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JOURNAL OF SEA RESEARCH
卷 56, 期 4, 页码 294-304出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2006.05.004
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Sardina pilchardus; CUFES; acoustics; fish distribution; dispersion; daily egg production
High-resolution acoustic and ichtyoplankton sampling with a 'continuous under-way fish egg sampler (CUFES)' was performed in two regions of approximately 100 square nautical miles off southern Iberian Peninsula, with the aim of studying the small scale distribution of sardine (Sardina pilchardus) adults and eggs during a spawning event. Very dense patches (246 eggs m(-3)) Of recently spawned eggs with dimensions (up to 3 nautical miles wide) significantly larger than daytime sardine schools were present in both regions. Egg staging and ageing showed very little intra-sample. variation, indicating a synchronous spawning period at dusk. The internal structure of the patches evaluated by variography showed very low internal variability, as if they consisted of a single unit. This hypothesis is confirmed by the acoustic finding of large sardine shoals with similar dimensions to those of the patches after sunset and throughout the night. During that period, adults were found near or in contact with the bottom, suggesting that spawning occurred at depth. A distinct patch of older eggs was found in both areas, but with a few nautical miles of horizontal separation. Their characteristics (a larger area, lower egg densities and a more irregular shape) indicate that these patches were exposed to dispersion and 'stirring' by physical forces, reshaping their initial appearance, while mesoscale water circulation could have displaced the core of the patches away by several kilometres within a day. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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