环境友好型虾夷扇贝捕捞网具优化设计与试验

目前中国虾夷扇贝网具存在捕捞效果差、海底生境影响严重等问题,该研究基于水下视频监控技术,设计了水压板导流与随动式惊扰相结合的拖曳网架结构。采用FLUENT软件对改造后捕捞网具的水下拖曳水动力特性进行分析得出,在拖曳水深在30~50 m、拖曳速度为1.8 m/s、网口高度为350 mm时,采用22.5°～30°负迎角弧式水压板,可减轻顶部湍流对底栖鱼类的兼捕影响,且随动式惊扰装置满足作业要求,此时拖曳稳定绳长约为156.80～261.34 m、稳定角度为11.03°、稳定拖曳力为2275.83 N。通过海上捕捞对比试验得出,在拖曳速度为1.5、1.8和2.0 m/s时,改造后捕捞网具与生产用捕捞网具在捕捞量方面无显著差异（P>0.5）,在碎贝量和底栖鱼类兼捕量方面显著降低（P<0.5）。单网平均捕捞量的偏差率分别为6.30%、0.59%和5.55%,单网平均碎贝量的偏差率分别为90.63%、84.78%、85.29%,单网底栖鱼类平均兼捕量的偏差率分别为78.57%、81.25%、84.85%。且在拖曳速度为1.8 m/s时,与生产用网具相比,单网平均捕捞量偏差率最低,单网平均碎贝量的偏差率最低,底栖鱼类平均兼捕量显著减少,符合环境友好型捕捞网具设计要求。     

淡水电捕鱼工具性能研究与作用半径评估

[目的]了解我国电捕鱼工具使用现状,为国家制订渔业资源保护政策与导向提供科学依据.[方法]采用实地收集鱼具,测定电捕鱼工具可击昏鱼的作用范围、输出电压、波形,分析该类工具在性能上的演变,评价电捕鱼工具对水生资源的影响.[结果]现有电捕鱼工具以脉冲输出为主,直流输出为辅,没有收集到交流输出样品.现有电捕鱼工具的平均输出电压是1975年的1.6倍、1959年的3.0倍,平均击昏作用距离是是1975年的1.3倍,1959年的1.7倍;个别工具的输出电压达到1975年的4.3倍,1959年的8.0倍;可击昏作用半径达到1975年的2.3倍及1959年的2.9倍.研究结果还表明现有的电捕鱼工具通过提升输出电压、改为脉冲输出等方法,提升捕鱼效率、扩大作业范围,会引发鱼等水生生物资源的加速消亡.[结论]该试验分析方法及作用半径的评估方法,可用于电捕鱼工具对水生资源影响的评估,有利于推进我国农牧水产行业的可持续健康发展.     

螺旋伞齿轮精锻工艺及发展趋势的研究

当前,代表各国机械制造发展程度的是齿轮精锻工艺的水平,提升锻造工艺水平可以促进中国机械工业更好更快发展,从而减少与世界顶尖技术的距离。并且能够更大程度上减少对资源的消耗和材料的浪费,给机械工业减少成本的消耗。因而文章从我国螺旋齿轮精锻研究概况、及其所面临的问题以及研究方法等几方面入手研究螺旋伞齿轮的精锻工艺,并且展望了该技术的未来趋势。     

闽南、台湾浅滩渔场灯光围网渔业状况分析

根据福建省1987～2003年闽南、台湾浅滩渔场(116°00′～119°30′E,22°00′～24°30′N)灯光围网作业生产统计数据和资源监测资料,分析研究了福建省在该渔场灯光围网作业状况、发展演变和资源利用现状。结果表明:由于单拖作业和流刺网作业的发展,灯光围网作业持续萎缩,在海洋渔业中的地位不断下降;渔船大型化,渔场向深水推进,灯源配置及集鱼并灯技术取得重大突破;主要渔获物中蓝圆鲹占绝对优势,鲐鱼所占比例有上升的趋势,金色小沙丁鱼年间波动明显,颌圆鲹则快速减少,竹鱼近年来产量快速增长。文章还提出改进和提高灯光围网作业捕捞技术和自身竞争力,合理引导部分疏目快拖作业参与中上层鱼类资源的开发利用等优化海区捕捞作业结构、合理开发利用海区渔业资源的管理建议。     

长江径流对河口及邻近海区渔业影响的初步研究

根据对近年调查资料的分析，本文试就长江径流变化对邻近海区理化环境的影响、对河口及邻近海区的浮游动物的数量分布以及渔业的影响等方面进行了讨论。长江径流的变化关系到邻近海区温、盐度和冲淡水的分布，并且存在着较强的相关；不少经济鱼类的渔场正位于浮游动物总生物量高区，而近海浮游动物总生物量与长江径流量之间有着显著的正相关关系；径流量的变化不仅改变渔场位置，而且影响海区渔获量的变化。文中着重讨论了长江口、舟山和鱼山渔场的带鱼、鲐鲹鱼的分布，渔场形成，渔获量的大小与径流量关系．     

日本沿海捕鳗笼的网目选择性

1995~2000年在东京湾进行的套网法实验,结果表明:网目尺寸为21·0、18·1、15·5、13·6、11·6mm的笼网目选择率在星康吉鳗全长035·50cm、l>32·50cm、l>27·50cm、l>26·50cm、l>24·00cm时,全长选择率几乎接近于1·00,50%选择全长分别为29·80、26·80、23·00、22·00、20·00cm;选择域为3·80、4·30、3·50、3·00、3·00cm。依据AIC理论,套网和实验网的网目接近时,套网的影响显著;Single curve model所得到的主选择性曲线可更好地反映网目选择性。50%选择相对体周长MGc1·11,选择域为0·52。01·60,选择率趋向于1·00。     

The behavioural dynamics of fishers: management implications

In pursuing their livelihood, fishers develop strategies when faced with changes in regulations and other fishery conditions. Changes involve each individual in a decision‐making process governed by his/her own goals or constraints. Despite this reality, the complex dynamics of fishing has usually been ignored in designing management initiatives, which has contributed to management failures in many parts of the world. Fishers have generally been treated as fixed elements, with no consideration of individual attitudes based on their operating scales (geographical, ecological, social and economic) and personal goals. We review existing research on the social, economic and behavioural dynamics of fishing to provide insight into fisher behaviour and its implications for fisheries management. Emphasis is placed on fisher perception, and how fishers develop dynamic fishing tactics and strategies as an adaptive response to changes in resource abundance, environmental conditions and market or regulatory constraints. We conclude that knowledge of these dynamics is essential for effective management, and we discuss how such information can be collected, analysed and integrated into fisheries assessment and management. Particular emphasis is placed on small‐scale fisheries, but some examples from industrial fleets are provided to highlight similar issues in different types of fisheries.     

Residential movements of top predators in Chile’s most isolated marine protected area: Implications for the conservation of the Galapagos shark,Carcharhinus galapagensis,and the yellowtail amberjack,Seriola lalandi

1. Marine protected areas (MPAs) are becoming a widely used tool for the conservation of biodiversity and for fishery management; however, most of these areas are designed without prior knowledge of the basic ecological aspects of the species that they are trying to protect.
2. This study investigated the movement of two top predators: the Galapagos shark, Carcharhinus galapagensis, and the yellowtail amberjack, Seriola lalandi, in and around the Motu Motiro Hiva Marine Park (MMHMP) using MiniPAT satellite tags to determine the effectiveness of this MPA for the protection of these species.
3. The Galapagos sharks (n = 4) spent most of their tag deployment periods inside the MMHMP. However, high intraspecific variability was observed in their movement dynamics. Daily individual maximum movements ranged from 17 to 58 km and the maximum distance from Salas y Gómez Island, the only emergent island within the MMHMP, ranged from 31 to 139 km.
4. The maximum linear distance travelled for a female juvenile Galapagos shark (152 cm total length) was 236 km, which is greater than the maximum distance previously documented for juveniles of this species (<50 km).
5. For the yellowtail amberjack (n = 1), 91% of the satellite geolocations were within the MMHMP, with a maximum daily distance travelled of 6 km. The maximum distance travelled between points was 111 km and the maximum distance from Salas y Gómez Island was 62 km.
6. All archival tagged fish spent most of their time at depths of <50 m and never left the epipelagic zone. Daytime versus night-time differences were pronounced in all individuals but showed high interindividual variability.
7. This study provides a baseline on the movement of these two top predators in the MMHMP and provides valuable insights for the creation of MPAs in the region and elsewhere.

     

Long-term catch trends and risk assessment of the Critically Endangered white-spotted wedgefish (Rhynchobatus djiddensis) from South Africa

1. The white-spotted wedgefish (Rhynchobatus djiddensis) is a Critically Endangered shark-like ray in the family Rhinidae. Throughout its Western Indian Ocean distribution, it is targeted for its valuable meat and fins and is reported to have undergone major population declines. However, there remains a need for species specific time-series data to accurately assess localized population declines.
2. This study used two independent long-term (37 and 40 years) time-series catch data from competitive shore angling and shark nets to investigate the size composition and catch per unit effort (CPUE) and conduct a risk assessment for the population on the east coast of South Africa.
3. From 1977 to 2017 the competitive shore fishery captured 7,703 individual R. djiddensis, whilst shark nets in the same region captured 2,856 individuals from 1981 to 2017. Individuals captured in the nets had a sex ratio of 1.8:1 females to males, and were larger than those caught by the anglers. Although the mean annual sizes of net-caught individuals were above the size of reported sexual maturity, there was little evidence to suggest that any individuals captured were reproductively active.
4. Both the competitive shore fishery and shark net catches exhibited strong seasonal trends with the majority of R. djiddensis catches occurring from October to May peaking in austral summer. Standardized CPUE from the competitive shore fishery declined substantially between 1977 and 2017 and shark net catches exhibited a significant (p < 0.05) fourfold decline in annual nominal CPUE from 1981 to 2017.
5. Ultimately, a risk assessment showed a 65.1% decline in abundance over a period of three generation lengths, which indicates that the sampled population of R. djiddensis in South Africa should be classified as Endangered according to the IUCN Red List using criterion A2b. The conservation implications of this are discussed.

     

Science and conservation of Amazonian crocodilians: a historical review

1. Crocodilians represent one of the oldest extant vertebrate lineages. They have co-existed with humans throughout the Amazon basin for thousands of years, often having a strong cultural and economic influence on people's lives. Shifts in the socio-economic and political reality of the Amazon basin during the last century have led crocodilian populations to face large variations in their numbers according to different levels of exploitation and strategies for their conservation.
2. This article reviews the scientific knowledge obtained between 1945 and 2019 on the biology, conservation and management for the four Amazonian crocodilian (caiman) species (Caiman crocodilus, Melanosuchus niger, Paleosuchus palpebrosus and Paleosuchus trigonatus). It provides a general overview on past and current population status and research efforts involving caimans in the Amazon basin and discusses perspectives for the future.
3. The most significant studies on the ecology, genetics and management strategies are examined in more detail and this information is contextualized to provide an overview of the most relevant findings that might explain caiman population trends over the last 75 years.
4. Systems for sustainable management in the Amazon basin have been discussed for the past 20 years, but remain rarely applicable. It is necessary to develop new ways to maintain healthy caiman populations through innovative management programmes. Sustainable harvesting of wildlife has been shown to promote conservation targets, especially those initiatives based on community co-management. In this article, we propose some general guidelines for future management schemes, in the expectation that the information provided by the scientific community will be considered fully without political agendas determining the priorities.