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Interregional differences in mortality of aquacultured yellowtail Seriola quinqueradiata in relation to a Chattonella bloom in the Yatsushiro Sea, Japan, in 2010

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Mass mortality of Seriola quinqueradiata was caused by a Chattonella bloom in summer 2010 in the southern area of the Yatsushiro Sea. We analyzed the diurnal records of the mortality occurrence and cell density of C. marina to examine the short-term mortality dynamics. In addition, a hydrodynamic model and Lagrangian particle tracking method were used to examine interregional differences in the mortalities. Mortalities were concentrated along the southern coast of Shishi Island and western coast of Nagashima Island in early July. In late July, mortalities occurred along the southern coast of Shishi Island and eastern coast of Nagashima Island. Severe mortalities occurred where the bloom (>100 cells ml−1 of Chattonella marina) appeared in both early and late July. Model results show that interregional difference of the bloom was controlled by the advection system in the Yatsushiro Sea. The consistent spatio-temporal pattern between fish mortalities and bloom dynamics indicates the potential benefits of real-time monitoring of harmful algae and assessing factors controlling hydrographic conditions to mitigate mortalities.

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The authors thank two anonymous reviewers for their useful comments on the manuscript. This study was partly supported by grants from Fisheries Research Agency. We used the supercomputer of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Research Information Technology Center, Japan.

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  1. National Research Institute of Fisheries Science, Fisheries Research Agency, 2-12-4 Fukuura, Kanazawa, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 236-8648, Japan

    Kazuhiro Aoki & Manabu Shimizu

  2. National Research Institute of Fisheries and Environment of Inland Sea, Fisheries Research Agency, 2-17-5 Maruishi, Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima, 236-8648, Japan

    Goh Onitsuka

  3. Hokkaido National Fisheries Research Institute, Fisheries Research Agency, 116 Katsurakoi, Kushiro, Hokkaido, 085-0802, Japan

    Hiroshi Kuroda

  4. Azuma-cho Fishery Cooperative Association, 1769-1 Takanosu, Nagashima-cho, Izumi-gun, Kagoshima, 899-1401, Japan

    Hitoshi Matsuo & Yuuki Kitadai

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Aoki, K., Onitsuka, G., Shimizu, M. et al. Interregional differences in mortality of aquacultured yellowtail Seriola quinqueradiata in relation to a Chattonella bloom in the Yatsushiro Sea, Japan, in 2010. Fish Sci 81, 525–532 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12562-015-0876-5

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