Seasonal distribution of commercial concentrations of saffron ...The seasonal bathymetric...
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Seasonal distribution of commercial concentrations of saffron cod
(Eleginus gracilis (Til.) on the shelf of West Kamchatka
Olga Novikova
Kamchatka Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography (KamchatNIRO), Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
E-mail: [email protected]
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Mean value, thous. t
Catches by month, %
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In 1995-2016 the catch of saffron cod in the Sea of
Okhotsk on West Kamchatka fluctuated in range 4,4 – 32,6
thous tons, 13,3 thous tons averaged.
The dynamics of the saffron cod total biomass in the eastern part of the Okhotsk Sea in 1995-2016 on the data of the
bottom trawl surveys, thousand tons (the longterm annual average — 132,3 thousand tons).
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The data about the catches and the seasonal dynamics of saffron cod distribution during the year were collected for analysis from instant reports of the fishery monitoring system, what was the data pool on 30053 Danish seine fishing ship-days on shelf of West Kamchatka.
The values on the catches of saffron cod
were recalculated per a haul of Danish seine. The biomass was estimated on the data of
trawl surveys with using the GIS «CartMaster».
The total sample size analyzed included the
data from 19 surveys and 3746 trawlings from 1995 to 2016.
Materials and methods
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The distribution of spawning saffron cod commercial fishery aggregations on the shelf of West Kamchatka in 2010 and 2015, t/haul.
5.4 t per a haul depth 38-107 m
3.1 t per a haul depth 45-82 m
4.6 t per a haul depth 90-190 m
7.5 t per a haul depth 90-277 m
5.8 t per a haul depth 38-97 m
6.3 t per a haul depth 28-103 m
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The distribution of feeding saffron cod commercial fishery
aggregations on the shelf of West Kamchatka in 2010 and 2015, t/haul.
3.4 t per a haul depth 20-60 m
5.8 t per a haul depth 25-52 m
2.8 t per a haul depth 17-54 m
9.5 t per a haul depth 24-59 m
10.2 t per a haul depth 20-68 m
5.2 t per a haul depth 20-92 m
The seasonal bathymetric distribution of the catches of West Kamchatkan saffron cod in 2010 and 2015, %.
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In January–March, when water cooling was maximal, in 2010, like in 2015, the major part of the annual catch was obtained from the depth horizon 51–100 m. In spring–summer period, when warming the waters, the main part of the annual catch was obtained at the depth <50 m. 1,9 t per a haul
3,4 t per a haul
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The scheme of the surface currents of the Okhotsk Sea (Markina, Chernyavsky, 1984; Sapozhnikov et al., 2001 )
There are several districts of stable commercial density of saffron cod on West Kamchatkan shelf with the boundaries coinsiding with the edges of three aquatic cycles in the south-western, central and northern parts of shelf. In summer period saffron cod also is distributed by the districts of the Sea of Okhotsk, where upwelling and river flows create conditions for the high productive zones.
6 - Northern-Okhotsk
5 – Yamskoye
4 – Penzhina
7 – Amur
2 – Northern branch of West-
Kamchatkan
3 – Seredinnoye (Mediate)
1 - West-Kamchatkan
10 - North-Eastern
11 - Soya
8 - Northern-Okhotsk contercurrent
9 - East-Sakhalin
Conclusion
• The results of the research indicate, that no matter the level of biomass is, there are several districts of stable commercial density of saffron cod on West Kamchatkan shelf with the boundaries coinsiding with the edges of three aquatic cycles in the south-western, central and northern parts of shelf.
• The data on the bathymetric distribution of the catches of West Kamchatkan saffron cod demonstrate systemic character of the dense aggregations at the depth from 50 to 100 m in winter and at the depth less more 50 м in spring and summer.
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