scholarly journals Using ecologically based relationships to predict distribution of flathead sole Hippoglossoides elassodon in the eastern Bering Sea

2005 ◽  
Vol 290 ◽  
pp. 251-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
CN Rooper ◽  
M Zimmermann ◽  
PD Spencer
Keyword(s):  
Bering Sea ◽  
Eastern Bering Sea ◽  
Hippoglossoides Elassodon

A mixed-species yield model for eastern Bering Sea shelf flatfish fisheries

2002 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 291-302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul D Spencer ◽  
Thomas K Wilderbuer ◽  
Chang Ik Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Bering Sea ◽  
Optimal Solution ◽  
Single Species ◽  
Mixed Species ◽  
Yield Model ◽  
Pacific Halibut ◽  
Eastern Bering Sea ◽  
Hippoglossus Stenolepis ◽  
Hippoglossoides Elassodon ◽  
Trawl Fisheries

A variety of eastern Bering Sea (EBS) flatfish including yellowfin sole (Limanda aspera), rock sole (Lepidopsetta bilineata), flathead sole (Hippoglossoides elassodon), and Alaska plaice (Pleuronectes quadrituberculatus), co-occur in various degrees in EBS trawl fisheries, impeding attempts to obtain single-species management targets. A further complication is the bycatch of Pacific halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis); halibut bycatch limits, rather than single-species catch quotas, have been the primary factor regulating EBS flatfish harvest in recent years. To examine bycatch interactions among the EBS flatfish listed above, an equilibrium mixed-species multifishery model was developed. Equilibrium yield curves, scaled by recent average recruitment, are flat topped or asymptotically increasing, reflecting low fishing selectivity during the first several years of life and low growth relative to natural mortality. A linear programming analysis indicated that relaxation of the halibut bycatch constraint at the optimal solution of catch by fishery would produce approximately 20 times more flatfish yield than a similar relaxation of any flatfish catch quota. A strategy for establishing halibut bycatch limits that considers the foregone revenue in the halibut and flatfish trawl fisheries reveals how the choice of halibut bycatch limit is affected by the management goal for the flatfish complex.

Associations between flatfish abundance and surficial sediments in the eastern Bering Sea

2000 ◽  
Vol 57 (12) ◽  
pp. 2410-2419 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert A McConnaughey ◽  
Keith R Smith
Keyword(s):  
Bering Sea ◽  
Food Habits ◽  
Prey Availability ◽  
Sediment Type ◽  
Trawl Survey ◽  
Surficial Sediments ◽  
Sediment Properties ◽  
Eastern Bering Sea ◽  
Yellowfin Sole ◽  
Hippoglossoides Elassodon

Spatially explicit relationships between pleuronectid flatfish abundance and surficial sediments in the eastern Bering Sea were investigated using published sediment descriptions and trawl survey data (1982-1994). Flatfish food habits were also examined because sediment properties are known to affect the distribution and abundance of benthic prey. For six species, we compared sediment textures in areas of highest and lowest abundance (kilograms per hectare). Sand predominated in areas of high yellowfin sole (Pleuronectes asper) (YFS) (p << 0.001) and rock sole (Lepidopsetta spp.) (RS) (p << 0.001) abundance, while mixed sand and mud was most common in areas of lowest abundance. In contrast, mixed sand and mud predominated in areas preferred by flathead sole (Hippoglossoides elassodon) (FHS) (p << 0.001), Alaska plaice (Pleuronectes quadrituberculatus) (AP) (p = 0.002), and arrowtooth flounder (Atheresthes stomias) (ATF) (p = 0.004), with more diverse substrates in low-density areas. Areas of high and low Greenland turbot (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) (GT) (p = 0.845) abundance had similar sediment textures (primarily mixed sand and mud). Species with highly restricted diets (AP) or piscivores with weak sediment associations (GT, ATF) had relatively inflexible food habits, whereas YFS, RS, and FHS food habits varied considerably with sediment type. Our findings suggest that benthic-feeding pleuronectids prefer certain sediment textures because of adaptive differences in prey availability.

The physiological adaptations and toxin profiles of the toxic Alexandrium fundyense on the eastern Bering Sea and Chukchi Sea shelves

Harmful Algae ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 63 ◽  
pp. 13-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masafumi Natsuike ◽  
Hiroshi Oikawa ◽  
Kohei Matsuno ◽  
Atsushi Yamaguchi ◽  
Ichiro Imai
Keyword(s):  
Bering Sea ◽  
Chukchi Sea ◽  
Alexandrium Fundyense ◽  
Eastern Bering Sea ◽  
Physiological Adaptations

scholarly journals Predicted shifts of groundfish distribution in the Eastern Bering Sea under climate change, with implications for fish populations and fisheries management

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher N Rooper ◽  
Ivonne Ortiz ◽  
Albert J Hermann ◽  
Ned Laman ◽  
Wei Cheng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bering Sea ◽  
Marine Species ◽  
Species Distribution Modelling ◽  
Fish Populations ◽  
Trawl Survey ◽  
Climate Scenarios ◽  
Important Species ◽  
Eastern Bering Sea ◽  
Northern Latitudes ◽  
Distribution Shifts

Abstract Climate-related distribution shifts for marine species are, in general, amplified in northern latitudes. The objective of this study was to predict future distributions of commercially important species in the eastern Bering Sea under six climate scenarios, by incorporating predictions of future oceanographic conditions. We used species distribution modelling to determine potential distribution changes in four time periods (2013–2017, 2030–2039, 2060–2069, and 2090-2099) relative to 1982–2012 for 16 marine fish and invertebrates. Most species were predicted to have significant shifts in the centre of gravity of the predicted abundance, the area occupied, and the proportion of the predicted abundance found in the standard bottom trawl survey area. On average the shifts were modest, averaging 35.2 km (ranging from 1 to 202 km). There were significant differences in the predicted trend for distribution metrics among climate scenarios, with the most extensive changes in distribution resulting from Representative Concentration Pathway 8.5 climate scenarios. The variability in distributional shifts among years and climate scenarios was high, although the magnitudes were low. This study provides a basis for understanding where fish populations might expand or contract in future years. This will provide managers’ information that can help guide appropriate actions under warming conditions.

The Food of Fur Seals in the Eastern Bering Sea

1957 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ford Wilke ◽  
Karl W. Kenyon
Keyword(s):  
Bering Sea ◽  
Eastern Bering Sea ◽  
Fur Seals
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