Structure in a sea of sand: Fish abundance in relation to man-made structures in the North Sea
Artificial structures in the marine environment may have direct and/or indirect impact on the behaviour and space use of mobile foragers. This study explores whether environmental and physical features in the North Sea-including artificial structures (wrecks, wind turbines, cables, and oil and gas s...
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ftuniveastangl:oai:ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk:93785 2024-06-23T07:52:56+00:00 Structure in a sea of sand: Fish abundance in relation to man-made structures in the North Sea Wright, Serena R. Lynam, Christopher P. Righton, David A. Metcalfe, Julian Hunter, Ewan Riley, Ainsley Garcia, Luz Posen, Paulette Hyder, Kieran 2020-05 https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/93785/ https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsy142 unknown Wright, Serena R., Lynam, Christopher P., Righton, David A., Metcalfe, Julian, Hunter, Ewan, Riley, Ainsley, Garcia, Luz, Posen, Paulette and Hyder, Kieran (2020) Structure in a sea of sand: Fish abundance in relation to man-made structures in the North Sea. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 77 (3). pp. 1206-1218. ISSN 1054-3139 doi:10.1093/icesjms/fsy142 Article PeerReviewed 2020 ftuniveastangl https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsy142 2024-06-11T14:24:07Z Artificial structures in the marine environment may have direct and/or indirect impact on the behaviour and space use of mobile foragers. This study explores whether environmental and physical features in the North Sea-including artificial structures (wrecks, wind turbines, cables, and oil and gas structures) were associated with local abundance of three fish species: cod (Gadus morhua), plaice (Pleuronectes platessa), and thornback ray (Raja clavata). Generalized additive models (GAMs) were used to compare distributions between data collected by fisheries surveys and electronic tags. Distributions of cod, plaice, and ray were correlated with environmental variables including temperature, depth, and substrate, matching findings from previous studies. All species showed seasonal increases in their abundance in areas with high densities of artificial structures, including oil and gas platforms and wrecks. Independent of whether fish purposefully associate with these features or whether structures happen to coincide with locations frequented by these populations, the strong association suggests that greater consideration needs to be given to regulation of habitat alterations, including decommissioning. Article in Journal/Newspaper Gadus morhua University of East Anglia: UEA Digital Repository ICES Journal of Marine Science 77 3 1206 1218 |
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Artificial structures in the marine environment may have direct and/or indirect impact on the behaviour and space use of mobile foragers. This study explores whether environmental and physical features in the North Sea-including artificial structures (wrecks, wind turbines, cables, and oil and gas structures) were associated with local abundance of three fish species: cod (Gadus morhua), plaice (Pleuronectes platessa), and thornback ray (Raja clavata). Generalized additive models (GAMs) were used to compare distributions between data collected by fisheries surveys and electronic tags. Distributions of cod, plaice, and ray were correlated with environmental variables including temperature, depth, and substrate, matching findings from previous studies. All species showed seasonal increases in their abundance in areas with high densities of artificial structures, including oil and gas platforms and wrecks. Independent of whether fish purposefully associate with these features or whether structures happen to coincide with locations frequented by these populations, the strong association suggests that greater consideration needs to be given to regulation of habitat alterations, including decommissioning. |
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Wright, Serena R. Lynam, Christopher P. Righton, David A. Metcalfe, Julian Hunter, Ewan Riley, Ainsley Garcia, Luz Posen, Paulette Hyder, Kieran |
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Wright, Serena R. Lynam, Christopher P. Righton, David A. Metcalfe, Julian Hunter, Ewan Riley, Ainsley Garcia, Luz Posen, Paulette Hyder, Kieran Structure in a sea of sand: Fish abundance in relation to man-made structures in the North Sea |
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Wright, Serena R. Lynam, Christopher P. Righton, David A. Metcalfe, Julian Hunter, Ewan Riley, Ainsley Garcia, Luz Posen, Paulette Hyder, Kieran |
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Structure in a sea of sand: Fish abundance in relation to man-made structures in the North Sea |
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Structure in a sea of sand: Fish abundance in relation to man-made structures in the North Sea |
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Structure in a sea of sand: Fish abundance in relation to man-made structures in the North Sea |
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Wright, Serena R., Lynam, Christopher P., Righton, David A., Metcalfe, Julian, Hunter, Ewan, Riley, Ainsley, Garcia, Luz, Posen, Paulette and Hyder, Kieran (2020) Structure in a sea of sand: Fish abundance in relation to man-made structures in the North Sea. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 77 (3). pp. 1206-1218. ISSN 1054-3139 doi:10.1093/icesjms/fsy142 |
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