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Effects of environmental variations on the abundance of western winter-spring cohort of neon flying squid (Ommastrephes bartramii) in the Northwest Pacific Ocean

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During 1995–2011, annual production of winter-spring cohort of Ommastrephes bartramii for Chinese squidjigging fishery has greatly fluctuated, which is closely related to the environmental conditions on the spawning and fishing grounds. To better understand how squid recruitment and abundance were influenced by ocean environmental conditions, biological and physical environmental variables including sea surface temperature (SST), SST anomaly (SSTA), chlorophyll a (Chl a) concentration and the Kuroshio Current were examined during years with the highest (1999), intermediate (2005), and lowest (2009) catches. Catch per unit effort (CPUE) of the squid-jigging vessels was used as an indicator of squid abundance. The results indicated that high SST and Chl a concentration on the spawning ground in 1999 resulted in favorable incubation and feeding conditions for squid recruitment. Whereas the suitable spawning zone (SSZ) in 2009 shifted southward and coincided with low SST and Chl a concentration, resulting in a reduction in the squid recruitment. The small difference of SSZ area in the three years suggested the SSZ provided limited influences on the variability in squid recruitment. Furthermore, high squid abundance in 1999 and 2005 was associated with warm SSTA on the fishing ground. While the cool SSTA on the fishing ground in 2009 contributed to adverse habitat for the squid, leading to extremely low abundance. It was inferred that strengthened intensity of the Kuroshio force generally yielded favorable environmental conditions for O. bartramii. Future research are suggested to focus on the fundamental research on the early life stage of O. bartramii and mechanism of how the ocean-climate variability affects the squid abundance and spatial distribution by coupling physical model with squid biological process to explore transport path and abundance distribution.

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

    Wei Yu, Xinjun Chen, Yong Chen, Qian Yi & Yang Zhang

  2. National Distant-water Fisheries Engineering Research Center, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China

    Xinjun Chen & Qian Yi

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

    Xinjun Chen & Qian Yi

  4. School of Marine Sciences, University of Maine, Orono Maine, 04469, USA

    Yong Chen

  5. Collaborative Innovation Center for National Distant-water Fisheries, Shanghai, 201306, China

    Wei Yu, Xinjun Chen & Qian Yi

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Foundation item: The National High-Tech R & D Program (863 Program) of China under contract No. 2012AA092303; the Project of Shanghai Science and Technology Innovation under contract No. 12231203900; the Industrialization Program of National Development and Reform Commission under contract No. 2159999; the National Key Technologies R & D Program of China under contract No. 2013BAD13B00; the Shanghai Universities First-Class Disciplines Project (Fisheries A); the Funding Program for Outstanding Dissertations in Shanghai Ocean University; the Shanghai Ocean University International Center for Marine Studies.

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Yu, W., Chen, X., Chen, Y. et al. Effects of environmental variations on the abundance of western winter-spring cohort of neon flying squid (Ommastrephes bartramii) in the Northwest Pacific Ocean. Acta Oceanol. Sin. 34, 43–51 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13131-015-0707-7

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