Schooling behaviour of small pelagic fish: phenotypic expression of independent stimuli

This work develops a new method, the box-balance model (BBM), to assess the role of hydrodynamic structures in the survival of fish larvae. The BBM was applied in the northwest Mediterranean to field data, on 2 small pelagic fish species whose larvae coexist in summer: Engraulis encrasicolus, a dominant species, and Sardinella aurita, which is expanding northwards in relation to sea warming. The BBM allows one to quantify the contribution of circulation, with significant mesoscale activity, to the survival of fish larvae, clearly separating the effect of transport from biological factors. It is based on comparing the larval abundances at age found in local target areas, associated with the mesoscale structures (boxes), to those predicted by the overall mortality rate of the population in the region. The application of the BBM reveals that dispersion/retention by hydrodynamic structures favours the survival of E. encrasicolus larvae. In addition, since larval growth and mortality rates of the species are required parameters for application of the BBM, we present their estimates for S. aurita in the region for the first time. Although growth and mortality rates found for S. aurita are both higher than for E. encrasicolus, their combined effect confers a lower survival to S. aurita larvae. Thus, although the warming trend in the region would contribute to the expansion of the fast-growing species S. aurita, we can confirm that E. encrasicolus is well established, with a better adapted survival strategy.

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Small pelagic fish responses to fine-scale oceanographic conditions: implications for the endangered African penguin

Marine Ecology Progress Series ◽

10.3354/meps12089 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 569 ◽

pp. 187-203 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

AM McInnes ◽

PG Ryan ◽

M Lacerda ◽

J Deshayes ◽

WS Goschen ◽

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Keyword(s):

Pelagic Fish ◽

Fine Scale ◽

Small Pelagic Fish ◽

African Penguin ◽

Oceanographic Conditions

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PEMETAAN RANTAI NILAI IKAN PELAGIS KECIL DI KOTA AMBON

PAPALELE (Jurnal Penelitian Sosial Ekonomi Perikanan dan Kelautan) ◽

10.30598/papalele.2018.2.1.15 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 15-21

Author(s):

Yolanda MTN Apituley ◽

Dionisius Bawole ◽

Imelda KE Savitri ◽

Friesland Tuapettel

Keyword(s):

Value Chain ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Pelagic Fish ◽

Value Chain Analysis ◽

Small Pelagic Fish ◽

Fresh Fish ◽

Chain Analysis ◽

The Government ◽

Market Distance ◽

Role Of The Government

This research was taken in Ambon (Latuhalat and Laha) and in Central Maluku Regency (Waai) in May – July 2018. It was aimed at mapping the value chain of small pelagic fish in Ambon through: 1) mapping of product, financial and information flows and 2). analysis of percentage distribution of small pelagic fish caught. The data used in this study was primary and secondary data, and analyzed by using value chain analysis. The results show that small pelagic fish marketing chain in Ambon consisted of six models with five actors. Each chain is formed due to the conditions and situation of market, resulted by the influencing of catches of fishermen and traders' capital. The broker plays an important role in marketing small pelagic fish in the market and obtaining 10% of the fishermen's catch that can be distributed, both to retailers and cold storage. Fish caught by the fishermen is still fresh in general when arrives in the consumers, because the fishing area is not too far, the market distance with the production centers is also quite close and in general fishermen and traders have understood the importance of maintaining product quality. Even so, the role of the Government in providing marketing facilities and infrastructure is needed so that modern market conditions can be applied in marketing fresh fish in Ambon.

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A new look on the morphometric characteristics of Congridae leptocephali from the southern Adriatic Sea

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom ◽

10.1017/s0025315421000229 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-5

Author(s):

M. Mandić ◽

I. Leonori ◽

A. De Felice ◽

S. Gvozdenović ◽

A. Pešić

Keyword(s):

Fish Species ◽

Adriatic Sea ◽

Pelagic Fish ◽

Morphometric Parameters ◽

Morphological Features ◽

Morphometric Characteristics ◽

Small Pelagic Fish ◽

Acoustic Surveys ◽

Western Side ◽

Conger Conger

Abstract Anguillid leptocephali of three Congridae species (Conger conger, Ariosoma balearicum and Gnathophis mistax) were caught as bycatch of pelagic trawls during acoustic surveys targeting small pelagic fish species in the southern Adriatic Sea, carried out under the framework of the Italian MEDIAS project (western side) and its extension in the ambit of the FAO AdriaMed project (eastern side). Results refer to the findings of Congridae leptocephali during surveys conducted in 2011, 2014, 2015 and 2016. A total of 25 specimens were caught and analysed (morphological features and pigmentation patterns). Leptocephali of Conger conger were found in the range of 8.4–13.1 cm total length (TL) (between 50 and 132 m depth), Ariosoma balearicum from 9.7–12.2 cm TL (between 50 and 128 m depth) and for Gnathophis mystax in the range from 6.4–11.7 cm TL (between 40 and 79 m depth). The results indicate that the southern Adriatic Pit could be the spawning area of these species in the Adriatic Sea. Present data represent a contribution to existing knowledge about the ecology of leptocephali from the Congridae family in the southern Adriatic Sea, and also indicate the existence of differences in morphometric parameters between different areas, that is, the possibility of the existence of new geographic lines within the genus Ariosoma in the Adriatic Sea.

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Impact of the Strong Downwelling (Upwelling) on Small Pelagic Fish Production during the 2016 (2019) Negative (Positive) Indian Ocean Dipole Events in the Eastern Indian Ocean off Java

Climate ◽

10.3390/cli9020029 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 29

Author(s):

Jonson Lumban-Gaol ◽

Eko Siswanto ◽

Kedarnath Mahapatra ◽

Nyoman Metta Nyanakumara Natih ◽

I Wayan Nurjaya ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Indian Ocean ◽

Indian Ocean Dipole ◽

Pelagic Fish ◽

Eastern Indian Ocean ◽

Fish Production ◽

Small Pelagic Fish ◽

Field Surveys ◽

Chl A ◽

Positive Indian Ocean Dipole ◽

The Impact

Although researchers have investigated the impact of Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) phases on human lives, only a few have examined such impacts on fisheries. In this study, we analyzed the influence of negative (positive) IOD phases on chlorophyll a (Chl-a) concentrations as an indicator of phytoplankton biomass and small pelagic fish production in the eastern Indian Ocean (EIO) off Java. We also conducted field surveys in the EIO off Palabuhanratu Bay at the peak (October) and the end (December) of the 2019 positive IOD phase. Our findings show that the Chl-a concentration had a strong and robust association with the 2016 (2019) negative (positive) IOD phases. The negative (positive) anomalous Chl-a concentration in the EIO off Java associated with the negative (positive) IOD phase induced strong downwelling (upwelling), leading to the preponderant decrease (increase) in small pelagic fish production in the EIO off Java.

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Climate change scenarios experiments predict a future reduction in small pelagic fish recruitment in the Humboldt Current system

Global Change Biology ◽

10.1111/gcb.12184 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 19 (6) ◽

pp. 1841-1853 ◽

Cited By ~ 51

Author(s):

Timothée Brochier ◽

Vincent Echevin ◽

Jorge Tam ◽

Alexis Chaigneau ◽

Katerina Goubanova ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Current System ◽

Pelagic Fish ◽

Climate Change Scenarios ◽

Small Pelagic Fish ◽

Humboldt Current ◽

Fish Recruitment ◽

Humboldt Current System

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Forecasting shifts in habitat suitability across the distribution range of a temperate small pelagic fish under different scenarios of climate change

The Science of The Total Environment ◽

10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150167 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 804 ◽

pp. 150167

Author(s):

André R.A. Lima ◽

Miguel Baltazar-Soares ◽

Susana Garrido ◽

Isabel Riveiro ◽

Pablo Carrera ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Habitat Suitability ◽

Pelagic Fish ◽

Distribution Range ◽

Small Pelagic Fish

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Changes in foraging mode caused by a decline in prey size have major bioenergetic consequences for a small pelagic fish

Journal of Animal Ecology ◽

10.1111/1365-2656.13535 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Elisa Thoral ◽

Quentin Queiros ◽

Damien Roussel ◽

Gilbert Dutto ◽

Eric Gasset ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Prey Size ◽

Pelagic Fish ◽

Small Pelagic Fish ◽

Foraging Mode

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