Temporal and Spatial Variations of Remotely Sensed Sea Surface Temperature in the Northern Red Sea

2008 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdullah Al-Subhi ◽  
Moussa Al-Aqsum
Author(s):  
Mukti Zainuddin

Skipjack tuna is an important species targeting by pole and line fishery in Bone Bay. The distribution and abundance of this species tended to aggregate to the preferred bio-physical environments. To describe the short term relationship between skipjack tuna and oceanographic conditions and to visualize the predicted high catch areas, remotely sensed satellite based-oceanographic sea surface temperature (SST) and chlorophyll-a together fisheries data were used. Results indicated that the highest skipjack CPUEs were mainly found in coastal areas of Palopo and Kolaka both in 2007 and in 2009 during the period of study. The high tuna concentrations corresponded well with chlorophyll-a of 0.15-0.40 mg mg-3 and SST of 29.0-31.5 °C. The preferred ranges provide a good indicator for initially detecting potential skipjack fishing grounds. This study suggested that thermal and chlorophyll fronts as well as upwelling may important mechanisms in explaining the temporal and spatial dynamics of skipjack tuna distribution and abundance in Bone Bay.Keywords: skipjack tuna, potential fishing grounds, satellite images and fronts


2005 ◽  
Vol 62 (3) ◽  
pp. 319-327 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey J. Polovina ◽  
Evan A. Howell

Abstract Satellite remotely sensed oceanographic data provide reliable global ocean coverage of sea surface temperature, sea surface height, surface winds, and ocean colour, with relatively high spatial and temporal resolution. We illustrate approaches to use these data to construct indicators that describe aspects of ecosystem dynamics in the North Pacific. Specifically, altimetry data are used to construct regional indicators of the ocean vertical structure, ocean colour data to describe the temporal chlorophyll dynamics of the coastal zone, ocean colour, sea surface temperature, and altimetry data to develop indices of biologically important ocean features, and finally altimetry data to drive a larval transport model and develop an index of larval retention. Recent changes in the North Pacific based on these indices are discussed.


Oceanologia ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 58 (3) ◽  
pp. 187-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge O. Pierini ◽  
Michele Lovallo ◽  
Eduardo A. Gómez ◽  
Luciano Telesca

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