Diel variations in acoustic recordings of blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou)
Abstract Johnsen, E., and Godø, O. R. 2007. Diel variations in acoustic recordings of blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou). – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 64: 1202–1209. Annual landings of blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou) in the northeast Atlantic have exceeded 2 million metric tonnes i...
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croxfordunivpr:10.1093/icesjms/fsm110 2024-04-28T08:32:18+00:00 Diel variations in acoustic recordings of blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou) Johnsen, E. Godø, O. R. 2007 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsm110 http://academic.oup.com/icesjms/article-pdf/64/6/1202/29152407/fsm110.pdf en eng Oxford University Press (OUP) ICES Journal of Marine Science volume 64, issue 6, page 1202-1209 ISSN 1095-9289 1054-3139 Ecology Aquatic Science Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics Oceanography journal-article 2007 croxfordunivpr https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsm110 2024-04-09T07:57:08Z Abstract Johnsen, E., and Godø, O. R. 2007. Diel variations in acoustic recordings of blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou). – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 64: 1202–1209. Annual landings of blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou) in the northeast Atlantic have exceeded 2 million metric tonnes in recent years, and overexploitation is an increasing concern in terms of the sustainability of the fishery. The most important fisheries-independent dataset used for tuning the analytical stock assessment comes from the Norwegian surveys of blue whiting west off the British Isles. The survey is carried out in March/April during peak spawning, and improving its quality will have a direct positive effect on stock assessment. Here, we analyse diel effects on the abundance and vertical distribution as recorded by acoustics in 1995 and 1996 and from 1998 to 2002, and evaluate the potential effects on the survey estimates. On average, the acoustic density of blue whiting was ∼20% higher by day than by night. However, the diel bias varied considerably among years, and surprisingly, the acoustic density in shallow water (<350 m) was in general highest at night, when the blue whiting were distributed higher in the water column and more dispersed. The span in the vertical depth range increased considerably with bottom depth in water shallower than 550 m. In deeper water, where blue whiting had little or no bottom association, the day–night differences in vertical distribution were smaller and not affected by bottom depth. The inconsistency of the diel effect from year to year negatively affects the time-series used during annual stock assessments. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northeast Atlantic Oxford University Press ICES Journal of Marine Science 64 6 1202 1209 |
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Abstract Johnsen, E., and Godø, O. R. 2007. Diel variations in acoustic recordings of blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou). – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 64: 1202–1209. Annual landings of blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou) in the northeast Atlantic have exceeded 2 million metric tonnes in recent years, and overexploitation is an increasing concern in terms of the sustainability of the fishery. The most important fisheries-independent dataset used for tuning the analytical stock assessment comes from the Norwegian surveys of blue whiting west off the British Isles. The survey is carried out in March/April during peak spawning, and improving its quality will have a direct positive effect on stock assessment. Here, we analyse diel effects on the abundance and vertical distribution as recorded by acoustics in 1995 and 1996 and from 1998 to 2002, and evaluate the potential effects on the survey estimates. On average, the acoustic density of blue whiting was ∼20% higher by day than by night. However, the diel bias varied considerably among years, and surprisingly, the acoustic density in shallow water (<350 m) was in general highest at night, when the blue whiting were distributed higher in the water column and more dispersed. The span in the vertical depth range increased considerably with bottom depth in water shallower than 550 m. In deeper water, where blue whiting had little or no bottom association, the day–night differences in vertical distribution were smaller and not affected by bottom depth. The inconsistency of the diel effect from year to year negatively affects the time-series used during annual stock assessments. |
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