Spatial modelling for freshwater cage location in the Presa Adolfo Mateos Lopez (El Infiernillo), Michoacán,México

The tilapia fishery in a large Mexican reservoir has declined in recent years, promoting efforts to enhance stock quality in conjunction with feasibility studies for cage aquaculture. Spatial models to optimize cage location have been developed, incorporating aspects of topography, climate, hydrography, water quality and quantity, land use, infrastructure and socioeconomics. Three cage sizes were modelled, 5, 10 and 15 m diameter, for both high‐ and low‐water levels. When full the, reservoir has a total area of 312 km² but a reduction in water level of 13 m was recorded between wet and dry seasons, significantly reducing the surface area available for cages to 265 km². The results indicate a significant difference in the availability of sites between seasons. For the small, medium and large cages at high water level, the areas classified as highly suitable or suitable were 151, 184 and 146 km², respectively, while at low‐water level these areas reduced to 113, 88 and 62 km². Modelling this change in water level and the subsequent loss of available sites provide qualitative and quantitative guidelines for the development of aquaculture sites, their seasonal management and future monitoring, outcomes that can only be achieved using Geographical Information Systems and associated technologies.     

长江流域水域及消落区现状、变迁与渔业资源变动

采用中-大尺度遥感监测手段，对长江流域水域及消落区开展调查与分析，重点阐述长江流域从自然水体为主向人工水面为主的变化趋势，及其对长江流域天然渔业资源衰退的潜在影响。结果显示，近40年全长江流域历史最大水面约63 360 km²，最小水面约26 396 km²，历史最大消落面积约36 964 km²。2019—2020年“一江两湖七河”最大水面约为19 663 km²，最小水面约为14 281 km²，消落区面积6 337 km²，其中反季节性消落区633 km²。2001—2020年和1984—2000年两时段相比，地表水减少水面中超过80% 来自于具有自然水文情势的消落区，而新增水面中，由于水库充填导致的河流水面增加达5 500 km²，致使长江流域水域类型组成结构发生了巨大转变，自然水体占比不足20世纪80年代的一半，而同时期的鱼类资源现存量也下降为20世纪80年代的一半。本研究首次明确反季节性消落区的概念，探讨了长江流域河流梯级水库充填形成的反季节性消落区与鱼类“三场”(产卵场、索饵场和越冬场) 关键栖息地丧失的关系。     

Effects of the Cardiff Bay tidal barrage on the abundance,ecology and behaviour of shelducks Tadorna tadorna

• 1. Closure of the Taff/Ely Estuary by the Cardiff Bay barrage in 1999 resulted in the replacement of intertidal mudflats by a permanent freshwater lake. This led to an 89% reduction in the population of shelducks Tadorna tadorna.
• 2. The birds switched from foraging mainly for Nereis diversicolor and Hydrobia ulvae by scything with the bill as they walked across the mudflats at low tide, to feeding on benthic chironomid midge larvae while swimming in shallow water around the margins of the lake.
• 3. The population decline occurred as a consequence of a decrease in the area available for foraging — from about 1 km² of mudflats to about 0.1 km² of water shallow enough for shelducks to reach the bottom when dabbling, head dipping and upending.
• 4. Contrary to expectation, the amount of time shelducks spent feeding was similar pre‐ and post‐barrage, and their body and plumage condition improved.
• 5. A tidal rhythm in activity persisted, with a reduced amount of feeding at high tide, probably because of the slight rise in water levels that sometimes occurred at this time.

Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Carrying capacity and potential environmental impact of fish farming in the cascade reservoirs of the Paranapanema River,Brazil

The objective of this study was to simulate changes in water quality standards caused by the installation of aquaculture parks for caged fish farming in the eight large artificial reservoirs in the Paranapanema River according to the different scenarios of technical and legal limitations: (i) occupancy of 1% of the total surface of the reservoirs and (ii) occupancy according to the environmental carrying capacity. For water quality modelling, these two scenarios were simulated to determine the trophic state index (TSI) of each reservoir. Based on the total area of all reservoirs in the first scenario, the fish farm facilities would occupy 18.3 km² and have an annual fish production of an estimated 513 thousand MT. However, because of limitations in the carrying capacity, the annual production in the second scenario would be 98 thousand MT and the fish farm facilities would occupy 3.5 km². Simulating the TSI for the first scenario, approximately 75% of the total area of all reservoirs was estimated to change from oligo or mesotrophic conditions to eutrophic, supereutrophic and hypereutrophic conditions, and four reservoirs may become completely eutrophic (Canoas 2, Canoas 1, Taquaruçu and Rosana). For the second scenario, however, eutrophic areas accounted for less than 30% of the total, although the Taquaruçu and Rosana reservoirs were still at risk of total eutrophication. These results indicate as well‐intentioned legislation can have unintended environmental consequences in dynamic social–ecological aquaculture systems as in the case of large reservoirs in the Paranapanema River.     

The influence of bottom type and shelf position on biodiversity of tropical fish inside a recently enlarged marine reserve

• 1. A necessary component of implementing a successful marine reserve is the quantification of the biological resources that fall under its protection. Without such an initial assessment, the future effects of the reserve on the local habitat and biotic community cannot be quantified and will remain the subject of debate.
• 2. This study provides such a baseline assessment of fish diversity and habitat types within a recently enlarged marine reserve. Buck Island Reef National Monument, US Virgin Islands, was recently enlarged from approximately 4 km² to over 76 km². Areas of sand, seagrass, and hard‐bottom under protection were increased from 0.29 km², 0.47 km², and 1.96 km² to 2.70 km², 2.89 km², and 18.30 km² respectively when the Monument was expanded. A 53 km² area of pelagic/deep‐water habitat with unknown bottom type is now also protected by the Monument.
• 3. Visual counts of fish within 25×4 m² transects conducted during the day were used to assess fish community structure and habitat utilization patterns. Species richness, diversity, assemblage structure, and fish density were evaluated and compared among sand, seagrass, and hard‐bottom habitats. Hard‐bottom sites had over twice the mean species richness and diversity as sand and seagrass sites, and several times greater mean fish density.
• 4. Quantification of the fish community in pelagic and deep‐water habitats within the reserve is recommended to provide a more comprehensive assessment of the offshore areas of the reserve. Fish numbers, size, and diversity outside the reserve boundaries must also be evaluated to allow quantification of the effects of the marine reserve on the adjacent fish communities.

Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A method for estimating the extent of standing fresh waters of different trophic states in Great Britain

1. The total area of standing fresh water in Great Britain has been estimated at approximately 2400 km². The aim of the work described in this paper was to estimate the extent of the dystrophic, oligotrophic, mesotrophic and eutrophic habitat types making up this total. 2. Botanical survey data collected by the statutory nature conservation agencies provided habitat type and surface area for 3500 water bodies, mostly in Scotland. Because survey in England and Wales had been less thorough than in Scotland, it was not possible to estimate the areas of habitat types simply by direct extrapolation from the survey sample to the total resource of standing water in Great Britain. 3. A system of Trophic Ranking Scores (TRS) has been developed for aquatic plant species. Using plant records from the Biological Records Centre, a mean TRS for each 10×10 km square was produced, and Great Britain was divided into TRS bands. For each of these bands, the percentage by surveyed area of each freshwater habitat type was calculated. These percentages were applied to the total area of standing water in each TRS band, obtained from Ordnance Survey summary statistics, in order to predict the proportions of the different habitat types likely to occur in each band. The extent of these habitats in Great Britain as a whole could then be calculated. 4. Estimates produced by this method of the extent of the four standing freshwater habitat types in Great Britain are: dystrophic — 11 km² (0.5%); oligotrophic — 1445 km² (60%); mesotrophic — 267 km² (11%); eutrophic — 679 km² (28%). 5. The application of this work to nature conservation is discussed. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

海南陵水湾口海域不同季节鱼类资源声学探查

在2014年11月至2016年1月间的不同季节,利用便携式分裂波束科学探鱼仪对海南陵水湾口海域的鱼类资源进行了4次声学调查。通过回波积分方法并结合拖网采样对调查海域内渔业资源结构组成、数量密度、资源量密度及其空间分布进行了探查与评估。结果发现,2014年11月共捕获游泳生物和底栖无脊椎动物86种,其中55种声学评估种类平均资源数量密度和平均资源量密度分别为9.34×105尾/km2和5.08 t/km2。2015年8月共捕获游泳生物和底栖无脊椎动物114种,其中63种声学评估种类平均资源数量密度和平均资源量密度分别为1.12×105尾/km2和0.93 t/km2。2016年1月共捕获游泳生物和底栖无脊椎动物105种,55种声学评估种类平均资源数量密度和平均资源量密度分别为0.16×105尾/km2和0.32 t/km2。2015年5月共捕获游泳生物和底栖无脊椎动物56种,其中声学评估种类34种。2014年11月和2015年8月鱼类回波均匀分布于30 m以浅水层,2015年5月主要集中于10~20 m水层,2016年1月则主要分布于20 m以浅水层,20~30 m水层次之且略大于0~10、10~20 m水层的一半。调查海域内单体目标强度以小于–58 d B的小规格鱼类目标为主,目标强度有随水深增加而增大的趋势,且大于–50 d B的单体目标均分布于10 m以深水层。     

水产养殖水体遥感动态监测及其应用

以安徽省巢湖市为实验区,以国产高分一号(GF-1)和资源三号(ZY-3)高分辨率遥感影像为数据源,以NDWI和纹理特征作为分类特征,联合随机森林、支持向量机和BP神经网络3种分类方法,发展了一种集成分类模型,用于提取养殖水体信息,并进行阴影剔除和形态学处理。结果表明,该集成分类模型适用于提取养殖水体信息,总体精度为97.4%,Kappa系数为0.87,漏分误差为3.7%,错分误差为6.4%,相比单个模型精度明显提高;针对GF-1影像的增强阴影水体指数,对山体阴影和城市建筑阴影的剔除效果明显,较大程度上避免了阴影对水体提取的干扰;实验区养殖水体的遥感动态监测应用发现, 2016年相比2013年水产养殖面积增加6.9%。该研究理论与技术成果的应用,有助于及时掌握养殖水体的时空分布及动态变化,快速提升中国渔业管理的信息化和科学化水平。     

Precautionary rules for exotic trout aquaculture in fishless shallow lakes of Patagonia: minimizing impacts on the threatened hooded grebe (Podiceps gallardoi)

• 1. Conflicts between habitat use and conservation are inherent to the management of wetlands. A major challenge for their management is to preserve habitat while addressing the demands from multiple users. In southern Patagonia (Argentina), a growing aquaculture activity based on rainbow trout introductions in shallow lakes is generating concerns about the effects on the waterbird fauna, including some endemic species.
• 2. Generalized linear models (GLM) were used to analyse data on the endemic hooded grebe (Podiceps gallardoi) collected over a diverse set of lakes to: (1) build presence‐absence models as a function of environmental variables; (2) assess current and potential overlap with trout aquaculture; (3) explore the power of alternative lake assignment algorithms based on habitat variables to segregate critical habitat and aquaculture activities; and (4) explore the correlation between the probability of grebe presence and their abundance in given lakes.
• 3. Hooded grebe presence is clearly correlated with macrophyte cover, lake area, and water conductivity. Medium size lakes, with a combination of emerging macrophytes, adjacent to open water areas had the highest probability of both hooded grebe presence and abundance.
• 4. Different lake allocation scenarios are identified that could grant significant protection to hooded grebes without substantial losses for trout producers. The a priori probability to hold hooded grebe, assigned by the model based on lake characteristics, provides a tool that can be used by managing authorities to derive precautionary management rules to regulate aquaculture and to preserve primary hooded grebe habitat. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

     

Spatial distribution of ocean habitat of yearling Chinook (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) and coho (Oncorhynchus kisutch) salmon off Washington and Oregon,USA

We determined the habitat usage and habitat connectivity of juvenile Chinook (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) and coho (Oncorhynchus kisutch) salmon in continental shelf waters off Washington and Oregon, based on samples collected every June for 9 yr (1998–2006). Habitat usage and connectivity were evaluated using SeaWiFS satellite‐derived chlorophyll a data and water depth. Logistic regression models were developed for both species, and habitats were first classified using a threshold value estimated from a receiver operating characteristic curve. A Bernoulli random process using catch probabilities from observed data, i.e. the frequency of occurrence of a fish divided by the number of times a station was surveyed, was applied to reclassify stations. Zero‐catch probabilities of yearling Chinook and yearling coho salmon decreased with increases in chlorophyll a concentration, and with decreases in water depth. From 1998 to 2006, ～ 47% of stations surveyed were classified as unfavorable habitat for yearling Chinook salmon and ～ 53% for yearling coho salmon. Potentially favorable habitat varied among years and ranged from 9 856 to 15 120 km² (Chinook) and from 14 800 to 16 736 km² (coho). For both species, the smallest habitat area occurred in 1998, an El Niño year. Favorable habitats for yearling Chinook salmon were more isolated in 1998 and 2005 than in other years. Both species had larger and more continuous favorable habitat areas along the Washington coast than along the Oregon coast. The favorable habitats were also larger and more continuous nearshore than offshore for both species. Further investigations on large‐scale transport, mesoscale physical features, and prey and predator availability in the study area are necessary to explain the spatial arrangement of juvenile salmon habitats in continental shelf waters.     

Rapid invasion of a subtropical lake fishery in central Mozambique by Nile tilapia,Oreochromis niloticus (Pisces: Cichlidae)

• 1. Lake Chicamba, Mozambique (19°08′S; 33°08′E) is a large (116 km²) impoundment in the headwaters of the Buzi River system, which was invaded by Oreochromis niloticus in 1996 from a small (<0.3 km²) upstream reservoir.
• 2. Experimental and artisanal catch data showed no O. niloticus until January 1996; after this O. niloticus was recorded in up to 83% of experimental seine net catches, 33% of experimental gill net catches, 43% of boat angling and 23% of shore angling catches, and in 48% of artisanal gill net catches.
• 3. During the period January to March 1997, O. niloticus mean (upper, lower 95% confidence interval) yields in the artisanal fishery were 5.2 (3.6, 7.0) t month^?1.
• 4. The rapid invasion of this lake illustrates the significant invasion threat that small point‐sources of this species pose to southern African freshwater systems.
• 5. The study recommends: (1) that this species should not be used for aquaculture or fisheries enhancement in catchments that have not been invaded, and (2) that the eradication of potential point sources of O. niloticus in non‐invaded catchment systems should be considered.

Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

基于Ecopath模型的洈水水库生态系统特征及鲢、鳙生态容量分析

为分析洈水水库生态系统结构和能流特征, 探讨鲢、鳙生态容量, 根据 2020—2021 年的渔业资源调查数据, 构建了洈水水库 Ecopath 模型。洈水水库 Ecopath 模型由 15 个功能组组成, 有效营养级范围为 1.000~3.336, 关键种为鳜、鲌类, 生态位重叠图表明条与主要经济物种鲢、鳙生态位重叠度较高。洈水水库循环指数 ? (FCI)、系统连接指数(CI)、系统杂食指数(SOI)分别为 11.35、0.351、0.099, 说明洈水水库有着较高的物质再循环比例, 其功能组之间具有较为密切且复杂的联结关系。洈水水库生态系统总流量(TST)为 44254.860 t/(km² ·a), 总初级生产量与总呼吸量的比值(TPP/TR)为 1.394, 表明系统总体规模适宜且趋于成熟。洈水水库鲢、鳙的生物量分别为 2.117 t/(km² ·a) 和 16.577 t/(km² ·a), 通过模型推算其生态容纳量分别为 30.169 t/(km2 ·a)和 236.217 t/(km² ·a)。     

Changes in the distribution of sardine eggs and larvae off Portugal, 1985–2000

Generalized additive models (GAMs) were fitted to sardine (Sardina pilchardus) egg distribution data from three daily egg production method surveys. The results showed that the area of egg cover off Portugal decreased significantly from 11 800 km² in 1988 to 7000 km² in 1997 and 7400 km² in 1999. This is because of a significant reduction in sardine egg presence off northern Portugal, GAM estimated areas being similar or higher in the late 1990s for southwestern and southern Portugal. The distributional area covered by larvae was not estimated for 1988 (larval distribution extended beyond the survey area), although it was probably higher than the 9600 km² for 1997 and 5500 km² for 1999. In 1997 and 1999, the Gulf of Cadiz was also sampled, indicating extensive areas with sardine eggs and larvae (more than 50% of the total area of distribution off Portugal). Standardized data from 15 ichthyoplankton surveys between 1985 and 2000 show a decline in the mean probability of egg presence within the Portuguese continental shelf from the mid‐1980s to the late‐1990s, because of a marked reduction in egg presence off northern Portugal. Sardine larval data from the same surveys suggest that the reduction in mean probability of presence in the north is less marked than for eggs (although this comparison ignores the presence of sardine larvae beyond the continental shelf in the 1980s). Similar changes off northern Portugal and western Galicia are observed in commercial sardine catches and the acoustically estimated area of fish distribution. It is possible that the observed decline in spawning area off northwestern Iberia during the 1990s is indirectly reflecting the prevalence of environmental conditions detrimental to sardine recruitment (northerly winds during winter that favour coastal upwelling and offshore transport), which have reduced the spawning contribution of young fish in that area.     

Changes in the fish and fisheries ecology of a large man-made lake in Tanzania, 1965–94

Abstract Nyumba ya Mungu Reservoir in northern Tanzania has a maximum surface area of 180 km², an average depth of 6 m, and contains moderately saline, fertile water. The postimpoundment decade, 1965–74, was characterised by a spectacular rise and fall of a tilapiabased fishery. Since then a gill-net fishery catching large numbers of large, periphyton-grazing tilapias has given way to a mainly beach-seine fishery producing large numbers of small, phytoplankton-feeding Oreochromis esculentus (Graham). Yields remain higher than preimpoundment predictions but the size at maturity of all tilapia species has fallen and few larger than 15 cm TL are caught. These changes, and others in the fish community trophic structure, are chiefly explained by changes in the littoral environment and fishing pressures. Nyumba ya Mungu provides a case history of developments in the tilapia fishery of a man-made river lake conducted on an essentially laissez-faire basis.     

Osmoregulatory and immunological status of the pond-raised striped catfish (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Pangasianodon hypophthalmus</Emphasis> S.) as affected by seasonal runoff and salinity changes in the Mekong Delta,Vietnam

In Vietnam, the production of striped catfish Pangasianodon hypophthalmus S. reached more than 1.2 millions of tons in 2014 and is mainly gathered in the Mekong Delta (South Vietnam). A survey was carried out during the dry season 2013 (March–April) and rainy season 2014 (July–August) in 12 fish farms of the lower (Tra Vinh Province) and higher (Can Tho Province) Mekong River Delta. This study allowed drawing up current key osmoregulatory and innate immune parameters of striped catfish in aquaculture depending on the geographical location, particularly the proximity to the River Mekong Estuary and the seasonal surface runoff. In the dry season, plasma osmolality was positively correlated with salinity. Gill Na⁺K⁺ ATPase dropped in the rainy season, while kidney Na⁺K⁺ ATPase remained stable. Abundance of immune blood cells, especially thrombocytes and monocytes, tended to increase in farms located in tidal area. Production of reactive oxygen species in the spleen, kidney lysozyme activity and plasma complement activity did not vary whatever the season or the proximity to the estuary. Plasma lysozyme activity was 50-fold higher than in kidney and increased in the rainy season as well as in tidal sites. Kidney complement activity decreased in the dry season, especially in tidal sites. In conclusion, regarding key osmoregulatory and immune factors, striped catfish farms located in the Mekong Delta may be affected by seasonal and regional salinity and runoff fluctuations.     

阳澄湖网围养殖区水体营养盐的时空变化与水质评价

2008年5月至2009年5月在阳澄湖中湖网围养殖区采集上、下层水样进行水质检测,并采用营养状态指数法对养殖区营养状况进行综合评价。结果显示,（1）养殖区营养盐的分布存在明显的时空变化,除了硝酸盐以外,所测指标均表现为养殖季节高于非养殖季节,高密度养殖区高于低密度养殖区,底层水高于表层水,说明高密度养殖造成氮磷的大量沉积。（2）高密度养殖区呈重度富营养状态,低密度养殖区也达到中度富营养。（3）2008年5月与2009年5月同期的水质监测数据显示,单季养殖的湖泊水质变化不明显。本研究表明,短期养殖对水质影响较小,但长期养殖则影响明显。网围养殖区富营养化日趋严重,目前已接近重度富营养状态,且磷污染较氮污染严重。     

Declines in the tuber‐feeding waterbird guild at Shengjin Lake National Nature Reserve,China – a barometer of submerged macrophyte collapse

• 1. The Yangtze floodplain is globally unique for its extensive ephemeral wetlands, recharged by summer monsoon precipitation. The annual cycle of inundation and water table recession favours submerged macrophytes, including Vallisneria that overwinters in desiccated substrates as tubers, which provide high‐energy winter food for tuber‐feeding waterbirds that were formerly abundant in the region.
• 2. Large declines among the tuber‐feeding waterbirds swan goose Anser cygnoides (L.), tundra swan Cygnus columbianus (Ord) and hooded crane Grus monacha Temminck between 2004/2005 and 2009/2010 at Shengjin Lake, Anhui Province, suggest that major changes in food availability have occurred there.
• 3. Based on observations of feeding behaviour and energy budgets of these species, it was calculated that at least 5.0 and 8.9 km² of Vallisneria beds in 2004 and 2005, respectively, would be needed to support observed numbers of these species, compared with less than 1.5 km² found in 2009 and 2010.
• 4. An incomplete macrophyte survey in summer 2000 located at least 7.7 km² of Vallisneria beds in the Upper Lake, where none was present during resurveys in 2008 and 2009. Declines in tuber‐feeding waterbirds at Shengjin Lake coincide with the disappearance of their submerged macrophyte food plants, possibly as a result of eutrophication since the mid‐2000s.
• 5. Widespread declines and concentration of tuber‐eating wintering waterbirds at other sites elsewhere in the Yangtze floodplain may also reflect the local collapse of submerged macrophytes and of ecosystem services that these wetlands provide to the human communities. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

     

珠海桂山风电场水域渔业资源声学评估与空间分布

2019年10月24日至26日,使用便携式Simrad EY60科学探鱼仪对珠海桂山岛海上风电场水域的渔业资源进行了声学调查,研究了该水域的渔业资源组成、数量密度、资源量密度及其空间分布。本次调查共捕获游泳生物和底栖无脊椎动物72种,其中34种参与声学评估。扫海面积法估算的鱼类平均数量密度与资源量密度分别为1.09×10⁴尾/km²,227.48 kg/km²;声学方法估算的鱼类数量密度与资源量密度分别为5.97×10⁵尾/km²,15.13 t/km²。风电场水域鱼类聚集性分布明显,在风电场西北与东南外围水域密度较高,中间水域的密度较低。鱼类单体目标强度（TS）分布范围为-68~-41dB,其中-68~-58 dB的单体TS占主要部分（79.12%）,对应鱼类的体长范围为3~8 cm;随着水深的增加,单体平均TS先减小后增大。本研究是桂山风电场水域渔业资源的首次声学调查,结果较准确地反映了风电场水域多种鱼类的资源量及其分布信息,可为科学评价海上风电场建成运营后对渔业资源的长期影响提供基础数据。     

Dolphins in a bottle: abundance,residency patterns and conservation of bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus in the semi‐closed eutrophic Amvrakikos Gulf,Greece

• 1. Boat surveys were conducted between 2002 and 2005 to study bottlenose dolphins living in the 400 km² Amvrakikos Gulf, western Greece. During 116 survey days, 4705 km of total effort resulted in the individual photo‐identification of 106 animals, through long‐term natural markings on their dorsal fins.
• 2. Mark–recapture analyses based on the M_th model provided estimates of 82 marked individuals in 2003 (95% CI=80–91), 92 in 2004 (95% CI=86–108) and 98 in 2005 (95% CI=94–110). To include the unmarked portion of the population, the proportion of unmarked individuals was computed based on the number of photographs of marked and unmarked dorsal fins. The mean proportion of unmarked animals in the population was 0.338 (95% CI=0.288–0.389). By adding this to the estimate for marked animals in 2005, considered as the most robust, a total population estimate of 148 individuals (95% CI=132–180) was obtained.
• 3. Dolphin encounter rates in 2003–2005 did not show significant variations, and averaged 7.2 groups per 100 km or 72.5 individuals per 100 km. Encounter rates within the Gulf were about one order of magnitude greater than those found for bottlenose dolphins in nearby eastern Ionian Sea coastal waters.
• 4. Mean dolphin density in the Gulf was 0.37 animals km^?2. This relatively high density, together with high levels of site fidelity shown by most individuals, was thought to be related primarily to prey availability, particularly of epipelagic schooling fish.
• 5. The importance of the semi‐closed Amvrakikos Gulf for bottlenose dolphins and other threatened species encourages the adoption of measures aimed to conserve its valuable ecosystems and raise the naturalistic profile of the area, while promoting environment‐conscious development. Meaningful action includes restoring natural hydrology (e.g. freshwater input from rivers), curtailing pollution from various sources, responsible fisheries and aquaculture management, and control of illegal fishing. Interactions between dolphins and fisheries also deserve careful quantitative investigation.

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苏北浅滩沙脊潮沟地形对鱼类分布格局的影响

为研究苏北浅滩沙脊潮沟海域地形特征对鱼类群落分布格局的影响,根据2011年5月(春)和2010年11月(秋)在苏北浅滩中部海域渔业资源调查的资料,采用方差贡献和回归分析的方法,通过对中部海域沙脊潮沟处鱼类生物学特征、资源密度、优势种相对重要性指数以及优势种对鱼类总数量的贡献的分析,讨论苏北浅滩沙脊潮沟地形对鱼类分布格局的影响。结果显示,鱼类空间分布差异与潮沟系统的地形地貌有关,春季潮沟外侧海域是小黄鱼、鰐等洄游性鱼类的渔场,潮沟海域是洄游性鰐和方氏锦鰑的渔场位置,沙脊海域是赤鼻棱鰒等非洄游性鱼的渔场。秋季鱼类空间分布仅与潮沟系统沙脊地形相关,沙脊海域主要是大银鱼的索饵场和越冬场。鱼类数量季节变化还与鱼类产卵洄游和生长相关。春季重量密度(16.08 kg/km2)大于秋季(10.74 kg/km2),而秋季尾数密度(16.3×103尾/km2)大于春季(5.36×103尾/km2)。春季鱼类规格较大,与部分成鱼具有到这一海域进行产卵洄游的习性有关,而秋季同种鱼则以幼体居多,且优势种个体小,与秋季部分鱼类幼鱼在此处索饵和育幼有关。总体上,苏北浅滩沙脊潮沟海域特有地形,使得这一海域春季是鱼类的产卵场,夏秋季是育幼场,因而在渔业上具有重要的意义。