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Simulation Study on the Interannual Variation of the Transport and Distribution of Chub Mackerel (Scomber japonicus) Larvae and Juveniles Using Individual-Based Model

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An individual-based model of Scomber japonicus in the East China Sea (ECS) was developed to simulate the effects of physical environment on the transport and distribution of eggs, larvae and juveniles of S. japonicus from 1978 to 2013. The results showed that there were interannual differences in the transport and distribution of eggs, larvae and juveniles of S. japonicus in the ECS due to different physical environments from 1978 to 2013, and this difference was extremely obvious in some specific years. The current in the drift path of eggs and juveniles controlled and affected the transport process and distribution characteristics. In April, the distribution of eggs and larvae was mainly controlled by the Taiwan Warm Current (TWC). The number of eggs and larvae transported into the northeastern waters of the ECS was positively correlated with the intensity of TWC. In May, it was mainly regulated by the TWC and the Tsushima Strait Warm Current (TSWC). In June, the number of larvae and juveniles entering the Tsushima Strait and the Pacific Ocean was determined by the TSWC. In general, in the years with high number of larvae and juveniles into the Tsushima Strait, the catch of 0-year-old S. japonicus was also higher. In addition, the number of larvae and juveniles entering the Tsushima Strait in El Niño years was less than that in La Niña years. In July, the transport was mainly controlled by the Kuroshio Current (KC), and the eddy within the KC strongly affected its distribution.

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This study was financially supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (No. 2018YFD0900906), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 419060 73), and the Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai (No. 19ZR1423000).

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  1. College of Marine Sciences, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China

    Wei Yu, Zhiping Feng, Wenjiang Guan, Yu Zhang & Yuesong Li

  2. East China Sea Forecast Center, State Oceanic Administration, Shanghai, 200081, China

    Lingzhi Pan

  3. National Engineering Research Center for Oceanic Fisheries, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China

    Wei Yu, Wenjiang Guan, Yu Zhang & Yuesong Li

  4. Key Laboratory of Sustainable Exploitation of Oceanic Fisheries Resources, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China

    Wei Yu, Wenjiang Guan, Yu Zhang & Yuesong Li

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    Wei Yu, Wenjiang Guan, Yu Zhang & Yuesong Li

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Yu, W., Feng, Z., Pan, L. et al. Simulation Study on the Interannual Variation of the Transport and Distribution of Chub Mackerel (Scomber japonicus) Larvae and Juveniles Using Individual-Based Model. J. Ocean Univ. China 21, 1273–1282 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11802-022-4949-7

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