Contrasted optimal environmental windows for both sardinella species in Senegalese waters |
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| Authors: | Ousmane Diankha Aliou Ba Patrice Brehmer Timothée Brochier Bamol Ali Sow Modou Thiaw Amadou Thierno Gaye Fambaye Ngom Hervé Demarcq |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Laboratoire de Physique de l'Atmosphère et de l'Océan Siméon Fongang (LPAO‐SF), Ecole Supérieure Polytechnique (ESP), Université Cheikh Anta Diop (UCAD), Fann Dakar, Sénégal;2. Université Cheikh Anta Diop (UCAD), UCAD II, Institut Universitaire des Pêches et d'Aauculture (IUPA), Dakar, Sénégal;3. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), UMR 195 Lemar (Laboratory of Marine Environment), Dakar, Sénégal;4. Centre de Recherches Océanographiques de Dakar‐Thiaroye (CRODT), Institut Sénégalais de Recherches Agricoles (ISRA), Dakar, Sénégal;5. Institut de Recherche pour Développement (IRD), UMI 209, UMMISCO, Univ Paris 06, Sorbonne Universités, Bondy, France;6. Laboratoire d'Océanographie, des Sciences de l'Environnement et du Climat (LOSEC), Département de Physique, Université Assane Seck de Ziguinchor (UASZ), UFR Sciences & Technologies, Ziguinchor, Sénégal;7. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), UMR 248 MARBEC (Marine Biodiversity, Exploitation and Conservation), Sète, France |
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| Abstract: | We investigate Sardinella aurita and Sardinella maderensis recruitment success relative to the variability of oceanographic conditions in Senegalese waters using generalized additive models (GAM). Results show that recruitment of both species is marked by a strong intra‐annual (seasonal) variation with minimum and maximum in winter and summer, respectively. Their interannual variations are synchronous until 2006 (recruitment decreasing), while from 2007 there is no synchrony. The model developed shows that sardinella recruitment variability is closely related to the tested environmental variables in the study area. However, the key environmental variables influencing the recruitment success are different for both species: the Coastal Upwelling Index and the sea surface temperature for S. aurita and S. maderensis, respectively. We report that recruitment success of S. aurita and S. maderensis are associated with distinct ranges of sea surface temperature, upwelling intensity, wind‐induced turbulence, concentration of chlorophyll‐a and north Atlantic oscillation index. Considering food security and socio‐economic importance of both stocks, we recommend that consideration is given to the environmental variability in the small pelagic fish national management plans, particularly in the context of climate change. |
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| Keywords: | recruitment success
Sardinella aurita
Sardinella maderensis upwelling West Africa |
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