544760bbfd26a7a22ff8df2022-12-22T02:45:43ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222022-08-0112111310.1038/s41598-022-17786-9Effects of oceanographic environment on the distribution and migration of Pacific saury (Cololabis saira) during main fishing seasonShigang Liu0Yang Liu1Jianchao Li2Chang Cao3Hao Tian4Wenjia Li5Yongjun Tian6Yoshiro Watanabe7Longshan Lin8Yuan Li9Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System and Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of ChinaFrontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System and Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of ChinaFrontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System and Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of ChinaFrontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System and Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of ChinaFrontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System and Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of ChinaFrontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System and Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of ChinaFrontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System and Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of ChinaFrontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System and Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of ChinaThird Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural ResourcesThird Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural ResourcesAbstract The Pacific saury (Cololabis saira) is one of the most commercially important pelagic fishes in Asia–Pacific countries. The oceanographic environment, especially the Oyashio Current, significantly affects the distribution of Pacific saury, and may lead to variations in their migration route and the formation of fishing grounds in Japanese coastal region and the high seas. In this study, six oceanographic factors, sea surface temperature (SST), sea surface chlorophyll-a concentration (SSC), sea surface salinity (SSS), sea surface height (SSH), mixed layer depth (MLD), and eddy kinetic energy (EKE), were associated with the monthly catch per unit effort 1 (monthly CPUE1, ton/vessel) and the monthly CPUE2 (ton/day) of Pacific saury from Chinese fishing vessels during the optimal fishing periods (September–November) in 2014–2017. The gradient forest analysis showed that the performance of monthly CPUE1 was higher than monthly CPUE2 and SST was the most important oceanographic factor influencing monthly CPUE1, followed by EKE. The generalized additive model indicated that SST, SSH, and EKE negatively affected monthly CPUE1, whereas SSC, SSS, and MLD induced dome-shaped increases in monthly CPUE1. The distributions of fishing locations are likely to form along Offshore Oyashio current and meanders, especially in October and November. Synchronous trends in the relationship between the intrusion area of the Oyashio and relative abundance variation index suggest that an increase in the intrusion area of the Oyashio causes more Pacific saury to migrate to the Japanese coastal region, and vice versa. These findings extend our understanding of the effects of the oceanographic environment on Pacific saury.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-17786-9 |
| spellingShingle | Shigang Liu Yang Liu Jianchao Li Chang Cao Hao Tian Wenjia Li Yongjun Tian Yoshiro Watanabe Longshan Lin Yuan Li Effects of oceanographic environment on the distribution and migration of Pacific saury (Cololabis saira) during main fishing season Scientific Reports |
| title | Effects of oceanographic environment on the distribution and migration of Pacific saury (Cololabis saira) during main fishing season |
| title_full | Effects of oceanographic environment on the distribution and migration of Pacific saury (Cololabis saira) during main fishing season |
| title_fullStr | Effects of oceanographic environment on the distribution and migration of Pacific saury (Cololabis saira) during main fishing season |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of oceanographic environment on the distribution and migration of Pacific saury (Cololabis saira) during main fishing season |
| title_short | Effects of oceanographic environment on the distribution and migration of Pacific saury (Cololabis saira) during main fishing season |
| title_sort | effects of oceanographic environment on the distribution and migration of pacific saury cololabis saira during main fishing season |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-17786-9 |
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