Relationships between Octopus vulgaris landings and environmental factors in the northern Alboran Sea (Southwestern Mediterranean)

The relationships between environmental factors and fluctuations in Octopus vulgaris landings in the northern Alboran Sea are studied from 1987 to 2007. Landings during this period show both a long term decrease and a strong inter-annual variability. An exploratory phase revealed that local coastal temperatures and those averaged for the whole Alboran Sea during the previous year were the main factors controlling such variability. Warm anomalies have a detrimental effect on the octopus landings on the following year and this suggests that the decreasing trend in octopus landings could be partially linked to the long term warming observed in the Western Mediterranean. It is not yet clear which are the specific mechanisms linking warm anomalies to landing decrease. Nevertheless some hypotheses are proposed and a statistical model is developed for attempting to predict octopus landings one year ahead.     

Changes in the fish catches during a trial opening of sluice gates on a run-of-the river reservoir in Thailand

Abstract  Changes in catch-per-unit-effort (CPUE) were evaluated when all the sluice gates on the Pak Mun Dam, Mun River, Thailand, were opened between July 2001 and June 2002. CPUE ranged from 0.38 to 1.70 and 0.61 to 2.71 kg fisherman⁻¹ night⁻¹, downstream and upstream of the dam, respectively. No statistical differences ( P  > 0.05) among months were observed in both areas. The monthly percentage index of relative importance (%IRI) of the fish species caught varied between months.     

基于海洋环境因子和不同权重系数的南海中沙西沙海域鸢乌贼渔场分析

根据2014年"南锋"号调查船在南海中沙西沙海域的声学走航调查数据,结合遥感获得的海表温度(SST)、叶绿素a浓度(CHL)、海面盐度(SSS)、海面高度(SSH)等海洋环境数据,按不同季节不同因子分别建立栖息地适应性指数模型,对不同因子赋予不同权重系数,计算栖息地指数模型准确度,以此来确定不同季节各因子的权重系数。结果表明,各因子的最适值呈明显的季节变化,春季SST的权重系数为0.7,其余因子权重系数为0.1时模型准确度最高;夏季CHL的权重系数为1,其余因子权重系数为0时模型准确度最高;秋季CHL权重系数为0.7,其余因子系数为0.1时模型准确度最高;冬季SST权重系数为1,其余因子系数为0时模型准确度最高。研究认为,鸢乌贼(Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis)渔场不同季节对不同因子的响应程度不同,赋予各因子不同的权重系数可以有效提高模型准确率。     

环境因子对黄海鳀鱼亲体-补充量关系影响的初步研究

鱼类年际资源量的波动可以归因于年间环境条件的变化和该种鱼类亲体数量的变化。文章根据1990～2001年间黄海中南部鳀鱼声学调查评估结果,以及黄海千里岩海区在此年间的表层水温和营养盐统计数据,以Ricker模型（R=αSe^-βS）为基础对黄海鳀鱼（Engraulis japonicas）亲体-补充量关系进行了初步研究。结果表明,黄海千里岩水域表层水温、磷酸盐浓度等环境条件因素对补充量有重要影响。     

A geostatistical approach for the stock assessment of the edible sea urchin, Paracentrotus lividus, in four coastal zones of Southern and West Sardinia (SW Italy, Mediterranean Sea)

Quantitative surveys of the edible sea urchin, Paracentrotus lividus, were conducted in four fishing zones of Sardinia (Southern Italy, Mediterranean Sea), in Autumn 2007. A total of 120 stations were geo-located along a bathymetric gradient ranging from 0 to 10 m. A geostatistical method was used to evaluate spatial patterns in density and to estimate harvestable stocks. Variographic analyses showed that the isotropic Gaussian and spherical models successfully explained the spatial structure of sea urchin assemblages in these areas. Density maps obtained by punctual kriging showed that sea urchin populations tend to be patchy rather than uniform in their density distribution. A combination of mapping and size categories was used to generate diverse scenarios of harvestable stocks (specimens ≥50 mm in diameter) before the start of the current fishing season. We conclude that the geostatistical approach, which takes into consideration the spatial autocorrelation structure of the populations in small areas, seems to be a good estimator of P. lividus density and biomass and for the assessment of its harvestable stocks, and thus provides an initial step towards a scientific approach to the management of local sea urchin fisheries.     

珠江干流初级生产力时空变化特征及影响因素

水体初级生产力是保证水生生物种群再生产速率的一种体现,可为河流生态系统的运转提供能量来源.为探究珠江干流初级生产力(Primary Productivity,PP)状况及水环境影响因子,于2016年3月(平水期)、6月(丰水期)、9月(枯水前期)进行采样调查分析,采用Pearson相关性分析对初级生产力及其与水环境因子...