scholarly journals Spatial distribution of small pelagic fish larvae in the Gulf of California and its relation to the El Nino 1997-1998

2000 ◽  
Vol 22 (8) ◽  
pp. 1611-1618 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Sanchez-Velaso
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
El Niño ◽  
Gulf Of California ◽  
El Nino ◽  
Fish Larvae ◽  
Pelagic Fish ◽  
Small Pelagic Fish

scholarly journals ANALYSIS OF THE VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE ABUNDANCE OF SMALL PELAGIC FISH LARVAE IN THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA USING SUBMARINE VIDEOCAMERAS

2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 153
Author(s):  
G. Aceves-Medina ◽  
C. J. Robinson ◽  
R. Palomares-García ◽  
J. Gómez-Gutierrez
Keyword(s):  
Vertical Distribution ◽  
Gulf Of California ◽  
Fish Larvae ◽  
Pelagic Fish ◽  
Small Pelagic Fish ◽  
Sardinops Sagax ◽  
Etrumeus Teres ◽  
Engraulis Mordax ◽  
The Vertical Distribution

Análisis de la distribucion vertical de la abundancia de larvas de peces pelágicos menores en el Golfo de California mediante videocámaras submarinas Se utilizaron dos tipos de videocámaras submarinas para estudiar la distribución y abundancia vertical de larvas de los peces pelágicos menores Engraulis mordax, Etrumeus teres y Sardinops sagax a 1 m de resolución, en una localidad en el norte del Golfo de California con condiciones de calma y alta densidad de sardinas adultas. La mayor abundancia promedio (900 larvas m -1 min -1 ) se encontró inmediatamente arriba de la termoclina (33 m) y la picnoclina (36 m), aparentemente no asociada al máximo de clorofila detectado en superficie, ni a la mayor densidad de peces adultos (10 -20 m). Las observaciones con video permitieron determinar la distribución vertical a una resolución imposible de obtener mediante muestreos con redes; sin embargo, esta es una técnica poco útil en zonas con elevada velocidad de las corrientes.

scholarly journals Can small pelagic fish landings be used as predictors of high-frequency oceanographic fluctuations in the 1–2 El Niño region?

2016 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
pp. 61-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Franklin Isaac Ormaza-González ◽  
Alejandra Mora-Cervetto ◽  
Raquel María Bermúdez-Martínez ◽  
Mario Armando Hurtado-Domínguez ◽  
Manuel Raúl Peralta-Bravo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Linear Correlation ◽  
El Niño ◽  
El Nino ◽  
Pelagic Fish ◽  
La Niña ◽  
Negative Slope ◽  
South American ◽  
Small Pelagic Fish ◽  
La Nina

Abstract. A group of small pelagic fish captured between 1981 and 2012 within El Niño area 1–2 by the Ecuadorian fleet was correlated with the oceanographic Multivariate ENSO Index (MEI), and the Oceanographic El Niño Index (ONI) referred to El Niño region 3–4. For the period 1981–2012, total landings correlated poorly with the indexes, but during 2000–2012 (cold PDO) they proved to have a 14–29 % association with both indexes; the negative slope of the curves suggested higher landing during cold events (La Niña) and also indicated a tendency to decrease at extreme values ( >  0.5 and  < −1.0). Round herring (Etrumeus teres) fourth-quarter (Q4) landings were related to the MEI in a nonlinear analysis by up to 80 %. During moderate or strong La Niña events landings noticeably increased. Bullet tuna (Auxis spp.) catches showed a negative gradient from cold to warm episodes with an R2 of 0.149. For Chilean jack mackerel (Trachurus murphyi) irregular landings between 2003 and 2007 were observed and were poorly correlated (R2 < 0.1) with ONI or MEI. Anchovy (Engraulis ringens) captured in Ecuadorian waters since 2000 had an R2 of 0.302 and 0.156 for MEI and ONI, respectively, but showed a higher correlation with the cold Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO). South American pilchard (Sardinops sagax) was higher than −0.5 for the ONI and MEI, and landings dramatically decreased; however, Q4 landings correlated with ONI and MEI, with R2 of 0.109 and 0.225, respectively (n = 3). Linear correlation of Q4 indexes against the following year's Q1 landings had a linkage of up to 22 %; this species could therefore be considered a predictor of El Niño. Chub mackerel (Scomber japonicus) landings did not have a significant linear correlation with the indexes for 1981–2012 and therefore could not be considered a valid predictor. Chuhueco (Cetengraulis mysticetus) is a local species with high landings during El Niño years and, conversely, remarkably low landings during La Niña years. Additionally, chuhueco availability and landings were negatively affected by cold PDOs. Pacific thread herring (Opisthonema spp.) showed a 24 and 36 % relationship between landings (Q1) and the MEI and ONI (Q4). Therefore, results suggest that the South American pilchard and Pacific thread herring could be considered good species to use as predictors of El Niño in region 1–2 (Ecuador), especially when average Q4 MEI ∕ ONI is used against the next trimester Q1 landing. All species were prone to lower landings and/or fishing availability during strong–extreme events (ONI/MEI,  >  1.0 and  <  −1.0), and were also shown to be affected by the PDO. In the long term, landings decreased under warm PDO and vice versa, and therefore PDO fluctuations could be used to help manage these fisheries and to help the industry in long-term planning.

The box-balance model: a new tool to assess fish larval survival, applied to field data on two small pelagic fish

2020 ◽  
Vol 650 ◽  
pp. 289-308 ◽  
Author(s):  
V Raya ◽  
J Salat ◽  
A Sabatés
Keyword(s):  
Field Data ◽  
Fish Larvae ◽  
Larval Growth ◽  
Warming Trend ◽  
Mortality Rates ◽  
Larval Survival ◽  
Pelagic Fish ◽  
Balance Model ◽  
Small Pelagic Fish ◽  
Mesoscale Structures

This work develops a new method, the box-balance model (BBM), to assess the role of hydrodynamic structures in the survival of fish larvae. The BBM was applied in the northwest Mediterranean to field data, on 2 small pelagic fish species whose larvae coexist in summer: Engraulis encrasicolus, a dominant species, and Sardinella aurita, which is expanding northwards in relation to sea warming. The BBM allows one to quantify the contribution of circulation, with significant mesoscale activity, to the survival of fish larvae, clearly separating the effect of transport from biological factors. It is based on comparing the larval abundances at age found in local target areas, associated with the mesoscale structures (boxes), to those predicted by the overall mortality rate of the population in the region. The application of the BBM reveals that dispersion/retention by hydrodynamic structures favours the survival of E. encrasicolus larvae. In addition, since larval growth and mortality rates of the species are required parameters for application of the BBM, we present their estimates for S. aurita in the region for the first time. Although growth and mortality rates found for S. aurita are both higher than for E. encrasicolus, their combined effect confers a lower survival to S. aurita larvae. Thus, although the warming trend in the region would contribute to the expansion of the fast-growing species S. aurita, we can confirm that E. encrasicolus is well established, with a better adapted survival strategy.

Changes in the Spawning Environment of Sardinops caeruleus in the Gulf of California during El Niño 1997–1998

2002 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 207-217 ◽  
Author(s):  
L Sánchez-Velasco ◽  
J.E Valdez-Holguı́n ◽  
B Shirasago ◽  
M.A Cisneros-Mata ◽  
A Zarate
Keyword(s):  
El Niño ◽  
Gulf Of California ◽  
El Nino

Hydroacoustical Survey of Near-Surface Distribution, Abundance and Biomass of Small Pelagic Fish in the Gulf of California

2012 ◽  
Vol 66 (3) ◽  
pp. 311-326 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Francisco Domínguez-Contreras ◽  
Carlos J. Robinson ◽  
Jaime Gómez-Gutiérrez
Keyword(s):  
Gulf Of California ◽  
Pelagic Fish ◽  
Small Pelagic Fish ◽  
Surface Distribution ◽  
Near Surface
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